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| Bucs QB Ryan Fitzpatrick had a HUGE game vs. the Saints |
Bucs quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (pictured right) stole the show by passing for 417 yards and four touchdowns and also added a scoring run as well to earn the Heftyinfo NFL Player of the Week.
Tampa Bay shredded the Saints defense for 529 yards while building a 24-point lead in the fourth quarter. The receiving duo of Mike Evans (7-147 yards) and DeSean Jackson (5-146 yards) each scored a touchdown to help lead the way. Saints QB Drew Brees had 439 yards passing and three touchdowns in the loss.
The Green Bay Packers staged a huge fourth quarter comeback in a 24-23 win at home over the Chicago Bears on the Sunday night "prime time" game.
The Bears dominated the first half, leading 17-0, including temporarily knocking Packers QB Aaron Rodgers out of the game. Bears linebacker/edge rusher Khalil Mack had a strip fumble sack and a pick-six interception in the onslaught, but it was all for not as Rodgers rallied his team back with three fourth quarter touchdowns, including the game-winner on a 75-yard strike to WR Randall Cobb with just under three minutes to play.
The Thursday night opener in Philadelphia was pretty lackluster as the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles held off the Atlanta Falcons, 18-12 as running back Jay Ajayi scored two rushing touchdowns.
Elsewhere Around the NFL . . . . . . .
The Baltimore Ravens crushed the visiting Buffalo Bills, 47-3 behind three TD passes from Joe Flacco and six sacks and two interceptions from the defense, which limited the Bills to 153 total yards in offense . . . The Cincinnati Bengals rallied to beat the Indianapolis Colts, 34-23 to spoil the return of Indy QB Andrew Luck, who missed last season with shoulder injuries. Bengals QB Andy Dalton had two TD passes and Clayton Fejedelem went 83 yards with a fumble return TD to seal the win . . . Quarterback Alex Smith had a pair of scoring passes to pace the Washington Redskins past the host Arizona Cardinals, 24-6 . . . The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns played to a 21-21 tie game as the Steelers committed six turnovers (three interceptions and three fumbles) . . . The New England Patriots beat the visiting Houston Texans, 27-20 behind three TD passes from Tom Brady . . . Minnesota knocked off the San Francisco 49ers, 24-16 as the defense got four turnovers, including three picks (one for a TD) while limiting the 49ers to 237 yards in offense . . . Miami beat the Tennessee Titans, 27-20 in a game delayed for over two hours because of lightning and storms. Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill had two TD strikes and a 102-yard kickoff return TD by Jakeem Grant. Titans QB Marcus Mariota (two INT) left the game with an elbow injury . . . The Jacksonville Jaguars held off the host New York Giants, 20-15 as linebacker Myles Jack took an interception 32 yards for the deciding score. Giants rookie RB Saquon Barkley gained 106 yards and scored their only touchdown on a 68-yard run . . . The Kansas City Chiefs rode Tyreek Hill (three TD, including a 91-yard punt return TD) and QB Patrick Mahomes (four TD passes) to a 38-28 road win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Philip Rivers threw for 424 yards and three TD in the loss . . . Carolina won a 16-8 yawner over the Dallas Cowboys as neither team mustered 300 yards in total offense . . . Denver knocked off the visiting Seattle Seahawks, 27-24 behind three TD passes from QB Case Keenum. The Broncos defense sacked Seattle QB Russell Wilson six times and forced three turnovers.
In the Monday night games, the New York Jets crushed the host Detroit Lions, 48-17 as their defense intercepted five passes and rookie QB Sam Darnold had a pair of touchdown passes. Lion starting QB Matthew Stafford was picked off four times and the Jets limited Detroit to only 37 rushing yards . . . The Los Angeles Rams buried the Oakland Raiders, 33-13, spoiling the return of Jon Gruden as the Raiders Head Coach. Rams QB Jared Goff had a pair of TD passes in the win and RB Todd Gurley rushed for 108 yards. Defensive back Marcus Peters had a 50-yard interception return TD as well.
WEEK ONE RESULTS
Philadelphia 18, Atlanta 12
Baltimore 47, Buffalo 3
Pittsburgh 21, Cleveland 21 (OT)
Cincinnati 34, Indianapolis 23
New England 27, Houston 20
Jacksonville 20, NY Giants 15
Miami 27, Tennessee 20
Minnesota 24, San Francisco 16
Tampa Bay 48, New Orleans 40
Carolina 16, Dallas 8
Kansas City 38, LA Chargers 28
Denver 27, Seattle 24
Washington 24, Arizona 6
Green Bay 24, Chicago 23
NY Jets 48, Detroit 17
LA Rams 33, Oakland 13
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