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| Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro celebrates game winning field goal. |
The Chicago Bears beat the host Denver Broncos, 16-14 as rookie kicker Eddy Pineiro, Heftyinfo NFL co-Player of the Week, made a 53-yard field goal as time expired. It was Pineiro's third field goal of the game and provided a great finish to an otherwise boring game that featured numerous penalties on each team.
The Bears led 13-6 in the final minute, but the Broncos drove down and scored on a seven-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joe Flacco to wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders with 31 seconds remaining.
They then made the two-point conversion after missing an extra point kick after a delay of game penalty forced them into the PAT attempt. However, the Bears were offside and then the Broncos decided to go for the two points again. From there, the Bears offense, led by QB Mitch Trubisky, drove downfield and set up the winning field goal on a clutch fourth-and-15 pass completion to WR Allen Robinson at the Denver 35-yard line with one second left.
In another close game that went down to the wire, the Detroit Lions scored late in the final quarter on a 31-yard TD pass from QB Matthew Stafford to WR Kenny Golladay and then held on for a 13-10 win at home over the Los Angeles Chargers as Darius Slay intercepted Chargers QB Philip Rivers pass in the end zone to seal the win.
The Chargers continually shot themselves in the foot with penalties and a costly fumble at the Lions goal line in the third quarter as they held a 10-6 lead. Two penalties on successive plays nullified touchdowns by running backs Justin Jackson (60-yard TD run) and Austin Ekeler on a screen pass. A pass interference gave the 'Bolts the ball at the one-yard line, but then Ekeler fumbled and Detroit recovered to end the drive. In addition, Chargers (punter) substitute kicker Ty Long missed two field goals that proved to be the difference in the final outcome.
The much anticipated game of the week in Los Angeles between the Rams and New Orleans Saints turned into a 27-9 rout by the Rams as Saints QB Drew Brees left the game with a thumb injury to his throwing hand and never returned. It's being reported Brees will be out at least six weeks. Rams QB Jared Goff had a TD run and pass and RB Todd Gurley scored his first touchdown of the season. The Rams defense limited the Saints offense to only 244 total yards, including just 57 yards rushing.
Of course, there was controversy involving the referees as an apparent scoop and score fumble return by Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan in the second quarter was nullified as the play was initially ruled an incomplete pass by (Rams QB) Goff before video review determined Goff had fumbled, but Jordan's scoring run didn't count because the play was blown dead.
The Green Bay Packers beat the Minnesota Vikings, 21-16 at Lambeau Field as QB Aaron Rodgers had two TD passes and running back Aaron Jones rushed for 116 yards and a TD to pace the win. Vikings RB Dalvin Cook scored a touchdown and rushed for 154 yards while QB Kirk Cousins was intercepted twice and the Vikes had four turnovers in the loss.
The Baltimore Ravens defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 23-17 as kicker Justin Tucker made three field goals and QB Lamar Jackson proved to be the dual threat, passing for 272 yards and two TD and rushing for 120 yards in the home victory. Cards rookie QB Kyler Murray passed for 349 yards in defeat.
The Seattle Seahawks beat the host Pittsburgh Steelers, 28-26 as QB Russell Wilson had three TD
Elsewhere Around the NFL . . . . . . . .
The New England Patriots throttled the host Miami Dolphins, 43-0 as their defense limited the Dolphins 184 yards in total offense while intercepting three passes, including two for touchdowns. Pats QB Tom Brady had a TD run and pass (to new WR Antonio Brown) to pace the offense . . . The San Francisco 49ers blasted the Cincinnati Bengals, 41-17 for their second straight road victory to open the season. The 'Niners racked up 572 yards in offense (259 rushing, 313 passing) while QB Jimmy Garoppolo had three TD passes and Jeff Wilson rushed for two more scores . . . The Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Redskins, 31-21 as QB Dak Prescott had three TD passes and RB Ezekiel Elliott scored a rushing touchdown to lead the way . . . The Indianapolis Colts pulled off a surprise road win at Tennessee, 19-17 behind three TD passes from QB Jacoby Brissett . . . The Kansas City Chiefs scored 28 points in the second quarter while beating the host Oakland Raiders, 28-10 as QB Patrick Mahomes, the Heftyinfo NFL co-Player of the Week, had four TD passes, including two to WR Demarcus Robinson, who had six receptions for 172 yards in the easy win . . . The Buffalo Bills beat the host New York Giants, 28-14 as QB Josh Allen had a TD run and pass while rookie RB Devin Singletary scored his first touchdown and Frank Gore also had a rushing TD to lead a balanced Bills attack with 388 yards, including 151 rushing yards . . . Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson scored on a two-yard run and kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn made two field goals as the Texans held off the Jacksonville Jaguars, 13-12 for a home win. The Jags decided to go for the two-point conversion after scoring a touchdown with just 30 seconds remaining in the game, but the Texans defense stuffed the run to seal the win . . . The Tampa Bay Buccaneers knocked off the host Carolina Panthers, 20-14 on Thursday night as QB Jameis Winston had a TD pass and RB Peyton Barber had a scoring run while the Bucs defense held the Panthers to four field goals and just 39 rushing yards . . . In the Sunday night game, the Atlanta Falcons rallied back in the final minutes to beat the visiting Philadelphia Eagles, 24-20 as QB Matt Ryan hit WR Julio Jones with a four-yard TD pass for the deciding score. Ryan had three TD passes (two to Jones) along with three interceptions and 320 yards. Eagles QB Carson Wentz had a TD pass along with two interceptions in the loss . . . In the Monday Night Football game, the Cleveland Browns spanked the host New York Jets, 23-3. Browns QB Baker Mayfield hooked up with WR Odell Beckham, Jr. for an 89-yard TD pass and Nick Chubb scored a rushing touchdown to pace the win.
Week Two Results
Tampa Bay 20, Carolina 14
Detroit 13, LA Chargers 10
Seattle 28, Pittsburgh 26
New England 43, Miami 0
Buffalo 28, NY Giants 14
Green Bay 21, Minnesota 16
Dallas 31, Washington 21
San Francisco 41, Cincinnati 17
Baltimore 23, Arizona 17
Houston 13, Jacksonville 12
Indianapolis 19, Tennessee 17
Chicago 16, Denver 14
Kansas City 28, Oakland 10
LA Rams 27, New Orleans 9
Atlanta 24, Philadelphia 20
Cleveland 23, NY Jets 3
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