NFL - Week One Recap

 

Upon review, no TD and the Ravens lose.

The Kansas City Chiefs began the new season with a 27-20 home victory against the Baltimore Ravens to begin their Super Bowl title defense as rookie Xavier Worthy scored a rushing and receiving touchdown as running back Isiah Pacheco scored a rushing touchdown while quarterback Patrick Mahomes passed for a touchdown along with one interception and 291 yards. Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson passed for 273 yards and one TD and rushed for 122 yards (on 16 carries) in defeat. The game ended on a replay review that overturned an apparent touchdown pass (on the game's final play) from Jackson to tight end Isaiah Likely, but he was ruled out of bounds in the end zone and the Chiefs got the win. 

 

On Friday night, the first ever NFL game was played in Brazil and Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley scored three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving) while rushing for 109 yards as Philly beat the Green Bay Packers, 34-29. Philadelphia QB Jalen Hurts had two TD passes and two interceptions along with 278 passing yards in the win. Green Bay QB Jordan Love was injured late in the fourth quarter (knee) and had 260 passing yards with two TD passes and one INT before exiting. He is expected to miss 4-6 weeks as a result of the injury.  

The Sunday night game in Detroit went to the host Lions, 26-20 in overtime as RB David Montgomery scored on a one-yard to seal the win. Rams QB Matthew Stafford passed for 317 yards with a TD pass and one INT in the loss. Lions QB Jared Goff also had a TD pass and pick thrown to go with 217 passing yards. Detroit kicker Jake Bates made a 32-yard field goal with 17 seconds left to play to force the OT. Rams WR Cooper Kupp had 14 receptions for 110 yards (one TD) in defeat. 

The Chicago Bears used their defense to win at home, 24-17 against the Tennessee Titans as the Bears offense managed just 148 total yards. Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson took back an interception 43 yards for the game winning score with 7:35 remaining in the fourth quarter. Tennessee raced out to a 17-0 lead before Chicago rebounded with 24 unanswered points, thanks to the defense and also a blocked punt that was returned for a 21-yard score by Jonathan Owens. Bears kicker Cairo Santos made three field goals in the win. 

The Pittsburgh Steelers won a tough road game, 18-10 against the Atlanta Falcons as kicker Chris Boswell made six field goals (including three from beyond 50 yards) to key the win along with a defense that forced three turnovers (two interceptions and one fumble) and limited the Falcons to 226 yards in total offense. 

The New England Patriots pulled off the shocker of the day as the beat the host Cincinnati Bengals, 16-10 with a solid defensive effort, limiting the Bengals to 224 yards in total offense and forcing two fumbles, including one at the goal line as Cincy was about to score late in the first half. Patriots kicker Joey Slye made three field goals and RB Rhamondre Stevenson had a three-yard scoring run to pace the victory. 

The Minnesota Vikings got a road win, 28-6 against the New York Giants with QB Sam Darnold throwing two TD passes and Aaron Jones had a rushing TD along with Andrew Van Ginkel getting a ten yard pick six interception late in the third quarter. Giants QB Daniel Jones was sacked five times and threw two interceptions in the loss. 

The Houston Texans won at Indianapolis, 29-27 as QB C.J. Stroud threw a pair of scoring passes to WR Stefon Diggs and RB Joe Mixon ran for 159 yards (on 30 carries) and scored a touchdown. Colts QB Anthony Richardson threw for two touchdowns (one INT) and had a rushing score as well in the loss. 

Buffalo roared back for a 34-28 home victory against the Arizona Cardinals after trailing 1703 early in the game. Bills QB Josh Allen had two TD passes and two TD runs to led the way. Cardinals QB Kyler Murray threw for a score and RB James Conner had a three-yard TD run, but the effort fell short. 

 

Dallas surprised the host Cleveland Browns, 33-17 as KaVontae Turpin ran back a punt 60 yards for a TD and RB Ezekiel Elliott scored a rushing touchdown in his return to the Cowboys and QB Dak Prescott (pictured right) threw a 21-yard TD pass to Brandin Cooks. The Browns fell behind, 20-3 at the half as QB Deshaun Watson was intercepted twice and sacked six times in the loss. 

 

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers rolled over the visiting Washington Commanders, 37-20 as QB Baker Mayfield passed for 289 yards and had four TD passes to offset a pair of scoring runs by Washington rookie QB Jayden Daniels. 

The host Miami Dolphins toppled the Jacksonville Jaguars, 20-17 when kicker Jason Sanders drilled a 52-yard field goal as time expired. Jags QB Trevor Lawrence had a TD pass in the setback and Miami QB Tua Tagovailoa (338 passing yards) hooked up with WR Tyreek Hill on an 80-yard TD pass. Hill had seven receptions for 130 yards as the Dolphins racked up 400 yards in total offense. 

The New Orleans Saints smashed the visiting Carolina Panthers, 47-10 behind a balanced offense (180 rushing yards, 199 passing) as QB Derek Carr had three TD passes while the defense stymied Carolina with four sacks, three turnovers (two INT, one fumble) and just 193 total yards in offense. 

The Los Angeles Chargers knocked off the visiting Las Vegas Raiders, 22-10 as running back J.K. Dobbins rushed for 135 yards (on just 10 carries) and scored a touchdown (12-yard run) and QB Justin Herbert led an efficient attack (176 rushing yards, 140 passing) with a scoring pass. The Chargers defense got three turnovers (two fumbles, one interception) and had four sacks while limiting the Raiders only 71 rushing yards. 

The host Seattle Seahawks held off the Denver Broncos, 26-20 behind QB Geno Smith's 34-yard scoring run along with a TD pass and Kenneth Walker (103 rushing yards) scoring on a 23-yard run as well. Denver only had one touchdown (QB Bo Nix scoring run) as they scored a pair of safeties on defense and three field goals by Will Lutz in the loss.  

In the Monday Night Football game, the host San Francisco 49ers pounded the New York Jets, 32-19 as running back Jordan Mason scored a rushing touchdown and gained 147 yards (28 carries) while Deebo Samuel also scored a rushing TD to pace the offense, which accumulated 401 total yards in the win. Jets QB Aaron Rodgers, playing for the first time since last year's season ending Achilles injury, passed for 167 yards with a TD pass and an interception.

 

WEEK ONE RESULTS 

Kansas City 27, Baltimore 20 

Philadelphia 34, Green Bay 29

Chicago 24, Tennessee 17

Miami 20, Jacksonville 17 

Buffalo 34, Arizona 28

Pittsburgh 18, Atlanta 10 

New Orleans 47, Carolina 10 

New England 16, Cincinnati 10 

Houston 29, Indianapolis 27

Minnesota 28, N.Y. Giants 6

Dallas 33, Cleveland 17

Tampa Bay 37, Washington 20 

L.A. Chargers 22, Las Vegas 10 

Seattle 26, Denver 20 

Detroit 26, L.A. Rams 20 (OT) 

San Francisco 32, N.Y. Jets 19