Caleb Williams had a rough launching for Chicago however was bailed out by his defense, with Tyrique Stevenson returning an interception 43 backyards for the consent goal to offer the Bears a 24-17 success over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. The Bears, who have their sights set on a playoff area after going 10-24 over the previous 2 seasons, tracked 17-0 in the very first half. They closed down the Titans from there and ruined the launching of Tennessee coach Brian Callahan. Williams, the No 1 total choice, completed 14 of 29 for 93 lawns with a 55.7 passer score. The previous Heisman Trophy winner at Southern California still ended up being the very first quarterback prepared initially general to win his launching start considering that 2002, when David Carr led Houston past Dallas. The previous 15 No 1 choices were a combined 0-14-1 in their very first starts, starting with Cincinnati’s Carson Palmer in 2003. The Bears had actually simply sufficed to 17-16 on a basket by Cairo Santos when Stevenson put Chicago on the top midway through the 4th quarter. With DeMarcus Walker ready to sack him, Will Levis flung the ball in desperation, and Stevenson got it and ran unblemished down the sideline. A two-point conversion pass from Williams to D’Andre Swift made it 24-17. Jaylon Johnson sealed the win with simply over a minute staying when he obstructed a deep pass planned for Tyler Boyd on 4th down at the Tennessee 40, providing fans who invested a huge part of the afternoon booing a factor to cheer. Jacksonville Jaguars 17-20 Miami Dolphins Jason Sanders nailed a 52-yard basket as time ended, and the Miami Dolphins rallied past the Jacksonville Jaguars to win their 4th straight season opener. Fresh off a huge offseason payday, Tua Tagovailoa tossed for 336 backyards and a goal and led Miami on an eight-play, 31-yard drive over the last 2:09. Tyreek Hill began the return with 80-yard goal catch that triggered Miami’s slow offense in the 3rd quarter and got the Dolphins within 17-14. After ball game, Hill put his hands behind his back as if to imitate being handcuffed, hours after he was positioned facedown and handcuffed on a street by Miami-Dade Police officers after being picked up a traffic infraction near Hard Rock Stadium. Dallas Cowboys 33– 17 Cleveland Browns Dak Prescott tossed a goal pass hours after consenting to a four-year, $240m agreement with Dallas and the Cowboys’ defense roughed up Deshaun Watson in his return, throttling the Cleveland Browns in their opener. Prescott’s offer ends months of speculation about his future with the Cowboys, who have actually won 12 video games in each of the previous 3 years with him. Dallas opened a 27-3 lead early in the 3rd on KaVontae Turpin’s 60-yard punt return TD. Brandon Aubrey kicked basket of 57, 50, 46 and 40 backyards for the Cowboys. Watson was sacked 6 times and obstructed two times in his very first video game considering that breaking a bone in his ideal shoulder in November. Los Angeles Rams 20– 26 Detroit Lions Matthew Stafford led 31 fourth-quarter resurgences with the Detroit Lions. On Sunday night, he almost got one versus them. Playing behind a makeshift offending line, Stafford assisted Los Angeles conquer a 17-3 deficit. His nine-yard goal pass to Cooper Kupp offered the Rams a 20-17 lead with 4:35 to play, however the Lions eventually won 26-20 in overtime. After the Rams went on, the defense required the Lions into a three-and-out, providing Stafford the ball back at the 11-yard line with 4:10 to go. The Rams might not end up the task. Arizona Cardinals 28– 34 Buffalo Bills Josh Allen had 3 of his 4 goals in the 2nd half and the Buffalo Bills got rid of a 14-point deficit to beat the Arizona Cardinals. Greg Rousseau had a career-best 3 sacks, consisting of one that required a fumble. The Bills defense protected the win with Damar Hamlin and Ja’Marcus Ingram separating Kyler Murray’s pass effort to Greg Dortch near the objective line on fourth-and-seven from Buffalo’s 29 with 26 seconds staying. The trip included the very first kickoff return for a goal under the NFL’s brand-new guidelines with Arizona’s DeeJay Dallas running one back for 96 backyards to cut Buffalo’s result in 31-28. Houston Texans 29-27 Indianapolis Colts Stefon Diggs captured 2 goal passes and Joe Mixon hurried for 159 lawns and another rating to assist the Houston Texans liquidate success at Indianapolis. Houston won their 2nd straight roadway video game in the series for the very first time in franchise history. The Colts extended the NFL’s longest active opening day winless streak to 11 regardless of getting 2 TD passes of more than 50 lawns from Anthony Richardson. Richardson likewise missed out on 2 wide-open receivers on what might have been scoring plays. Las Vegas Raiders 10– 22 Los Angeles Chargers JK Dobbins hurried for 135 lawns, consisting of a 12-yard goal, and the Los Angeles Chargers had an effective launching under Jim Harbaugh as they rallied in the 2nd half for success over the Las Vegas Raiders. All 10 of Dobbins’ brings was available in the 2nd half. It was the 5th 100-yard hurrying video game for Dobbins, who signed a 1 year handle the Chargers throughout the offseason after starting his profession in Baltimore. Justin Herbert was 17 of 26 for 144 backyards and a goal. Gardner Minshew was 25 of 33 for 257 backyards with a goal and interception in his very first video game for the Raiders. Washington Commanders 20– 37 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Baker Mayfield tossed for 289 backyards and 4 goals to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a thrashing of the new-look Washington Commanders. The Bucs ruined the NFL launching of No 2 general choice Jayden Daniels. Daniels was more efficient running the ball than passing, scoring a set of hurrying TDs for Washington. Dan Quinn lost his launching as the Commanders’ coach. Mayfield finished 24 of 30 passes without an interception, consisting of 2 TD tosses to Mike Evans. Pittsburgh Steelers 18– 10 Atlanta Falcons Justin Fields actioned in to lead the Steelers to triumph over the Atlanta Falcons with Russell Wilson’s Pittsburgh launching postponed by a calf injury. He got a huge help from Chris Boswell’s strong best leg. Boswell booted 6 basket, 3 of them longer than 50 backyards, and the Steelers made life unpleasant for Kirk Cousins in his very first video game as Atlanta’s big-money quarterback. Boswell represented all the Steelers’ scoring. Cousins passed for simply 155 lawns and was chosen off two times in Raheem Morris’ very first video game as Falcons coach. Denver Broncos 20– 26 Seattle Seahawks Kenneth Walker III hurried for 84 of his 103 backyards and a goal in the 2nd half and the Seattle Seahawks conquered a mistake-filled very first half to beat the Denver Broncos in the launching of brand-new coach Mike Macdonald. Walker triggered a second-half rally after an undesirable efficiency by Seattle’s offense over the very first 30 minutes cluttered with careless miscues. The Broncos led 13-9 at the half thanks in part to 2 securities. Walker scored on a 23-yard TD run in the 3rd quarter and Geno Smith struck Zach Charbonnet on a 30-yard TD pass. Bo Nix ran for a TD in his launching for Denver, however tossed 2 interceptions. Minnesota Vikings 28– 6 New York Giants Sam Darnold tossed 2 goals in an extremely effective efficiency and linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel scored on an incredible one-handed 10-yard interception go back to lead the Minnesota Vikings to a simple success over the New York Giants. Darnold had goal passes of 3 lawns to Justin Jefferson and 21 to Jalen Nailor. He likewise had a 22-yard pass to tight end Josh Oliver to assist establish Aaron Jones’ TD run. Graham Gano struck 2 basket for the Giants in a bad efficiency to open their 100th season. Carolina Panthers 10– 47 New Orleans Saints Derek Carr passed for 3 goals and the New Orleans Saints scored on their very first 9 belongings in a one-sided success over the Carolina Panthers. Alvin Kamara and Jamaal Williams each ran for goals and Blake Grupe kicked 4 basket in a remarkable launching for brand-new Saints offensive organizer Klint Kubiak. The season opener might not have actually gone much even worse for brand-new Carolina coach Dave Canales. Second-year quarterback Bryce Young was 13 of 30 passing for 161 backyards, was obstructed two times and sacked 4 times. Carr’s very first TD pass was a 59-yarder to Rashid Shaheed on the video game’s very first series. New England Patriots 16– 10 Cincinnati Bengals hamondre Stevenson hurried for 120 backyards and a first-quarter goal, Joey Slye kicked 3 basket and the New England Patriots won Jerod Mayo’s launching as coach, beating the mistake-prone Cincinnati Bengals. Veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett wasn’t extraordinary for New England however he kept the Patriots moving all right versus slow-starting Cincinnati. The Bengals went three-and-out on their very first 3 belongings and didn’t score a goal till near completion of the 3rd quarter. Joe Burrow tossed for simply 164 lawns and star receiver Ja’Marr Chase had 6 catches for 62 backyards.
NFL roundup: No 1 choice Williams has a hard time in launching win; Bills and Dolphins holler back
