Dolphins prevail in shootout with Chargers

Tyreek Hill’s 4-yard landing catch from Tua Tagovailoa with 1:45 to play served because the game-winner because the Miami Dolphins survived a back-and-forth fourth quarter and prevailed 36-34 over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday in Inglewood, Calif.

Tagovailoa racked up 466 passing yards, three touchdowns and one interception on 28-of-45 passing, and Hill completed with 11 catches for 215 yards and two scores for Miami (1-0) within the thrilling season-opening victory.

The sport noticed seven lead adjustments and two ties, however the Chargers (0-1) had management early within the fourth quarter when Joshua Kelley punched it in from 2 yards out for a 31-27 lead with 14 minutes to go.

The Dolphins answered with Jason Sanders’ 45-yard discipline objective, and Justin Herbert led the Chargers on a 13-play, 68-yard drive that ate up 6:10 of sport clock however solely resulted in Cameron Dicker’s 25-yard discipline objective to make it 34-30.

Herbert went 23-for-33 passing for 228 yards and one landing. Los Angeles thrived within the run sport, although, as Austin Ekeler took 16 carries for 117 yards and one landing, and Kelley added 16 for 91 yards and his rating.

Eagles 25, Patriots 20

Jake Elliott made good on three second-half discipline targets to assist Philadelphia keep at bay a comeback try by New England in Foxborough, Mass.

Elliott’s ultimate kick got here from 51 yards out with 5:33 left within the sport. It proved to be essential when Mac Jones discovered Kendrick Bourne for an 11-yard landing slightly below two minutes later to tug New England inside 5. The Patriots could not convert the two-point conversion, however they ended up getting the ball again twice. Each instances, nevertheless, New England turned the ball over on downs.

Jalen Hurts accomplished 22 of 33 passes for 170 yards and a landing for Philadelphia. Jones threw for 316 yards, three touchdowns and one interception on 35-for-54 passing. The one interception was returned 70 yards for a rating by Darius Slay for a 10-0 lead within the first quarter.

Packers 38, Bears 20

Jordan Love handed for 245 yards and three touchdowns, Aaron Jones tallied 127 whole yards and two touchdowns and Inexperienced Bay rolled previous host Chicago.

Romeo Doubs had two landing receptions for the Packers (1-0), who received decisively of their first sport since parting methods with franchise icon Aaron Rodgers. Love regarded snug in his second NFL begin as he posted a 123.2 passer ranking.

Justin Fields accomplished 24 of 37 passes for 216 yards, one landing and one interception for Chicago (0-1) — although the interception was returned 37 yards for a rating by Packers linebacker Quay Walker.

Falcons 24, Panthers 10

Behind the speeding duo of Tyler Allgeier and Bijan Robinson and three compelled turnovers by security Jessie Bates III, Atlanta downed visiting Carolina.

Allgeier had 15 carries for a team-high 75 yards and two scores. Robinson, in his NFL debut, had 56 yards on 10 carries. He additionally recorded six receptions for 27 yards and a landing. Bates had 10 tackles, two interceptions and a compelled fumble in his Atlanta (1-0) debut after coming over from Cincinnati within the offseason.

Bryce Younger, making his first NFL begin, accomplished 20 of 38 passes for 146 yards with a landing and two interceptions for the Panthers (0-1).

Ravens 25, Texans 9

Lamar Jackson handed for 169 yards in his first sport with a brand new five-year contract, Justice Hill ran for 2 touchdowns and Baltimore opened the season with a victory over visiting Houston.

Jackson accomplished 17 of twenty-two passes with one interception and a misplaced fumble. J.Ok. Dobbins had 22 yards and a landing on eight carries earlier than departing early within the second half with a season-ending Achilles harm.

In his first NFL sport, Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud handed for 242 yards and was sacked 5 instances. The No. 2 total draft pick of Ohio State this previous April was 28-of-44 passing and misplaced a fumble. Houston (0-1) outgained the Ravens (1-0) 268-265.

Browns 24, Bengals 3

Deshaun Watson ran for a rating and threw for an additional as Cleveland beat visiting Cincinnati in a gradual rain in each groups’ season opener.

Browns star operating again Nick Chubb completed with 106 yards on 18 carries. Watson accomplished 16 of 29 passes for 154 yards, together with a 3-yard TD go to Harrison Bryant, adopted by Watson’s two-point conversion run, for a 24-3 lead with 9:11 left within the fourth.

It was the sixth straight win for the Browns over the Bengals in Cleveland. Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow, contemporary from signing his league-record five-year, $275 million extension on Saturday, completed simply 14-of-31 passing for 82 yards.

Jaguars 31, Colts 21

A 14-point fourth quarter flurry helped Jacksonville spoil the debut of rookie Anthony Richardson and escape Indianapolis with a victory.

Jacksonville (1-0) owned the fourth quarter, flipping momentum for good with Tyson Campbell’s interception of Richardson to arrange Travis Etienne’s 26-yard landing run. That accomplished a swing from a 21-17 deficit to a 31-21 lead because of 14 factors in a span of 66 seconds.

Trevor Lawrence handed for 241 yards and two touchdowns and Etienne had 77 speeding yards. Jaguars defensive finish Josh Allen had a career-best three sacks. Richardson, who was sacked 4 instances, had 40 speeding yards and a landing together with a TD go. He accomplished 24 of 37 passes for 223 yards for the Colts (0-1).

Buccaneers 20, Vikings 17

Chase McLaughlin made a 57-yard discipline objective to interrupt a tie with 5:10 remaining within the fourth quarter, and Tampa Bay held on to defeat Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Baker Mayfield accomplished 21 of 34 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns in his debut for Tampa Bay (1-0), which performed its first sport since Tom Brady’s retirement. Mike Evans and Trey Palmer had one landing catch apiece.

Kirk Cousins accomplished 33 of 44 passes for 344 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for Minnesota (0-1). Justin Jefferson had 9 catches for a game-high 150 yards, and Jordan Addison had a landing catch in his NFL debut.

Saints 16, Titans 15

Derek Carr handed to Rashid Shaheed for the sport’s solely landing and New Orleans intercepted Ryan Tannehill 3 times in a victory over visiting Tennessee within the season opener for each groups.

Carr, who signed with New Orleans as a free agent within the offseason after 9 seasons with the Raiders, accomplished 23 of 33 passes for 305 yards with one interception and teamed with Shaheed for a 19-yard tiebreaking rating within the third quarter. Tannehill accomplished 16 of 34 passes for 198 yards.

The Saints drove 60 yards on their first possession of the third quarter, and rookie Blake Grupe kicked a 52-yard discipline objective to tie the rating at 9. Carr threw the scoring go to Shaheed for the Saints’ first lead, 16-9, with 1:23 left within the third. Nick Folks kicked two discipline targets to deliver the Titans inside one, however New Orleans closed it out.

49ers 30, Steelers 7

Brock Purdy threw two landing passes to Brandon Aiyuk, Christian McCaffrey scored on a long term and San Francisco rolled to a 30-7 victory over host Pittsburgh.

Purdy accomplished 19 of 29 passes for 220 yards and McCaffrey rushed for 152 yards on 22 carries because the 49ers (1-0) managed the competition. Aiyuk caught eight passes for 129 yards.

Kenny Pickett was 31-of-46 passing for 232 yards, one landing and two interceptions for the Steelers (0-1), who had been outgained 391-239. The 49ers sacked Pickett 5 instances. T.J. Watt responded by recording three sacks and forcing two fumbles (recovering one) throughout a standout efficiency for Pittsburgh.

Commanders 20, Cardinals 16

In its first sport with new proprietor Josh Harris, Washington held off Arizona earlier than a sold-out crowd in Landover, Md., within the season opener for each groups.

Sam Howell, making the second begin of his profession, accomplished 19 of 31 passes for 202 yards and a landing, giving the Commanders a 17-16 lead on a 6-yard run with 11:48 remaining in regulation.

Cardinals quarterback Joshua Dobbs was beginning his third profession sport after being acquired in a commerce from the Browns on Aug. 24. Together with a strip sack that led to the go-ahead landing, he fumbled a snap on first-and-15 that was recovered by defensive lineman Abdullah Anderson and resulted in a 33-yard discipline objective by Joey Slye for the ultimate factors of the sport.

Raiders 17, Broncos 16

Jimmy Garoppolo handed for 2 touchdowns in his Las Vegas debut, and the Raiders spoiled Sean Payton’s first sport as Denver’s coach with a one-point win over the host Broncos.

Jakobi Meyers had 9 catches for 81 yards and two scores in his first sport with the Raiders (1-0), who beat the Broncos for the seventh straight time. Meyers left late within the contest to be examined for a attainable concussion.

Payton’s squad fell simply brief, partially on account of Will Lutz’s missed further level after the staff’s first landing. Russell Wilson accomplished 27 of 34 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns for Denver (0-1).

Rams 30, Seahawks 13

Kyren Williams rushed for the primary two touchdowns of his profession as visiting Los Angeles scored 23 unanswered factors within the second half to defeat injury-riddled Seattle within the opening week of the NFL season.

Cam Akers additionally rushed for a rating and Matthew Stafford accomplished 24 of 38 passes for 334 yards for the Rams, who went 5-12 final season because the defending Tremendous Bowl champions. Rookie Puka Nacua, a fifth-round choose, made 10 catches for 119 yards.

Kenneth Walker III rushed for a game-high 64 yards and Geno Smith was 16-of-26 passing for 112 yards and a landing for the Seahawks, who ran 14 performs from scrimmage for simply 12 yards within the second half. That was due largely to shedding each of their beginning offensive tackles to accidents.

—Discipline Stage Media