Oakland Raiders 17 Indianapolis Colts 21
The Indianapolis Colts came away with a victory over the Oakland Raiders after a game that went down to the wire at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Oakland Key Players:
QB Terrelle Pryor: 19/29, 217 YDS, 112 rushing YDS, 1 TD 1 INT
RB Darren McFadden: 17 Carries, 48 YDS, 1 TD
WR Denarius Moore: 5 REC, 43 YDS, 1 TD
Indianapolis Key Players:
QB Andrew Luck: 18/23, 178 YDS, 2 TD
WR Reggie Wayne: 8 REC, 96 YDS, 1 TD
The Oakland Raiders take on the Jacksonville Jaguars at home next week. The Indianapolis Colts seek their second win next week against the Miami Dolphins at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Atlanta Falcons 17, New Orleans Saints 23
Sean Payton returns to the NFL to hold off the Atlanta Falcons in a close game at home.
Atlanta Key Players:
QB Matt Ryan: 25/38, 304 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
WR Julio Jones: 7REC, 76 YDS, 1 TD
TE Tony Gonzalez: 3 REC, 36 YDS, 1 TD
New Orleans Key Players:
QB Drew Brees: 26/35, 357 YDS, 2 TD 1 INT
WR Marques Colston: 5 REC, 68 YDS, 1 TD
WR Jimmy Graham: 4 REC, 45 YDS, 1 TD
The Atlanta Falcons take on the St. Louis Rams at home next week. New Orleans seeks to get on a winning streak by heading down to Tampa Bay and taking on the Buccaneers.
Minnesota Vikings 24 Detroit Lions 34
Adrian Peterson’s 78-yard run in the first quarter was not enough to hold back the Detroit Lions who defeat their NFC north counterparts.
Minnesota Key Players:
QB Christian Ponder: 18/28, 236 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT
RB Adrian Peterson: 18 Carries, 93 YDS, 3 TD (1 receiving)
Detroit Key Players:
QB Matthew Stafford: 28/43, 357 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
RB Reggie Bush: 21 carries, 90 YDS, 1 TD (receiving)
RB Joique Bell: 6 carries, 25 YDS, 2 TD
Adrian Peterson and the Viking take on the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field next week while Detroit heads down to Glendale to take on the Arizona Cardinals.
Kansas City Chiefs 28, Jacksonville Jaguars 2
The Kansas City Chiefs overcame an early blocked punt that led to a Jacksonville safety in route to a 28-2 victory.
Kansas City Key Players:
QB Alex Smith: 21/34, 173 yds, 2 TD
RB Jamaal Charles: 16 carries, 77 yds
LB Justin Houston: 5 tackles, 3 sacks
Jacksonville Key Players:
QB Blaine Gabbert: 16/35, 121 yards, 2 INT
RB Maurice Jones-Drew: 15 carries, 45 yds
LB Paul Posluszny: 10 solo tackles
The Kansas City Chiefs will travel home next weekend and take on the Dallas Cowboys, while Jacksonville will travel to Oakland to face off against the Raiders.
New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills
Rookie quarterback E.J. Manuel led to Buffalo Bills to a late fourth quarter lead, but New England kicker Stephen Gostkowski nailed a 35-yard field goal with nine seconds remaining to secure a Patriot victory.
New England Key Players:
QB Tom Brady: 29/52, 288 yards, 2 TD
RB Shane Vereen: 14 carries, 101 yards, 7 rec for 58 yds
WR Danny Amendola: 10 rec, 104 yards
Buffalo Key Players:
QB E.J. Manuel: 18/27, 150 yds, 2 TD
RB C.J. Spiller: 17 carries, 41 yds
RB Fred Jackson: 13 carries, 67 yds, 4 rec for 41 yds
Next week the New England Patriots play at home against the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills travel home to take on the Carolina Panthers.
Cincinnati Bengals 21, Chicago Bears 24
Jay Cutler connected with Brandon Marshall for a 19-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to help propel the Bears over the Cincinnati Bengals.
Cincinnati Key Players:
QB Andy Dalton: 26/33, 282 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis: 14 carries, 25 yds
WR A.J. Green: 9 rec, 162 yds, 2 TD
Chicago Key Players:
QB Jay Cutler: 21/33, 242 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
RB Matt Forte: 19 carries, 50 yds, 1 TD
WR Brandon Marshall: 8 rec, 104 yds, 1 TD
Chicago will stay home to take on the Minnesota Vikings next week while the Cincinnati Bengals play AFC North rival Pittsburgh at home.
Tennessee Titans 16, Pittsburgh Steelers 9
Titans kicker Rob Bironas hit three field goals to push Tennessee past Pittsburgh by a score of 16-9.
Tennessee Key Players:
QB Jake Locker: 11/20, 125 yds
RB Chris Johnson: 25 carries, 70 yds
K Rob Bironas: 3/3 FG
Pittsburgh Key Players:
QB Ben Roethlisberger: 21/33, 191 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
RB Larod Stephens-Howling: 6 carries, 19 yds
WR Antonio Brown: 5 rec, 71 yds
Next week the Pittsburgh Steelers travel to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals while the Tennessee Titans plays against division rival Houston.
Seattle Seahawks 12,Carolina Panthers 7
The Seattle Seahawks took to the road to take on Cam Newton and the Panthers to open their season, and came away with a 12-7 victory.
Seattle Key Players:
QB Russell Wilson: 25/33, 320 yards, TD
RB Marshawn Lynch: 17 carries, 43 yards
WR Jermaine Kearse: 2 Rec, 49 yards, TD
Carolina Key Players:
QB Cam Newton: 16/23, 125 yards, TD
RB DeAngelo Williams: 16 carries, 76 yards
WR Steve Smith: 6 Rec, 51 yards, TD
The Seahawks will look to try to get their offense going during the week as they take on a very potent San Francisco 49ers defense for week two; the Panthers will try to bounce back as they travel to Buffalo to take on the Bills.
Miami Dolphins 23, Cleveland Browns 10
The Miami Dolphins traveled to Cleveland to take on the Browns and came away with a 23-10 victory.
Miami Key Players:
QB Ryan Tannehill: 24/38, 272 yards, TD, INT
RB Daniel Thomas: 8 carries, 14 yards, TD
WR Brian Hartline: 9 Rec, 114 yards, TD
Cleveland Key Players
QB Brandon Weeden: 26/53, 289 yards, TD, 3 INT
RB Trent Richardson: 13 carries, 47 yards
TE Jordan Cameron: 9 Rec, 108 yards, TD
The Dolphins will travel to Indianapolis to take on Andrew Luck and the Colts next week; Meanwhile the Browns will travel to Baltimore to take on the Ravens after their tough Monday night loss.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17, New York Jets 18
Tampa Bay Buccaneers traveled to MetLife Stadium to take on the Jets, but came away with a 17-18 loss as Nick Foles drilled his third field goal of the day with two seconds left to win the game for New York.
New York Key Players:
QB Geno Smith: 24/38, 256 yards, TD, INT, 47 rush yards
RB Bilal Powell: 12 carries, 29 yards
TE Kellen Winslow Jr.: 7 Rec, 79 yards, TD
Tampa Bay Key Players:
QB Josh Freeman: 15/31, 210 yards, TD, INT
RB Doug Martin: 24 carries, 65 yards, TD
WR Vincent Jackson: 7 Rec, 154 yards
The Buccaneers will play host to Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints next week; the Jets will travel to New England to take on Tom Brady and the Pats in an intriguing early season inner-division matchup.
