EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdown passes in his Steelers debut, including two in a 50-second span in the second half, and Chris Boswell kicked a go-ahead 60-yard field goal with 1:03 remaining to lead Pittsburgh to a 34-32 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday.
With the Steelers trailing the season opener 32-31, Rodgers got the ball against his former team with just over three minutes left and led the offence into Jets territory. On fourth-and-11 from the 42, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin opted for a field goal try and Boswell easily made the kick.
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The Jets, who lost in coach Aaron Glenn’s debut, had a chance to drive for a potential winning field goal when they got the ball back with 56 seconds remaining. On fourth-and-3, Justin Fields connected with Garrett Wilson for what could’ve been a first down — but Jalen Ramsey smacked into the Jets receiver, who couldn’t hold onto the ball.
The 41-year-old Rodgers then just needed to take a knee to cap a successful return to the stadium he called home the past two seasons. He was 22 of 30 for 244 yards with TD passes to Calvin Austin III, Jaylen Warren, Jonnu Smith and Ben Skowronek.
BUCCANEERS 23, FALCONS 20
ATLANTA — Rookie Emeka Egbuka caught two touchdown passes, including a go-ahead 25-yarder with 59 seconds remaining, and Tampa Bay recovered after losing the lead on a marathon drive by Atlanta to beat the Falcons 23-20 in a dramatic opening game Sunday.
Following Baker Mayfield’s 25-yard pass to Egbuka, Chase McLaughlin’s missed extra point gave the Falcons an opening to force overtime with a field goal.
Michael Penix Jr., who capped an 18-play drive by scoring on a 4-yard run for a 20-17 lead with 2:17 remaining, moved the Falcons into field goal position in the final minute. Younghoe Koo was wide right on the 44-yarder.
Mayfield completed 17 of 32 passes for 167 yards with three touchdowns. Penix, entering his first full season as Atlanta’s starter, completed 27 of 42 passes for 298 yards with one touchdown.
Bijan Robinson had 12 carries for 24 yards as the Tampa Bay defence held the Falcons to 69 yards rushing.
COLTS 33, DOLPHINS 8
INDIANAPOLIS — Daniel Jones ran for two touchdowns and threw for another, and the Indianapolis Colts snapped the NFL’s longest active opening-day winless drought at 11 with a 33-8 rout of the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
The Colts are 1-0 for the first time since 2013 and did it in Jones’ first game with the team. He went 22 of 29 for 272 yards, including a career-high 197 yards in the first half, as Indy scored on all seven possessions.
New defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo also had a splashy debut as the Colts came within 6 1/2 minutes of delivering their first shutout since December 2021.
Nothing went right for the Dolphins as their Week 1 winning streak ended at four.
While they had 43 total yards in the first half, Indy ran 43 plays. Miami finished with just 211 total yards and needed De’Von Achane’s strong effort on a screen pass on fourth-and-goal from the Colts’ 11-yard line with 6:21 left to avoid getting shut out for the first time in four years. A 2-point conversion pass made it 30-8.
COMMANDERS 21, GIANTS 6
LANDOVER, Md. — Jayden Daniels threw for 233 yards and a touchdown, Deebo Samuel scored in his Washington debut, and the Commanders kept the New York Giants out of the end zone in a 21-6 win Sunday.
Last seen allowing 55 points to Philadelphia in the NFC championship game, Washington’s defence had a much better time of it against the Giants. New York managed only 231 yards of offence and was particularly ineffective running the ball.
Daron Payne had a sack and batted down a third-down pass, and the Commanders never let Russell Wilson look all that comfortable in his first start with New York. The Giants, who went 3-14 last season, showed enough on defence to suggest some improvement is possible. Washington didn’t score a point in the second half until Samuel’s 19-yard touchdown run made it 21-6 with 7:09 to play.
Washington faced second-and-17 on that drive, but Daniels bounced off a tackle for a 12-yard run, then threw to Samuel for 19 to put the Commanders in field goal range. Moments later, Samuel, acquired in a trade from San Francisco in the off-season, took a handoff and swept to the left, shedded a tackler and reached the end zone.
BENGALS 17, BROWNS 16
CLEVELAND — Cincinnati’s defence came up with two second-half turnovers, including DJ Turner’s interception with 1:24 remaining, and the Bengals held on for a 17-16 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
The Bengals’ defence — playing their first game under new coordinator Al Golden — got the huge plays on a day when the offence sputtered in the second half.
Cincinnati, which won an opener for the first time since 2021, also benefited from new Cleveland kicker Andre Szmyt missing a pair of second-half kicks.
Szmyt, who won the kicking competition from Dustin Hopkins in the pre-season, was wide right on an extra point after Cedric Tillman’s 5-yard TD reception midway through the third quarter put Cleveland up 16-14.
Szmyt was wide right again on a potential go-ahead 36-yard attempt with 2:25 remaining in the game.
RAIDERS 20, PATRIOTS 13
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Geno Smith opened his stint with the Raiders by throwing for 362 yards and a touchdown, rookie Ashton Jeanty rushed for his first career touchdown and Las Vegas rallied to beat the New England Patriots 20-13 in their season-opener Sunday.
Tight end Brock Bowers had five catches for 103 yards before leaving in the fourth quarter with a knee injury. Jakobi Meyers added eight catches for 97 yards. Maxx Crosby and Malcolm Koonce also added sacks to help give Pete Carroll his first victory as the Raiders’ coach.
Las Vegas outscored the Patriots 13-3 in the second half. New England got within seven points on a 44-yard field goal by rookie Andy Borregales, but its ensuing onside kick rolled out of bounds.
New England was just 4 of 14 on third down in coach Mike Vrabel’s debut.
Drake Maye was 30 of 46 for 287 yards and a touchdown but also had an interception that led to the Raiders’ go-ahead score. Kayshon Boutte finished with six catches for 103 yards. Jaylinn Hawkins had an interception and a sack.
CARDINALS 20, SAINTS 13
NEW ORLEANS — Kyler Murray threw two touchdown passes and the Arizona Cardinals narrowly held on for a 20-13 victory over penalty-prone New Orleans on Sunday in the Saints’ first game under rookie coach Kellen Moore.
Murray passed for 163 yards, hitting Marvin Harrison Jr. five times for 71 yards and a TD. Murray also rushed for 38 yards and his other TD toss came on a 4-yard shovel pass to running back James Conner.
Saints star running back Alvin Kamara scored on an 18-yard, tackle-slipping touchdown run around the right end. Spencer Rattler passed for 214 yards without a turnover and nearly rallied the Saints into a tie during the final five minutes.
Rattler, a second-year pro who has now lost all seven of his NFL starts, drove the Saints for Blake Grupe’s short field goal to pull New Orleans within a touchdown with 2:42 left.
After Alontae Taylor’s third-down sack on a cornerback blitz forced Arizona to punt from inside the 20, the Saints began a potential tying drive on their 42 with just less than two minutes left.
Without any timeouts, Rattler scrambled for nine yards and completed five quick passes to move the Saints to the Arizona 18. After a spike to stop the clock with 13 seconds left, Rattler took three shots at the end zone. All fell incomplete, but the second throw nearly connected with leaping tight end Juwan Johnson, who lost control of the ball as he came down hard in the end zone.
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