Packers 20, Saints 19 The NFL season opens up with a nail-biter in Green Bay and the home crowd goes away happy. Passing Aaron Rodgers (GB) - 20/29, 237 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Drew Brees (NO) - 25/44, 275 yards Rushing Ryan Grant (GB) - 21 carries, 54 yards Mark Ingram (NO) - 13 carries, 43 yards Receiving Donald Driver (GB) - 4 rec, 60 yards Jeremy Shockey (NO) - 10 rec, 129 yards -------------------------------------------------------------- Ravens 21, Steelers 18 Joe Flacco leads the Ravens to victory with three touchdown passes, hooking up with Mason, Jackson, and Murphy. Passing Joe Flacco (Bal) - 17/31, 265 yards, 3 TD Matt Ryan (Pitt) - 21/38, 224 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Ray Rice (Bal) - 21 carries, 61 yards Rashard Mendenhall (Pitt) - 27 carries, 114 yards, 1 TD Receiving Derrick Mason (Bal) - 5 rec, 96 yards, 1 TD Hines Ward (Pitt) - 8 rec, 97 yards -------------------------------------------------------------- Bengals 14, Browns 10 Carson Palmer returns to the Bengals with two touchdowns to give and the fans rejoice. Passing Carson Palmer (Cin) - 19/33, 173 yards, 2 TD Colt McCoy (Cle) - 10/23, 93 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Ryan Grant (Cin) - 16 carries, 47 yards Willis McGahee (Cle) - 28 carries, 87 yards Receiving Santana Moss (Cin) - 4 rec, 60 yards, 1 TD Santonio Holmes (Cle) - 4 rec, 43 yards, 1 TD -------------------------------------------------------------- Colts 13, Texans 9 Houston tries to win with field goals, but comes up short as Hasselbeck gets the win in his first start as a Colt. Passing Matt Hasselbeck (Ind) - 21/30, 194 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Matt Schaub (Hou) - 18/41, 206 yards, 2 INT Rushing Ryan Grant (Ind) - 17 carries, 53 yards Arian Foster (Hou) - 22 carries, 55 yards Receiving Pierre Garcon (Ind) - 5 rec, 61 yards, 1 TD Kevin Walter (Hou) - 5 rec, 66 yards -------------------------------------------------------------- Titans 31, Jaguars 13 Peyton Hillis enters beast mode and rolls for over 200 yards and two touchdowns. Passing Peyton Manning (Ten) - 11/22, 183 yards, 1 TD Shaun Hill (Jax) - 23/38, 262 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Peyton Hillis (Ten) - 18 carries, 224 yards, 2 TD Adrian Peterson (Jax) - 29 carries, 90 yards Receiving Brandon Marshall (Ten) - 3 rec, 61 yards, 1 TD Michael Crabtree (Jax) - 7 rec, 63 yards, 1 TD -------------------------------------------------------------- Falcons 23, Bears 16 Atlanta proves that football can be a one quarter game as they put up 17 points in the first quarter. Passing Ben Roethlisberger (Atl) - 18/29, 148 yards, 1 TD Jay Cutler (Chi) - 19/33, 175 yards Rushing Michael Turner (Atl) - 16 carries, 54 yards Matt Forte (Chi) - 22 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD Receiving Brad Smith (Atl) - 8 rec, 92 yards Kyle Rudolph (Chi) - 4 rec, 54 yards -------------------------------------------------------------- Chiefs 26, Bills 10 Dexter McCluster finds his way into the endzone twice as the Chiefs bring down the Bills. Passing Matt Cassell (KC) - 19/31, 222 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Ryan Fitzpatrick (Buf) - 12/27, 120 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jamaal Charles (KC) - 25 carries, 65 yards Brian Westbrook (Buf) - 16 carries, 52 yards Receiving Dexter McCluster (KC) - 4 rec, 55 yards, 2 TD Owen Daniels (Buf) - 4 rec, 42 yards -------------------------------------------------------------- Rams 54, Eagles 23 Steven Jackson is pissed he wasn't invited to the dream tream in Philadelphia, takes out his rage with a huge game. Passing Sam Braford (StL) - 21/30, 229 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Mike Vick (Phi) - 12/27, 117 yards, 2 INT Rushing Steven Jackson (StL) - 28 carries, 172 yards, 2 TD Chris Johnson (Phi) - 15 carries, 57 yards Receiving Plaxico BUrress (StL) - 5 rec, 42 yards, 2 TD Roddy White (Phi) - 3 rec, 36 yards -------------------------------------------------------------- Buccaneers 27, Lions 9 Josh Freeman throws two touchdowns to Arrelious Benn as the Bucs get the win over Detroit. Passing Josh Freeman (TB) - 13/29, 188 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Jake Delhomme (Det) - 23/36, 213 yards, 1 INT Rushing Frank Gore (TB) - 20 carries, 50 yards Jahvid Best (Det) - 18 carries, 61 yards Receiving Arrelious Benn (TB) - 5 rec, 51 yards, 2 TD Calvin Johnson (Det) - 7 rec, 56 yards -------------------------------------------------------------- 49ers 27, Seahawks 20 Tiki Barber signs with San Francisco during week 1, shows what the NFL has been missing with a big game. Passing David Garrard (SF) - 18/35, 176 yards Cam Newton (Sea) - 12/26, 121 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Tiki Barber (SF) - 29 carries, 133 yards, 2 TD Marshawn Lynch (Sea) - 13 carries, 129 yards, 1 TD Receiving Vernon Davis (SF) - 4 rec, 42 yards Mike Williams (Sea) - 5 rec, 58 yards, 1 TD -------------------------------------------------------------- Giants 16, Redskins 13 Stephen Gostkowski gives the Giants the go-ahead score with just 15 seconds remaining. Passing Eli Manning (NYG) - 18/28, 188 yards Donovan McNabb (Was) - 20/37, 214 yards, 1 TD Rushing Michael Bush (NYG) - 23 carries, 66 yards Clinton Portis (Was) - 16 carries, 36 yards Receiving Reggie Wayne (NYG) - 6 rec, 54 yards Lee Evans (Was) - 6 rec, 74 yards -------------------------------------------------------------- Chargers 27, Vikings 10 Philip Rivers plays great, finds his new teammate Mike Sims-Walker eight times. Passing Philip Rivers (SD) - 31/47, 349 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Chad Henne (Min) - 15/25, 113 yards, 1 TD Rushing Thomas Jones (SD) - 16 carries, 51 yards Knowshon Moreno (Min) - 22 carries, 72 yards Receiving Mike Sims-Walker (SD) - 8 rec, 77 yards, 1 TD Antwaan Randel El (Min) - 5 rec, 46 yards, 1 TD -------------------------------------------------------------- Cardinals 40, Panthers 21 Matthew Stafford sets the world (and the Panthers defense) on fire with nearly 400 yards and four touchdowns. Passing Matthew Stafford (Ari) - 28/43, 393 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Kevin Kolb (Car) - 20/33, 206 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Ahmad Bradshaw (Ari) - 18 carries, 36 yards DeAngelo Williams (Car) - 9 carries, 29 yards, 1 TD Receiving Sidney Rice (Ari) - 7 rec, 141 yards, 1 TD Nate Washington (Car) - 5 rec, 35 yards, 1 TD -------------------------------------------------------------- Cowboys 9, Jets 6 The Cowboys win the battle of field goals in a very boring Sunday night game. Passing Tony Romo (Dal) - 23/36, 285 yards, 1 INT Mark Sanchez (NYJ) - 21/43, 220 yards Rushing Felix Jones (Dal) - 20 carries, 48 yards LaDainian Tomlinson (NYJ) - 19 carries, 47 yards Receiving Jason Witten (Dal) - 6 rec, 78 yards Mike Williams (NYJ) - 6 rec, 62 yards -------------------------------------------------------------- Dolphins 24, Patriots 9 Orton, McCoy, and Johnson show why Fin-Omenal made the right choice by acquiring them in the offseason with a big win over Tom Brady and the Patriots. Passing: Kyle Orton (Mia) - 24/34, 267 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Tom Brady (NE) - 12/34, 138 yards, 1 INT Rushing LeSean McCoy (Mia) - 17 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD BenJarvus Green-Ellis (NE) - 20 carries, 55 yards Receiving Steve Johnson (Mia) - 7 rec, 75 yards, 1 TD Ron Gronkowski (NE) - 4 rec, 54 yards -------------------------------------------------------------- Raiders 24, Broncos 16 Tim Tebow throws three interceptions in the Monday Night opener, was reportedly crying in the locker room afterwards. Passing Bruce Gradkowski (Oak) - 12/30, 125 yards, 3 INT Tim Tebow (Den) - 15/38, 206 yards, 2 TD Rushing Darren McFadden (Oak) - 24 carries, 133 yards, 1 TD Maurice Jones-Drew (Den) - 16 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD Receiving Steve Smith (Oak) - 5 rec, 77 yards, 1 TD Brandon Lloyd (Den) - 5 rec, 62 yards -------------------------------------------------------------- AFC OFFENSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK RB Peyton Hillis (TEN) - 18 carries, 224 yards, 2 TD, 1 reception, 4 yards AFC DEFENSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK CB Antoine Winfield (IND) - 7 tackles, 1 interception NFC OFFENSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK RB Steven Jackson (STL) - 28 carries, 172 yards, 2 TD, 4 receptions, 48 yards NFC DEFENSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK LB Lofa Tatupa (STL) - 5 tackles, 1 interception