You've seen the kickoff of the season, now here's the bulk of the games. For those of you read last year, you know that I split the games up by their scheduled starts. This will be easier this year thanks to the NFL moving the Afternoon Games back by 10-15 minutes. As a note, I will try to do every game this season, but if unseen circumstances arise, I will put my priorities in order and take time off as needed. That said, happy football season.
Our first game comes from Kansas City, as the Chiefs host the Atlanta Falcons. Atlanta opened with a first quarter Matt Ryan touchdown pass of 8 yards to Julio Jones, with Matt Bryant making the extra point. Kansas City got on the board with a 39 yard field goal by Ryan Succop. The Falcons extended the lead with a Bryant field goal from 34 yards. The Chiefs shot back in the second quarter on a 22 yard touchdown pass from Matt Cassel to Kevin Boss, and the Succop PAT tied the game. Atlanta regained the lead on another Ryan touchdown to Jones, this time for 14 yards, and Bryant provided the extra point. Kansas City pulled even again when Cassel ran 5 yards for a touchdown, and Succop put the equalizer through the uprights with the extra point. The Falcons took the lead with a field goal of 21 yards by Bryant. Atlanta kept going in the third quarter as Ryan rushed 5 yards for a touchdown, finished off with a Bryant extra point. The Falcons padded the lead as Ryan found Tony Gonzalez for a 7 yard touchdown pass, and Bryant again tacked on the extra point. Atlanta struck again in the fourth quarter as Bryant nailed a 30 yard field goal. The Falcons got some more with a 41 yard field goal for Bryant. The Chiefs got some too little, too late points when Shaun Draughn rushed 4 yards for a touchdown, and Succop tacked on the extra point. This made it 40-24 Falcons, a final. Atlanta goes to 1-0 while Kansas City starts in an 0-1 hole.
Into Ohio, where the Cleveland Browns host the Philadelphia Eagles. Cleveland led off in the first quarter as Phil Dawson kicked a 43 yard field goal. Philadelphia tied it in the second quarter when Alex Henery nailed a 42 yard field goal. The Eagles pulled ahead when Michael Vick found Jeremy Maclin on an 18 yard touchdown, and Henery supplied the extra point. The Browns got some back in the third quarter as Dawson booted a 42 yard field goal. Cleveland pulled closer in the fourth quarter as Dawson made a 22 yard field goal. The Browns took the lead as D'Qwell Jackson intercepted Vick, returning the ball 13 yards for a touchdown, and Dawson was good on the PAT. Philadelphia edged ahead with Vick connecting with Clay Harbor on a 4 yard touchdown pass, and Henery nailed the extra point to give them a 17-16 lead. This held as the final, with the Eagles improving to 1-0 and the Browns falling to 0-1.
Down in New Orleans, the Saints host the Washington Redskins. Washington began with a first quarter Billy Cundiff 37 yard field goal (presumably tucked just inside the left post). New Orleans gained the lead as Drew Brees threw a 20 yard touchdown pass to Jimmy Graham, and Garrett Hartley made the extra point. The Redskins took the lead back as Robert Griffin III connected with Pierre Garcon on an 88 yard touchdown pass, and Cundiff made the extra point. Washington padded the lead in the second quarter with Griffin finding Aldrick Robinson for a 5 yard touchdown, and Cundiff again made the PAT. The Redskins extended the lead with a 41 yard Cundiff field goal. The Saints replied as Courtney Roby picked up a loose ball after a blocked punt and took it 4 yards for the touchdown, with Hartley supplying the extra point. Washington extended the lead again in the third quarter as Alfred Morris rushed 1 yard for a touchdown, and Cundiff got the extra point in. Cundiff also tacked on a 37 yard field goal for the Redskins. New Orleans shot back with a field goal of 21 yards for Hartley. Washington answered in the fourth quarter as Cundiff was true from 45 yards away. The Saints chipped away as Drew Brees tossed a 33 yard touchdown at Lance Moore, and Darren Sproles ran in the two-point conversion. The Redskins put the game a little further out of reach as Morris ran 3 yards for a touchdown, and Cundiff was true on the extra point. New Orleans shot back as Brees threw a 2 yard touchdown Sproles, and Hartley iced it with an extra point. They failed to tie it, falling 40-32, with Washington improving to 1-0 and the Saints dropping to 0-1.
Back to the north, as the Detroit Lions host the St. Louis Rams. St. Louis opened as Greg Zuerlein kicked a 48 yard field goal in the first quarter. Detroit took the lead in the second quarter as Joique Bell ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Jason Hanson kicked the extra point. The Rams pulled back on a Zuerlein field goal of 29 yards. St. Louis took the lead as Cortland Finnegan returned an interception from Matthew Stafford 31 yards for a touchdown, and Zuerlein made the extra point. The Lions got some back on a field goal by Hanson from 41 yards away. Detroit tied it in the third quarter as Hanson booted a 45 yard field goal. The Rams retook the lead in the fourth quarter when Sam Bradford found Brandon Gibson on a 23 yard touchdown pass, and Zuerlein finished it off with the extra point. The Lions pulled even again on a 5 yard touchdown run by Kevin Smith, and Hanson had the equalizer on the extra point. St. Louis took the lead back late as Zuerlein nailed a field goal from 46 yards. Detroit took a late lead as Stafford connected with Smith on a 5 yard touchdown pass, and Hanson's extra point made it 27-23, the final. The Lions' comeback effort puts them at 1-0 while The Rams take a disheartening loss to fall to 0-1.
South again, with the Tennessee Titans welcoming the New England Patriots. Tennessee got on the board with a first quarter 28 yard field goal from Rob Bironas. New England took the lead when Tom Brady found Aaron Hernandez for a 23 yard touchdown, finished off by a Stephen Gostkowski extra point. The Patriots added on in the second quarter as Dont'a Hightower recovered a fumble and took it 6 yards for a touchdown, with Gostkowski capping the play off with the extra point. New England extended the lead as Brady found Rob Gronkowski for a 2 yard touchdown, and Gostkowski added on the extra point. The Titans answered in the third quarter with Jake Locker throwing a 29 yard touchdown to Nate Washington, and Bironas was true with the extra point. The Patriots padded the lead as Stevan Ridley ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Gostkowski provided the extra point. Tennessee got some back in the fourth quarter on a 24 yard field goal by Bironas. New England replied as Gostkowski one-upped his kicking counterpart by nailing a 25 yard field goal. The Patriots got another Gostkowski field goal later, good from 31 yards. This ended the scoring at 34-13, with New England going to 1-0 and the Titans falling to 0-1.
Into Texas, as the Houston Texans host the Miami Dolphins. Miami led off when Dan Carpenter kicked a first quarter 39 yard field goal. Houston tied it in the second quarter with a 35 yard Shayne Graham filed goal. The Texans gained the lead as Arian Foster ran for a 14 yard touchdown, and Graham supplied the extra point. Houston struck again when Foster ran 2 yards for another touchdown, with Graham again making the extra point. The Texans extended the lead with Matt Schaub finding Andre Johnson for a 14 yard touchdown connection, with Graham kicking another PAT. The Dolphins got some back in the third quarter as Marcus Thigpen returned a punt 72 yards for a touchdown, allowing Carpenter to make the extra point. Houston shot back on a 40 yard field goal from Graham. The Texans got some more in the fourth quarter as Graham was true on a 19 yard field goal. This was good for a 30-10 final, with Houston starting the year at 1-0 and Miami beginning at 0-1.
Northward again to New Jersey, as the New York Jets bring in the Buffalo Bills. New York started in the first quarter as Mark Sanchez threw a 12 yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Kerley, and Nick Folk washed it down with the extra point. The Jets struck again in the second quarter as Sanchez connected with Stephen Hill for a 33 yard touchdown, and Folk again made the extra point. New York padded the lead with a 68 yard punt return by Kerley, taking it all the way home for the touchdown, and Folk added the PAT. Buffalo got on the board with a 56 yard C.J. Spiller touchdown run, followed by Rian Lindell's extra point. The Jets extended the lead on a Folk field goal of 25 yards. New York got another field goal from Folk from 39 yard away. The Jets kept going in the third quarter as Antonio Cromartie intercepted Ryan Fitzpatrick and returned the ball 40 yards for the touchdown, with Folk supplying another extra point. New York added on again as Sanchez found Hill for a 17 yard touchdown, finished off by the Folk extra point. The Bills got some back when Fitzpatrick passed to the proper team, finding Scott Chandler for a 5 yard touchdown, and Lindell was there to make the extra point. Buffalo pulled closer in the fourth quarter as Fitzpatrick tossed a 6 yard touchdown to Donald Jones, and Lindell again had the extra point. The Bills chipped more away as Fitzpatrick threw a touchdown to Stevie Johnson for 29 yards, and Lindell again converted the extra point. The Jets recovered enough to put the game out of reach on a 1 yard run from Shonn Greene for the touchdown, and Folk finished it with an extra point for a 48-28 final. New York went to 1-0 while Buffalo fell to 0-1.
West to Minnesota, where the Vikings host the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jacksonville was first on the board in the first quarter with a 19 yard field goal from Josh Scobee. The Jaguars added on in the second quarter as Blaine Gabbert threw a 1 yard touchdown pass to Marcedes Lewis, but Scobee missed the nefarious extra point, the first such miss of the season. Minnesota got on the board with a 3 yard touchdown run by Adrian Peterson, and Blair Walsh made the extra point. The Vikings took the lead in the third quarter as Peterson found the end zone again on a 2 yard touchdown run, and Walsh supplied another extra point. Jacksonville pulled back on a Scobee field goal from 26 yards. Minnesota shot back in the fourth quarter as Walsh hit a field goal of 20 yards. Scobee answered for the Jaguars by making a 47 yard field goal. The Vikings kept pace when Walsh was true on a field goal from 42 yards away. Jacksonville stormed ahead as Gabbert found Cecil Shorts for a 39 yard touchdown connection, and then funneled the ball to Justin Blackmon for the two-point conversion. Minnesota practiced some heartbreak though, tying the game on a Walsh field goal from a whopping 55 yards away, forcing overtime. The Vikings scored on their first overtime (fifth quarter?) drive with Walsh playing the hero with a 38 yard field goal. Under new rules, both teams get possession in overtime now, but the Jaguars did nothing with their attempt, and fell 26-23 in an especially heartbreaking manner. Minnesota went to 1-0, and Jacksonville was knocked to 0-1.
Finally, we close the morning segment of games in Chicago, with the Bears hosting the Indianapolis Colts. Indianapolis started with Jerrell Freeman intercepting Jay Cutler in the first quarter and returning it 4 yards for the touchdown, followed by an Adam Vinatieri extra point. Chicago tied it when Michael Bush rushed 1 yard for the touchdown, finished off by a Robbie Gould extra point. The Bears gained the lead in the second quarter on a 3 yard touchdown pass from Cutler to Brandon Marshall, and Gould was there with the extra point. Chicago got some more as Gould kicked a 35 yard field goal. The Colts pulled back as Donald Brown rushed 18 yards for a touchdown, and Vinatieri made the PAT. The Bears answered as Bush again ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Gould supplied the extra point. Chicago kept going in the third quarter as Matt Forte ran 6 yards for a touchdown, and Gould was there with the extra point. The Bears got more on a Gould field goal from 26 yards. Indianapolis pulled back in the fourth quarter on an Andrew Luck touchdown pass of 4 yards to Donnie Avery, iced off by a Vinatieti extra point. Chicago shot back as Cutler threw 42 yards to Alshon Jeffery, good for a touchdown, and Gould provided the extra point once more. This stood for a 41-21 win, with the Bears going to 1-0 and the Colts falling to 0-1.
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