Five games on in the later portion of the day, beginning with...
The St. Louis Rams hosting the Washington Redskins. Washington led off in the first quarter as Josh Wilson recovered a fumble and took it 30 yards for a touchdown, with Billy Cundiff supplying the extra point. St. Louis got on the board as Greg Zuerlein kicked a 39 yard field goal. The Redskins added on as Robert Griffin III ran 5 yards for a touchdown, and Cundiff made another extra point. The Rams shot back in the second quarter as Zuerlein kicked a 33 yard field goal. Washington padded the lead as Griffin tossed a 68 yard touchdown to Leonard Hankerson, and Cundiff kicked another extra point. St. Louis chipped away as Sam Bradford tossed a 1 yard touchdown pass to Danny Amendola, and Zuerlein made the extra point. The Rams got closer as Zuerlein kicked a 42 yard field goal. St. Louis took the lead in the third quarter on a Bradford touchdown pass of 34 yards to Brandon Gibson, and Zuerlein knocked in the PAT. The Redskins retook the lead as Griffin ran 7 yards for a touchdown, and Cundiff tacked on the extra point. The Rams edged ahead in the fourth quarter as Bradford threw a 1 yard touchdown pass to Matthew Mulligan, and they converted the two-point attempt on a Daryl Richardson run. This held up for a 31-28 win, with both teams moving to 1-1.
Northwest to Seattle, as the Seahawks host the Dallas Cowboys. Seattle began with a first quarter Steven Hauschka 21 yard field goal. The Seahawks added on as Jeron Johnson returned a blocked punt 3 yards for a touchdown, and Hauschka added on the extra point. Dallas got on the board in the second quarter as Tony Romo passed 22 yards to Miles Austin for a touchdown, and Dan Bailey kicked the extra point. Seattle answered with a Hauschka field goal of 25 yards. The Seahawks extended the lead in the third quarter as Russell Wilson tossed a 22 yard touchdown pass to Anthony McCoy, and Hauschka handled the PAT. Seattle padded the lead as Marshawn Lynch ran 3 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, and Hauschka tacked on the extra point. This made it 27-7, with both teams moving their records to 1-1.
Down in San Diego, the Chargers host the Tennessee Titans. San Diego got going in the first inning as Philips Rivers threw an 11 yard touchdown to Dante Rosario, and Nate Kaeding kicked the PAT. The Chargers added on as Rivers and Rosario connected again for a 4 yard touchdown play, and Kaeding made another extra point. San Diego padded the lead in the second quarter as Kaeding kicked a 26 yard field goal. Tennessee got on the board with a 23 yard field goal by Rob Bironas. The Chargers extended the lead in the third quarter as Rivers tossed a third touchdown to Rosario, this time for 15 yards, and Kaeding made the extra point yet again. The Titans replied as Jake Locker threw a 15 yard touchdown to Kendall Wright, allowing Bironas to make the extra point. San Diego answered with Jackie Battle rushing 1 yard for a touchdown, and Kaeding iced the drive with the extra point in the fourth quarter. The Chargers got more as Battle ran another 1 yard touchdown in, and Kaeding again handled the extra point. This produced a 38-10 final, with San Diego moving to 2-0 and Tennessee falling to 0-2.
Back east, the Pittsburgh Steelers host the New York Jets. Pittsburgh opened in the first quarter on a field goal by Shaun Suisham from 45 yards away. New York took the lead as Mark Sanchez found Santonio Holmes on a 14 yard touchdown pass, and Nick Folk supplied the extra point. The Steelers got closer in the second quarter with another 45 yard Suisham field goal. The Jets replied with a Folk field goal from 38 yards away. Pittsburgh took the lead as Ben Roethlisberger tossed a 1 yard touchdown pass to Heath Miller, and Suisham tacked on the extra point. The Steelers extended the lead in the third quarter as Roethlisberger found Mike Wallace on a 37 yard touchdown connection, and Suisham kicked the extra point. Pittsburgh kept going in the fourth quarter as Isaac Redman ran 2 yards for a touchdown, and Suisham was true on the PAT. This ended the scoring at 27-10, and both teams went to 1-1.
Finally, we end with the San Francisco 49ers hosting the Detroit Lions. San Francisco began in the first quarter on a 21 yard Alex Smith touchdown pass to Vernon Davis, and David Akers kicked the extra point. Detroit got on the board as Jason Hanson kicked a 38 yard field goal. The Lions pulled closer as Hanson kicked a 41 yard field goal. The 49ers padded the lead in the second quarter as Frank Gore ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Akers supplied the extra point. San Francisco added on in the third quarter with a field goal of 36 yards by Akers. Detroit answered when Hanson booted a 40 yard field goal. The 49ers shot back with a 48 yard field goal by Akers in the fourth quarter. The Lions matched with Hanson kicking a field goal of 48 yards. San Francisco padded the lead as Smith and Davis hooked up for another touchdown, this time a 23 yard connection, and Akers finished it off with an extra point. Detroit shot back on a Matthew Stafford 9 yard touchdown pass to Brandon Pettigrew, and Hanson was true on the extra point. They failed to mount a rally, losing 27-19, and San Francisco went to 2-0 while Detroit fell to 1-1.
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