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8B Monday, September 14, 2015 www.star-telegram.comS 1 NFL Fast start propels Chiefs to victory NFC EAST Pct PF PA Home NFC DAL 1 0 0 1.000 27 26 1-0-0 1-0-0 PHI 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 NYG 0 1 0 .000 26 27 0-0-0 0-1-0 WAS 0 1 0 .000 10 17 0-1-0 0-0-0 SOUTH Pct PF PA Home NFC CAR 1 0 0 1.000 20 9 0-0-0 0-0-0 ATL 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 TB 0 1 0 .000 14 42 0-1-0 0-0-0 NO 0 1 0 .000 19 31 0-0-0 0-1-0 NORTH Pct PF PA Home NFC GB 1 0 0 1.000 31 23 0-0-0 1-0-0 MIN 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DET 0 1 0 .000 28 33 0-0-0 0-0-0 CHI 0 1 0 .000 23 31 0-1-0 0-1-0 WEST Pct PF PA Home NFC STL 1 0 0 1.000 34 31 1-0-0 1-0-0 ARI 1 0 0 1.000 31 19 1-0-0 1-0-0 SF 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 SEA 0 1 0 .000 31 34 0-0-0 0-1-0 AFC EAST Pct PF PA Home AFC NYJ 1 0 0 1.000 31 10 1-0-0 1-0-0 BUF 1 0 0 1.000 27 14 1-0-0 1-0-0 NE 1 0 0 1.000 28 21 1-0-0 1-0-0 MIA 1 0 0 1.000 17 10 0-0-0 0-0-0 SOUTH Pct PF PA Home AFC TEN 1 0 0 1.000 42 14 0-0-0 0-0-0 JAX 0 1 0 .000 9 20 0-1-0 0-0-0 HOU 0 1 0 .000 20 27 0-1-0 0-1-0 IND 0 1 0 .000 14 27 0-0-0 0-1-0 NORTH Pct PF PA Home AFC CIN 1 0 0 1.000 33 13 0-0-0 1-0-0 BAL 0 1 0 .000 13 19 0-0-0 0-1-0 PIT 0 1 0 .000 21 28 0-0-0 0-1-0 CLE 0 1 0 .000 10 31 0-0-0 0-1-0 WEST Pct PF PA Home AFC KC 1 0 0 1.000 27 20 0-0-0 1-0-0 DEN 1 0 0 1.000 19 13 1-0-0 1-0-0 SD 1 0 0 1.000 33 28 1-0-0 0-0-0 OAK 0 1 0 .000 13 33 0-1-0 0-1-0 result New England 28, Pittsburgh 21 results Dallas 27, NY Giants 26 Green Bay 31, Chicago 23 Kansas City 27, Houston 20 St. Louis 34, Seattle 31, OT NY Jets 31, Cleveland 10 Buffalo 27, Indianapolis 14 Miami 17, Washington 10 Carolina 20, Jacksonville 9 Arizona 31, New Orleans 19 San Diego 33, Detroit 28 Cincinnati 33, Oakland 13 Denver 19, Baltimore 13 Tennessee 42, Tampa Bay 14 games Phila. at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m. Minn. at San 9:20 p.m.

Ravens: LB Terrell Suggs tore his left Achilles and is out for the season. Panthers: LB Luke Kuechly sustained a concussion and did not return. Raiders: QB Derek Carr left with a hand injury. X-rays were negative. Colts: WR T.Y.

Hilton suffered a knee bruise but should be fine. Cardinals: RB Andre Ellington injured his right knee and will have an MRI today. Redskins: WR DeSean Jackson injured his left hamstring and did not return. Jets: LB Lorenzo Mauldin was taken to the hospital. Jaguars: OT Luke Joeckel exited with a left ankle injury.

Injury report Colts owner denies rift: Getting off to a bad start is nothing new for Indianapolis, which is off to an 0-1 start for the fifth time in six years. The trouble this time around is questions are already being raised over Chuck job security a year after leading Indy to the AFC Cham- pionship game. For the second time this week, Pagano faced questions about entering the final year of his contract, and whether a rift between him and GM Ryan Grigson. out there all the Pagano said. all on one-day Colts owner Jim Irsay said suggestions of there being any discontent be further from the Mauldin hospitalized: New York rookie linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin has a concussion but no neck injury, as initial- ly feared and was hospitalized overnight for observation after being carted off the field in the season-opening win over the Browns.

The Jets said tests had been completed and confirmed that the third-round pick out of Louisville was OK. Suggs tears Achilles: Rush linebacker Terrell Suggs tore his left Achilles tendon in the 19-13 loss to the Denver Broncos, an injury that will end his season and leave Baltimore without one of its top pass rushers and vocal leaders. a heavy said Ravens receiver Steve Smith who got emotional talking about the injury. a tough Things get chippy: Bengals corner- back Adam Jones received a personal foul penalty for ripping off the helmet of Raiders receiver Amari Cooper and slamming his head against it. Austin Howard, who was already called for holding on the play, then shoved Jones as a mild skirmish broke out.

here to play Jones said. Fan falls at Broncos game: Denver Police say a man was transported to a hospital with serious injuries after falling over a railing at the start of the Broncos game Sunday. The man, who identified, fell about 15 or 16 feet in what appeared to be an accident. Police said he was in critical condition, but did not dis- close the injuries. From wire reports Extra points Tyrod Taylor engineered three touchdown drives and Rex attacking Buffalo defense put the clamps on Andrew Luck and Indianapolis.

In his first career start, Taylor went 14 of 19 for 195 yards, including a 51-yard opening touchdown pass to Percy Harvin. Boobie Dixon and rookie Karlos Williams scored touchdowns rush- ing to deliver Ryan a win in his debut as Bills head coach. The Bills built a 24-0 lead by scoring on four straight possessions into the third quarter. Notable Indy managed just nine first downs and 148 yards of offense in the first half. Taylor signed with the Bills this off-season after spend- ing four years in Baltimore.

Up next: Patriots at Bills, noon Sunday; Jets at Colts, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Indianapolis 0 0 8 6 14 Buffalo 7 10 7 3 27 First quarter 51 pass from Taylor (Carpenter kick), :00. Second quarter Carpenter 41, 7:49. 26 run (Carpenter kick), :20.

Third quarter 1 run (Carpenter kick), 9:34. 2 pass from Luck (Fleener pass from Luck), :54. Fourth quarter Carpenter 45, 8:14. 6 pass from Luck (pass failed), 5:56. Ind Buf First 23 15 Total Net 304 342 Rushes-yards 17-64 36-147 240 195 Punt Returns 2-1 1-6 Kickoff 3-58 1-0 Interceptions 0-0 2-53 Comp-Att-Int 26-49-2 14-19-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-3 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0 5-49 11-113 Time of Possession 29:04 30:56 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Gore 8-31, Luck 4-20, Robinson 4-11, Varga 1-2.

Buffalo, Ka.Williams 6-55, McCoy 17-41, Taylor 9-41, Harvin 1-9, Dixon 3-1. Luck 26-49-2-243. Buffalo, Taylor 14-19-0-195. Hilton 7-88, Moncrief 6-46, Johnson 4-24, Allen 3-17, Dorsett 2-45, Gore 2-0, Varga 1-18, Fleener 1-5. Buffalo, Harvin 5-79, Clay 4-43, McCoy 3-46, Woods 2-27.

MISSED FIELD Vinatieri 52 (WL). Bills 27, Colts 14 Bully helps Ryan win debut Jarvis Landry returned a punt 69 yards for a touch- down with 10:22 left to give Miami its first lead, and the Dolphins held on to beat Washington. Lan- score broke open a tight game in which the Redskins amassed more yards and dominated time of possession but could not pull away. Kirk Cousins went 21 for 31 for 196 yards and two interceptions for Washington. Robert Griffin III was inactive after only recently recovering from a concussion.

Notable The Redskins outgained the Dolphins 349-256 and held the ball for 37:54 compared with 22:06. For the first time in this series since 1984, the visiting team won. Up next: Dolphins at Jaguars, 3:05 p.m. Sunday; Rams at Redskins, noon Sunday 0 7 0 10 17 Washington 3 7 0 0 10 First quarter Forbath 45, 7:39. Second quarter 4 pass from Cousins (Forbath kick), 1:49.

3 pass from Tannehill (Franks kick), :27. Fourth quarter Franks 22, 11:34. 69 punt return (Franks kick), 10:22. Mia Was First 19 20 Total Net 256 349 Rushes-yards 18-74 37-161 182 188 Punt Returns 2-74 2-23 Kickoff 2-54 1-36 Interceptions 2-2 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 22-34-0 21-31-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-44 1-8 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 6-39 11-88 Time of Possession 22:06 37:54 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Miller 13-53, Landry 1-14, Tannehill 3-7, Williams 1-0. Washington, Morris 25-121, Jones 6-28, Thompson 3-11, Crowder 1-2, Cousins 2-(minus 1).

Tannehill 22-34-0-226. Washington, Cousins 21-31-2-196. Landry 8-53, Cameron 4-73, Matthews 4-34, Jennings 3-29, Miller 1-22, Stills 1-12, Williams 1-3. Washington, Reed 7-63, Garcon 6-74, Roberts 3-36, Carrier 2-8, Grant 1-15, Crowder 1-0, Young 1-0. MISSED FIELD Forbath 46 (WR).

Dolphins 17, Redskins 10 return carries Miami Ryan Fitzpatrick threw two touchdown passes and Chris Ivory ran for two scores, giving New York a victory in coach Todd debut. The Jets had five takeaways against the Browns, including an interception of Johnny Manziel, who came in late in the first quarter for the injured Josh McCown. Manziel was 13 of 24 for 182, including a 54-yard touchdown to Travis Ben- jamin. Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker had touch- down catches for the Jets. Notable Jets rookie linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin was taken to a hospital after being carted off the field with head and neck injuries.

The Browns lost their 11th straight season opener. Up next: Jets at Colts, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21; Titans at Browns, noon Sunday Cleveland 0 10 0 0 10 NY Jets 0 14 10 7 31 Second quarter 54 pass from Manziel (Coons kick), 11:01. 10 run (Folk kick), 9:41.

Coons 26, 2:46. 15 pass from Fitzpatrick (Folk kick), :26. Third quarter 1 pass from Fitzpatrick (Folk kick), 7:51. Folk 34, :29. Fourth quarter 3 run (Folk kick), 10:38.

Cle NYJ First 15 18 Total Net 321 333 Rushes-yards 28-104 36-154 217 179 Punt Returns 1-10 2-13 Kickoff 1-27 1-13 Interceptions 1-0 1-18 Comp-Att-Int 18-32-1 15-24-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-14 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 4-4 1-0 12-109 4-30 Time of Possession 31:40 28:20 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Manziel 5-35, McCown 3-23, Johnson Jr. 7-22, Crowell 12-20, Draughn 1-4. N.Y. Jets, Ivory 20-91, Powell 12-62, Bohanon 2-2, Fitzpatrick 2-(minus 1). McCown 5-8-0-49, Manziel 13-24-1-182.

N.Y. Jets, Fitzpatrick 15-24-1-179. Benjamin 3-89, Barnidge 3-38, Hawkins 3-24, Gabriel 2-20, Hartline 2-20, Johnson 2-14, Crowell 2-13, Dray 1-13. N.Y. Jets, Marshall 6-62, Owusu 4-55, Decker 2-37, Powell 2-16, Ivory 1-9.

MISSED FIELD Jets 31, Browns 10 Manziel power Browns Aaron Rodgers threw for three touchdowns, two to James Jones, and Green Bay spoiled John debut as Bears coach. The Packers got all they could handle from the rebuilding Bears, but took control down the stretch to beat them for the 10th time in 11 games, including the post- season. Jones, who spent seven seasons in Green Bay before signing with Oakland last year, caught four passes for 51 yards. Notable Bears running back Matt Forte ran for 141 yards his highest output since he ran for 145 against Tampa Bay on Oct. 23, 2011.

Rodgers improved to 13-3 lifetime against Chicago. Up next: Seahawks at Packers, 7:30 p.m. Sunday; Cardinals at Bears, noon Sunday Green Bay 7 3 7 14 31 Chicago 3 10 3 7 23 First quarter Gould 28, 9:28. 13 pass from A.Rodgers (Crosby kick), :43. Second quarter 1 run (Gould kick), 7:49.

Crosby 37, 2:32. Gould 50, :08. Third quarter 1 pass from A.Rodgers (Crosby kick), 11:56. Gould 44, 4:57. Fourth quarter 5 pass from A.Rodgers (Crosby kick), 10:26.

2 run (Crosby kick), 1:55. 24 pass from Cutler (Gould kick), :34. GB Chi First 21 25 Total Net 322 402 Rushes-yards 30-133 33-189 189 213 Punt Returns 0-0 1-11 Kickoff 4-106 3-63 Interceptions 1-42 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 18-23-0 18-36-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 2-12 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 10-74 6-64 Time of Possession 28:08 31:52 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Bay, Lacy 19-85, A.Rodg- ers 8-35, R.Rodgers 1-11, Starks 2-2. Chicago, Forte 24-141, Cutler 4-31, Rodgers 4-16, Langford 1-1. Bay, A.Rodgers 18-23-0- 189.

Chicago, Cutler 18-36-1-225. Bay, Cobb 5-38, Adams 4-59, Jones 4-51, R.Rodgers 3-27, Lacy 2-14. Chicago, Jeffery 5-78, Bennett 5-55, Forte 5-25, Wilson 2-59, Royal 1-8. MISSED FIELD Packers 31, Bears 23 Pack continues to rule Chicago Alex Smith threw for 243 yards and three touch- downs in the first half as Kansas City built a big lead and held on against mis- take-prone Houston. Travis Kelce caught two touch- down passes in the first quarter, the first one com- ing after Kansas City in- tercepted Brian Hoyer on his first throw as a Texan.

Notable Hoyer struggled in his debut before Ryan Mallett took over with about six minutes left and led Houston on two scoring drives to cut the lead to a touchdown. Kansas City safety Eric Berry had two tackles in his first regular-season game since revealing he had lym- phoma last November. Up next: Broncos at Chiefs, 7:25 p.m. Thursday; Texans at Panthers, noon Sunday Kansas 14 13 0 0 27 Houston 6 3 0 11 20 First quarter 10 pass from Smith (Santos kick), 10:22. 42 pass from Smith (Santos kick), 4:28.

4 pass from Hoyer (kick failed), :46. Second quarter Santos 27, 10:26. Santos 48, 6:20. 7 pass from Smith (Santos kick), 4:55. Bullock 34, :09.

Fourth quarter 8 pass from Mallett (Hopkins pass from Mallett), 4:07. Bullock 47, 1:23. KC Hou First 19 24 Total Net 330 396 Rushes-yards 32-97 21-98 233 298 Punt Returns 5-81 4-14 Kickoff 1-30 0-0 Interceptions 1-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 22-33-0 26-47-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-10 5-36 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 2-25 6-39 Time of Possession 35:19 24:41 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS City, Charles 16-57, Davis 6-16, Smith 9-15, Thomas 1-9. Houston, Blue 9-42, Grimes 6-28, Polk 5-22, Mallett 1-6. City, Smith 22-33-0-243.

Houston, Mallett 8-13-0-98, Hoyer 18-34-1-236. City, Kelce 6-106, Maclin 5-52, Charles 5-46, A.Wilson 3-25, Davis 1-12, Thomas 1-2, Sherman 1-0. Houston, Hopkins 9-98, Washington 6-105, Shorts III 4-57, Mumphery 2-23, Griffin 1-18, Fiedorowicz 1-15, Polk 1-9, Blue 1-7, Grimes 1-2. MISSED City, Santos 51 (WL). Chiefs 27, Texans 20 Hoyer struggles in Texans debut Carson Palmer threw three touchdown passes in his first game back from a torn ACL to lead Arizona.

Drew Brees threw for 355 yards, but the Saints had to settle for four Zach Hocker field goals. Arizo- Andre Ellington rushed for 69 yards before being carted off with a right knee injury. Palmer, 14-2 in his last 16 starts, completed 19 of 32 passes for 307 yards with no interceptions. Notable The Cardinals were 8-1 when Palmer went down last season; 3-5 after that, including a wild-card play- off loss with their third- string quarterback. Up next: Cardinals at Bears, noon Sunday; Buc- caneers at Saints, noon Sunday New Orleans 3 7 3 6 19 Arizona 7 7 3 14 31 First quarter 10 pass from Palmer (Catanzaro kick), 9:46.

Hocker 37, 3:55. Second quarter 1 run (Catanzaro kick), 11:03. 12 pass from Brees (Hocker kick), 5:14. Third quarter Hocker 23, 12:01. Catanzaro 43, :04.

Fourth quarter Hocker 45, 12:24. 17 pass from Palmer (Catanzaro kick), 9:48. Hocker 33, 6:45. 55 pass from Palmer (Catanzaro kick), 1:33. NO Ari First 18 25 Total Net 408 427 Rushes-yards 20-54 25-120 354 307 Punt Returns 1-2 2-15 Kickoff 1-10 1-43 Interceptions 0-0 1-10 Comp-Att-Int 30-48-1 19-32-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-1 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 7-73 5-30 Time of Possession 33:24 26:36 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Orleans, Ingram 9-24, Robinson 8-19, Cooks 1-4, Johnson 1-4, Brees 1-3.

Arizona, Ellington 12-69, C.Johnson 10-37, Palmer 3-14. Orleans, Brees 30-48-1-355. Arizona, Palmer 19-32-0-307. Orleans, Ingram 8-98, Robinson 5-51, Cooks 4-49, Coleman 4-41, Colston 3-29, Watson 3-19, Johnson 2-5, Snead 1-63. Arizona, Fitzgerald 6-87, Fells 4-82, Jo.Brown 4-46, D.Johnson 1-55, Floyd 1-18, Ja.Brown 1-8, Ellington 1-7, Gresham 1-4.

MISSED FIELD Cardinals 31, Saints 19 Palmer returns with three TDs Philip Rivers rallied San Diego to 30 straight points, including a go- ahead, 13-yard touchdown pass to tight end Ladarius Green early in the fourth quarter, and the Chargers stunned Detroit in what could be their final home opener at Qualcomm Stadium. Rivers overcame two interceptions, in- cluding a 31-yard return for a touchdown by Glover Quin, to complete 35 of 42 passes for 404 yards and two touchdowns. Notable Chargers receiver Keenan Allen had 15 catches tying the club record set by Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow in 1984 for 166 yards. Up next: Chargers at Ben- gals, noon Sunday; Lions at Vikings, noon Sunday Detroit 7 14 0 7 28 San Diego 3 7 10 13 33 First quarter 24 run (Prater kick), 10:46. Lambo 32, :22.

Second quarter 31 interception return (Prater kick), 12:28. 18 pass from Stafford (Prater kick), 8:49. 9 run (Lambo kick), 5:02. Third quarter Lambo 25, 9:21. 12 pass from Rivers (Lambo kick), 4:03.

Fourth quarter 13 pass from Rivers (kick failed), 11:49. 1 run (Lambo kick), 2:33. 21 pass from Stafford (Prater kick), 1:04. Det SD First 16 28 Total Net 302 483 Rushes-yards 16-69 30-95 233 388 Punt Returns 2-34 0-0 Kickoff 3-105 1-24 Interceptions 2-31 2-27 Comp-Att-Int 19-30-2 35-42-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-13 2-16 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 4-29 5-40 Time of Possession 21:48 38:12 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Abdullah 7-50, Bell 6-14, Zenner 2-6, Stafford 1-(minus 1). San Diego, Gordon 14-51, Woodhead 12-42, Oliver 2-4, Rivers 2-(minus 2).

Stafford 19-30-2-246. San Diego, Rivers 35-42-2-404. Ebron 4-53, Abdullah 4-44, Tate 4-24, Johnson 2-39, Riddick 2-37, Bell 2-27, Moore 1-22. San Diego, K.Allen 15-166, S.Johnson 6-82, Green 5-74, Woodhead 4-20, Gordon 3-16, Floyd 1-29, Oliver 1-17. MISSED FIELD Chargers 33, Lions 28 Bolts score 30 straight in win Former Ravens safety Darian Stewart, who fol- lowed Gary Kubiak from Baltimore to Denver over the winter, snatched the ball from tight end Crock- ett Gillmore in the end zone with 28 seconds left to seal the win for Peyton Manning and the Broncos.

Joe Flacco drove the Rav- ens to the Denver 16 in the final minute. One play before intercep- tion, cornerback Brady Roby got a hand in Steve Smith face and a would-be touchdown catch bounded away from the veteran receiver. Notable Manning was 24 of 40 for 175 yards and a paltry 59.9 passer rating. His four sacks were his most since Oct. 20, 2013.

Up next: Broncos at Chiefs, 7:25 p.m. Thursday; Ravens at Raiders, 3:05 p.m. Sunday 0 3 10 0 13 Denver 6 3 7 3 19 First quarter McManus 57, 5:16. McManus 56, 1:26. Second quarter Tucker 52, 6:42.

McManus 43, :09. Third quarter 24 interception return (Tucker kick), 14:04. Tucker 44, 9:33. 51 interception return (McManus kick), :10. Fourth quarter McManus 33, 2:55.

Bal Den First 11 16 Total Net 173 219 Rushes-yards 23-73 25-69 100 150 Punt Returns 2-32 3-20 Kickoff 1-10 0-0 Interceptions 1-24 2-51 Comp-Att-Int 18-32-2 24-40-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-17 4-25 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 3-15 8-45 Time of Possession 22:43 37:17 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Forsett 14-43, Allen 9-30. Denver, Hillman 12-41, Anderson 12-29, Manning 1-(minus 1). Flacco 18-32-2-117. Denver, Manning 24-40-1-175. Juszczyk 4-17, Forsett 4-13, M.Brown 2-25, Gillmore 2-23, Smith Sr.

2-13, M.Williams 1-15, Campanaro 1-8, Allen 1-4, Aiken 1-(minus 1). Denver, Sanders 8-65, Thomas 7-60, Anderson 4-19, Norwood 2-25, Daniels 2-5, Caldwell 1-1. MISSED FIELD Broncos 19, Ravens 13 Denver defense comes up big Former TCU star Andy Dalton threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns, and Jeremy Hill ran for two scores to help Cincinnati spoil coach Jack Del debut in Oakland. Dalton had it easy all day long as he faced little pressure and often had receivers run- ning free in the Raiders secondary. He connected on two scoring passes with tight end Tyler Eifert as the Bengals broke out to a 33-0 lead and coasted.

Notable The game have gone worse for the Raid- ers, who lost starting quarterback Derek Carr to a hand injury in the second quarter and were held scoreless until midway through the fourth. Up next: Chargers at Bengals, noon Sunday; Ravens at Raiders, 3:05 p.m. Sunday 7 17 9 0 33 0 0 0 13 13 First quarter 3 run (Nugent kick), 7:15. Second quarter Nugent 32, 9:29. 2 run (Nugent kick), 2:21.

13 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick), :07. Third quarter 8 pass from Dalton (kick blocked), 3:42. Nugent 35, 1:25. Fourth quarter 11 pass from McGloin (Janikow- ski kick), 7:55. 9 pass from McGloin (pass failed), 2:13.

Cin Oak First 22 16 Total Net 396 246 Rushes-yards 31-127 16-63 269 183 Punt Returns 2-23 3-27 Kickoff 2-14 3-69 Interceptions 1-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 25-34-0 30-43-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 2-20 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 6-50 5-32 Time of Possession 32:32 27:28 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Hill 19-63, Bernard 8-63, Dalton 4-1. Oakland, Murray 11-44, Carr 1-8, Olawale 1-6, Jones 3-5. Dalton 25-34-0-269. Oakland, Carr 7-12-0-61, McGloin 23-31-1-142. Eifert 9-104, Bernard 6-25, Green 5-63, Sanu 2-34, M.Jones 2-19, Burkhead 1-24.

Oakland, Murray 7-36, Cooper 5-47, Crabtree 5-37, Reece 3-26, Olawale 3-19, Roberts 3-12, Jones 1-13, Streater 1-8, Rivera 1-4, Walford 1-1. MISSED FIELD Bengals 33, Raiders 13 Del debut spoiled by Cincy Josh Norman returned an interception for a touch- down, and Carolina did just enough offensively. Norman provided the big play in the third quarter when he stepped in front of a pass intended for rookie running back T.J. Yeldon near the sideline and went untouched for a 30-yard score. Cam New- ton, playing in his first game since signing a five- year, $104 million contract that included $60 million guaranteed, completed 18 of 31 passes for 175 yards and a touchdown.

Notable Carolina managed just 263 yards in winning its second straight opener. The Jaguars lost their fourth consecutive opener. Up next: Texans at Pan- thers, noon Sunday; Dol- phins at Jaguars, 3:05 p.m. Sunday 3 7 7 3 20 Jacksonville 3 6 0 0 9 First quarter Gano 43, 7:49. Myers 22, :59.

Second quarter 7 pass from Newton (Gano kick), 1:52. 1 pass from Bortles (kick failed), :14. Third quarter 30 interception return (Gano kick), 9:01. Fourth quarter Gano 47, 2:41. Car Jax First 17 18 Total Net 263 265 Rushes-yards 35-105 21-96 158 169 Punt Returns 3-46 1-9 Kickoff 0-0 1-40 Interceptions 2-31 1-19 Comp-Att-Int 18-31-1 22-40-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-17 5-14 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 3-22 3-25 Time of Possession 34:06 25:54 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Stewart 18-56, Newton 14-35, Tolbert 1-12, Whittaker 2-2.

Jacksonville, Yeldon 12-51, Bortles 4-26, D.Robinson 5-19. Newton 18-31-1-175. Jacksonville, Bortles 22-40-2-183. Cotchery 4-45, Stewart 4-25, Ginn Jr. 2-54, Brown 2-13, Whittaker 2-3, Olsen 1-11, Dickson 1-9, Funchess 1-9, Tolbert 1-6.

Jacksonville, Greene 7-28, Hurns 5-60, Yeldon 3-16, D.Robinson 2-26, Walters 2-17, A.Robinson 1-27, Grant 1-5, Pierce 1-4. MISSED FIELD Gano 53 (WL), 43 (BK). Jacksonville, Myers 44 (WR). Panthers 20, Jaguars 9 Defensive score lifts Carolina Game balls Travis Kelce, Chiefs TE: Had six catches for 106 yards and two first-quarter touchdowns in Kansas 27-20 win over Houston. Keenan Allen, Chargers WR: Caught 15 passes, tying the club record set by Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow in 1984, for 166 yards in San 33-28 win over Detroit.

Marcus Mariota, Titans QB: Rookie joined Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton in 1961 as the only rookies in NFL history to throw four touchdown passes on kickoff weekend..

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