NFL Week 1: Late FG Lifts Saints
Carney's Kick Tames Panthers
UPDATED: 9:03 am EDT September 12, 2005
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Saints 23, Panthers 20
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- John Carney hit a 47-yard field goal with three seconds left to give the New Orleans Saints a 23-20 win over the Carolina Panthers at Charlotte.Carney's third field goal of the second half gave the Gulf Coast something to cheer about just two weeks after Hurricane Katrina left the Saints and thousands of others homeless.Deuce McAllister's second touchdown of the afternoon put New Orleans ahead 14-7 in the first half. McAllister ran for 64 yards and Aaron Brooks threw for 192 yards without an interception.Colts 24, Ravens 7
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter as Indianapolis cruised to a 24-7 season-opening victory over Baltimore at M&T Bank Stadium.Manning, who set the NFL's single-season record with 49 touchdown throws last season, rebounded from an inconsistent first half to finish with 254 yards while completing 21-of-36 attempts.His 28-yard scoring strike to Marvin Harrison with 8:43 remaining in the third quarter gave the Colts (1-0) a 10-0 lead. Less than four minutes later, Manning connected with tight end Ben Utecht for a 26-yard touchdown which essentially sealed the win. Steelers 34, Titans 7
PITTSBURGH -- Willie Parker had 161 rushing yards and a touchdown in his first career start as Pittsburgh hammered Tennessee 34-7.Parker also caught a 48-yard screen pass on the Steelers' first possession, setting up Ben Roethlisberger's three-yard touchdown pass to first-round pick Heath Miller.Roethlisberger had a perfect 158.3 passer rating, completing nine passes of 11 for 218 yards and two touchdowns. He's now 14-0 as a starter during the regular season. 49ers 28, Rams 25
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco pulled off one of the day's biggest surprises, beating St. Louis 28-25 in Mike Nolan's first game as the 49ers' head coach.Tim Rattay sandwiched a pair of second-quarter touchdown passes around Fred Amey's 75-yard punt return for a touchdown.Rams quarterback Marc Bulger threw for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns but was intercepted by Mike Adams at the Niners' 24 in the final minute. Dolphins 34, Broncos 10
MIAMI -- It didn't take Nick Saban much time to get his first NFL win.Gus Frerotte completed 24 of 36 pass attempts for 275 yards and two touchdowns as Miami hammered Denver 34-10.Jason Taylor returned a fumble 85 yards for a touchdown to help the Dolphins improve to 7-0 versus the Broncos at Miami. Ronnie Brown ran for 57 yards on 22 carries in his NFL debut. Bengals 27, Browns 13
CLEVELAND -- Cincinnati spoiled Romeo Crennel's coaching debut with Cleveland by beating the Browns 27-13.Carson Palmer completed 26 of 34 passes for 280 yards and a pair of touchdowns.Rudi Johnson led the Bengals' ground game with 126 yards and a score. Lions 17, Packers 3
DETROIT -- Joey Harrington outplayed Brett Favre as Detroit silenced Green Bay 17-3.Harrington threw for 167 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions while Favre completed 27 of 44 passes for just 201 yards, no touchdowns and two picks. Mike Williams and Marcus Pollard each had touchdown receptions for the Lions. Chiefs 27, Jets 7
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City put together an easy 27-7 win over the New York Jets by scoring 17 points on its first three possessions.Larry Johnson finished with 110 yards and two touchdowns on just nine carries. Priest Holmes added 85 yards on the ground while the Chiefs were taking advantage of quarterback Chad Pennington's six fumbles. Pennington fumbled just five times all of last year. Bills 22, Texans 7
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- J.P. Losman looked good in his first pro start, leading the Buffalo Bills to scores on their first five possessions in a 22-7 triumph over Houston.Losman completed 17of 28 passes for 171 yards, including a one-yard touchdown pass to tackle-eligible Jason Peters.Rian Lindell hit a career-high five field goals while the Bills were holding David Carr to nine completions in 21 attempts for just 70 yards and three interceptions. Jaguars 26, Seahawks 14
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jimmy Smith caught seven passes for 130 yards and a touchdown in Jacksonville's 26-14 win over Seattle.Byron Leftwich threw for 252 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Fred Taylor added 76 rushing yards for the Jaguars. Buccaneers 24, Vikings 13
MINNEAPOLIS -- Cadillac Williams ran for a 71-yard touchdown with 1:23 left to clinch Tampa Bay's victory in a 24-13 win over Minnesota.Williams' scamper came 22 seconds after Brian Kelly intercepted Daunte Culpepper deep in Buccaneers territory.Kelly had two interceptions, and rookie tight end Alex Smith caught a pair of scoring passes. Giants 42, Cardinals 19
NEW YORK -- The New York Giants scored twice on special teams while completing a 42-19 rout of Arizona.Willie Ponder ran back a kickoff 95 yards for a score before Chad Morton reached the end zone on a 52-yard punt return.Plaxico Burress was productive in his first game as a Giant, grabbing a team-high five passes for 76 yards and a touchdown. Cowboys 28, Chargers 24
SAN DIEGO -- Aaron Glenn intercepted Drew Brees on fourth-and-goal at the seven with 30 seconds remaining to preserve the Dallas Cowboys' 28-24 victory at San Diego.Drew Bledsoe looked good in his Cowboys debut, completing 18 of 24 passes for 226 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.Bledsoe hit Keyshawn Johnson for a go-ahead, two-yard touchdown with just over three minutes remaining. Redskins 9, Bears 7
WASHINGTON -- Clinton Portis ran for 121 yards and John Hall kicked three field goals as Washington nipped Chicago 9-7.Mark Brunell threw for 70 yards and led the Redskins' three scoring drives after starting quarterback Patrick Ramsey left the game with a sprained neck in the first half.Patriots 30, Raiders 20 (Thursday)
FOXBORO, Mass. -- Tom Brady completed 24-of-38 passes for 306 yards with two touchdowns, as the two-time defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots rolled to a 30-20 victory over the Oakland Raiders in the NFL's season opener at Gillette Stadium.Corey Dillon scored twice and Deion Branch had seven catches for 99 yards for the Patriots (1-0), who have now won 21 consecutive regular-season and postseason contests at home. Their last loss in Foxboro came at the hands of the New York Jets in a regular season game in December of 2002.Randy Moss, making his Oakland debut, had five catches for 130 yards with a touchdown for the Raiders (0-1), who started a season with a loss for the third straight year.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- John Carney hit a 47-yard field goal with three seconds left to give the New Orleans Saints a 23-20 win over the Carolina Panthers at Charlotte.Carney's third field goal of the second half gave the Gulf Coast something to cheer about just two weeks after Hurricane Katrina left the Saints and thousands of others homeless.Deuce McAllister's second touchdown of the afternoon put New Orleans ahead 14-7 in the first half. McAllister ran for 64 yards and Aaron Brooks threw for 192 yards without an interception.Colts 24, Ravens 7
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter as Indianapolis cruised to a 24-7 season-opening victory over Baltimore at M&T Bank Stadium.Manning, who set the NFL's single-season record with 49 touchdown throws last season, rebounded from an inconsistent first half to finish with 254 yards while completing 21-of-36 attempts.His 28-yard scoring strike to Marvin Harrison with 8:43 remaining in the third quarter gave the Colts (1-0) a 10-0 lead. Less than four minutes later, Manning connected with tight end Ben Utecht for a 26-yard touchdown which essentially sealed the win. Steelers 34, Titans 7
PITTSBURGH -- Willie Parker had 161 rushing yards and a touchdown in his first career start as Pittsburgh hammered Tennessee 34-7.Parker also caught a 48-yard screen pass on the Steelers' first possession, setting up Ben Roethlisberger's three-yard touchdown pass to first-round pick Heath Miller.Roethlisberger had a perfect 158.3 passer rating, completing nine passes of 11 for 218 yards and two touchdowns. He's now 14-0 as a starter during the regular season. 49ers 28, Rams 25
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco pulled off one of the day's biggest surprises, beating St. Louis 28-25 in Mike Nolan's first game as the 49ers' head coach.Tim Rattay sandwiched a pair of second-quarter touchdown passes around Fred Amey's 75-yard punt return for a touchdown.Rams quarterback Marc Bulger threw for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns but was intercepted by Mike Adams at the Niners' 24 in the final minute. Dolphins 34, Broncos 10
MIAMI -- It didn't take Nick Saban much time to get his first NFL win.Gus Frerotte completed 24 of 36 pass attempts for 275 yards and two touchdowns as Miami hammered Denver 34-10.Jason Taylor returned a fumble 85 yards for a touchdown to help the Dolphins improve to 7-0 versus the Broncos at Miami. Ronnie Brown ran for 57 yards on 22 carries in his NFL debut. Bengals 27, Browns 13
CLEVELAND -- Cincinnati spoiled Romeo Crennel's coaching debut with Cleveland by beating the Browns 27-13.Carson Palmer completed 26 of 34 passes for 280 yards and a pair of touchdowns.Rudi Johnson led the Bengals' ground game with 126 yards and a score. Lions 17, Packers 3
DETROIT -- Joey Harrington outplayed Brett Favre as Detroit silenced Green Bay 17-3.Harrington threw for 167 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions while Favre completed 27 of 44 passes for just 201 yards, no touchdowns and two picks. Mike Williams and Marcus Pollard each had touchdown receptions for the Lions. Chiefs 27, Jets 7
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City put together an easy 27-7 win over the New York Jets by scoring 17 points on its first three possessions.Larry Johnson finished with 110 yards and two touchdowns on just nine carries. Priest Holmes added 85 yards on the ground while the Chiefs were taking advantage of quarterback Chad Pennington's six fumbles. Pennington fumbled just five times all of last year. Bills 22, Texans 7
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- J.P. Losman looked good in his first pro start, leading the Buffalo Bills to scores on their first five possessions in a 22-7 triumph over Houston.Losman completed 17of 28 passes for 171 yards, including a one-yard touchdown pass to tackle-eligible Jason Peters.Rian Lindell hit a career-high five field goals while the Bills were holding David Carr to nine completions in 21 attempts for just 70 yards and three interceptions. Jaguars 26, Seahawks 14
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jimmy Smith caught seven passes for 130 yards and a touchdown in Jacksonville's 26-14 win over Seattle.Byron Leftwich threw for 252 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Fred Taylor added 76 rushing yards for the Jaguars. Buccaneers 24, Vikings 13
MINNEAPOLIS -- Cadillac Williams ran for a 71-yard touchdown with 1:23 left to clinch Tampa Bay's victory in a 24-13 win over Minnesota.Williams' scamper came 22 seconds after Brian Kelly intercepted Daunte Culpepper deep in Buccaneers territory.Kelly had two interceptions, and rookie tight end Alex Smith caught a pair of scoring passes. Giants 42, Cardinals 19
NEW YORK -- The New York Giants scored twice on special teams while completing a 42-19 rout of Arizona.Willie Ponder ran back a kickoff 95 yards for a score before Chad Morton reached the end zone on a 52-yard punt return.Plaxico Burress was productive in his first game as a Giant, grabbing a team-high five passes for 76 yards and a touchdown. Cowboys 28, Chargers 24
SAN DIEGO -- Aaron Glenn intercepted Drew Brees on fourth-and-goal at the seven with 30 seconds remaining to preserve the Dallas Cowboys' 28-24 victory at San Diego.Drew Bledsoe looked good in his Cowboys debut, completing 18 of 24 passes for 226 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.Bledsoe hit Keyshawn Johnson for a go-ahead, two-yard touchdown with just over three minutes remaining. Redskins 9, Bears 7
WASHINGTON -- Clinton Portis ran for 121 yards and John Hall kicked three field goals as Washington nipped Chicago 9-7.Mark Brunell threw for 70 yards and led the Redskins' three scoring drives after starting quarterback Patrick Ramsey left the game with a sprained neck in the first half.Patriots 30, Raiders 20 (Thursday)
FOXBORO, Mass. -- Tom Brady completed 24-of-38 passes for 306 yards with two touchdowns, as the two-time defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots rolled to a 30-20 victory over the Oakland Raiders in the NFL's season opener at Gillette Stadium.Corey Dillon scored twice and Deion Branch had seven catches for 99 yards for the Patriots (1-0), who have now won 21 consecutive regular-season and postseason contests at home. Their last loss in Foxboro came at the hands of the New York Jets in a regular season game in December of 2002.Randy Moss, making his Oakland debut, had five catches for 130 yards with a touchdown for the Raiders (0-1), who started a season with a loss for the third straight year.
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