>>Bills Take Down Bears In OT
(Chicago, IL) -- Dan Carpenter kicked a 27-yard field goal in overtime to send the Bills to a 23-20 win over the Bears at Soldier Field in Chicago. It was Carpenter's third field goal of the game. C.J. Spiller ran for 53 yards and caught a touchdown while EJ Manuel threw for 173 yards with the TD and one interception. Fred Jackson ran for 61 yards in the win for Buffalo. Robbie Gould tied the game with a field goal in the final minute for Chicago, which had three turnovers. Jay Cutler threw for 349 yards with two interceptions and two scores while Matt Forte ran for 82 yards and had another 87 yards receiving. Brandon Marshall had eight catches for 71 yards and a TD while Martellus Bennett also hauled in a score in the loss.
>>Vikings Blow Away Rams
(St. Louis, MO) -- Wide receiver Cordarrelle [[ core-DARE-ull ]] Patterson had 102 yards rushing with a touchdown as the Vikings exploded for a 34-6 win over the Rams at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. Patterson also had 26 yards receiving while Matt Cassel threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns. Greg Jennings had 58 yards on six catches with a TD while Adrian Peterson ran for 75 yards for Minnesota. Harrison Smith took an interception back 81 yards for a score late in the fourth to seal the win. Shaun Hill threw for 81 yards and an interception before suffering a thigh injury and giving way to Austin Davis, who was 16-of-23 for 192 yards and an interception. Brian Quick had seven catches for 99 yards in the loss.
>>Manning Gets Win Against Former Team
(Denver, CO) -- Peyton Manning and the Broncos pulled out a 31-24 win against his former team, the Colts at Mile High on "Sunday Night Football." Manning and Julius Thomas connected on three second quarter touchdowns helping Denver jump out to a 24-0 lead. Manning finished with 269 yards through the air and Thomas was on the receiving end of 104 of them. Montee Ball added a three-yard TD run in the fourth quarter and finished with 67 yards on the ground. Andrew Luck attempted to manufacture one of his patented fourth quarter comebacks, but fell short. Luck found Dwayne Allen and Hakeem Nicks for touchdowns in the final eight minutes, but a fourth-down pass to Reggie Wayne fell incomplete with less then two minutes left to end the rally. The former number-one pick out of Stanford compiled 270 yards, two TDs and two interceptions. Wayne hauled in nine catches for 98 yards in the defeat.
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Atlanta Falcons 37, New Orleans Saints 34 (OT)
Pittsburgh Steelers 30, Cleveland Browns 27
Philadelphia Eagles 34, Jacksonville Jaguars 17
New York Jets 19, Oakland Raiders 14
Cincinnati Bengals 23, Baltimore Ravens 16
Houston Texans 17, Washington Redskins 6
Tennessee Titans 26, Kansas City Chiefs 10
Miami Dolphins 33, New England Patriots 20
Carolina Panthers 20, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14
San Francisco 49ers 28, Dallas Cowboys 17
>>Lacy Clears First Stage
(Green Bay, WI) -- Packers running back Eddie Lacy cleared the first step of the NFL's concussion protocol on Friday. Lacy left the opening contest on Thursday with a concussion in the fourth quarter. Green Bay plays the New York Jets on Sunday and the team is hopeful the running back will be ready to play.
>>Giants, Lions Look To Bounce Back From Disappointing Seasons
(Detroit, MI) -- Two teams looking to bounce back from disappointing 2013 seasons meet up in the first game of a "Monday Night Football" doubleheader as the New York Giants face the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. The G-Men stumbled out of the gate last year to an 0-and-6 start and couldn't recover, finishing 7-and-9 in the NFC East. The Giants ranked just 28th in the league in points last year, while leading the NFL with 44 turnovers. Longtime offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride retired, with Ben McAdoo coming over from Green Bay to take over this season. The Lions started 6-and-3 last year, but lost six of their final seven games to miss out on the playoffs at 7-and-9. It was the 13th time in 14 years the Lions failed to reach the postseason. Detroit fired head coach Jim Schwartz after the season and replaced him with former Colts head coach Jim Caldwell. The Lions lost to the Giants 23-20 in overtime in Week 16 last year.
>>Chargers, Cardinals Square Off On "MNF"
(Glendale, AZ) -- After finishing the preseason against one another, the San Diego Chargers and Arizona Cardinals meet to open the regular season as the second half of a "Monday Night Football" doubleheader at University of Phoenix Stadium. Riding the arm of quarterback Philip Rivers, the Chargers won their final four games of last season to sneak into the playoffs as an AFC Wild Card at 9-and-7. The Bolts then beat Cincinnati before falling to eventual AFC champion Denver in the divisional round. Rivers threw for nearly 45-hundred yards and 32 touchdowns last season. The Cardinals know every game is precious after missing out on the postseason last year despite a 10-and-6 record. Carson Palmer returns under center for Arizona after passing for a career-high 4,274 yards and 24 touchdowns a year ago. The Cardinals' defense will try to overcome the absence of defensive tackle Darnell Dockett, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in practice, and stud linebacker Daryl Williams, who is suspended for the entire season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.
