>>Green Bay Uses Late Turnover To Get Past Bears in Opener
Aaron Rodgers saw James Jones go up for a one-handed touchdown catch and experienced a few flashbacks.
Like they had stepped back in time.
Rodgers threw for three touchdowns, two to Jones, and the Green Bay Packers beat Chicago 31-23 to spoil John Fox's debut as Bears coach Sunday afternoon.
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 postseason.
Rodgers improved to 13-3 lifetime against Chicago. The 2014 MVP completed 18 of 23 passes for 189 yards.
Jones, who spent seven seasons in Green Bay before signing with Oakland last year, caught four passes for 51 yards. That included a one-handed grab on a 13-yard score late in the first quarter that left Rodgers flashing back to 2012, when Jones led the league with 14 TD catches.
He added a 1-yarder in the third - a good start after being released by the Raiders in the spring and by the New York Giants on the final roster cut. With Jordy Nelson (knee) out for the season, the Packers were quick to bring back Jones.
Randall Cobb, hampered late in the preseason by a sprained right shoulder, had 38 yards receiving. He caught a 5-yard touchdown that made it 24-16 early in the fourth quarter, and Clay Matthews sealed the win by intercepting Jay Cutler at the Green Bay 20 and returning it 48 yards.
Eddie Lacy ran for 85 yards and a late touchdown. Julius Peppers chipped in with 1 1/2 sacks for the four-time defending NFC North champions.
The Bears, essentially starting over under Fox and new general manager Ryan Pace after a five-win season, kept this one close though Cutler had a rough afternoon. He was 18 of 36 for 225 yards, with that late interception by Matthews. He also threw a 24-yard touchdown to Martellus Bennett with 34 seconds left, but Green Bay recovered the onside kick.
Matt Forte ran for 141 yards - 105 in the first half - and a touchdown. Alshon Jeffery caught five passes for 78 yards after missing the preseason because of a left calf injury. Robbie Gould kicked three field goals to give him 246 to surpass Kevin Butler as Chicago's all-time leader.
>>Rams Stun Seahawks In O/T In Opener
The Seahawks needed a yard. The Rams defense knew that this time, unlike in the Super Bowl, they would give the ball to Marshawn Lynch.
Once again, Pete Carroll's choice didn't work out. Rams defensive linemen Michael Brockers and Aaron Donald stuffed Lynch for a 1-yard loss on fourth down to seal a 34-31 overtime over the two-time defending NFC champs victory Sunday.'
The Rams assembled a defense that features five first-round picks up front for just such a moment. They sacked Wilson six times, getting two each from Donald and Robert Quinn.
Greg Zuerlein kicked a 37-yard field goal on the opening drive of overtime.
The Rams watched a 24-13 lead disappear, as Seattle scored 18 points in the fourth quarter, capped by Cary Williams' strip-and-score of Nick Foles with 4:39 left.
With 53 seconds left, the Rams tied the game at 31 after Seahawks defensive back Dion Bailey - the replacement for holdout Kam Chancellor - stumbled on Lance Kendricks' 37-yard touchdown catch.
The Seahawks opened overtime with an onside kick that could have given them a shot at winning the game outright, as Bradley Marquez caught Steven Hauschka's popped-up attempt. After throwing a flag for an illegal fair catch, officials ruled the ball was kicked directly in the air, so Marquez was OK raising his hand.
Carroll said it wasn't supposed to have been of a pooch kick.
Foles hit Steadman Bailey for a 22-yard catch for the key gain to set up Zuerlein's kick.
The Seahawks had another special teams letdown when Tavon Austin returned a 57-yard punt by Jon Ryan 75 yards for a touchdown.
Austin was virtually untouched on two touchdowns, also scoring on a 16-yard run.
Foles was 18 for 27 for 297 yards and one TD with no interceptions in his St. Louis debut.
Wilson was 32 for 41 for 251 yards with a TD and an interception, and added 31 yards on eight carries.
Rookie Tyler Lockett had a 57-yard punt return TD and Jimmy Graham caught a touchdown pass in the fourth for Seattle.
>>Buffalo Dominates Indy in Opener
The Buffalo Bills showed signs of unveiling the bully Rex Ryan had vowed to build in Buffalo when he took over in January after Doug Marrone stepped down abruptly.
Karlos Williams and Boobie Dixon each rushed for touchdowns as part of a ground-and-pound attack that combined for 147 yards. Quarterback Tyrod Taylor was efficient in his Bills debut. He completed 14 of 19 for 195 yards, including a 51-yard touchdown pass to Percy Harvin, and added 41 yards rushing.
And Buffalo's dominating defense put the clamps on Andrew Luck and what was one the NFL's best offenses a year ago.
The Colts managed just nine first downs and 148 yards of offense in the first half, which ended with usually reliable Adam Vinatieri missing a 52-yard field goal wide right.
Luck finished 26 of 49 for 243 yards, and two touchdowns - a 2-yard pass to Donte Moncrief's 2-yard catch and Dwayne Allen's 6-yard score - and two interceptions.
The Bills grabbed the momentum by capitalizing on Luck's first interception.
Rookie cornerback Ronald Darby timed his leap perfectly to intercept Luck's deep pass intended for T.Y. Hilton. Five plays later, Taylor dropped back in the pocket and hit Harvin in stride to open the scoring.
Buffalo proceeded to score on its next three possessions, capped by Dixon's 1-yard run in the third quarter to build a 24-0 lead six minutes into the second half.
It was a hole far too deep for the Colts to overcome.
