NFL Week 1 Recap
Detroit Lions vs. Kansas City Chiefs
In my last blog post about this game, I mentioned that tight end Travis Kelce was unavailable due to a hyperextended knee. This hyperextended knee turned out to be a bone bruise.
Anyway, this was a game that got away from the Chiefs in the second half of the match. After only being able to score two field goals, the Lions came back from 20-7 to 21-20 with two touchdowns plus the extra points via field goals.
Let’s see how the Chiefs can come back from this one when they face the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, September 17 at 1 PM EST to kick off Week 2.
Minnesota Vikings vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The new quarterback for the Buccaneers, Baker Mayfield, was looking to establish himself as a force to be reckoned with on his third team in one year.
In the first quarter of this game, multiple punts were made by both the Vikings and Buccaneers with Kirk Cousins (Vikings quarterback) fumbling the football twice.
It was a 36-yard field goal by kicker Chase McLaughlin that put the Buccaneers on the board by 3-0.
In the second quarter, the Vikings scored a touchdown via Cousins’ pass to wide receiver Jordan Addison and a field goal for the extra point. It was 7-3 Vikings.
The Vikings tacked on more points via a field goal by kicker Greg Joseph and they now led by 10-3.
The Buccaneers returned the favor with a touchdown of their own. Mayfield threw to wide receiver Mike Evans in the end zone for a complete play. The score was tied 10-10 after the extra point was good.
The second quarter and first half of the game ended with Cousins being intercepted by Buccaneers’ rookie defensive back Christian Izien.
In the third quarter, Mayfield threw to rookie wide receiver Trey Palmer for a touchdown and took the lead by the score of 17-10 with the extra point.
In the fourth quarter, the Vikings tied things up at 17-17 with Cousins completing a touchdown pass to running back Alexander Mattison plus the extra point field goal.
After a couple of punts on both sides, McLaughlin kicked another three-point field goal to secure a win for the Buccaneers at 20-17.
New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys – America’s favorite team – went up against the Giants at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ aka the Meadowlands on a misty Sunday night.
In this game, all of the scoring was done by the Cowboys. In the first quarter, when the Giants' Graham Gano attempted to score a three-point field goal, the ball was blocked by the Cowboys' defensive line.
It was then specifically recovered by the Cowboys cornerback Noah Igbinoghene and he ran it into the end zone for a touchdown. It was 6-0 Cowboys from the get-go.
Later in that quarter, Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey made a 21-yard field goal, giving the Cowboys a further lead at 9-0.
Before the first quarter ended, Giants quarterback Daniel Jones threw a pass intercepted by Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland, who ran it into the end zone for a touchdown.
With the extra point being fair, the Cowboys extended their lead to 16-0.
In the second quarter, Aubrey scored another field goal for the Cowboys, making it 19-0 Dallas. After the Cowboys punted the ball back to the Giants, Jones managed to throw another interception to the Cowboys.
This caused the Cowboys to score a touchdown via running back Tony Pollard after quarterback Dak Prescott set up the drive. With the extra point being good, The Cowboys led 26-0.
After the Giants missed a field goal via Gano and the Cowboys returned the ball back to the Giants via punter Bryan Anger, the second quarter and first half of the game ended.
In the third quarter and second half of the game, Pollard ran another touchdown into the end zone for the Cowboys. With Aubrey securing the extra point, the Cowboys now led by 33-0.
Fast forward to the fourth quarter, K. Turpin ran a play into the end zone for another Cowboys touchdown. Once again, Aubrey’s extra-point kick was good and the Cowboys took a 40-0 lead.
This game was a complete joke for the Giants. With a Jones fumble and turnovers on downs by both teams, the fourth quarter and game would end at 40-0 Cowboys.
The Giants offensive line gave Jones no protection whatsoever against the Cowboys defensive line with Jones being sacked seven times in this game.
As for the Giants' defense, it simply wasn’t there with the Cowboys' offense scoring 40 points against them.
At one point during this horrendous game, Brian Daboll (Giants head coach) looked like he was going to cry.
I’d cry, too, if my team performed horribly regardless of the assistance – or lack thereof – by the offensive and defensive coordinators/coaches.
Scores from Around the League
The Atlanta Falcons beat the Carolina Panthers 24-10.
The Baltimore Ravens beat the Houston Texans 25-9.
The Cleveland Browns beat the Cincinnati Bengals 24-3.
The Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-21.
The New Orleans Saints beat the Tennessee Titans 16-15.
The San Francisco 49ers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-7.
The Washington Commanders beat the Arizona Cardinals 20-16.
The Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears 38-20.
The Las Vegas Raiders beat the Denver Broncos 17-16.
The Miami Dolphins beat the Los Angeles Chargers 36-34.
The Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots 25-20.
The Los Angeles Rams beat the Seattle Seahawks 30-13.
The New York Jets beat the Buffalo Bills 22-16.
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