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A day after Tom Brady’s dud of a debut for Tampa Bay, Stephen Gostkowski failed to put all that Patriots pedigree to work in his first game with the Tennessee Titans. Unlike Brady, who lost his first game in a uniform other than New England’s, Gostkowski prevailed Monday night when he nailed a 25-yard field goal with 17 seconds left, sending the Titans past the Denver Broncos 16-14 after he missed four kicks for the first time in his career. ”I really wanted to come out and make a strong first impression,” Gostkowski said.

Bill Belichick has faced Russell Wilson three times since he took over as quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks in 2012. The fourth meeting between the two will come this Sunday night in Seattle and Belichick knows they have a massive challenge ahead in handling Wilson and the Seahawks. “We’ve had a lot of trouble with [more]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and head coach Mike Tomlin address the media after a Week 1 win against the New York Giants. This game is streaming live on the Yahoo Sports mobile app, or on NFL Network

Corey Davis did something on Monday night that he hasn’t done since Week 10 of 2018.

Maybe it was just a fluky loss that we’ll forget about later, or perhaps Jimmy Garoppolo and the defending NFC champs losing to the Cardinals is foreshadowing.

The Titans lost a key defender early in their season-opener against the Broncos.

There was one overriding reason Ben Roethlisberger worked so hard to return from a major elbow injury. Roethlisberger, who missed the final 14 games last season after elbow surgery, threw for three scores and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New York Giants 26-16 at an empty and eerie MetLife Stadium on Monday night. ”I am excited we won the game,” Roethlisberger said.

The New York Giants lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1, but WR Darius Slayton did enough to earn our Player of the Game.

Instant analysis of the New York Giants’ 26-16 season-opening loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football.

It took Ben Roethlisberger a little to warm up but he finally got it going, and the Steelers’ defense looked fierce in a big opening win.

The status of Bills starting linebackers Tremaine Edmunds and Matt Milano is uncertain for Buffalo’s game at the Miami Dolphins this weekend. Without going into much detail Monday, coach Sean McDermott would only say their injuries ”don’t appear to be long term.” McDermott said he would know more as the week progressed. Both were hurt in a 27-17 season-opening win over the New York Jets on Sunday.

San Francisco 49ers pass rusher Nick Bosa was the only non-quarterback in the top 5.

Marlon Mack could have bristled when the Indianapolis Colts took another running back, Jonathan Taylor, in the second round of April’s draft. Instead, Mack welcomed the tag-team concept. Coach Frank Reich confirmed the Colts’ worst fears Monday, announcing Mack will miss the rest of this season with a ruptured right Achilles tendon.

The Titans will lose their No. 1 corner for at least the first three weeks.

Sunday was the 21st so-called “sports equinox,” and when the four North American men’s team sports leagues play, the NFL blocks out the other leagues’ daylight.

Bill Belichick now has a quarterback who can stress defenses in multiple ways. That could be bad news for New England’s opponents.

Spencer Limbach pinpoints the best NFL DFS Plays for the two-game Monday Night Football slate of Week 1. (Getty Images)

New year, new quarterback, and new offense for New England. On Monday, Patriots coach Bill Belichick was asked during a press conference to discuss whether, as it appears, the team ripped up its offensive playbook and constructed a new one. “We always try to do what’s best for the team to win,” Belichick said. “Everything [more]

The 49ers were thin at wide receiver, so Kendrick Bourne and Dante Pettis saw a lot of playing time in the Week 1 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.

Early season adds are often among the most valuable in fantasy football. Let’s visit the waiver wire, following an instructive opening week.

Lauren Carpenter reviews a few highlights from Sunday’s matchups, rookie RBs and who you should be considering for trade target negotiations. (Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports)

With all eyes on Dak Prescott, the QB put the Cowboys in position to win their opener against the Rams… until a questionable penalty wiped it all away.

The christening of SoFi Stadium by the Rams and Dallas Cowboys on Sunday was equal parts spectacular and strange since no fans were part of the experience.

The first Sunday of the 2020 NFL Season was packed full of drama! From Tom Brady’s underwhelming Buccaneers debut to Lamar Jackson picking up right where he left off in last season’s MVP campaign, there was something for all football fans to get excited about. The Cowboys left L.A.’s brand new SoFi Stadium unsatisfied after a questionable penalty call and Cam Newton left Patriots fans asking, “Tom who?” PLUS: Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson lit up the stats sheet, Kyler Murray and the Cardinals shocked the 49ers, No.1 overall draft pick Joe Burrow was robbed of a victory by his own teammates and much more.

By the numbers: Breaking down the Browns 38-6 loss to the Ravens

Malcolm Brown rushed for a career-high 79 yards and two touchdowns, Jared Goff passed for 275 yards and the Los Angeles Rams opened SoFi Stadium with a 20-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. Robert Woods had six catches for 105 yards to help the Rams improve to 4-0 in season openers under coach Sean McVay and spoiled the debut of Mike McCarthy, Dallas’ first new head coach in a decade.

Tom Brady’s debut with Tampa was filled with mistakes by the QB and his teammates. It was a far cry from the competence that he was accustomed to in New England.

Poe taking a knee will be one of the more memorable moments of peaceful protest, largely because Cowboys owner Jerry Jones once suggested that any player refusing to stand for the anthem would not play in Dallas.

Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch missed seven games last seaon with spinal stenosis. He underwent surgery in January and plays with a small neck roll under his pads to help with “shock.” He declared himself fully healthy and ready to return to action. But Vander Esch didn’t make it out of the first half without [more]

Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew said he was “not going to let that crap happen” when asked about the Jaguars tanking the 2020 season and his actions on Sunday backed up those words. Minshew went 19-of-20 for 173 yards and three touchdowns on the way to a 27-20 win over the Colts that flew in the [more]