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Sunday’s NFL summaries

Houston’s J.J. Watt, rght, hauls down Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith for one of Texans’ five sacks. Smith had the last laugh as Kansas City topped Houston 27-20. (Associated Press)

Dolphins 17, Redskins 10

Jarvis Landry returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown with 10:22 left to give Miami its first lead, and the Dolphins held on to beat Washington in Landover, Maryland. Landry’s score broke open a tight game in which the Redskins amassed more yards and dominated the time of possession but could not pull away. Kirk Cousins went 21 for 31 for 196 yards and two interceptions for Washington.

Miami 0 7 0 10 17
Washington 3 7 0 0 10

Was—FG Forbath 45

Was—Reed 4 pass from Cousins (Forbath kick)

Mia—Matthews 3 pass from Tannehill (Franks kick)

Mia—FG Franks 22

Mia—Landry 69 punt return (Franks kick)

A—76,512.

Mia Was
First downs 19 20
Total Net Yards 256 349
Rushes-yards 18-74 37-161
Passing 182 188
Punt Returns 2-74 2-23
Kickoff Returns 2-54 1-36
Interceptions Ret. 2-2 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 22-34-0 21-31-2
Sacked-Yards Lst 3-44 1-8
Punts 4-54.3 3-41.3
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0
Penalties-Yards 6-39 11-88
Time of Poss 22:06 37:54

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Miami, Miller 13-53, Landry 1-14, Tannehill 3-7, Williams 1-0. Washington, Morris 25-121, Jones 6-28, Thompson 3-11, Crowder 1-2, Cousins 2-(minus 1).

PASSING—Miami, Tannehill 22-34-0-226. Washington, Cousins 21-31-2-196.

RECEIVING—Miami, Landry 8-53, Cameron 4-73, Matthews 4-34, Jennings 3-29, Miller 1-22, Stills 1-12, Williams 1-3. Washington, Reed 7-63, Garcon 6-74, Roberts 3-36, Carrier 2-8, Grant 1-15, Crowder 1-0, Young 1-0.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Washington, Forbath 46 (WR).

Jets 31, Browns 10

Ryan Fitzpatrick threw two touchdown passes and Chris Ivory ran for two scores, giving New York a victory over Cleveland in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in coach Todd Bowles’ debut. The Jets had five takeaways against the Browns, including an interception of Johnny Manziel, who came in late in the first quarter for the injured Josh McCown.

Cleveland 0 10 0 0 10
N.Y. Jets 0 14 10 7 31

Cle—Benjamin 54 pass from Manziel (Coons kick)

NYJ—Ivory 10 run (Folk kick)

Cle—FG Coons 26

NYJ—Decker 15 pass from Fitzpatrick (Folk kick)

NYJ—Marshall 1 pass from Fitzpatrick (Folk kick)

NYJ—FG Folk 34

NYJ—Ivory 3 run (Folk kick)

A—78,160.

Cle NYJ
First downs 15 18
Total Net Yards 321 333
Rushes-yards 28-104 36-154
Passing 217 179
Punt Returns 1-10 2-13
Kickoff Returns 1-27 1-13
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 1-18
Comp-Att-Int 18-32-1 15-24-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 3-14 0-0
Punts 2-60.5 3-43.7
Fumbles-Lost 4-4 1-0
Penalties-Yards 12-109 4-30
Time of Poss 31:40 28:20

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Cleveland, Manziel 5-35, McCown 3-23, Johnson Jr. 7-22, Crowell 12-20, Draughn 1-4. N.Y. Jets, Ivory 20-91, Powell 12-62, Bohanon 2-2, Fitzpatrick 2-(minus 1).

PASSING—Cleveland, McCown 5-8-0-49, Manziel 13-24-1-182. N.Y. Jets, Fitzpatrick 15-24-1-179.

RECEIVING—Cleveland, Benjamin 3-89, Barnidge 3-38, Hawkins 3-24, Gabriel 2-20, Hartline 2-20, Johnson 2-14, Crowell 2-13, Dray 1-13. N.Y. Jets, Marshall 6-62, Owusu 4-55, Decker 2-37, Powell 2-16, Ivory 1-9.

Bills 27, Colts 14

Tyrod Taylor engineered three touchdown drives and Rex Ryan’s attacking Buffalo defense put the clamps on Andrew Luck and Indianapolis in a season-opening victory in Orchard Park, New York. In his first career start, Taylor went 14 of 19 for 195 yards, including a 51-yard opening touchdown pass to Percy Harvin.

Indianapolis 0 0 8 6 14
Buffalo 7 10 7 3 27

Buf—Harvin 51 pass from Taylor (Carpenter kick)

Buf—FG Carpenter 41

Buf—Ka.Williams 26 run (Carpenter kick)

Buf—Dixon 1 run (Carpenter kick)

Ind—Moncrief 2 pass from Luck (Fleener pass from Luck)

Buf—FG Carpenter 45

Ind—Allen 6 pass from Luck (pass failed)

A—70,319.

Ind Buf
First downs 23 15
Total Net Yards 304 342
Rushes-yards 17-64 36-147
Passing 240 195
Punt Returns 2-1 1-6
Kickoff Returns 3-58 1-0
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-53
Comp-Att-Int 26-49-2 14-19-0
Sacked-Yards Lst 2-3 0-0
Punts 4-44.3 5-50.4
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0
Penalties-Yards 5-49 11-113
Time of Poss 29:04 30:56

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Indianapolis, Gore 8-31, Luck 4-20, Robinson 4-11, Varga 1-2. Buffalo, Ka.Williams 6-55, McCoy 17-41, Taylor 9-41, Harvin 1-9, Dixon 3-1.

PASSING—Indianapolis, Luck 26-49-2-243. Buffalo, Taylor 14-19-0-195.

RECEIVING—Indianapolis, Hilton 7-88, Moncrief 6-46, Johnson 4-24, Allen 3-17, Dorsett 2-45, Gore 2-0, Varga 1-18, Fleener 1-5. Buffalo, Harvin 5-79, Clay 4-43, McCoy 3-46, Woods 2-27.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Indianapolis, Vinatieri 52 (WL).

Panthers 20, Jaguars 9

Josh Norman returned an interception for a touchdown, and visiting Carolina did just enough offensively to beat Jacksonville in the teams’ season-opener. Norman provided the big play in the third quarter when he stepped in front of a pass intended for rookie running back T.J. Yeldon near the sideline and went untouched the other way for a 30-yard score. Carolina managed just 263 yards.

Carolina 3 7 7 3 20
Jacksonville 3 6 0 0 9

Car—FG Gano 43

Jax—FG Myers 22

Car—Cotchery 7 pass from Newton (Gano kick)

Jax—Greene 1 pass from Bortles (kick failed)

Car—Norman 30 interception return (Gano kick)

Car—FG Gano 47

A—60,733.

Car Jax
First downs 17 18
Total Net Yards 263 265
Rushes-yards 35-105 21-96
Passing 158 169
Punt Returns 3-46 1-9
Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-40
Interceptions Ret. 2-31 1-19
Comp-Att-Int 18-31-1 22-40-2
Sacked-Yards Lst 2-17 5-14
Punts 4-44.8 5-46.2
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 3-22 3-25
Time of Poss 34:06 25:54

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Carolina, Stewart 18-56, Newton 14-35, Tolbert 1-12, Whittaker 2-2. Jacksonville, Yeldon 12-51, Bortles 4-26, D.Robinson 5-19.

PASSING—Carolina, Newton 18-31-1-175. Jacksonville, Bortles 22-40-2-183.

RECEIVING—Carolina, Cotchery 4-45, Stewart 4-25, Ginn Jr. 2-54, Brown 2-13, Whittaker 2-3, Olsen 1-11, Dickson 1-9, Funchess 1-9, Tolbert 1-6. Jacksonville, Greene 7-28, Hurns 5-60, Yeldon 3-16, D.Robinson 2-26, Walters 2-17, A.Robinson 1-27, Grant 1-5, Pierce 1-4.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Carolina, Gano 53 (WL), 43 (BK). Jacksonville, Myers 44 (WR).

Packers 31, Bears 23

Aaron Rodgers threw for three touchdowns, two to James Jones, and visiting Green Bay beat Chicago to spoil John Fox’s debut as Bears coach. 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 caught four passes for 51 yards.

Green Bay 7 3 7 14 31
Chicago 3 10 3 7 23

Chi—FG Gould 28

GB—Jones 13 pass from A.Rodgers (Crosby kick)

Chi—Forte 1 run (Gould kick)

GB—FG Crosby 37

Chi—FG Gould 50

GB—Jones 1 pass from A.Rodgers (Crosby kick)

Chi—FG Gould 44

GB—Cobb 5 pass from A.Rodgers (Crosby kick)

GB—Lacy 2 run (Crosby kick)

Chi—Bennett 24 pass from Cutler (Gould kick)

A—62,442.

GB Chi
First downs 21 25
Total Net Yards 322 402
Rushes-yards 30-133 33-189
Passing 189 213
Punt Returns 0-0 1-11
Kickoff Returns 4-106 3-63
Interceptions Ret. 1-42 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 18-23-0 18-36-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 0-0 2-12
Punts 2-48.5 1-56.0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 10-74 6-64
Time of Poss 28:08 31:52

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Green Bay, Lacy 19-85, A.Rodgers 8-35, R.Rodgers 1-11, Starks 2-2. Chicago, Forte 24-141, Cutler 4-31, Rodgers 4-16, Langford 1-1.

PASSING—Green Bay, A.Rodgers 18-23-0-189. Chicago, Cutler 18-36-1-225.

RECEIVING—Green Bay, Cobb 5-38, Adams 4-59, Jones 4-51, R.Rodgers 3-27, Lacy 2-14. Chicago, Jeffery 5-78, Bennett 5-55, Forte 5-25, Wilson 2-59, Royal 1-8.

Chiefs 27, Texans 20

Alex Smith threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns in the first half as visiting Kansas City built a big lead and held on for a victory over mistake-prone Houston. Travis Kelce caught two touchdown passes in the first quarter, the first one coming after Kansas City intercepted Brian Hoyer on his first throw as a Texan.

Kansas City 14 13 0 0 27
Houston 6 3 0 11 20

KC—Kelce 10 pass from Smith (Santos kick)

KC—Kelce 42 pass from Smith (Santos kick)

Hou—Hopkins 4 pass from Hoyer (kick failed)

KC—FG Santos 27

KC—FG Santos 48

KC—Charles 7 pass from Smith (Santos kick)

Hou—FG Bullock 34

Hou—Hopkins 8 pass from Mallett (Hopkins pass from Mallett)

Hou—FG Bullock 47

A—71,776.

KC Hou
First downs 19 24
Total Net Yards 330 396
Rushes-yards 32-97 21-98
Passing 233 298
Punt Returns 5-81 4-14
Kickoff Returns 1-30 0-0
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 22-33-0 26-47-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 2-10 5-36
Punts 7-43.9 7-47.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 2-25 6-39
Time of Poss 35:19 24:41

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Kansas City, Charles 16-57, Davis 6-16, Smith 9-15, Thomas 1-9. Houston, Blue 9-42, Grimes 6-28, Polk 5-22, Mallett 1-6.

PASSING—Kansas City, Smith 22-33-0-243. Houston, Mallett 8-13-0-98, Hoyer 18-34-1-236.

RECEIVING—Kansas City, Kelce 6-106, Maclin 5-52, Charles 5-46, A.Wilson 3-25, Davis 1-12, Thomas 1-2, Sherman 1-0. Houston, Hopkins 9-98, Washington 6-105, Shorts III 4-57, Mumphery 2-23, Griffin 1-18, Fiedorowicz 1-15, Polk 1-9, Blue 1-7, Grimes 1-2.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Kansas City, Santos 51 (WL).

Chargers 33, Lions 28

Philip Rivers rallied San Diego to 30 straight points, including throwing a go-ahead, 13-yard touchdown pass to tight end Ladarius Green early in the fourth quarter, and the Chargers stunned visiting Detroit in what could be their final home opener at Qualcomm Stadium. Rivers overcame two interceptions, including a 31-yard return for a touchdown by Glover Quin, to complete 35 of 42 passes for 404 yards and two scores. Keenan Allen had 15 catches — tying the club record set by Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow in 1984 – for 166 yards.

Detroit 7 14 0 7 28
San Diego 3 7 10 13 33

Det—Abdullah 24 run (Prater kick)

SD—FG Lambo 32

Det—Quin 31 interception return (Prater kick)

Det—Ebron 18 pass from Stafford (Prater kick)

SD—Woodhead 9 run (Lambo kick)

SD—FG Lambo 25

SD—S.Johnson 12 pass from Rivers (Lambo kick)

SD—Green 13 pass from Rivers (kick failed)

SD—Woodhead 1 run (Lambo kick)

Det—Riddick 21 pass from Stafford (Prater kick)

A—66,093.

Det SD
First downs 16 28
Total Net Yards 302 483
Rushes-yards 16-69 30-95
Passing 233 388
Punt Returns 2-34 0-0
Kickoff Returns 3-105 1-24
Interceptions Ret. 2-31 2-27
Comp-Att-Int 19-30-2 35-42-2
Sacked-Yards Lst 1-13 2-16
Punts 5-35.2 2-52.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 4-29 5-40
Time of Poss 21:48 38:12

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Detroit, Abdullah 7-50, Bell 6-14, Zenner 2-6, Stafford 1-(minus 1). San Diego, Gordon 14-51, Woodhead 12-42, Oliver 2-4, Rivers 2-(minus 2).

PASSING—Detroit, Stafford 19-30-2-246. San Diego, Rivers 35-42-2-404.

RECEIVING—Detroit, Ebron 4-53, Abdullah 4-44, Tate 4-24, Johnson 2-39, Riddick 2-37, Bell 2-27, Moore 1-22. San Diego, K.Allen 15-166, S.Johnson 6-82, Green 5-74, Woodhead 4-20, Gordon 3-16, Floyd 1-29, Oliver 1-17.

Broncos 19, Ravens 13

Baltimore 0 3 10 0 13
Denver 6 3 7 3 19

Den—FG McManus 57

Den—FG McManus 56

Bal—FG Tucker 52

Den—FG McManus 43

Bal—J.Smith 24 interception return (Tucker kick)

Bal—FG Tucker 44

Den—Talib 51 interception return (McManus kick)

Den—FG McManus 33

A—76,798.

Bal Den
First downs 11 16
Total Net Yards 173 219
Rushes-yards 23-73 25-69
Passing 100 150
Punt Returns 2-32 3-20
Kickoff Returns 1-10 0-0
Interceptions Ret. 1-24 2-51
Comp-Att-Int 18-32-2 24-40-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 2-17 4-25
Punts 6-51.7 5-51.8
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 3-15 8-45
Time of Poss 22:43 37:17

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Baltimore, Forsett 14-43, Allen 9-30. Denver, Hillman 12-41, Anderson 12-29, Manning 1-(minus 1).

PASSING—Baltimore, Flacco 18-32-2-117. Denver, Manning 24-40-1-175.

RECEIVING—Baltimore, Juszczyk 4-17, Forsett 4-13, M.Brown 2-25, Gillmore 2-23, Smith Sr. 2-13, M.Williams 1-15, Campanaro 1-8, Allen 1-4, Aiken 1-(minus 1). Denver, Sanders 8-65, Thomas 7-60, Anderson 4-19, Norwood 2-25, Daniels 2-5, Caldwell 1-1.

Bengals 33, Raiders 13

Andy Dalton threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns and Jeremy Hill ran for two scores to help Cincinnati spoil coach Jack Del Rio’s debut in Oakland, California. Dalton had it easy all day long as he faced little pressure and often had receivers running free in the Raiders secondary. He connected on two touchdown passes with tight end Tyler Eifert as the Bengals broke out to a 33-0 lead and coasted.

Cincinnati 7 17 9 0 33
Oakland 0 0 0 13 13

Cin—Hill 3 run (Nugent kick)

Cin—FG Nugent 32

Cin—Hill 2 run (Nugent kick)

Cin—Eifert 13 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick)

Cin—Eifert 8 pass from Dalton (kick blocked)

Cin—FG Nugent 35

Oak—Reece 11 pass from McGloin (Janikowski kick)

Oak—Reece 9 pass from McGloin (pass failed)

A—54,500.

Cin Oak
First downs 22 16
Total Net Yards 396 246
Rushes-yards 31-127 16-63
Passing 269 183
Punt Returns 2-23 3-27
Kickoff Returns 2-14 3-69
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 25-34-0 30-43-1
Sacked-Yards Lst 0-0 2-20
Punts 5-43.8 6-43.3
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 6-50 5-32
Time of Poss 32:32 27:28

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Cincinnati, Hill 19-63, Bernard 8-63, Dalton 4-1. Oakland, Murray 11-44, Carr 1-8, Olawale 1-6, Jones 3-5.

PASSING—Cincinnati, Dalton 25-34-0-269. Oakland, Carr 7-12-0-61, McGloin 23-31-1-142.

RECEIVING—Cincinnati, Eifert 9-104, Bernard 6-25, Green 5-63, Sanu 2-34, M.Jones 2-19, Burkhead 1-24. Oakland, Murray 7-36, Cooper 5-47, Crabtree 5-37, Reece 3-26, Olawale 3-19, Roberts 3-12, Jones 1-13, Streater 1-8, Rivera 1-4, Walford 1-1.

Cardinals 31, Saints 19

Carson Palmer threw three touchdown passes in his first game back from a torn ACL and Arizona opened its season with a victory over New Orleans in Glendale, Arizona. Drew Brees threw for 355 yards, but the Saints had to settle for Zach Hocker’s field goals four times. Arizona’s Andre Ellington rushed for 69 yards before being carted off with a right knee injury. Palmer, 14-2 in his last 16 starts, completed 19 of 32 passes for 307 yards with no interceptions.

New Orleans 3 7 3 6 19
Arizona 7 7 3 14 31

Ari—Jo.Brown 10 pass from Palmer (Catanzaro kick)

NO—FG Hocker 37

Ari—Ellington 1 run (Catanzaro kick)

NO—Coleman 12 pass from Brees (Hocker kick)

NO—FG Hocker 23

Ari—FG Catanzaro 43

NO—FG Hocker 45

Ari—Fells 17 pass from Palmer (Catanzaro kick)

NO—FG Hocker 33

Ari—D.Johnson 55 pass from Palmer (Catanzaro kick)

A—62,903.

NO Ari
First downs 18 25
Total Net Yards 408 427
Rushes-yards 20-54 25-120
Passing 354 307
Punt Returns 1-2 2-15
Kickoff Returns 1-10 1-43
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-10
Comp-Att-Int 30-48-1 19-32-0
Sacked-Yards Lst 2-1 0-0
Punts 4-42.8 4-39.5
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 7-73 5-30
Time of Poss 33:24 26:36

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—New Orleans, Ingram 9-24, Robinson 8-19, Cooks 1-4, Johnson 1-4, Brees 1-3. Arizona, Ellington 12-69, C.Johnson 10-37, Palmer 3-14.

PASSING—New Orleans, Brees 30-48-1-355. Arizona, Palmer 19-32-0-307.

RECEIVING—New Orleans, Ingram 8-98, Robinson 5-51, Cooks 4-49, Coleman 4-41, Colston 3-29, Watson 3-19, Johnson 2-5, Snead 1-63. Arizona, Fitzgerald 6-87, Fells 4-82, Jo.Brown 4-46, D.Johnson 1-55, Floyd 1-18, Ja.Brown 1-8, Ellington 1-7, Gresham 1-4.

Cowboys 27, Giants 26

Tony Romo threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Jason Witten with 7 seconds left, and Dallas overcame three turnovers that led to easy New York points in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys drove 72 yards in just 1:27 after forcing the Giants to settle for Josh Brown’s fourth field goal when a touchdown would have sealed New York’s first victory in an opener against Dallas. The Cowboys are 8-0 against New York in openers. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie returned a fumble 57 yards for a touchdown. It was the fifth straight win for the defending NFC East champion Cowboys over their division rival. Dallas All-Pro receiver Dez Bryant could be out at least a month after breaking his right foot.

N.Y. Giants 3 10 3 10 26
Dallas 3 3 7 14 27

Dal—FG Bailey 21

NYG—FG Brown 50

Dal—FG Bailey 32

NYG—Rodgers-Cromartie 57 fumble return (Brown kick)

NYG—FG Brown 40

NYG—FG Brown 30

Dal—Escobar 2 pass from Romo (Bailey kick)

NYG—Jennings 1 run (Brown kick)

Dal—Witten 1 pass from Romo (Bailey kick)

NYG—FG Brown 19

Dal—Witten 11 pass from Romo (Bailey kick)

A—93,579.

NYG Dal
First downs 18 27
Total Net Yards 289 436
Rushes-yards 24-99 23-80
Passing 190 356
Punt Returns 2-3 1-(-3)
Kickoff Returns 0-0 5-96
Interceptions Ret. 2-20 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 20-36-0 36-45-2
Sacked-Yards Lst 1-3 0-0
Punts 4-44.8 2-53.5
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-1
Penalties-Yards 5-44 3-35
Time of Poss 22:50 37:10

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—N.Y. Giants, Jennings 13-52, Williams 6-14, Vereen 3-14, D.Harris 1-11, Manning 1-8. Dallas, Randle 16-65, McFadden 6-16, Romo 1-(minus 1).

PASSING—N.Y. Giants, Manning 20-36-0-193. Dallas, Romo 36-45-2-356.

RECEIVING—N.Y. Giants, Beckham Jr. 5-44, Vereen 4-46, Fells 3-33, Randle 3-23, Donnell 3-21, Parker 2-26. Dallas, Dunbar 8-70, Witten 8-60, T.Williams 5-60, Bryant 5-48, Beasley 4-49, Randle 3-42, Escobar 2-8, McFadden 1-19.