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Latest on Week 1 in the NFL (All Time EDT):
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2:10 p.m.
Ryan Fitzpatrick left his first game as Washington’s starting quarterback midway through the second quarter after being hit by Chargers rusher Uchenna Nwosu. Fitzpatrick was helped up but then fell back onto the grass.
Fitzpatrick is questionable coming back with a hip injury.
The 38-year-old eventually left with coaches, waving to the fans before walking down the tunnel. Fitzpatrick was replaced by Taylor Heinicke, who was a surprise star in Washington’s playoff loss to Tampa Bay.
Fitzpatrick starts for his ninth NFL team. This is his 17th season.
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2:00 p.m.
Chandler Jones is off to a good start to the season.
The Cardinals outside linebacker sacked Ryan Tannehill three times in the first quarter and deprived Tannehill of the ball to set up Arizona’s lone touchdown. Jones easily beat Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan in Lewan’s first game since tearing his right ACL in mid-October last season.
Arizona leads Tennessee 10-0 at the end of the first quarter and edged the Titans by 80 to within-1 yard on offense. Tennessee’s first down came on a false punt when safety Mathias Farley hit safety Amani Hooker with a 6-yard pass.
– Teresa M. Walker, reporting from Nashville, Tennessee
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2:00 p.m.
San Francisco running back Raheem Mostert is questionable returning to Detroit after a knee injury in the first quarter sent him to the sidelines, where he stood without his helmet.
The team’s starting running back had two carries for 20 yards against the Lions. Rookie running back Elijah Mitchell, a sixth-round pick, landed a decisive 38-yard touchdown in the second quarter to give the Niners a 14-7 lead.
Niners rookie Trey Sermon, a third round, is inactive as a healthy scratch.
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13:55
DeVonta Smith made a quick impact on the Philadelphia Eagles offense.
The Alabama Heisman Trophy winner caught an 18-yard pass from Jalen Hurts for the Eagles’ first touchdown of the season in the opener against the Atlanta Falcons.
Smith broke free after a small pick from tight end Zach Ertz, beating Fabian Moreau in the left corner of the end zone to give Philadelphia a 7-3 lead.
In an interesting twist, it was the same part of the same end zone at Mercedes-Benz Stadium where Smith landed a touchdown pass in overtime to give Alabama a resounding victory over Georgia in the game. national championship 2018.
Smith was the 10th overall pick and one of six record-tied Alabama players selected in the first round of this year’s draft.
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1:45 p.m.
The Tennessee Titans’ much-vaunted offense stumbles to start the season. The Arizona Cardinals have penalty issues again but still have a 10-0 lead over Tennessee.
The Titans have added seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Julio Jones in the offseason to an offense that already includes AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Derrick Henry and Pro Bowl wide receiver AJ Brown. Still, Tennessee had three goals in their opening streak, then Chandler Jones sacked Ryan Tannehill and threw the ball out on the second play of the next drive.
Arizona coach Kliff Kingsbury has already used two of his timeouts, and the Cardinals have four penalties for 29 yards. Tennessee held Arizona and Kyler Murray to a field goal from Matt Prater in their first series after scoring the first and the goal at 9.
Corey Peters recovered the fumble from Tannehill and was eliminated inside the 1. Murray hit DeAndre Hopkins for a 5-yard touchdown pass after another penalty for a 10-0 lead midway through the first quarter.
– Teresa M. Walker, reporting from Nashville, Tennessee
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1:45 p.m.
Maia Chaka makes history today by becoming the first black woman to officiate an NFL game.
She works as a linesman for the Jets-Panthers game.
Chaka said on the official NFL Instagram post before the game that “it is a privilege that I have been chosen to represent women and women of color in America’s most popular sport.”
She is only the third official NFL woman on the field, joining Sarah Thomas and Shannon Eastin.
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13:35
The Carolina Panthers waited less than an hour before kick-off to announce that starting linebackers Shaq Thompson and Jermaine Carter had changed their jersey numbers.
Thompson went from number 54 to number 7, while Carter went from 56 to 4.
This could potentially be interpreted as a competitive advantage for the Panthers, given that Jets rookie quarterback Zach Wilson, who is making his first NFL start, has been preparing all week in practice to face Thompson and Carter wearing their previous numbers. However, an NFL spokesperson said there was no rule requiring clubs to make jersey number changes public before the start of the regular season.
Under the new NFL rules, players are allowed to change numbers this year if they were willing to pay a set fee. Earlier this offseason, Panthers wide receiver DJ Moore changed his number from 12 to 2.
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13:35
The San Francisco 49ers followed through on their plan to play rookie quarterback Trey Lance as Jimmy Garoppolo’s replacement, giving the No.3 a total of two shots during their second practice in Detroit.
Lance connected with receiver Trent Sherfield on a 5-yard pass to help the 49ers take a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter.
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13:25
Justin Herbert looked good despite not playing the preseason and Austin Ekeler’s hamstrings look great. This allowed for a quick start for the Los Angeles Chargers.
Herbert completed his first six assists, Ekeler rushed for a 3-yard touchdown and the Chargers took a 7-0 lead over Washington less than six minutes into the game. The Washington defense, which placed second in the NFL last season, offered little resistance and helped LA with a red zone penalty.
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1:10 p.m.
The Buffalo Bills stood on the sidelines, rather than retiring to their locker rooms, for the national anthem in their opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
This is a change from last season and their pre-season game against the Green Bay Packers last month, when the entire Bills squad waited in the locker room until the anthem ended. national.
Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley was greeted with a mixture of cheers and boos as he was introduced among the starters. Beasley has been the outspoken critic of the COVID-19 vaccination team, and even released a song in July about not wanting to be vaccinated.
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1:05 p.m.
The Tennessee Titans honored Master Sgt. Ryan Knauss as the 12th Titan before kick-off.
Knauss was from Corryton, Tennessee, and was among 13 Americans killed in the recent attack on Kabul airport in Afghanistan. Knauss served in the U.S. Army’s 9th Battalion, 8th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne).
The Titans, like the rest of the NFL, commemorated the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and used season ticket members who are veterans to help display four American flags on the field wearing a flyby of B -52 from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.
– Teresa M. Walker, reporting from Nashville, Tennessee
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12:20
The first full Sunday of the NFL season is about to begin with seven new head coaches making their debuts with their respective teams. Two games will include a rookie coaches game.
Urban Meyer of Jacksonville gets his first chance at professional football after a long and successful stint as a college coach. He will have No. 1 overall rookie Trevor Lawrence under center when the Jaguars move to face the Houston Texans, who also have a new coach in David Culley.
The Eagles and new coach Nick Sirianni hit the road to face the Atlanta Falcons, who hired Arthur Smith during the offseason.
The other three head coaches who make their debut in the opening games are Brandon Staley of the Chargers, Dan Campbell of the Lions and Robert Saleh of the Jets.
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