Dak Prescott, Cowboys amongst Week 1 winners; Tyreek Hill detained, launched, catches landing

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1. What a Sunday evening showdown! The Lions compelled additional time with a late area purpose after which went 70 yards on eight performs (seven runs), capped by a David Montgomery landing, to beat the Rams, 26-20. Jameson Williams exploded for 121 yards and a landing for Detroit, by far his greatest recreation as a professional. Puka Nacua (knee) left and didn’t return for Los Angeles. 
2. Josh Allen and C.J. Stroud made their early statements for MVP. Allen threw for 2 touchdowns and ran for 2 extra because the Payments stormed again to beat the Cardinals, 34-28, although Buffalo is performing exams on Allen’s hand. Stroud, in the meantime, had two touchdowns to new teammate Stefon Diggs and threw a strike to Nico Collins to seal a 29-27 win over the Colts.
3. No Russell Wilson and no touchdowns? No drawback. Led by T.J. Watt (one sack, one fumble restoration, two tackles for loss), interceptions by Donte Jackson and DeShon Elliott and 6 Chris Boswell area targets, the Steelers defeated the Falcons, 18-10. Justin Fields received the win in his staff debut with Wilson (calf) harm. It is Pittsburgh’s first win with out scoring a landing since 2008.
4. New yr, similar points for Deion Sanders‘ Colorado. Nebraska rolled previous the Buffaloes, 28-10, as Colorado’s issues within the trenches reared their ugly head. Making issues worse, Shilo Sanders left with an arm harm.
5. CyHawk insanity!!! Iowa State pulled off an unbelievable rally to prime Iowa, 20-19, with quarterback Rocco Becht and kicker Kyle Konrardy (54-yard game-winner) main the cost. Matt Campbell inventory is rising once more.

💰 Good morning to everybody, however particularly to …

DAK PRESCOTT AND THE DALLAS COWBOYS

After an angsty and generally downright counterproductive offseason, the Cowboys received their act collectively simply in time … and confirmed that when all of it comes collectively, they are often fairly good. Hours after signing a four-year, $240 million deal that makes him the highest-paid quarterback in NFL historical past on a per-year foundation, Dak Prescott threw an early landing, and Dallas thumped Cleveland, 33-17.

Dallas dominated in all three phases:

• Veterans Ezekiel Elliott and Brandin Cooks discovered the tip zone.
• The protection racked up six sacks and two interceptions (Trevon Diggs and Eric Kendricks) and restricted Cleveland to an abysmal 3.3 yards per play. New defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer earned a spot among the many “winners” of our Week 1 winners and losers.
• KaVontae Turpin returned a punt for a landing.

If there’s an “house owners selecting a quarterback” part, the Cowboys gained that one, too. Prescott and Jerry Jones did not precisely have essentially the most harmonious offseason, however when the deal lastly received finished Sunday, Jones stated, “I hope Dak is our quarterback for the remainder of my time.” Whereas it is some huge cash, it is the correct name.

It took too lengthy to get the CeeDee Lamb and Prescott contracts sorted out, however at the very least they’re finished.

The Deshaun Watson state of affairs, in the meantime, is an absolute catastrophe, and it continues to seem like the worst commerce in NFL historical past, Garrett Podell writes. Watson went 0 for 10 on throws at the very least 15 yards downfield, and the six sacks are nothing new, both.

It is merely untenable for a staff that has a win-now protection and a few robust offensive items. There is no resolution in sight.

😊 Honorable mentions

• DeeJay Dallas had the first kickoff return landing beneath the brand new guidelines.
• Listed here are Matt Snyder’s MLB Energy Rankings.
• Jamal Murray and the Nuggets agreed to a four-year, $208 million extension.
• World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated No. 12 Taylor Fritz, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5, to win the lads’s singles US Open. It is Sinner’s second main of the yr, and he received it with Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and Taylor Swift wanting on.
• On the ladies’s facet, No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka beat No. 6 Jessica Pegula, 7-5, 7-5. Like Sinner, Sabalenka gained each the Australian Open and the US Open this yr.
• Thanks for the reminiscences, Alex Morgan. She stated goodbye to the NWSL — the league she helped construct — Sunday.
• Aliyah Boston had a career-high 30 factors within the Fever‘s comeback win in additional time.
• Joey Logano gained the Quaker State 400.

😣 And never such a great morning for …

THE CINCINNATI BENGALS

One among these years, the Bengals will get off to a great begin. It simply will not be this yr, and this one may be essentially the most irritating but, as a result of a lot of it was self-inflicted. Cincinnati, a 7.5-point favourite, fell, 17-10, to the Patriots, marking the NFL’s largest Week 1 upset since 2018.

• Ja’Marr Chase, nonetheless with no new contract, performed, however with Tee Higgins (hamstring) out and Chase on a pitch rely, Joe Burrow managed simply 164 yards passing and 5.7 yards per try.
• Burrow falls to 1-4 in season openers.
• Amongst Cincinnati’s a number of missed alternatives have been Tanner Hudson fumbling on the 2-yard line, a fourth-and-2 arising a yard quick and Charlie Jones fumbling a punt return.
• Defensively, Cincinnati allowed 170 yards on the bottom and recorded no turnovers and only one sack in opposition to one of many league’s worst offenses.

We’ll give loads of credit score to Jerod Mayo — the first Patriots rookie coach win in his debut since 1991 — his glorious protection and his hard-nosed offense, led admirably by Jacoby Brissett and Rhamondre Stevenson.

However my goodness this was ugly for Cincinnati. The Chase contract state of affairs is not merely simply a difficulty, it is now one which the Bengals are paying for on the sector, Will Brinson writes. The protection did not make a lot of an impression. The particular groups did not assist. Joe Mixon took a refined shot at his former staff. That results in the Bengals incomes an “F” in John Breech’s Week 1 grades.

😬 Not so honorable mentions

😲 Tyreek Hill detained, then has large efficiency in Dolphins’ win

Final yr, Tyreek Hill led a curler coaster experience celebration after a landing. Sunday, Hill had a curler coaster not like any we have seen earlier than. The Dolphins star was detained by police after being pulled over on his method to the sport earlier than enjoying in — and enjoying an enormous position in — Miami’s 20-17 comeback win over the Jaguars.

🏈 Faculty soccer roundup: Northern Illinois shocks Notre Dame; Texas crushes Michigan

Wake me up when Notre Dame is definitely nearly as good because the early-season polls say they’re. The Combating Irish, previously No. 5 within the nation, dropped a stunner at dwelling to Northern Illinois, 16-14, with Kanon Woodill nailing a 35-yard area purpose with beneath a minute left.

MAC groups had been 0-51 vs. AP top-five groups all-time. Make that 1-51.

It is a brutal efficiency after a season-opening win at Texas A&M, one which drops Notre Dame out of Jerry Palm’s projected playoff and never solely offsets the Texas A&M win however raises big-picture questions about Marcus Freeman, Brandon Marcello writes.

The Week 2 headliner, in the meantime, became a laugher in a rush. Texas went to Michigan and bulldozed the reigning nationwide champs, 31-12. We might concentrate on Quinn Ewers‘ excellence (as Tom Fornelli did) or the Wolverines’ quarterback questions (as Chris Hummer did), however how about Texas taking it to one of many nation’s supposed most bodily groups? Dennis Dodd writes from Ann Arbor.

• Dodd: “This type of bludgeoning is what is going to serve Texas essentially the most in its SEC transition. … Ultimately, the Michigan program that perfected modern-day bully ball to win a nationwide championship, needed to step apart like a matador avoiding a charging bull(y).  Is Texas again? C’mon now. The ‘Horns have blown previous that practice station to put-’em-in-the-national-championship recreation territory.”

Nearly the one factor that went unsuitable was linebacker David Gbenda making an attempt (and failing) to plant a Longhorns flag at midfield.

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📺 What we’re watching Monday

⚾ Angels at Twins, 7:40 p.m. on FS1

🏈 Jets at 49ers, 8:15 p.m. on ABC and ESPN