Actual Score/Recap: Rams 41, Broncos 35. Kurt Warner passed for a career-high 441 yards, and Robert Holcombe scored the go-ahead touchdown with 3:02 remaining as the defending Super Bowl champions defeated the Broncos.
Actual Score/Recap: Bills 16, Titans 13. Steve Christie’s 33-yard field goal with 31 seconds remaining helped Buffalo defeat the Titans in the Bills’ first game since losing to Tennessee in the “Music City Miracle” in January.
Actual Score/Recap: Buccaneers 21, Patriots 16. Mike Alstott rushed for 2 touchdowns, and the Buccaneers’ defense recorded 6 sacks to hold off the Patriots.
Actual Score/Recap: Dolphins 23, Seahawks 0. Lamar Smith rushed 27 times for 145 yards and 1 touchdown as the Dolphins’ defense forced 5 first-half turnovers to shutout the Seahawks.
Actual Score/Recap: Falcons 36, 49ers 38. Morten Andersen kicked 5 field goals and Jamal Anderson, in his first game back from a 1999 knee injury, rushed for 77 yards as the Falcons downed the 49ers.
Actual Score/Recap: Raiders 9, Chargers 6. Rich Gannon’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Andre Rison with 2:37 remaining lifted the Raiders past the Chargers.
Actual Score/Recap: Eagles 41, Cowboys 14. Duce Staley rushed for 201 yards as the Eagles handed the Cowboys their worst loss in a home opener since 1963.
Actual Score/Recap: Jets 20, Packers 16. Curtis Martin rushed for 110 yards and scored 2 touchdowns, and Victor Green made a leaping interception to punctuate the Jets’ comeback victory.
Actual Score/Recap: Jaguars 27, Browns 7. Mark Brunell passed for 301 yards, and the Jaguar’s defense limited the Browns to 9 first downs.