FOXBORO (MA) -- The New England Patriots (1-0) started their season in style with a businesslike 23-8 victory over the Houston Texans Sunday morning in Foxboro.
Rashad Melvin picked off a pair of Deshaun Watson passes while Alex Okafor notched a pair of sacks on a day where the Pats kept Houston off the scoreboard until the 4th quarter.
"Team win," Melvin said. "We are 1-0. We gotta keep grinding."
Dak Prescott played well, targeting Julio Jones early and often. Jones finished with seven catches for 108 yards and a TD.
New England next takes on the Jacksonville Jaguars.
BUFFALO BILLS 33 @ BALTIMORE RAVENS 14
BALTIMORE (MD) -- Aaron Rodgers and the Buffalo Bills (1-0) dominated the Baltimore Ravens 33-14 in Maryland.
Rodgers finished 21-25 with 320 passing yards to go along with 3 TDs and an INT.
"Would love to have that pick back," Rodgers said. "But overall we played well. We need to keep on it all year to put ourselves in the best position to get back to the playoffs."
Brandin Cooks paid immediate dividends for the Bills with 166 receiving yards and 2 TDs.
Rookie first rounder Vita Vea picked up a pair of sacks from his defensive tackle spot. Second year phenom Myles Garrett also picked up two sacks late.
"I expect our team to be right there in January," Garrett said. "This is a good start, but we have a long way to go."
The Bills now head home to take on the Los Angeles Chargers.
TENNESSEE TITANS 20 @ MIAMI DOLPHINS 28
MIAMI (FL) -- The rebuilt Miami Dolphins (1-0) defeated the Tennessee Titans 28-20 on kickoff Sunday in south Florida.
Ryan Tannehill led his team to a 28-10 first half lead with four 1st half touchdowns. The Texas A&M product finished 17-21 with 234 passing yards to go along with the 4 TDs and 24 rushing yards. Tannehill was also named as the AFC Offensive Player of the Week.
"We made it a goal to not turn the ball over today," Tannehill said. "We are going to have to win these close games if we are to reach our goals this season.
DeVante Parker finished with 106 receiving yards and a TD while rookie TE Mike Gesicki led the team with seven receptions in addition to a TD catch.
Fellow rookie Minkah Fitzpatrick racked up seven tackles while his DB mate Bobbie McCain was the team's defensive leader with five tackles and an INT.
"One down," McCain said. "We know we are the underdogs. We wanna show people we got some bite."
Miami will now head to New York to take on the defending Super Bowl Champion Jets.
NEW YORK JETS 32 @ DETROIT LIONS 3 (MNF)
DETROIT (MI) -- The Super Bowl Champion New York Jets (1-0) ran away from the Detroit Lions in the Motor City 32-3 on Monday Night Football.
The win was not without a cost as the team lost starters Marshal Yanda (Turf Toe), Forrest Lamp (Dislocated Shoulder), and David Johnson (Abdominal Tear) which could leave the team without some key players on offense for the next few weeks.
"I'm devastated," David Johnson said. "Last year and now this. It's just not fair man."
Joey Bosa picked up a sack and safety early in the game while the rest of his teammates on defense overwhelmed the Lions throughout.
"It's next man up for us," Bosa said. "Our GM has loaded us up for this championship run and we need to lean on our depth and strength on defense while those guys are out."
Lamar Jackson was impressive in certain packages with 108 rushing yards. As a team the Jets rushed for 327 yards.
Derek Carr also played well finishing 9-13 for 112 yards and rushing TD.
"It was not our best game," Carr said. "But we'll take the W."
KR Jakeem Grant returned a kickoff 97 yards for a TD in the 2nd quarter.
The Jets will now head home for an AFC Championship Rematch with the Miami Dolphins.
