Las Vegas Review-Journal

Streaks and stats

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■ Philadelph­ia’s 30-17 win at Washington on Sunday snapped a five-game skid against the Redskins dating to Sept. 9, 2014. The Eagles won at Fedex Field for the first time since 2013.

■ Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisbe­rger improved to 21-2 against Cleveland with a 21-18 win. The Steelers also improved to 32-6 against the Browns since 1999. Meanwhile, the Browns have lost 13 straight openers.

■ Jacksonvil­le had a franchise-record 10 sacks and forced four turnovers against Houston in a 29-7 victory, its first in a season opener since 2011.

■ Jets quarterbac­k Josh Mccown went 26 of 39 for 187 yards in a 21-12 loss at Buffalo, opening his 15th

NFL season by extending his personal losing streak to eight games. The skid dates to Oct. 11, 2015, when he led Cleveland to a 33-30 win over Baltimore. Mccown is 1-17 in his past 18 starts.

■ Aaron Rodgers’ regularsea­son streak of passes without an intercepti­on ended at a career-high

251 when defensive tackle Nazair Jones intercepte­d him at 9:26 of the first quarter of Green Bay’s 17-9 win over Seattle. It was Rodgers’ first intercepti­on since Nov. 13, 2016, at Tennessee.

■ Atlanta’s Austin Hooper had an 88-yard touchdown reception in the Falcons’ 23-17 win at Chicago, the longest touchdown catch by a tight end in a season opener in NFL history.

■ Los Angeles Rams cornerback Trumaine Johnson and safety Lamarcus Joyner each returned intercepti­ons for scores, and defensive end Morgan Fox had a safety in a 46-9 win over Indianapol­is. The Rams became the first team in NFL history to return two intercepti­ons for touchdowns and record a safety in a season opener.

■ Baltimore’s 20-0 win at Cincinnati was the Ravens’ third season-opening shutout. They also blanked Pittsburgh in 2000 and Tampa Bay in 2006, both on the road. The Bengals hadn’t been blanked in their season opener since 1979, when they lost at Denver 10-0. They hadn’t been shut out at Paul Brown Stadium since 2001 by the Bears.

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