Rams’ Goff on point in win over Eagles
Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes to Tyler Higbee and the Los Angeles Rams beat the Philadelphia Eagles 37-19 on Sunday afternoon.
Goff completed his first 13 passes, including a pair of TDS to Higbee, and the Rams jumped to a 21-3 lead minutes into the second quarter.
After the Eagles (0-2) pulled within one score, Goff’s 28-yard TD pass to Higbee in the fourth iced it for Los Angeles (2-0).
Goff and Philadelphia’s Carson Wentz were selected Nos. 1-2 in the 2016 draft, one of seven times since 1967 that quarterbacks were the first two picks. In their only other head-to-head meeting in December 2017, Wentz suffered torn knee ligaments.
Goff finished 20 of 27 for 242 yards. Went was 26 of 43 for 242 yards and two interceptions.
Steelers hold on for win
Ben Roethlisberger threw for 311 yards with two touchdowns and an interception and the Pittsburgh Steelers fended off a spirited comeback by the Denver Broncos 26-21 on Sunday.
The Steelers (2-0) knocked out Denver starting quarterback Drew Lock in the first quarter with a right shoulder injury, but they didn’t secure the win until safety Terrell Edmunds sacked Broncos backup Jeff Driskel on fourthand-2 with less than two minutes to go.
The Steelers had seven sacks in all — six of them on Driskel — and were credited with 19 quarterback hits.
Still, Denver (0-2) had a chance when it reached the Pittsburgh 23-yard line late, setting up Edmunds’ sack.
Jones sparks Packers’ rally
Aaron Jones rushed for a careerhigh 168 yards and scored three touchdowns, including a 75-yard breakaway, as the Green Bay Packers rallied from an early 11-point deficit to beat the Detroit Lions 42-21.
Jones also had a team-high 68 yards receiving on four catches as the Packers won their home opener for an eighth consecutive year. Jones had a 14-yard touchdown run and a 7-yard touchdown catch to go along with his 75-yarder.
Aaron Rodgers was 18 of 30 for 240 yards, with touchdown passes to Jones and Robert Tonyan.
Jones’ 75-yard burst was the longest touchdown run by a Packers player since Ahman Green had a 90-yarder against Dallas in 2004.
Barkley injured in Giants’ loss
Mitchell Trubisky threw two touchdown passes and the Chicago Bears hung on to beat the New York Giants 17-13.
The Bears (2-0) grabbed a 17-0 halftime lead, but the Giants (0-2) refused to go quietly even though they lost star running back Saquon Barkley to a right knee injury on the opening play of the second quarter.
Trubisky completed 18 of 28 passes for 190 yards and was intercepted twice.
Titans win on late FG
Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 49yard field goal with 1:36 left, and the Tennessee Titans remain undefeated after holding off the Jacksonville Jaguars 33-30 Sunday.
Jeffery Simmons batted a pass by Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew, and Harold Landry III grabbed the ball out of the air with 47 seconds left to seal the victory.
Ryan Tannehill threw for 239 yards and four touchdowns.
This is the Titans' first 2-0 start since 2008, the most recent season this franchise won the AFC South.
Jacksonville is 1-1.