KOO NO! CHARGERS KICKER MISSES AS DOLPHINS HANG ON
CALIF.» The Dolphins felt CARSON, they had won one for hurricaneravaged South Florida in their belated season opener.
Cody Parkey hit his fourth field goal from 54 yards with 1:05 to play, and the Dolphins rallied in the fourth quarter to spoil the Chargers’ home opener with a 19-17 victory Sunday.
Younghoe Koo missed a 44-yard field-goal attempt with five seconds left after Philip Rivers maneuvered the Chargers into scoring range in the final minute before a crowd of 25,381 in their first home game since relocating to the Los Angeles area after 56 seasons in San Diego.
Jay Cutler passed for 230 yards and Jay Ajayi rushed for 122 for the Dolphins, who spent the past nine days in California after leaving Miami early to avoid Hurricane Irma.
SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
Matt Ryan threw for 252 yards and a touchdown, Devonta Freeman had a couple of scoring runs, and Desmond Trufant raced to the end zone off an attempted pass by Aaron Rodgers that was ruled a fumble, leading the Falcons to a 34-23 victory over the Packers. Rodgers recorded his 300th touchdown pass in the loss. … Carson Palmer’s late rally got the Cardinals into overtime and Tyrann Mathieu’s interception set up Phil Dawson for a 30-yard field goal to help them leave Indianapolis with a 16-13 win over the Colts. Dawson pushed a 42-yarder wide right as time expired in regulation. … Ben Roethlisberger threw a pair of first-half touchdown passes, Le’Veon Bell ran for 87 yards and the Steelers kept the Vikings in check during a 26-9 victory. Roethlisberger finished 23 of 35 for 243 yards and the two scores as the Steelers improved to 10-1 in home openers under Mike Tomlin. … Baltimore relentlessly harassed two Cleveland quarterbacks, Joe Flacco ramped up his production with a pair of touchdown passes, and the Ravens breezed past the Browns 24-10. … Jameis Winston threw for 204 yards and one touchdown, helping the Buccaneers return from an unscheduled bye week forced by Hurricane Irma to open the season with a 29-7 rout of the Bears. … Derrick Henry, Delanie Walker and Jalston Fowler each ran for touchdowns, and the Titans dominated the Jaguars in the second half for a 37-16 victory. … Marshawn Lynch ran for a touchdown in his first home game with Oakland and Derek Carr threw three TD passes to Michael Crabtree to lead the Raiders to a 45-20 victory over the Jets. … Russell Wilson avoided two potential sacks and found Paul Richardson in the front corner of the end zone for a 9-yard touchdown with 7:06 left and the Seahawks held on for a 12-9 win over the 49ers. … Kirk Cousins threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Grant with 1:49 to play to give the Redskins a 27-20 victory against the Rams. Cousins found Grant in the front left corner of the end zone. — The Associated Press