Jackson looks like MVP in Ravens’ win
Looking every bit like the reigning NFL MVP, Lamar Jackson threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns to help the Baltimore Ravens beat the Browns 38-6 Sunday, ruining Kevin Stefanski’s debut as Cleveland’s head coach.
Facing a Cleveland secondary depleted by injuries, Jackson completed 20 of 25 passes and racked up a team-high 45 yards on the ground. A year ago, the multi-faceted star set an NFL single-season record for yards rushing by a quarterback and threw 36 TD passes.
The Browns were incapable of stopping him. As a result, Cleveland still hasn’t opened with a victory since 2004.
Browns QB Baker Mayfield threw an interception on the opening series, the first of three Browns turnovers. Those miscues, two missed kicks by Austin Seibert and an unsuccessful fake punt call by Stefanski contributed to the rout.
Mayfield went 21 for 39 for 189 yards and was sacked twice.
CHARGERS 16, BENGALS 13 >> Joe Burrow ran 23 yards for a touchdown in his NFL debut and put Cincinnati in range for a dramatic, last-minute win. Instead, he ended up like so many Cincinnati quarterbacks before him — on the losing end.
The Heisman Trophy winner and No. 1 overall pick threw an interception on a shovel pass to thwart one late scoring chance, and then he watched as Randy Bullock missed a 31-yard field goal — Bullock’s calf cramped — with 2 seconds left, clinching the Chargers’ win.
SEAHAWKS 38, FALCONS 25 >> Russell Wilson was cooking right from the start, throwing for 322 yards and four touchdown in Seattle’s win.
WASHINGTON 27, EAGLES 17>> Peyton Barber ran for two touchdowns and QB Dwayne Haskins rallied Washington from a 17-point deficit in coach Ron Rivera’s debut. After falling behind 17-0 following a pair of touchdown passes by Carson Wentz, Washington relied on a punishing defense and opportunistic offense. Wentz was sacked eight times and threw two costly interceptions.
PACKERS 43, VIKINGS 36 >> Aaron Rodgers began his 13th season as Green Bay’s starting QB by passing for 364 yards and four TDs. Davante Adams had a career-high, franchise-record-tying 14 catches for 156 yards and two scores.
BEARS 27, LIONS 23 >> Mitchell Trubisky threw three touchdown passes, including a 27-yard go-ahead score to Anthony Miller with 1:54 remaining to rally Chicago from a 17-point deficit. Detroit drove to the Chicago 16 with a chance to win, but rookie running back D’Andre Swift dropped a pass in the end zone on the next-to-last play of the game.
JAGUARS 27, COLTS 20 >> Gardner Minshew threw three TD passes, including a 22-yarder to Keelan Cole in the fourth quarter, and Jacksonville stunned Indianapolis. The Jag entered Week 1 as the NFL’s biggest home underdogs.
BILLS 27, JETS 17 >> Josh Allen led three consecutive first-half TD drives, and Buffalo overcame some sloppiness to beat New York. Allen finished with 312 yards in becoming Buffalo’s first passer to top 300 yards since Tyrod Taylor (329) in 2016.