NFL Week 1 highlights: Schedule, scores; Cowboys beat Browns while Jayden Daniels debuts

The Buccaneers smacked the Commanders to the tune of 37-20 for a Week 1 win.

Baker Mayfield was dominant. Let me say that again. Baker Mayfield was dominant.

The former No. 1 overall pick completed 24 of 30 passes for 289 yards and four touchdowns in a flawless performance. Mike Evans caught two of the TDs to go along with 61 yards receiving. Chris Godwin added 83 yards and a score of his own, while rookie Jalen McMillan’s only catch was a touchdown.

Jayden Daniels, the No. 2 overall pick from April’s draft, made his first career start. He threw for 184 yards on 17-of-24 passing. He also ran for 88 yards and two scores.

Geno Smith converts a third-and-6 with a 9-yard pass to Tyler Lockett, and Seattle will win its opener against the Broncos 26-20.

Smith finishes the game completing 18 of 25 passes for 171 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

Bo Nix, making his first career start, threw for 138 yards on 26-of-42 passes, with two interceptions.

Don’t count out Denver just yet!

The Broncos are within six of the Seahawks after a Bo Nix touchdown run. It’s the rookie Nix’s first career score.

Can Denver get the ball back in time to tie the game?

It’s another Tampa Bay touchdown!

This time it’s a Baker Mayfield 1-yard pass to Mike Evans. It’s Mayfield’s fourth touchdown throw and Evans’ second receiving score.

We have a final in Los Angeles.

The Chargers won head coach Jim Harbaugh’s debut with the team, beating the Raiders 22-10. It wasn’t a particularly pretty game, but the win counts all the same.

Quarterback Justin Herbert completed 17 of 26 passes for 144 yards and one touchdown. J.K. Dobbins ran 10 times for 135 yards and a score, as well.

The Buccaneers offense continues to cook against the Commanders.

Baker Mayfield just threw his third touchdown pass of the day, this time a 32-yard strike to Jalen McMillan. It was McMillan’s first career touchdown.

Mayfield has now completed 21-of-27 passes for 256 yards and three TDs.

The Chargers are leading the Raiders 22-10 after a 10-yard pass from Justin Herbert to Ladd McConkey. It’s McConkey’s first career touchdown.

Oakland decided to punt on its previous drive despite facing a fourth-and-3, a nongamble that hasn’t exactly paid off.

Geno Smith finds Zach Charbonnet for 30 yards on a busted coverage, and the Seahawks now lead the Broncos 26-13.

Jayden Daniels has his first NFL touchdown! Daniels punched in a 1-yard touchdown run for the Commanders for his first career score.

Washington still trails the Buccaneers 23-14 after it decided not to go for two after the touchdown.

The Browns' offense has finally gotten into the end zone.

Deshaun Watson hit Jerry Jeudy for a 6-yard touchdown, Jeudy’s first score as a member of the Browns.

Cleveland still trails 27-10.

Baker Mayfield flung a touchdown pass to Chris Godwin, and the Buccaneers now have a 23-7 lead over the Commanders.

Don’t read this if you’re a Browns fan: Baker is 18-of-22 for 187 yards and two scores today.

Washington trails 16-7 in the third quarter against Tampa Bay but should be much closer. New kicker Cade York has missed two field goals today from 47 yards and 56 yards, respectively.

York was traded from Cleveland for a seventh-round pick in the 2025 draft after the Commanders released Brandon McManus. Not off to a great start.

Things are going from bad to worse for the Browns.

Kavontae Turpin just returned a punt for 60 yards and a score, giving the Cowboys an overwhelming 27-3 lead over Cleveland only a couple of minutes into the third quarter.

J.K. Dobbins’s 12-yard run gives the Chargers a 16-7 lead over the Raiders. Los Angeles had managed only three field goals up until Dobbins’ TD.

A Kenneth Walker III 23-yard touchdown run gives the Seahawks a 16-13 lead over the Broncos. Walker has run for 72 yards on only 12 carries.

The Cowboys would have connected on a 66-yard field goal today ... except they were called for delay of game before the kick could be official. Brandon Aubrey laced the attempt, though officials called it back.

It would have tied the NFL record the Baltimore Ravens' Justin Tucker set in 2021.

Dallas did not give him a chance to kick from 71 yards. The Cowboys lead the Browns 20-3 at halftime.

Dallas is up 20-3 over the Browns with under a minute left in the second quarter. Deshaun Watson has not been good, at 6-for-13 for 33 yards and one interception, which led to a Cowboys field goal.

The Chargers are up 9-7 on the Raiders in the third quarter in a sleepy affair in Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh's return to the NFL.

The Buccaneers are beating the Commanders 17-6. Baker Mayfield is cooking.

The Broncos are beating the Seahawks 13-9 at halftime. They have two safeties and three field goals.

For the "Seahawks have never played a normal game" crowd, they just gave up a second safety against the Broncos.

Denver has an unconventional 10-9 lead thanks to two field goals in addition to the safeties.

Ezekiel Elliott has scored in his first game to start his second stint with the Cowboys, punching in a touchdown from 3 yards out.

The Commanders have their first touchdown of the season, courtesy of a Brian Robinson Jr. run.

The score was set up by a long run by rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels.

How did Mike Evans catch this?

Whatever he had to do to make it happen, that catch has the Bucs leading the Commanders 13-0.

Dolphins defensive lineman Calais Campbell told reporters police also put him in handcuffs this morning.

Campbell said he stopped his car after he saw police detain teammate Tyreek Hill and tried to de-escalate the situation. He described the officers’ behavior with Hill as “excessive force.”

Miami-Dade police have placed one of the officers involved in detaining Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill on “administrative duties” pending an internal affairs investigation.

Here’s the statement from Miami-Dade PD:

“Following the incident involving Tyreek Hill, I have initiated an Internal Affairs investigation to ensure a thorough review of the matter. One of the officers involved in the incident has been placed on administrative duties while the investigation is being conducted.”

The Cowboys have a 7-3 lead over the Browns after a Dak Prescott-Brandin Cooks 21-yard touchdown connection.

Las Vegas QB Gardner Minshew dumped off a pass to Alexander Mattison, who rushed in from 31 yards out for the early score.

Dustin Hopkins hit a 51-yard field goal to put the Browns ahead early against the Cowboys. Deshaun Watson was 2-for-3 for 11 yards on the drive.

• Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m., CBS
• Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m., CBS
• Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns, 4:25 p.m., Fox
• Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:25 p.m., Fox

And Houston has beat its AFC South rival the Colts 29-27 in a game that was a back-and-forth affair.

C.J. Stroud completed 24-of-32 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns. Anthony Richardson was nine-of-19 for 212 yards, two scores and a pick.

Jason Sanders hit a 52-yard field goal as time expired to give the Dolphins a 20-17 win over Jacksonville.

Miami trailed 17-3 but scored the last 17 points of the game for the win.

The Jaguars were winning 17-3 when Travis Etienne fumbled into the end zone, sparking the Miami comeback.

Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa went 23-of-37 for 336 yards and one touchdown, an 80-yard connection with Tyreek Hill.

Buffalo beats Arizona 34-28. The Cardinals were driving late for the go-ahead score but couldn’t finish the job.

Josh Allen completed 18-of-32 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for two more scores.

Chicago wins QB Caleb Williams’s first game despite not scoring an offensive touchdown.

The Bears beat the Titans 24-17 with a special teams touchdown, defensive touchdown, two field goals and a two-point conversion.

Williams completed 14-of-29 passes for 92 yards.

Justin Fields led the Steelers to six(!!!) field goals, who beat the Falcons 18-10 in Atlanta.

New England has run out the clock on Cincinnati, and scored a massive upset, beating the Bengals on the road 16-10.

This was the first career win for new Patriots coach Jerod Mayo.

The Colts have answered the Stefon Diggs touchdown with a score of their own. Anthony Richardson scrambled for the TD from three yards out.

Indy now trails 29-27 with the game looming around the two-minute warning.

Stefon Diggs caught his second touchdown pass and now the Texans lead the Colts 29-20. Houston went for a TD on 4th-and-goal and the gamble paid off.

After a Josh Allen touchdown run, the Cardinals have answered with a touchdown and two-point conversion.

DeeJay Dallas became the first player to return the new dynamic kickoff for a touchdown, going 98 yards for the score.

Arizona now trails 31-28.

After a 60-yard bomb earlier in the game, Anthony Richardson threw a frozen rope for a 54-yard touchdown this time.

Buffalo leads Arizona 31-20 after a Josh Allen diving touchdown run.

Buffalo came back from down 17-3 to take a double-digit lead of their down.

One play after a Travis Etienne fumble that prevented a touchdown, the Dolphins immediately capitalized.

Tua Tagovailoa found Tyreek Hill for an 80-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown, and the Dolphins now trail 17-14.

Look at this pick-six!

Cincinnati is within one score of the Patriots, now trailing 13-7 after a nine-play, 90-yard drive that resulted in a Zack Moss touchdown run.

The Bills have now scored 21 unanswered points to take a 24-17 lead over the Cardinals.

Khalil Shakir caught-and-ran an 11-yard pass for a score, Josh Allen’s second touchdown throw of the game. It’s Buffalo’s first lead of the day.

The Bears finally have a touchdown!

After a blocked punt, Jonathan Owens (also knows as Simone Biles’s husband) scooped and scored, bringing Chicago to within seven of the Titans.

Tennessee still leads 17-10.

The Panthers are trailing the Saints 30-3, and second-year quarterback Bryce Young is 6-of-14 for 50 yards and two interceptions.

Any hopes of Young looking competent in his second season are going to have to wait another week, at least.

The Bills have scored 14 points straight, tying the Cardinals at 17 in Buffalo.

On their first drive of the second half, the Bills went 60 yards in 10 plays, capped off by a Mack Hollins 11-yard touchdown catch.

Josh Allen is 10-of-11 for 134 yards and a touchdown.

The Bengals, Bills and Dolphins all entered Week 1 as home favorites. All are currently losing.

Cincinnati is down 10-0 at half to the Patriots. Buffalo is losing 17-10 to the Cardinals. And Miami trails Jacksonville 14-7 under the two-minute warning.

The Bears, also a home favorite but perhaps a little less heralded otherwise, are losing 17-3 to the Will Levis-led Titans. No. 1 pick Caleb Williams still hasn’t been able to lead Chicago to a touchdown.

The Titans are up 17-0 on the Bears in the second quarter after 17-yard touchdown reception by Chig Okonkwo.

Will Levis is 9-of-15 for 67 yards and a touchdown. The Titans also have 15 carries for 104 yards.

Thanks to a Brian Thomas toe tapper in the back of the endzone, the Jaguars are now up 14-o on the Dolphins.

Jacksonville has dominated on both sides of the ball so far. Trevor Lawrence is 6-of-9 for 82 yards and a touchdown.

The Cardinals are up two touchdowns on the Bills after a James Conner three-yard touchdown run to make it 17-3.

All three Arizona drives have ended in Bills territory and they’ve scored on every possession. The Cardinals have two drives that lasted longer than seven minutes, as their offense has been able to move the ball consistently.

Kyler Murray is 16-of-19 for 130 yards.

The Vikings are up 14-3 on the Giants, and Sam Darnold is dealing.

Darnold, who is starting after a season-ending injury to rookie J.J. McCarthy, is 10-of-10 for 136 yards and a touchdown.

Minnesota’s most recent score came off a three-yard pass to Justin Jefferson on 4th-and-2 to complete a 99-yard drive. It was the team's first 99-yard touchdown drive since 2008.

Stefon Diggs caught a nine-yard touchdown pass for his first score as a Texan, and for Houston’s first touchdown of the season.

The Texans couldn’t convert a two-point attempt, but they now lead the Colts 12-7.

Diggs was traded to Houston in the offseason from the Buffalo Bills.

The Bears trail the Titans 7-0 after one quarter.

No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams is only 3-for-6 with 5 yards, unable to provide any offensive heroics in his first official quarter of professional action.

New Orleans is up 17-0 after a Derek Carr touchdown pass to Foster Moreau.

Bryce Young is 0-for-2 with an interception for Carolina.

Highly-touted rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers dropped his first target of his career, but caught a 25 yard pass from Giants quarterback Daniel Jones on the very next play for a first down.

On the next play, Nabers — who was the sixth pick in the draft — caught it again for four yards.

After starting on their own 4-yard-line, the Jaguars marched all the way down the field for a touchdown against the Dolphins.

They were aided by a Jalen Ramsey pass interference in the endzone. Jacksonville scored on the next play, a one-yard touchdown run by Tank Bigsby.

Look at how far Anthony Richardson threw this pass!

The Colts are now up 7-3 on the Texans.

After a Cardinals score on their opening drive, the Bills’ first drive of the season ends...in a Josh Allen turnover.

Allen — who has the most turnovers by a quarterback in the past four seasons — was strip-sacked on first down while Buffalo was driving inside Arizona territory.

The Cardinals take over leading 7-0.

On third-and-goal, Kyler Murray scrambled in the backfield before finding Michael Wilson in the endzone for a touchdown. Arizona leads the Bills 7-0.

Nice first drive for the Cardinals, who took over seven minutes off the clock.

Young, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft, is entering his second NFL season after a tough rookie campaign. Young was sacked 62 times as a rookie (which tied a franchise record) and had just 11 passing touchdowns with 10 interceptions in 16 starts.

Part of his issue was a bad supporting cast. Carolina added to the offensive line this offseason by signing guards Robert Hunt from Miami and Damien Lewis from Seattle. They also bolstered the receiving corps with Diontae Johnson from Pittsburgh and picking Xavier Legette in the first round.

He'll have a tough matchup against the Saints, who are 11-4 in their last 15 games against the Panthers.

Derek Carr launched a 59-yard touchdown pass to Rashid Shaheed for our first touchdown of the Sunday slate.

The 1 p.m. ET games have kicked off, and we’re here for the full slate of Sunday games. Let’s see who gets on the board first!

They're known as Big Blue but on Week 1, the New York Giants are wearing "Century Red" to commemorate their 100th season.

The Titans QB showed flashes of stardom last season as a rookie however consistency was a major issue. Levis threw four touchdowns in his NFL debut against the Falcons but struggled the rest of year with four scores to eight turnovers in his final eight starts.

Tennessee squares off on the road in Chicago in Week 1.

The Texans greatly exceeded expectations last season, making the playoffs and having their first winning season for the first time since 2019. Much of that is thanks to their quarterback, Offensive Rookie of the Year C.J. Stroud, who threw for 4,108 yards, 23 touchdowns and only five interceptions.

Stroud, who already had top rising WRs in Nico Collins and Tank Dell, will also have veteran Pro Bowler Stefon Diggs, who was traded this offseason from Buffalo.

Houston will face a Colts team that went 9-8 last season under Shane Steichen.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox

Arizona Cardinals at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS

Tennessee Titans at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox

New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS

Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS

Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS

Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., Fox

Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants, 1 p.m., Fox

Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m., CBS

Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m., CBS

Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns, 4:25 p.m., Fox

Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:25 p.m., Fox

Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions, 8:20 p.m., NBC, Peacock

The Colts QB, a first-round pick in 2023, was dominant in four games last season. He had seven total touchdowns (three passing, four rushing) but could not stay on the field because of a concussion and shoulder injuries.

If he can stay on the field, he's one of the most dynamic players in the league. But that's a big if. His matchup Sunday with the Texans could be a hint of what to expect this season.

Here are the five most bet-on games so far on DraftKings:

1. Jaguars at Dolphins
2. Cardinals at Bills
3. Texans at Colts
4. Patriots at Bengals
5. Rams at Lions

New Vikings QB Sam Darnold took over for Kirk Cousins (Falcons) this offseason, and he's no sure bet to succeed. The veteran signal-caller is on his fourth team since being drafted out of USC in 2018.

While Darnold's consistency has been an issue, he could thrive for one simple reason: he has arguably the top wideout in the NFL to throw to in Justin Jefferson.

Jefferson signed a 4-year, $140 million deal ($35 million/year). The three-time Pro Bowler has at least 1,000 receiving yards in all four of his NFL seasons.

Minnesota faces the Giants on Sunday.

The losses keep coming for Drake. Kendrick Lamar was announced as the performer for the Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX.

Read more about it all here.

Coming in right under the wire of their season opener. the Dallas Cowboys and Dak Prescott have agreed to a new four-year, $240 million deal, with $231 million guaranteed, per multiple reports.

The deal will make Prescott the highest-paid player in NFL history. He was entering the final season of his current contract before reaching this agreement with Dallas.

Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was detained by police before Miami’s season opener against the Jaguars on Sunday, his agent confirmed to ESPN.

Hill was detained for a traffic violation. But he was released and will still play Sunday.

The team confirmed the incident and said several other players witnessed the incident.

Read the full article here

The Steelers signed veteran QB Russell Wilson this offseason from Denver but he's listed as questionable with a calf injury.

“I am sure we will see on Sunday,” Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said Friday. “Russ is pretty resilient when it comes to those things. He’s been that way throughout his career. Like I’ve said, we’ve prepared for all of their stuff and all the avenues. We’ll be ready for how it goes.”

If Wilson is unable to suit up, former Bears QB Justin Fields could get the start. The speedy Fields rushed for 657 yards last season, which could present problems for the Falcons' defense on Sunday.

The Bengals, when healthy, boast one of the best offenses in the NFL. The problem is we're not so sure they are 100%.

QB Joe Burrow, one of the rising stars in the NFL, suffered a season-ending wrist injury last season. How much, if at all, will that affect his play in 2024?

His best friend and star WR Ja'Marr Chase is the other question. He didn’t practice at all this offseason while seeking a new contract. His status for Week 1 against the Patriots is “day-to-day” the Bengals.

The NFL is letting players wear guardian caps, an extra protective cover over helmets, to keep players heads safer. The padding slips over the helmet to soften impacts by up to 33% according to the manufacturer. NBC News’ Sam Brock details how players are responding. 

Chicago chose USC star Caleb Williams at No. 1 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft and believe he is the savior of a franchise who badly needs one.

Coach Matt Eberflus' future could depend on whether he succeeds or not as a rookie. Chicago was 7-10 last season, its third straight season of missing the playoffs and having a losing record.

“When we took the job… We knew the process was going to be difficult," he said in March. "Now we’re in year 3 and we’re starting to add the talent… we’re in a good spot.”

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks exclusively to "TODAY" about the upcoming NFL season and what to expect from the first NFL game being played in South America. He also talks about the new guardian helmets and whether he notices a “Taylor Swift effect” on the game.