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Dak Prescott celebrated his record contract in style, Caleb Williams won on his debut and Tyreek Hill went from a run-in with the law to running into the end zone as NFL Sundays returned with a bang.
Nine teams started new quarterbacks, eight teams had new head coaches at the helm and one NFL legend started his new job as Tom Brady entered the broadcast booth for the opening Sunday of the season.
The Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins all earned eye-catching comeback wins while the New England Patriots produced the upset of the day by beating the Bengals in Cincinnati.
And the final game of the night saw a thrilling overtime victory for the Detroit Lions against the Los Angeles Rams in a rematch of their epic play-off game last season.
With a lot of Sunday’s games, though, the results were only part of the story.
Williams joins exclusive rookie club
Caleb Williams is the first QB number one draft pick to win his first start in 22 years [Getty Images]
Caleb Williams joined an exclusive club as just the fourth quarterback selected with the number one pick at the draft to win in week one of their rookie season – but it was far from an impressive introduction.
Although the Chicago Bears came from 17 points down to beat the Tennessee Titans 24-17, Williams passed for just 93 yards and no touchdowns as his defence and special teams did the damage.
“Yeah, I don’t care about stats. I feel great,” said Williams, who succeeded where the last 15 top-pick QBs have failed by winning on his first start.
“To be honest with you, I feel great.”
Williams will continue to do things his own way, as he showed by again sporting his painted fingernails which have previously attracted attention – this time with his shirt number 18 and ‘Da Bears’ on them.
Prescott celebrates record pay day
Dak Prescott is the first NFL player in history to earn $60m a season [Getty Images]
Just hours before the first game of the season, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott got a phone call in his…
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Author : BBC
Publish date : 2024-09-09 06:16:01
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