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Nine months after the knee injury, Patrick Mahomes needed one drive to answer the question. Kenneth Walker III needed 23 carries to make it irrelevant. Kansas City closed Week 1 with a 31-10 win over Denver.

Seven snaps, then nothing Seven. That’s how many defensive snaps Da’Shawn Hand played in a Falcons jersey. Seven on Sunday in Pittsburgh, in his Atlanta debut. No tackles to his name. And it may already be over. NFL Network reported Monday that the 30-year-old defender is likely dealing with a torn quadriceps. The sort of…

Firing confirmed by the university president Seven days. That is how long it took Florida State to move after a 27-24 home loss to SMU on Labor Day. The Seminoles parted ways with athletic director Michael Alford on Monday. University president Richard McCullough confirmed it to ESPN. The Tallahassee Democrat had broken the story a…

A touchdown, then the knee He opened the scoring with a touchdown. A 25-yard strike from Faizon Brandon with 12:22 left in the first quarter. On his home turf in Atlanta. A few plays later, Ethan Davis was off the Georgia Tech field. Torn ACL. Season over. Josh Heupel confirmed it on Monday. Tennessee’s starting…

A win with a sour aftertaste for Baltimore The Ravens got their season off to the best possible start on Sunday in Indianapolis, cruising to a no-nonsense 41-23 win. The medical bulletin the next day was a lot less cheerful. According to several US media outlets, rookie receiver Ja’Kobi Lane has a broken wrist picked…

Ninety-six yards in seven plays Buffalo had not won in Houston in 20 years. That is finished. The Bills took the Texans 36-31 on Sunday in a game that kept switching hands. Josh Allen had a hand in four touchdowns. The last, a 34-yard throw to Joshua Palmer with 1:36 left, ended it. That drive…

One play, and New Orleans went for the win Detroit beat New Orleans 31-30 in overtime on Sunday at home. It came down to a single snap. The Lions had the ball first in the extra period. Jared Goff found Amon-Ra St. Brown from 4 yards. 31-24 with 5:04 on the clock. Tyler Shough marched…

Six minutes and 10 seconds into the first quarter Kyler Murray did not finish his first game for the Minnesota Vikings. The quarterback left Sunday night’s meeting with the Green Bay Packers with a concussion. It happened with 6:10 to go in the opening quarter. Murray scrambled, slid short of the marker, and took a…

Ninety-six points, a Week 1 record Chicago won 59-37 in Charlotte on Sunday night. Ninety-six points between them. No opening-week game in NFL history had ever produced that many. Caleb Williams accounted for four touchdowns himself, two through the air and two on the ground. He went 21 of 29 for 269 yards and ran…