NEW YORK — A stunning gamble by the Seattle Seahawks to start overtime failed and led to a St. Louis Rams 34-30 win on the opening Sunday of the NFL season. Placekicker Greg Zuerlein's 37-yard field goal with 12:06 on the clock gave St. Louis a 34-31 verdict over the two-time NFC champions at the Edward Jones Dome. The kick came six plays after Seattle tried an onside kick that was recovered by rookie Bradley Marquez at the Seahawks' 49. Jets 31, Browns 10: Ryan Fitzpatrick threw two touchdowns and Chris Ivory rushed for two more scores as the New York Jets beat Cleveland in an injury-marred season opener for both teams. The Browns lost linebacker Scott Solomon (ankle) on their first defensive series and quarterback Josh McCown (concussion) on their first offensive series. The Jets lost cornerback Antonio Cromartie to a non-contact left knee injury in the second quarter. In the fourth quarter, rookie linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin was strapped on to a cart and driven off the field with head and neck injuries after he was fallen on during a scramble for a loose ball. Bills 27, Colts 14: Coach Rex Ryan and quarterback Tyrod Taylor won their debut games in Buffalo, defeating Indianapolis in the rain at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Taylor, the former Baltimore Ravens backup, was 14 of 19 passing for 195 yards and a touchdown in his first career start. He also rushed for 41 yards. Packers 31, Bears 23: Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes, two to the recently re-signed receiver James Jones, and brought Green Bay from behind to beat Chicago. The Bears, blown out twice by the Packers a year ago and rebuilding a defense that ranked 30th in the NFL the last two years, knew the key to the game would be limiting Green Bay's possessions by controlling the ball on offense, and they did an outstanding job of that. Rodgers completed 18 of 23 passes for 189 yards, but Chicago had the edge in ball control — both time of possession and offensive plays. Dolphins 17, Redskins 10: Jarvis Landry's 69-yard punt return propelled Miami over Washington. The Redskins responded by driving to the Miami 29, but Dolphins cornerback Brice McCain intercepted a Kirk Cousins pass intended for wide receiver Pierre Garcon at the 2-yard line. The Redskins' final series came up short at the Miami 20 with 2:17 left. Chiefs 27, Texans 20: Alex Smith passed for 243 yards and three touchdowns as Kansas City took advantage of two critical turnovers in its victory over Houston. The Chiefs converted two turnovers inside the Houston 15-yard line into touchdowns, including an interception by rookie cornerback Marcus Peters on the Texans' first offensive snap. With 5:01 remaining in the first half, Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston forced a fumble with his sack of Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer that defensive end Allen Bailey recovered. Kansas City scored on the next snap for a 27-6 lead. Panthers 20, Jaguars 9: Carolina used a 30-yard interception return for a touchdown by Josh Norman midway in the third quarter and added a fourth-quarter field goal to pull away from Jacksonville. The Panthers put together an eight-minute drive in the fourth quarter to keep the ball away from the Jaguars. The Panthers took over on their own 7 and took 15 plays to go 64 yards before the drive stalled. Graham Gano came in to kick a 47-yard field goal at that point to hike Carolina's lead to 20-9 with 2:41 remaining. Chargers 33, Lions 28: Danny Woodhead's 1-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter secured San Diego's victory over Detroit. The Chargers scored 30 consecutive points to take the lead with 2:37 remaining. Cardinals 30, Saints 19: Carson Palmer's short hitch pass to rookie running back David Johnson resulted in a wild, 55-yard touchdown romp that sealed Arizona's win over New Orleans. Johnson outsprinted every Saints player within sight to put the finishing touches on a game that could have went either way. Drew Brees, who was 30 of 48 for 351 yards and one touchdown, helped pull the Saints within eight points after he connected with Mark Ingram on a 59-yard screen that set up Zach Hocker's fourth field goal of the game. Broncos 19, Ravens 13: Cornerback Aqib Talib returned an interception 51 yards for a go-ahead touchdown, helping overcome a sluggish performance by Denver's Peyton Manning-led offense as the Broncos beat Baltimore. The Ravens lost linebacker Terrell Suggs to a season-ending torn Achilles tendon. Suggs was carted off the field after getting hurt in the fourth quarter. Bengals 33, Raiders 13: Andy Dalton threw two touchdown passes, Jeremy Hill rushed for two scores and Cincinnati rolled to a victory over Oakland. Raiders quarterback Derek Carr left the game with a hand injury with under six minutes remaining in the first half and did not return. Titans 42, Buccaneers 14: Rookie Marcus Mariota threw four touchdown passes in the first half, looking like a pro in his NFL debut as Tennessee throttled Tampa Bay. The game was eagerly anticipated as the first-ever meeting of QBs drafted 1-2 in their NFL debuts, but it wasn't ever a close contest. Mariota finished 13-for-16 for 209 yards with a perfect 158.3 passer rating. — Reuters
