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NFL capsules
‘Boys top Eagles to improve
to 2-0, but lose QB Romo
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tony CLEVELAND (AP) — Johnny on Timmy Jernigan and a Philadelphia Eagles’ Jordan Hicks (58) tackles Dallas Cowboys’
Romo joined Dez Bryant on Manziel threw a 60-yard hold on Will Hill III that ne- Tony Romo (9) after a fumble during the second half of an NFL
the injured list with a bro- touchdown pass to Travis gated an interception. football game, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, in Philadelphia.
ken left collarbone, but the Benjamin on Cleveland’s Joe Flacco threw for 384
Dallas Cowboys shut down second play and connect- yards and two scores for Associated Press
DeMarco Murray and beat ed with his wide receiver the Ravens.
the Philadelphia Eagles 20- again for a clutch 50-yard- VIKINGS 26, LIONS 16
10 in the NFL on Sunday. er with 2:52 left, lifting the MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adri-
Kyle Wilber returned a Browns over Tennessee. an Peterson had 192 to-
blocked punt 26 yards Benjamin also returned a tal yards and Minnesota
for touchdown, Brandon punt 78 yards for a TD in the rebounded from a rough
Weeden threw a 42-yard first half as the Browns got season opener.
touchdown pass to Ter- just their third home-open- Peterson, playing in front of
rance Williams and the ing win since 1999. a pro-Vikings crowd for the
Cowboys (2-0) overcame Starting in place of injured first time in 658 days, rushed
a team-record 18 penal- Josh McCown, Manziel fin- 29 times for 134 yards af-
ties in their 10th consecu- ished 8 of 15 for 172 yards. ter receiving a pregame
tive road win. His last completion was vin- standing ovation out of
Romo suffered a similar in- tage Johnny Football as the tunnel and a couple of
jury in Week 7 in 2010 and Manziel spun to his left to “AP! AP! AP!” chants from
missed the rest of the sea- avoid pressure and threw the fans on a sun-soaked
son. The team said he’ll deep to Benjamin. afternoon. Teddy Bridge-
be evaluated on Monday. Manziel won his Heisman water played a smart,
Dallas already lost Bryant Trophy matchup with Mar- sharp game for Minnesota.
last week. The All-Pro re- cus Mariota, who threw He threw for one touch-
ceiver will miss at least six two TD passes in the sec- down and ran for another.
weeks after having foot ond half for the Titans, but Matthew Stafford was er-
surgery. took a pounding in his sec- ratic for the Lions, who fell
Murray had 2 yards rush- ond game. The No. 2 over- behind 14-0 early in the
ing on 13 carries in his first all draft pick was sacked second quarter.
game against his former seven times. JAGUARS 23, DOLPHINS 20
team. Sam Bradford had BUCCANEERS 29, SAINTS 19 JACKSONVILLE, Florida
three turnovers, including NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ja- (AP) — Rookie Jason Myers
an interception in the end meis Winston passed for a kicked a 28-yard field goal
zone, for the Eagles (0-2). touchdown and ran for an- with 40 seconds remaining
PACKERS 27, SEAHAWKS 17 other and Tampa Bay held for Jacksonville.
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (AP) on against mistake-prone The Jaguars took over with
— Aaron Rodgers threw New Orleans. 1:48 left, and Blake Bor-
for two touchdowns and Winston, who was inter- tles put them in field-goal
Green Bay outlasted Seat- cepted twice and sacked range with pass plays of
tle in a rematch of last sea- four times in a losing NFL 18, 19 and 9 yards. The Dol-
son’s NFC title game. debut at home a week ear- phins provided some help,
Rodgers orchestrated a 10- lier, remained largely com- too, with a 15-yard person-
play, 80-yard scoring drive, posed in the hostile Super- al foul penalty called on
capped by a 5-yard scor- dome. He completed 14 Olivier Vernon. The defen-
ing pass to Richard Rodg- of 21 passes for 207 yards sive end was flagged for
ers. A 2-point conversion and was not intercepted. hitting tight end Clay Har-
made it 24-17 with 9:28 left. He lost one fumble, but the bor after the whistle, mak-
Jayrone Elliott made a Saints couldn’t cash in. ing it a chip shot for Myers.
lunging, one-handed inter- RAIDERS 37, RAVENS 33 CARDINALS 48, BEARS 23
ception of a short pass from OAKLAND, California (AP) CHICAGO (AP) — Car-
Russell Wilson with 6:50 left, — Derek Carr threw a 12- son Palmer threw for four
one of the rare mistakes yard touchdown pass to touchdowns to lead Ari-
in the second half for Se- Seth Roberts with 26 sec- zona in a game that saw
attle’s dual-threat quarter- onds left to cap the most Chicago lose Jay Cutler to
back. The Packers cashed productive day of his a hamstring injury.
in with one of Mason Cros- young career and lead Palmer connected with
by’s four field goals on the Oakland. Larry Fitzgerald for three
night for a 10-point lead Carr threw for a career- TDs, David Johnson re-
with 2 minutes remaining. high 351 yards and three turned the opening kickoff
The Packers blew a 16-0 touchdowns and over- a club-record 108 yards
lead against the Seahawks came a late interception and added a rushing TD.
in the NFL playoffs last year. that put the Raiders in a And coach Bruce Arians
They held on after giving hole in the closing minutes. gained a measure of re-
up 13-3 lead at halftime on But Carr went 7 for 9 for 65 venge after the Bears hired
Sunday. yards on the winning drive, Marc Trestman over him in
BROWNS 28, TITANS 14 aided by a personal foul January 2013.q
