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In other Sunday games:

Pittsburgh Steelers 18, Atlanta Falcons 10

Steelers cornerback Zyon Gilbert (Jeff Davis) is on the practice squad and is unavailable to play.

Steelers guard Jeremiah Moon (Hoover) is on the injured reserve list and is out of action.

Darnell Mooney (Gadsden City) started at wide receiver for the Falcons. Mooney had a 15-yard reception in his first game against Atlanta. He joined the Falcons as a free agent in the offseason.

George Pickens (Hoover) started at wide receiver for the Steelers. Pickens had six receptions for 85 yards. Four of Pickens’ receptions resulted in first downs, including a 33-yard reception that set up Chris Boswell to kick a 44-yard field goal for the next touchdown as time expired in the first half. Pickens also had a running attempt that lost 10 yards.

Falcons guard Monty Rice (James Clemens) is on the practice squad and is unavailable to play.

Steelers guard Quez Watkins (Athens) is on the practice squad and is unavailable to play.

Buffalo Bills 34, Arizona Cardinals 28

Bills offensive quarterback Tylan Grable (Jacksonville State) did not record any stats in his NFL debut.

Bills linebacker Nicholas Morrow (Huntsville) did not record any stats.

Cardinals guard Tejhaun Palmer (UAB) is on the practice squad and is unavailable to play.

Bills guard Javon Solomon (Troy) was labeled inactive for game day. The rookie did not practice this week with an oblique injury.

Starling Thomas V (Ramsay, UAB) started at cornerback for the Cardinals. Thomas had three tackles.

Chicago Bears 24, Tennessee Titans 17

Bears linebacker Khari Blasingame (Buckhorn) did not record any stats.

Gerald Everett (UAB/South Alabama) started at tight end for the Bears. Everett had one reception for a loss of 1 yard.

Bears wide receiver Velus Jones Jr. (Saraland) had an 8-yard reception and 11 yards on two rushing attempts. Jones also fumbled a kickoff that Tennessee intercepted at the Chicago 23-yard line to set up a field goal.

Bears cornerback Reddy Steward (Austin, Troy) is on the practice squad and is unavailable to play.

New England Patriots 16, Cincinnati Bengals 10

Patriots center Jake Andrews (Stanhope Elmore, Troy) is on the injured reserve list and is unable to play.

Bengals defensive end Cedric Johnson (Davidson) was marked inactive for game day.

Marcus Jones (Enterprise, Troy) started at cornerback for the Patriots. Jones made four tackles, recovered one fumble and returned a punt 10 yards. Jones recovered the ball at the New England 1-yard line and returned it 17 yards in the second quarter in his first game since Sept. 17, 2023. Jones missed the final 15 games of the 2023 season with a shoulder injury.

Bengals kicker Evan McPherson (Fort Payne) converted both of his attempts – a 51-yard field goal with 6:14 left in the fourth quarter and the extra point.

Patriots defensive end Dell Pettus (Sparkman, Troy) had no stats in his NFL debut. Pettus came to the team as an undrafted rookie.

Cam Taylor-Britt (Park Crossing) started at cornerback for the Bengals. Taylor-Britt made six tackles.

Miami Dolphins 20, Jacksonville Jaguars 17

Jaguars defensive end DJ Coleman (Jacksonville State) is on the practice squad and is unavailable to play.

Dolphins wide receiver Grant DuBose (Park Crossing, Miles) did not record any stats in his NFL debut. DuBose spent the 2023 season on the Green Bay Packers practice squad. He joined Miami on waiver claims on April 29.

Tyreek Hill (West Alabama) started at wide receiver for the Dolphins. Hill had seven receptions for 130 yards and one touchdown. He caught an 80-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa as Miami cut Jacksonville’s lead to 17-14 with 2:08 left in the third quarter.

Josh Hines-Allen (Abbeville) started at defensive end for the Jaguars. Hines-Allen had two tackles and broke up one pass.

Dolphins cornerback Siran Neal (Eufaula, Jacksonville State) did not record any stats in the opener against Miami. Neal joined the Dolphins as a free agent in the offseason.

New Orleans Saints 47, Carolina Panthers 10

Michael Jackson (Spain Park) started at cornerback for the Panthers. Jackson had seven tackles and broke up one pass. In his first start with Carolina, Jackson tied his single-game tackles record. He also had two games with seven tackles with the Seattle Seahawks in 2022. The Panthers acquired Jackson in a trade with the Seahawks on Aug. 22.

Jordan Matthews (Madison Academy) started at tight end for the Panthers. Matthews was targeted once but did not record any stats. Matthews made his first start since Nov. 24, 2019.

Panthers outside linebacker Jamie Sheriff (South Alabama) did not record any stats in his first NFL game. An undrafted rookie, Sheriff joined Carolina as a waiver claimer after being released by the Seattle Seahawks.

Minnesota Vikings 28, New York Giants 6

Giants cornerback Cor’Dale Flott (Saraland) had three tackles.

Vikings defensive end Bobby McCain (Oxford) did not record any stats. McCain is on Minnesota’s practice squad but was promoted to active status by the Vikings for Sunday’s game.

Vikings quarterback Nick Mullens (Spain Park) was fit but did not play.

Rakeem Nunez-Roches (Central-Phenix City) started at defensive quarterback for the Giants. Nunez-Roches made five tackles.

Los Angeles Chargers 22, Las Vegas Raiders 10

Raiders’ Ameer Abdullah (Homewood) had a 28-yard kickoff return.

Raiders cornerback Jakorian Bennett (McGill-Toolen) broke up one pass.

Raiders quarterback Carter Bradley (South Alabama) is on the practice squad and is unavailable to play.

Chargers guard AJ Finley (St. Paul’s Episcopal) did not record any stats.

Chargers guard Kimani Vidal (Troy) was marked inactive for game day.

Seattle Seahawks 26, Denver Broncos 20

Broncos cornerback Kris Abrams-Draine (Spanish Fort) was marked inactive for game day.

Broncos guard Tremon Smith (Saks) did not record any stats.

Dallas Cowboys 33, Cleveland Browns 17

Browns guard Mohamoud Diabate (Auburn High) had two tackles.

Browns defensive quarterback Chris Edmonds (Samford) is on the practice squad and is unavailable to play.

Za’Darius Smith (Greenville) started at defensive end for the Browns. Smith had three tackles and one sack. Smith recorded his 61st career sack.

Jalen Tolbert (McGill-Toolen, South Alabama) started at wide receiver for the Cowboys. Tolbert had a 12-yard reception.

Browns linebacker Nathaniel Watson (Maplesville) recorded no stats in his NFL debut. Watson was taken by Cleveland in the seventh round of the NFL Draft on April 27.

Cowboys defensive end Sam Williams (Lee-Montgomery) is on the injured list and is out.

Browns quarterback Jameis Winston (Hueytown) was ready to play but did not play.

Browns linebacker Alex Wright (Elba, UAB) had two tackles.

Washington Commanders 37, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20

· Safety Jeremy Reaves (South Alabama) did not record any stats.

Offensive player Trent Scott (Lee-Huntsville) did not record any stats.

Detroit Lions 26, Los Angeles Rams 20 (overtime)

Lions defensive end Brodric Martin (Northridge, North Alabama) is on the injured reserve list and is unable to play.

Rams cornerback Darious Williams (UAB) is on injured reserve and is out of action.

Week 1 began on Thursday night with the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the Baltimore Ravens 27-20. On Friday night in Brazil, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Green Bay Packers 34-29.

Week 1 concludes on Monday when the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers face off at 7:15 p.m. CDT at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 will broadcast the game.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.