Cowboys, Bears & Dolphins win on dramatic first NFL Sunday

Dak Prescott celebrated his grounds statement successful style, Caleb Williams won connected his debut and Tyreek Hill went from a run-in pinch nan rule to moving into nan extremity area arsenic NFL Sundays returned pinch a bang.

Nine teams started caller quarterbacks, 8 teams had caller caput coaches astatine nan helm and 1 NFL fable started his caller occupation arsenic Tom Brady entered nan broadcast booth for nan opening Sunday of nan season.

The Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins each earned eye-catching comeback wins while nan New England Patriots produced nan upset of nan time by beating nan Bengals successful Cincinnati.

And nan last crippled of nan nighttime saw a thrilling overtime triumph for nan Detroit Lions against nan Los Angeles Rams successful a rematch of their epic play-off crippled past season.

With a batch of Sunday's games, though, nan results were only portion of nan story.

Caleb Williams joined an exclusive nine arsenic conscionable nan 4th backmost selected pinch nan number 1 prime astatine nan draught to triumph successful week 1 of their rookie play - but it was acold from an awesome introduction.

Although nan Chicago Bears came from 17 points down to hit nan Tennessee Titans 24-17, Williams passed for conscionable 93 yards and nary touchdowns arsenic his defence and typical teams did nan damage.

"Yeah, I don't attraction astir stats. I consciousness great," said Williams, who succeeded wherever nan past 15 top-pick QBs person grounded by winning connected his first start.

"To beryllium honorable pinch you, I consciousness great."

Williams will proceed to do things his ain way, arsenic he showed by again sporting his painted fingernails which person antecedently attracted attraction - this clip pinch his garment number 18 and 'Da Bears' connected them.

Just hours earlier nan first crippled of nan season, Dallas Cowboys backmost Dak Prescott sewage a telephone telephone successful his edifice from his supplier telling him he'd conscionable go nan highest-paid subordinate successful NFL history.

Prescott's $240m woody makes him nan first NFL subordinate ever to mean $60m a season, but he insists his only attraction now is ending Dallas' 28-year hold for a Super Bowl.

"It's my only motivation," Prescott said. "Hold up my portion of this deal. Just present that. That's my motivation."

It was nan ascendant Dallas defence, though, that starred successful their 33-17 triumph astatine nan Cleveland Browns, arsenic they sacked opposing QB Deshaun Watson six times and grabbed 2 interceptions.

And nan remainder of nan squad expects to stock successful Prescott's success.

"They're expecting Rolexes," said Prescott pinch a smile. "Everybody is giving maine their wrist size."

Jason Sanders nailed a 52-yard section extremity pinch nan past footwear of nan crippled to drawback nan triumph aft a melodramatic time for nan Miami Dolphins and prima receiver Tyreek Hill.

Hill sparked an improbable 20-17 comeback triumph against nan Jacksonville Jaguars aft racing distant for an 80-yard TD conscionable hours aft being being detained successful handcuffs by constabulary for a postulation incident en way to nan Hard Rock Stadium.

Despite celebrating his touchdown pinch a tongue-in-cheek re-enactment of nan incident, Hill knows there's a superior broadside to things.

"I conscionable wanted to make judge I was doing what my uncle ever told maine to do whenever you're successful a business for illustration that - put your hands connected nan steering instrumentality and conscionable listen."

He added: "Wasn't disrespectful because my mom didn't raise maine that way. Didn't cuss. Still trying to fig it out."

The Miami-Dade Police Department are investigating nan incident.

Josh Allen produced a trademark superman show for nan Buffalo Bills, throwing 2 TDs and and moving successful 2 himself, including a superb leaping effort, to rally his broadside from 14 points down to hit nan Arizona Cardinals.

Leaving nan stadium pinch his near manus heavy strapped will beryllium a interest though, arsenic it looks for illustration Allen whitethorn person to do a superior magnitude of dense lifting for his team.

After losing by a constituent successful nan play-offs, nan Los Angeles Rams mislaid successful overtime successful their return to Detroit Lions but some sides showed they could good meet again successful nan post-season - and who knows what would hap successful nan trilogy.

New Los Angeles Chargers caput coach Jim Harbaugh was backed to instil immoderate conflict into his squad - but not virtually - aft his broadside had a wide rumble pinch large rivals nan Las Vegas Raiders.

Harbaugh won his first crippled backmost successful nan NFL successful 12 years and moreover sewage connected nan section himself arsenic he tried to calm nan squabble that saw some Chargers receiver Joshua Palmer and Raiders cornerback Josh Jones ejected for fighting.

Minnesota's Andrew van Ginkel produced 1 of nan plays of nan time pinch an unthinkable one-handed interception he returned for a touchdown arsenic nan Vikings battered nan New York Giants 28-6.

The Indianapolis Colts mislaid their 11th consecutive play opener, but they could person a existent prima connected their hands successful QB Anthony Richardson, who produced a booming 60-yard TD propulsion arsenic 1 of 3 full scores successful a show afloat of promise.

Washington will person akin bully feelings astir rookie Jayden Daniels, who showed Lamar Jackson-like expertise erstwhile moving successful 2 TDs contempt his broadside being good beaten by Tampa Bay.

It looks for illustration a different long, difficult play up for nan Carolina Panthers based connected their trouncing successful New Orleans. Perhaps different number 1 prime for them adjacent year?

Pittsburgh Steelers' Justin Fields started up of injured Russell Wilson, but nan attraction is connected nan fearsome defence they have again this year, which shackled Kirk Cousins successful his Atlanta Falcons debut.

Mick Macdonald sewage his caput coaching profession disconnected to a winning commencement successful Seattle, wherever Denver rookie Bo Nix threw 2 interceptions successful a existent baptism of occurrence - but ran successful a people connected a precocious thrust that hinted he could person a decent future.