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Anthony Gharib, ESPN
The NFL did not miss a beat in Week 1 of the 2024 season.
The Philadelphia Eagles topped the Green Bay Packers within the first NFL recreation in South America. The Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts went forwards and backwards in a divisional matchup. And the Pittsburgh Steelers grinded out a victory to spoil Kirk Cousins‘ debut with the Atlanta Falcons.
The trolls have been in midseason type across the league too, accompanying a busy slate.
Listed here are the highest trolls from the opening week.
Down 17-3 with 2:40 left within the second quarter, Buffalo orchestrated a robust comeback for its first win of the season.
Josh Allen accounted for 271 yards and 4 whole touchdowns — he is the fifth participant in NFL historical past with a number of passing and speeding touchdowns in a season opener. Payments defensive finish Greg Rousseau dominated with three sacks, turning into the primary Buffalo participant with three sacks in a season opener since 1983.
The Payments had a delicate troll for the Cardinals, posting an L-shaped birdhouse with a Payments emblem.
Scrumptious dub. 😏#AZvsBUF | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/D7ualj69XA
— Buffalo Payments (@BuffaloBills) September 8, 2024
Pittsburgh Steelers 18, Atlanta Falcons 10
Filling in for an injured Russell Wilson, Justin Fields‘ first Steelers begin led to a win, however no touchdowns from the quarterback. Pittsburgh handed Atlanta the loss behind six subject targets and a dominant efficiency from T.J. Watt.
The linebacker had a fumble restoration, two tackles for loss and a sack to finish the sport. Chris Boswell grew to become the primary kicker to make at the very least 5 40-yard subject targets in a recreation since he did the identical in 2016. Cousins struggled, ending with 155 passing yards, 1 landing and a pair of interceptions.
The Steelers put their very own twist on the rap track “Take Over Your Lure” by Atlanta-based Bankroll Recent.
Stroll in your nest, take over your nest pic.twitter.com/XDnKyppkA6
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) September 8, 2024
Houston Texans 29, Indianapolis Colts 27
Divisional matchups are certain to convey fireworks, and the Texans-Colts assembly was no exception.
The Texans held on to defeat the Colts behind 417 yards of offense. Indianapolis minimize Houston’s deficit to 2 factors with 2:14 remaining within the recreation, however the Texans ran the clock out to safe the win.
C.J. Stroud did not miss a beat on the again of a stellar rookie marketing campaign, throwing for 234 yards and two touchdowns. In his Houston debut, Stefon Diggs had six catches for 33 yards and two touchdowns. Joe Mixon had a robust begin too, speeding for 159 yards and a rating. The Colts’ Anthony Richardson accounted for 268 yards and three touchdowns in his first recreation since final October.
The Texans aimed a horseshoe-themed troll at their division rivals.
trotting via indianapoLis pic.twitter.com/QzMuY7TCWY
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) September 8, 2024
Philadelphia Eagles 34, Inexperienced Bay Packers 29
The Eagles opted for black uniforms whereas taking part in in SC Corinthians house stadium in Brazil, avoiding the green of Corinthians’ rivals. The choice paid off as Philadelphia defeated the Packers, who wore inexperienced, in a back-and-forth matchup.
Saquon Barkley ran for 109 yards and two touchdowns, and added a TD reception, turning into the second participant in Eagles historical past with three scrimmage touchdowns of their debut. Jalen Hurts threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns and interceptions a bit. Packers quarterback Jordan Love threw for 260 yards and two scores, however exited with an injury late in the game.
Philadelphia went for a tacky troll, poking enjoyable at Wisconsin’s dairy staple.
𝗪 wit pic.twitter.com/Q6KavUVjKJ
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) September 7, 2024
ESPN Stats & Data contributed to this story.
