Overview
- The Chicago Bears put up 59 points in a 59-37 win over the Carolina Panthers Sunday, totaling 552 yards as quarterback Caleb Williams passed for 269 yards and two scores and also ran for two touchdowns.
- Buffalo secured a 36-31 road victory in Houston when Josh Allen hit Joshua Palmer for a 34-yard touchdown with 1:36 left and Greg Rousseau forced a strip-sack that Terrel Bernard recovered to seal the game.
- The Minnesota Vikings erased a 22-10 deficit and scored 29 unanswered points to beat Green Bay 39-22 after Kyler Murray left with a concussion and backup Carson Wentz threw three second-half touchdowns.
- Derrick Henry ran for three touchdowns in Baltimore's 41-23 win over Indianapolis, moving him to third on the NFL's all-time rushing-touchdown list, while the Arizona Cardinals stunned the Los Angeles Chargers 26-14 and raised early doubts about Los Angeles' offense.
- Week 1 outcomes prompt immediate recalibrations — Chicago's offense is being hailed as elite potential, Buffalo and new coaches earned early praise for late-game execution, and several defenses, injuries and disappointing favorites invite caution before overreacting to a single weekend.