Chiefs pull off largest comeback in franchise history

The Chiefs looked dead in the water following their 24-3 deficit to the Chargers in the middle of the third quarter. But Kansas City got the better end of its AFC West rival. Here's what we learned.

Raiders upend Saints with gutsy two-point call

The Raiders rallied to beat the Saints 35-34 behind Derek Carr's heady play and a gutsy two-point call from Jack Del Rio. What did we learn from Oakland's impressive showing?

Keenan Allen carted off with apparent knee injury

Last year, Chargers receiver Keenan Allen missed half the season with a lacerated kidney. The Chargers will now have to see whether he misses even more in 2016. Allen was carted off with an apparent knee injury late in the first half of Sunday’s season opener at Kansas City. The Chargers lead, 21-3, but the…

Brees hot as Saints take first lead

Raiders-Saints has been a fun one, as advertised. The Saints have scored on back-to-back possessions to take a 17-10 lead. A 15-yard Drew Brees pass to Brandin Cooks gave the Saints their first lead. Brees has been hot. Through the game’s first 25 minutes, he’s 13-of-19 passing for 187 yards and two scores. Willie Snead…

Chargers rolling over Chiefs

The Chargers and Chiefs ended last season in very different places, but you’d probably guess wrong about which team was in the dumps last year based on the first 20-plus minutes of this season. Philip Rivers hit Danny Woodhead for a four-yard touchdown with just under eight minutes to play in the first half and…

Chris Ivory is expected to be fine soon

It’s still unclear why Jaguars running back Chris Ivory landed in the hospital. (Absent ESPN tweeting a copy of Ivory’s medical records, the reason for the hospitalization may remain unclear.) For now, a source with knowledge of the situation tells PFT that Ivory will be evaluated at the end of the week, and that he…

Bucs defensive end Jacquies Smith out for day with knee injury

The Buccaneers are already down a man, as backup defensive end Jacquies Smith was carted off with a knee injury. The journeyman defensive end went down on a punt play, and was carted to the locker room. The Buccaneers have already announced he was out for the rest of the day with a right knee injury. Smith…

Calvin Pryor to locker room for Jets

The Jets defense gave up their first big play of the season and lost their first starting defender to injury as well. Safety Calvin Pryor has gone to the locker room in the first quarter at the Meadowlands. He was injured on a play that saw Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton hit C.J. Uzomah for a 54-yard…

Amari Cooper rolling early as Raiders take lead

Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper is very talented. The Saints have major defensive issues, and Cooper keeps getting open. Cooper had catches of 35 and 34 yards on the Raiders’ second possession of the game, and those big plays set up a short touchdown run by Latavius Murray. The Raiders lead, 10-3, late in the…

Brian Cushing carted off with knee injury

Texans linebacker Brian Cushing was carted off the field in the first quarter of today’s game against the Bears. Cushing appeared to be in pain and was wearing a look on his face that suggested he thought he had suffered a severe knee injury, although the immediate word was only that he is questionable to…

Breshad Perriman makes first catch count, goes for 35 yards

The Ravens used a first-round pick on wide receiver Breshad Perriman hoping he could provide a vertical element to their offense. It didn’t take long, if you don’t count missing his entire rookie season with a knee injury. The first time Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco looked Perriman’s way, they connected for a 35-yard chunk against…

Injuries: Brian Cushing (knee) questionable to return

Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing suffered a knee injury midway through the first quarter and is questionable to return. Check in on the rest of Week 1's Sunday injury news.

Melvin Gordon finally finds the end zone

Chargers running back Melvin Gordon didn’t score any touchdowns during his rookie season, which joined fumbles and a knee injury as reasons for disappointment about how things played out for the first-round pick in 2015. This season has already gotten better in one respect. Gordon scored from the one-yard line to cap the first Chargers…