Overview
- Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdown passes in his Pittsburgh debut and Chris Boswell hit a 60-yard go-ahead field goal as the Steelers edged the Jets 34-32, with a late Jalen Ramsey hit helping seal the stop on fourth down.
- Daniel Jones passed for 272 yards with one touchdown and ran for two scores in the Colts’ 33-8 rout of the Dolphins, as Lou Anarumo’s debut defense forced three early Tua Tagovailoa turnovers and Indy scored on all seven possessions.
- Geno Smith delivered 362 passing yards with a touchdown in the Raiders’ 20-13 win over the Patriots, as Pete Carroll earned his first Las Vegas victory and rookie Brock Bowers posted 103 receiving yards before exiting with a knee injury.
- After a 31-17 loss to Florida State that prompted Nick Saban to question Alabama’s intensity on GameDay, the Crimson Tide rebounded 73-0 over ULM with Kalen DeBoer praising the quarterback room led by Ty Simpson’s 9-for-9, two-touchdown line and scoring cameos from Austin Mack and Keelon Russell.
- Texas quarterback Arch Manning accounted for five touchdowns in a 38-7 win over San Jose State but called the play sloppy, while Baylor’s Sawyer Robertson threw for 440 yards and four scores to upset No. 17 SMU 48-45 in double overtime.