Online wire reportsSep. 9, 2012 MINNEAPOLIS — His left knee fully healed, Adrian Peterson ran hard — and often. The Minnesota Vikings finally turned their star running back loose after months of caution, and he rewarded their trust with a typical two-touchdown game. Seemed as if he had never been hurt. Rookie Blair Walsh kicked [...]
Online wire reportsSep. 9, 2012 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tom Brady might have a broken nose, about the only damage inflicted by the Tennessee Titans against the New England Patriots who simply dont lose season openers. Brady threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns, and the defending AFC champion Patriots routed the Titans 34-13 for their [...]
Online wire reportsSep. 9, 2012 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Kevin Kolb replaced injured John Skelton and led Arizona on the deciding touchdown drive, throwing 6 yards to Andre Roberts for a score with 4:59 to play, and the Cardinals held on to beat the Seattle Seahawks 20-16 on Sunday. Aided by two pass interference penalties, Seattle [...]
Online wire reportsSep. 9, 2012 TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept the heat on Cam Newton all day, leaving the Carolina star little room to throw the ball and even less to run. A defense that allowed an NFL-worst 494 points and ranked last against the run intercepted Newton twice and limited the [...]
Sep. 9, 2012 Peyton Manning threw the 400th touchdown pass of his career on a 71-yard strike to Demaryius Thomas and the Denver Broncos grabbed a 14-13 lead over the Pittsburgh Steelers through three quarters Sunday night. Manning joins Brett Favre (508) and Dan Marino (420) as the only NFL quarterbacks to reach that milestone. [...]
Online wire reportsSep. 9, 2012 GREEN BAY, Wis. — Randy Moss found his way back to familiar turf, celebrating a touchdown at Lambeau Field in his new uniform. The San Francisco 49ers defense kept Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers out of the end zone for most of the day — then made sure [...]