Rookie kicker Mason Crosby's 42-yard field goal with 2 seconds left gave the Green Bay Packers a 16-13 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday -- the first full day of the National Football League season.
The Packers benefited from a second major mistake by the Eagles' special teams, when J.R. Reed bobbled a punt with 59 seconds remaining. Green Bay's Jarrett Bush recovered at the Philadelphia 31.
Reed had replaced returner Greg Lewis, whose muffed punt led to a Packers touchdown in the first quarter.
Chargers 14, Bears 3
In San Diego, LaDainian Tomlinson threw for one touchdown and rushing for another to lead the Chargers over Chicago.
The Bears, who topped the NFC last year at 13-3 before losing in the Super Bowl to Indianapolis, committed four turnovers, two leading to touchdowns.
Tomlinson threw a 17-yard TD pass to All-Pro tight end Antonio Gates with 45 seconds left in the third quarter, then scored on a 7-yard run with 9:09 left to play.
Broncos 15, Bills 14
In Orchard Park, New York, Jason Elam hit a 42-yard field goal just before time expired to lift Denver.
Elam, who missed two field-goal attempts earlier, almost didn't have a chance to make up for those. The Broncos were out of timeouts when Jay Cutler completed an 11-yard pass to Javon Walker with 14 seconds left.
Rather than spiking the ball to stop the clock, the Broncos' field-goal unit rushed onto the field and got the snap off just in time. It spoiled what had been a remarkably poised effort for a young Bills defense that lost three starters during the game.
Redskins 16, Dolphins 13
In Landover, Maryland, Shaun Suisham kicked a 39-yard field goal 5:36 into overtime to spoil the NFL head coaching debut of Miami's Cam Cameron.
The Redskins won the coin toss to start overtime and drove 58 yards in 10 plays, all but two runs by Clinton Portis and Ladell Betts. Portis, who missed the entire preseason with knee tendinitis, ran 9 yards to Miami's 22 to set up Suisham's kick, which came on first down.
Cowboys 45, Giants 35
At Irving, Texas, Marion Barber got things rolling with an 18-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-1, Terrell Owens added two highlight-reel touchdown catches and Tony Romo made up for an interception with a 51-yard touchdown pass to Sam Hurd.
Romo threw for a career-high 345 yards and four touchdowns, plus ran for another, helping the Cowboys match the most points they ever scored in four years under Bill Parcells. Jason Witten had six catches for 116 yards and a touchdown for Dallas.
Patriots 38, Jets 14
In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Randy Moss, who missed most of camp with a hamstring injury, caught nine passes from Tom Brady for 183 yards and a touchdown in his New England debut.
Ellis Hobbs set an NFL record by taking the second-half kickoff 108 yards for a score.
In other games, it was: Lions 36, Raiders 21; Seahawks 20, Buccaneers 6; Titans 13, Jaguars 10; Steelers 34, Browns 7; Vikings 24, Falcons 3; Texans 20, Chiefs 3; Panthers 27, Rams 13.
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