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Padres sign LHP Ross Detwiler to Major League contract

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Padres sign LHP Ross Detwiler to Major League contract

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Padres have signed left-handed pitcher Ross Detwiler to a Major League contract, President of Baseball Operations and General Manager A.J. Preller announced today. To make room on the active 28-man roster, right-hander Shaun Anderson was optioned to Triple-A El Paso.

 

The 35-year-old southpaw went 2-1 with a 4.96 ERA (25 ER, 45.1 IP), 1.24 WHIP and 56 strikeouts over 46 games (five starts) this season with the Miami Marlins. In his 41 relief appearances, he posted a 2.87 ERA (12 ER, 37.2 IP) while holding opposing batters to a .196 (27-for-138) average. Detwiler began the season with a 0.96 ERA (1 ER, 9.1 IP) in April and did not allow a run over his final 10 appearances (8.1 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 11 SO) with the Marlins before being designated for assignment on September 7th.

 

Originally selected by the Washington Nationals in the 1st round of the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Missouri State University, the 13-year Major League veteran has a 29-49 career record with a 4.58 ERA (366 ER, 718.2 IP) and 471 strikeouts in 270 games (100 starts) between the Nationals (2007, 2009-14), Texas Rangers (2015), Atlanta Braves (2015), Cleveland Indians (2016), Oakland Athletics (2016), Seattle Mariners (2018), Chicago White Sox (2019-20) and Marlins (2021).

 

Detwiler will wear No. 45.

Dodgers reinstate Kenley Jansen

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Dodgers reinstate Kenley Jansen

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers reinstated right-handed pitcher Kenley Jansen from the paternity list and optioned right-handed pitcher Mitch White.

 

Jansen, 33, returns after missing two games and he is 2-4 with a 2.43 ERA (16 ER/59.1 IP) and 32 saves this season for the Dodgers. He has converted 11 straight saves, posing a 1-0 record with a 1.29 ERA (3 ER/21.0 IP) and 26 strikeouts in that span. In his 12-year career with the Dodgers, he is 35-26 with a 2.39 ERA and 344 career saves. He is the franchise leader in saves and ranks 14th all-time in the category.

 

White, 25, pitched two scoreless innings last night, striking out one. He is 1-3 with a 3.74 ERA (19 ER/45.2 IP) and 48 strikeouts in 20 games for the Dodgers. He has spent parts of the season with Low-A Rancho Cucamonga and Triple-A Oklahoma City, going a combined 3-0 with a 2.02 ERA (8 ER/35.2 IP) and 42 strikeouts in 10 games. The former second rounder out of Santa Clara University is 2-3 with a 3.51 ERA (19 ER/48.2 IP) in 22 career MLB games.

Pirates Roster move

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Pirates Roster move

The Pirates have placed RHP David Bednar on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to 9/11) with a right oblique strain.

 

Bednar has gone 3-1 with three saves and a 2.18 ERA (57.2ip/14er) in 58 appearances this season. Entering today’s action, his 58 appearances are the most among National League rookies (third in MLB) and his 2.18 ERA is the second-lowest among all Major League rookie relief pitchers behind Cleveland’s Emmanuel Clase (1.46).

 

Bednar has made 10 consecutive scoreless appearances (11.1ip) and has produced a 0.83 ERA (32.2ip/3er) in his last 30 games, dating back to June 18.

 

RHP Enyel De Los Santos has been recalled to take Bednar’s spot on the active roster.

 

De Los Santos was claimed off waivers from Philadelphia on Monday (9/13).

 

In 26 relief appearances with the Phillies this season, De Los Santos posted a 1-1 record, a 6.75 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 28.0 innings of work (13.5 strikeouts per 9.0ip ratio).

 

He also made 10 appearances with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, where he posted a 2.70 ERA (13.1ip/4er) and 24 strikeouts.

 

De Los Santos will be wearing uniform #62.

White Sox place Ryan Tepera on injured list, recall Jace Fry from Triple-A Charlotte

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White Sox place Ryan Tepera on injured list, recall Jace Fry from Triple-A Charlotte

CHICAGO – Prior to tonight’s series opener vs. the Los Angeles Angels, the Chicago White Sox placed right-handed pitcher Ryan Tepera on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to September 11) with a right index finger laceration and recalled left-handed pitcher Jace Fry from Class AAA Charlotte.

 

Fry, 28, is 1-4 with a 2.39 ERA (10 ER/37.2 IP), 0.96 WHIP, .147 (19-129) opponents average, two saves and 56 strikeouts in 32 relief appearances with Charlotte in 2021. He also has made two relief appearances with the White Sox, going 0-0 with a 13.50 ERA (3 ER/2.0 IP).

 

Tepera, 33, is 0-2 with a 2.88 ERA (19 ER/59.1 IP), 21 holds, two saves and 72 strikeouts between the Cubs and White Sox this season. Tepera was acquired from the Cubs in exchange for minor-league left-hander Bailey Horn on July 29.

Orioles roster moves

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Orioles roster moves

This afternoon, the Orioles made the following roster moves:

 

Recalled RHP Marcos Diplán from Triple-A Norfolk.

 

Selected the contract of INF Pat Valaika from Triple-A Norfolk.

 

Placed LHP Tanner Scott on the 10-day Injured List (left knee sprain).

 

Placed INF Jorge Mateo on the 60-day Injured List (right lumbar inflammation).

Yankees roster moves

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Yankees roster moves

Prior to tonight’s game, the Yankees made the following roster moves:

 

Signed RHP Sal Romano (#68) to a Major League Contract.

 

Designated RHP Brooks Kriske for assignment.

 

Additionally, RHP Domingo Germán commences a rehab assignment today with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

A’s select RHP Acevedo from Las Vegas; designate RHP Smith for assignment

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A’s select RHP Acevedo from Las Vegas; designate RHP Smith for assignment

OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland A’s selected right-handed pitcher Domingo Acevedo from Triple-A Las Vegas and designated right-handed pitcher Burch Smith for assignment, the club announced today.

 

Acevedo joins the A’s for the second time this season as he made his Major League debut earlier this year. He was selected on June 21 and pitched in three games, all against Texas (3.0 ip, 5 h, 3 r, 3 er, 3 so, 2 hr). The 27-year-old right-hander was optioned to Las Vegas July 3 and was designated for assignment July 30 when the A’s acquired Yan Gomes and Josh Harrison from Washington. Acevedo did not allow a run in 11 of his last 12 appearances with the Aviators (0.73 ERA) and was 2-0 with nine saves, a 2.48 ERA and .186 opponents batting average in 30 relief appearances overall at Triple-A.

 

Smith was 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA and .280 opponents batting average in 31 relief appearances with Oakland. He posted a 2.93 ERA over his first 11 games but has a 6.75 ERA in 20 games since then. Smith was on the A’s Opening Day roster but was on the injured list from April 4 to May 8 with a strained right groin. He was acquired from San Francisco on Feb. 15, 2020 and went 3-1 with a 4.72 ERA in 37 relief appearances in two seasons with Oakland.

Thursday Night Capsule – New York Giants at Washington Football Team

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Thursday Night Capsule – New York Giants at Washington Football Team

THURSDAY NIGHT PREVIEW:
NEW YORK GIANTS (0-1) AT WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM (0-1)

Week 2 of the 2021 NFL season gets underway on Thursday, September 16 (8:20 PM ET, NFL Network) as the Washington Football Team host the New York Giants in an early-season NFC East showdown. This marks the 177th regular-season meeting between the two franchises, with the Giants holding a 104-68-4 series advantage. New York has won each of the past five meetings between the two clubs, including their last matchup in Week 9 of the 2020 season, when New York quarterback DANIEL JONES passed for 212 yards with one touchdown and zero interceptions for a 94.2 rating in the 23-20 win.

In Week 1, Jones passed for 267 yards and totaled two touchdowns (one passing, one receiving) against Denver. In four career starts against Washington, he has thrown eight touchdown passes against three interceptions for a 100.0 rating and aims for his third in a row at Washington with a passer rating of 90-or-higher. Running back SAQUON BARKLEY has totaled 587 scrimmage yards (195.7 per game) in three career games against Washington, including a career-high 279 scrimmage yards (career-best 189 rushing yards, 90 receiving yards) and two touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving) in his last game against Washington (December 22, 2019). In his only career game on Thursday Night Football (October 11, 2018 vs. Philadelphia), Barkley registered 229 scrimmage yards (130 rushing, 99 receiving) and one rushing touchdown. Last week, wide receiver STERLING SHEPARD led the Giants with 113 receiving yards, his 10th-career 100-yard performance, and has recorded a touchdown catch in two of his past three games at Washington.

Last week, defensive back LOGAN RYAN led New York with 10 tackles and recorded both a forced fumble and fumble recovery. In three career games against Washington, he has totaled five passes defensed, two interceptions, one forced fumble and a sack. Linebacker BLAKE MARTINEZ recorded 10 tackles and an interception in the last meeting between the two clubs and aims for his fifth in a row against Washington with at least nine tackles. Rookie linebacker AZEEZ OJULARI recorded his first-career sack in Week 1.

In Week 1, Washington quarterback TAYLOR HEINICKE completed 11 of 15 pass attempts (73.3 percent) for 122 yards with one touchdown and zero interceptions for a 119.3 rating. Thursday would mark his second-career regular season start, with his last NFL start coming in the 2020 NFC Wild Card round with Washington, where he passed for 306 yards and totaled two touchdowns (one passing, one rushing). Running back ANTONIO GIBSON registered 108 scrimmage yards (90 rushing, 18 receiving) last week and recorded a rushing touchdown in the last meeting between the two clubs. Wide receiver TERRY MCLAURIN registered seven receptions for 115 yards and a touchdown in the last meeting and aims for his fourth game in a row against the Giants with at least seven catches and 70 receiving yards. Tight end LOGAN THOMAS, who had a touchdown catch in Week 1, has six touchdown receptions in his last seven games against NFC East opponents.

The 2020 Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year CHASE YOUNG has registered 4.5 sacks and five tackles for loss in six career games against the NFC East and aims for his fourth in a row against the division with a sack. Last week, defensive end MONTEZ SWEAT registered his fifth-career game with both a sack and forced fumble and has recorded three sacks in his past three home games against the NFC East. Making their Washington debuts in Week 1, cornerback WILLIAM JACKSON registered two passes defensed and his fourth-career interception, while cornerback BOBBY MCCAIN recorded a career-high 10 tackles. Linebacker COLE HOLCOMB led the team with 11 tackles last week, his fifth-career game with at least 10 tackles.

Thursday’s contest marks the first of eight games exclusively televised on NFL Network this season and will be produced by FOX. The game will feature Joe Buck, Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink on the call.

Week 2 NFL Preview

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Week 2 NFL Preview

KAMARA-MCCAFFREY, PRESCOTT-HERBERT, JACKSON-MAHOMES ON TAP IN ENCORE TO THRILLING KICKOFF WEEKEND

The only certain aspect of the National Football League might be its electrifying uncertainty.

Just ask the LAS VEGAS RAIDERS, who overcame a 14-point deficit to beat Baltimore, 33-27, in just the second Week 1 overtime game in the history of Monday Night Football. After tying the game three times in the fourth quarter, including a 55-yard DANIEL CARLSON field goal at the end of regulation, the Raiders did not hold an official lead until ZAY JONES caught a 31-yard touchdown from DEREK CARR to stamp an exclamation point on one of the most thrilling kickoff weekends in league annals.

Or ask the PITTSBURGH STEELERS (1-0), who host the Raiders (1-0) on Sunday at Heinz Field (1:00 PM ET, CBS). At Buffalo last week, the Steelers clawed back from a 10-0 halftime deficit to win, 23-16.

And ask the KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, who trailed by 12 at halftime before storming back to win, 33-29, over Cleveland.

So, amid that uncertainty, also be certain of this: NFL teams are never out of games and no lead is safe.

On Kickoff Weekend, nine games were within one score (eight points) in the fourth quarter, including the CINCINNATI BENGALS’ dramatic win over Minnesota, the first regular-season game in NFL history with a game-tying score with no time remaining in regulation and a game-winning score with no time remaining in overtime.

The excitement is palpable. Stay tuned for the encore. Here comes Week 2.

MVP vs. MVP: Two of the past three NFL MVPs – PATRICK MAHOMES (2018) and LAMAR JACKSON (2019) — will battle on Sunday Night Football when the KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1-0) travel to play the BALTIMORE RAVENS (0-1) at M&T Bank Stadium (8:20 PM ET, NBC). The perennial AFC playoff teams are meeting for a fourth straight season, with Kansas City winning each of the past three.

  • Sunday’s game along with Jackson and Mahomes’ Week 3 meeting in 2020 represent the only two instances of former MVPs under age 27 meeting as starting quarterbacks in NFL history.
  • The Ravens have won two of their last three games against teams that played in the Super Bowl the previous year. Baltimore knocked off both New England and the Los Angeles Rams in 2019 before losing to the Chiefs in 2020.
  • Mahomes passed for 337 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions for a 131.4 rating on Kickoff Weekend. Mahomes now has 14,489 career passing yards in 47 NFL starts and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer KURT WARNER (14,372) for the most passing yards by a player in his first 50 career starts in NFL history.
  • Mahomes also has 117 touchdown passes in those 47 starts and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (116) for the most touchdown passes by a player in his first 50 career starts in league annals.
  • Also in the Chiefs’ Kickoff Weekend win over Cleveland, tight end TRAVIS KELCE had 76 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns. His second score was his 50th career touchdown reception in his 112th career game, allowing him to surpass VERNON DAVIS (115 games) as the fifth-fastest tight end to reach 50 touchdown receptions in NFL history.
  • Chiefs head coach ANDY REID is 6-1 vs. the Ravens, including a 4-0 mark at the reins of Kansas City. Baltimore’s JOHN HARBAUGH served as an assistant under Reid in Philadelphia (1999-2007) and the two as head coaches have combined for 379 career regular-season and postseason wins, including two Super Bowl titles.

HOLDING ALL THE CARDS: On the heels of an impressive Kickoff Weekend win at Tennessee, the ARIZONA CARDINALS (1-0) open their home schedule on Sunday against the MINNESOTA VIKINGS (0-1) at State Farm Stadium (4:05 PM ET, FOX).

  • In Week 1, Arizona quarterback KYLER MURRAY ran for a touchdown and threw for 289 yards with a career-high four touchdown passes, while linebacker CHANDLER JONES totaled a career-high five sacks with two forced fumbles.
  • Murray now has four career games in which he’s scored at least one rushing touchdown and thrown for three-or-more touchdowns. That’s tied with JOSH ALLEN (four games) and JACK KEMP (four) for the most such games by a player in his first three seasons in NFL history.
  • Jones is the third player to record at least five sacks in a Week 1 game since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer DERRICK THOMAS (six sacks in 1998) and BILL GAY (5.5 sacks in 1983). Jones also is the sixth player to record at least five sacks and two forced fumbles in any game since 2002.
  • Jones, who had two games with four sacks during the 2019 season (Weeks 7 and 16), is the fourth player since 1982 with three career games of at least four sacks, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers DERRICK THOMAS (four games) and REGGIE WHITE (three), as well as LESLIE O’NEAL (four).

IMMEDIATE CONTRIBUTIONS: Last week, San Francisco’s TREY LANCE threw a 5-yard touchdown on his initial NFL pass attempt while Philadelphia’s DEVONTA SMITH registered an 18-yard touchdown on his first career reception. Then, on Sunday night, Chicago’s JUSTIN FIELDS marked his first NFL carry with a 3-yard touchdown run.

  • It marked the first time during any week in 37 years that rookies produced touchdowns on their first career carry, first career reception and first career pass.
  • Two of those rookies, Lance and Smith, are in action at Lincoln Financial Field when the SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (1-0) meet the PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (1-0) on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, FOX).
  • The last weekend in which NFL rookies produced touchdowns on their first career carry, first career pass and first NFL reception was Week 2 in 1984. On that weekend, Vikings fullback ALFRED ANDERSON threw a 20-yard touchdown to quarterback Tommy Kramer, Saints running back TYRONE ANTHONY scored on his first rushing attempt, a 2-yard run, and two rookies – Packers tight end ED WEST (7-yard reception from Randy Wright) and Giants wide receiver LIONEL MANUEL (16-yard reception from Phil Simms) – scored on their first career catches.
  • Smith, along with Cincinnati’s JA’MARR CHASE and Miami’s JAYLEN WADDLE, was one of three rookie wide receivers selected in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft to catch a touchdown pass on Kickoff Weekend, making this the first season in the common-draft era in which three rookie wide receivers that were each selected in the first round of the NFL Draft registered touchdown receptions in Week 1.
  • Chase and Fields meet this week when the CHICAGO BEARS (0-1) host the CINCINNATI BENGALS (1-0) on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, FOX). Chase’s teammate, rookie kicker EVAN MCPHERSON, converted a 33-yard field goal with no time remaining in overtime in the Bengals’ 27-24 win over Minnesota. He became the second rookie kicker in NFL history to kick a game-winning field goal with no time remaining in overtime, joining JASON SANDERS (Oct. 14, 2018).

PICKING UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF: NFL teams in 2020 combined to score 12,692 total points and 1,473 total touchdowns, both the most ever in a single season. Last week, the league combined for 90 touchdowns, tied with 2019 for the most through the first weekend in NFL history.

NOTHING COULD BE FINER THAN TO BE IN CAROLINA: A pair of NFC South rivals, the NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1-0) and CAROLINA PANTHERS (1-0), will clash at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, FOX). The contest features two of the more exciting running backs in the league, ALVIN KAMARA of the Saints and CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY of the Panthers, each of whom entered the league in 2017.

  • The New Orleans defense, led by coordinator DENNIS ALLEN, has now played a starring role in a pair of 38-3 victories over MVPs during a stretch of 10 regular-season games. On Nov. 8 last season at Tampa Bay, the Saints held eventual Super Bowl MVP TOM BRADY and the Buccaneers under 200 net yards of offense. Then, last week in an impressive win over Green Bay, New Orleans held reigning NFL MVP AARON RODGERS and the Packers to one third-down conversion.
  • Allen and the Saints have a significant test this week with McCaffrey, who recorded nine receptions and 187 scrimmage yards (98 rushing, 89 receiving) in the Panthers’ Week 1 win over the New York Jets. McCaffrey now has seven career games with at least 75 rushing yards and 75 receiving yards, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer WALTER PAYTON (six games) for the third-most such games in the Super Bowl era. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer MARSHALL FAULK (11 games) and PRIEST HOLMES (nine) have more.

The players with the most scrimmage yards since 2017:

PLAYER TEAM(S) SCRIMMAGE YARDS
Ezekiel Elliott Dallas 6,386
Alvin Kamara New Orleans 6,255
Christian McCaffrey Carolina 6,004
Derrick Henry Tennessee 6,002
Todd Gurley L.A. Rams/Atlanta 5,830

YOUNG GUNS SQUARE OFF AT METLIFE: The NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (0-1) have a date with the NEW YORK JETS (0-1) on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, CBS) at MetLife Stadium. When the Patriots’ MAC JONES and the Jets’ ZACH WILSON go under center, it’ll mark the earliest in a season since 2015 – when JAMEIS WINSTON and the Buccaneers opened the season at home against MARCUS MARIOTA and the Titans – that rookie starting quarterbacks drafted in the first round will meet in a game.

  • Also in the division, the BUFFALO BILLS (0-1) travel to play the MIAMI DOLPHINS (1-0) on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, FOX). With Buffalo’s JOSH ALLEN, Miami’s TUA TAGOVAILOA, Jones and Wilson, the AFC East last week became the first NFL division since 1985 with four quarterbacks under the age of 26 to start Week 1 games.

SPEAKING OF DIVISIONS: Both the AFC West and NFC West are unblemished after Week 1. It’s the first time since the 1970 merger that two divisions are undefeated after the first week. Since the league realigned to eight four-team divisions prior to the 2002 season, only the 2002 AFC West and 2015 AFC East had opened a season 4-0.

DON’T JUDGE BOOKS BY COVERS: Seven of the past 20 Super Bowl winners lost their Week 1 games before going on to win the Lombardi Trophy, including the TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS in each of their championship seasons (2002 and 2020). Other teams in that span (2001-20) to lose on Kickoff Weekend before winning a Super Bowl were the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (2001, 2003 and 2014) and the NEW YORK GIANTS (2007 and 2011).

ROAD SUCCESS: Road teams won eight games in Week 1, continuing a trend that started in 2019. Last season, road teams were 128-127-1 (.502), the highest winning percentage since the 1970 league merger. In 2019, road teams were 123-132-1 (.482), the third-highest winning percentage in that span.

PRESCOTT-HERBERT ANCHORS LATE-AFTERNOON WINDOW: A pair of former Associated Press Offensive Rookies of the Year, Dallas quarterback DAK PRESCOTT and Chargers quarterback JUSTIN HERBERT, square off Sunday (4:25 PM ET, CBS) when the Chargers host fans at SoFi Stadium for the first time in a regular-season game. Prescott has thrown for at least 400 yards in four of his past five starts while Herbert has guided the Chargers to five consecutive wins, dating back to last season.

The nine quarterbacks to win Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year:

PLAYER TEAM SEASON CMP ATT PCT YDS TD INT RATING
Dak Prescott Dallas 2016 311 459 67.8 3,667 23 4 104.9
Robert Griffin III Washington 2012 258 393 65.6 3,200 20 5 102.4
Justin Herbert L.A. Chargers 2020 396 595 66.6 4,336 31 10 98.3
Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh 2004 196 295 66.4 2,621 17 11 98.1
Matt Ryan Atlanta 2008 265 434 61.1 3,440 16 11 87.7
Kyler Murray Arizona 2019 349 542 64.4 3,722 20 12 87.4
Cam Newton Carolina 2011 310 517 60.0 4,051 21 17 84.5
Sam Bradford St. Louis Rams 2010 354 590 60.0 3,512 18 15 76.5
Vince Young Tennessee 2006 184 357 51.5 2,199 12 13 66.7

THE WAY THEY ALL BECAME THE BRADY BUNCH: The TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1-0) own a nine-game winning streak, including the postseason, entering Sunday’s game vs. the ATLANTA FALCONS (0-1) at Raymond James Stadium (4:05 PM ET, FOX). Over their last eight games in that streak, the Buccaneers are 8-0, scoring 30-or-more points in each game. Including the postseason, only two other teams in league history have won eight straight contests and scored at least 30 points in each, the 2007 and 2010 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS. Tampa Bay can establish the longest such streak in NFL history with a ninth straight win and 30-plus points on Sunday.

  • Quarterback TOM BRADY needs 417 passing yards to become the second player in NFL history to reach 80,000 career, trailing only DREW BREES (80,358). Brady opened his 22nd NFL season on Kickoff Weekend with his 300th regular-season start, his 100th career game of 300-or-more passing yards, and his 40th career fourth-quarter comeback victory.

SEATTLE’S BEST: The SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (1-0) host an interconference matchup against the TENNESSEE TITANS (0-1) on Sunday (4:25 PM ET, CBS). Seattle quarterback RUSSELL WILSON is 99-45-1 in 145 regular-season starts and this week can become the second quarterback in NFL history to win 100 regular-season starts in his first 10 seasons. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer PEYTON MANNING (105 wins) has more.

  • Last week, Wilson recorded four touchdown passes with zero interceptions and a 152.3 rating in the Seahawks’ win at Indianapolis on Kickoff Weekend. Wilson now has 11 career games with at least four touchdown passes and zero interceptions, surpassing TOM BRADY (10 games), Pro Football Hall of Famer PEYTON MANNING (10) and AARON RODGERS (10) for the most such games by a player in his first 10 seasons in league annals.

FIGHT FOR CALIFORNIA: The GREEN BAY PACKERS (0-1) host the DETROIT LIONS (0-1) on Monday Night Football (8:15 PM ET, ESPN). The last time the Packers opened their home schedule on a Monday night was Sept. 8, 2008, when quarterback AARON RODGERS made his first NFL start, a 24-19 victory over the Vikings.

  • Both Rodgers (selected No. 24 overall, 2005) and Lions quarterback JARED GOFF (No. 1, 2016) are former starting quarterbacks at the University of California. Both were drafted in the first round and both led their teams to a Super Bowl in their third seasons as an NFL starter (Rodgers in 2010, Goff with the Rams in 2018).

WEEK 2 NFL SCHEDULE

(All times Eastern)

Thursday, September 16 New York Giants at Washington NFLN 8:20
       
Sunday, September 19 New Orleans at Carolina FOX 1:00
Cincinnati at Chicago FOX 1:00
Houston at Cleveland CBS 1:00
Los Angeles Rams at Indianapolis FOX 1:00
Denver at Jacksonville CBS 1:00
Buffalo at Miami FOX 1:00
New England at New York Jets CBS 1:00
San Francisco at Philadelphia FOX 1:00
Las Vegas at Pittsburgh CBS 1:00
Minnesota at Arizona FOX 4:05
Atlanta at Tampa Bay FOX 4:05
Dallas at Los Angeles Chargers CBS 4:25
Tennessee at Seattle CBS 4:25
Kansas City at Baltimore NBC 8:20
       
Monday, September 20 Detroit at Green Bay ESPN 8:15

Approximately 100 million viewers watch NFL Football during Week 1

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Approximately 100 million viewers watch NFL Football during Week 1
  • Week 1 averaged 17.4M  viewers, +7% YoY on TV+Digital and the 2nd-highest Week 1 viewership over the last 5 seasons (2017-2021, behind 2019)
    • NFL games ranked as the top 6 telecasts for the Mon-Sun broadcast week
    • 23.2 billion total minutes were consumed; largest Week 1 minutes total since 2016
      • The two National windows on Sunday drew 6.3 billion total minutes, the highest on record for a Week 1 National window (records date back to 1988)
      • Thursday Kickoff (DAL@TB) delivered 26.4M viewers, ranking as NBC’s most-watched Kickoff game since 2015
      • NBC averaged 22.8M viewers for its Thursday/Sunday games (driven by Kickoff), up +11% YoY
      • MNF averaged 15.3M viewers on ABC+ESPN+E2, up +59% vs. last year’s doubleheader on ESPN alone, and the most-watched Week 1 MNF game since 2013 (PHI@WAS, 16.5M)
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