Quarterback Tom Brady (C) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers passes the ball in the game against the Carolina Panthers at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, September 20, 2020. /VCG
Tom Brady got his first win with the Buccaneers, throwing for 217 yards, one touchdown and an interception.
With another recent acquisition, Leonard Fournette, rushing for 103 yards and two TDs, Brady rebounded from a less-than-stellar debut for his new team to avoid starting a season with consecutive losses for the first time in a 21-year career.
Brady tossed a 23-yard TD pass to Mike Evans in the first quarter. Fournette scored on runs of 1 and 46 yards, the latter coming after Carolina stormed back from a 21-0 halftime deficit to 24-17 on a pair of TD runs by Christian McCaffrey and Joey Slye's 23-yard field goal.
Running back Leonard Fournette (C) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers scores a touchdown in the game against the Carolina Panthers at Raymond James Stadium, September 20, 2020. /VCG
Brady completed 23 of 35 passes, and Evans finished with seven receptions for 104 yards. Fournette averaged 8.6 yards per carry on 12 rushing attempts.
Teddy Bridgewater was 33 of 42 for 367 yards and two interceptions for the Panthers (0-2), who had four turnovers.
McCaffrey spent most of the fourth quarter on the sideline with an apparent ankle injury.
Quarterback Cam Newton (C) of the New England Patriots runs with the ball in the game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington, September 20, 2020. /VCG
Seahawks stop Newton at 1 on last play, beat Patriots 35-30
Cam Newton was stopped at the 1-yard line on the final play and the Seattle Seahawks held off the New England Patriots 35-30 on Sunday night.
Newton led New England 80 yards in the closing moments, trying to spoil the performance of Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson, who matched his career high with five touchdown passes.
Newton and the Patriots reached the 1 on a pass to N'Keal Harry with 3 seconds left. On the final play, Newton tried to run power to the left, but was upended by L.J. Collier in the biggest play of his young career. Newton, who had two rushing touchdowns in the game, never got close to the goal line and Seattle's sideline erupted in celebration.
Newton was excellent in his first road game with the Patriots throwing for 397 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He ran for another 47 yards, but couldn't get the last three feet to give New England a victory.
Quarterback Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks passes the ball in the game against the New England Patriots at CenturyLink Field, September 20, 2020. /VCG
Wilson was masterful on the other side, completing 21 of 28 passes for 288 yards. It was his fourth career game with five touchdown passes. Tyler Lockett, DK Metcalf, David Moore, Freddie Swain and Chris Carson all took turns celebrating in the end zone. Carson was the last, running under a 18-yard rainbow toss from Wilson against the blitz with 4:32 left to give the Seahawks a 35-23 lead.
But Newton wasn't done. His second TD run pulled New England to 35-30 with 2:16 left. It was his eighth career game with at least two rushing TDs, setting an NFL record.
New England held the Seahawks to a three-and-out after Seattle threw on third-and-1 and Wilson couldn't connect with Lockett on a deep shot.
Newton needed just five plays to move New England from its 19 to the Seattle 36 with 41 seconds left. After a penalty, Newton hit Edelman for 18 yards to the Seattle 13 with 20 seconds left and the pair nearly connected again in the end zone but Newton's pass was high with 9 seconds remaining. Newton found Harry, but he was stopped at the 1 and New England used its final timeout, setting the stage for the final play.
Edelman finished with eight catches for 179 yards.
Quarterback Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys passes the ball in the game against the Atlanta Falcons at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, September 20, 2020. /VCG
Falcons lose on last-play FG after not attacking onside kick
Greg Zuerlein kicked a 46-yard field goal as time expired after Dallas recovered and onside kick, and the Cowboys overcame four fumbles and a 20-point deficit in the first quarter to beat Atlanta in coach Mike McCarthy's home debut.
The Falcons were still up 12 in the fourth quarter when Dak Prescott became the first quarterback in NFL history to pass for more than 400 yards and rush for three touchdowns in the same game, getting the Cowboys (1-1) within two.
C.J. Goodwin recovered the onside kick with 1:48 remaining after several Falcons let it roll, and rookie receiver CeeDee Lamb's 24-yard catch got the Cowboys in field goal position.
Quarter Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons passes the ball in the game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium, September 20, 2020. /VCG
Matt Ryan threw four touchdown passes, two off lost fumbles from the Cowboys, on the way to a 20-0 lead in the first quarter. But the Falcons couldn't avoid their first 0-2 start under coach Dan Quinn in a performance reminiscent of their blown 28-3 lead in a Super Bowl loss to New England in Houston.
The successful onside kick for Dallas came after two failed fake punts and a gamble from McCarthy in going for the 2-point conversion.
Other games on Sunday: (away teams come first)
New York Giants 13-17 Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions 21-42 Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings 11-28 Indianapolis Colts
Buffalo Bills 31-28 Miami Dolphins
San Francisco 49ers 31-13 New York Jets
Los Angeles Rams 37-19 Philadelphia Eagles
Denver Broncos 21-26 Pittsburgh Steelers
Jacksonville Jaguars 30-33 Tennessee Titans
Washington Football Team 15-30 Arizona Cardinals
Baltimore Ravens 33-16 Houston Texans
Kansas City Chiefs 23-20 Los Angeles Chargers
(With input from AP)