NFL: Week 1 results

Colts 26, Giants 21

A little bit older, a little more experienced, Peyton Manning was also a little bit better than Eli in the Manning Bowl.

The Indianapolis Colts also made fewer mistakes than the New York Giants on Sunday night in the first NFL game to feature two brothers starting at quarterback.

Big brother Peyton was 25-of-41 for 276 yards and a touchdown and the Colts scored on five of their first seven possessions to defeat Eli and the Giants.

Jaguars 24, Cowboys 17

Byron Leftwich threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, and Fred Taylor had 115 combined yards to help Jacksonville beat the Cowboys.

Terrell Owens finished with six receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown, but the Jaguars held him without a catch through much of the second half.

Bears 26, Packers 0

Chicago barely let Brett Favre touch the ball, shutting out the three-time MVP for the first time in his 16-year pro career.

Bears quarterback Rex Grossman was 18-of-26 for 262 yards, as he ran his career record to 3-0 at Lambeau Field.

Cardinals 34, 49ers 27

Kurt Warner completed 23 of 37 passes for 301 yards and three scores, the Cardinals turned two first-quarter San Francisco turnovers into touchdowns, and Arizona held on to beat the 49ers.

Playing in front of a sellout crowd of 63,407 in their $455 million, air conditioned new stadium, the Cardinals opened a season at home for the first time since the franchise moved to Arizona in 1988.

Patriots 19, Bills 17

New England came back from an ugly start, going ahead on a fourth-quarter safety for the win. The Patriots trailed by 10 points at halftime but recovered to hand Bill Belichick his 100th career win as a head coach.

Saints 19, Browns 14

New Orleans gave coach Sean Payton a win in his first game.

Reggie Bush finished with 141 total yards. The Heisman Trophy winner had 61 yards rushing on 14 attempts, caught eight passes for 58 yards and returned three punts for 22. John Carney kicked four field goals,, and Drew Brees threw a 12-yard TD pass to rookie Marques Colston in the third quarter.

Lions 9, Seahawks 6

The defending NFC champions got off on the right foot when Josh Brown kicked a 42-yard field goal on the last play of the game.

The Seahawks, who led the NFL in scoring last season, started the game-winning drive at their 20 with 3:13 left after Lions' new coach Rod Marinelli decided against a long field goal attempt.

Falcons 20, Panthers 6

John Abraham had two sacks and forced two fumbles in his first game with the Falcons, while Michael Vick threw two touchdown passes as Atlanta made up for two losses by a combined score of 68-17 last season.

Warrick Dunn rushed for 132 yards for the Falcons.

Ravens 27, Buccaneers 0

Steve McNair started his first game for the Ravens, but it was the defense that stood out as Baltimore broke an 11-game road losing streak.

Chris McAlister returned one of the Ravens' three interceptions 61 yards for a touchdown and 340-pound rookie Haloti Ngata lumbered 60 yards with a tipped pass to set up a field goal. McNair was 17-of-27 for 181 yards.

Bengals 23, Chiefs 10

Eight months after doctors rebuilt his mangled left knee, Carson Palmer hit nine straight passes in one impressive stretch for Cincinnati.

Kansas City quarterback Trent Green was injured in the third quarter. Green, motionless on the field , was carefully wheeled off on a stretcher after his head was snapped back to the ground on a hit by Robert Geathers. Chiefs GM Carl Peterson said Green had "pretty severe head trauma," but was awake and moving shortly after the game.

Eagles 24, Texans 10

Donovan McNabb McNabb threw for 314 yards and three touchdowns, including one to Donte Stallworth, who had six catches for 141 yards. The game was Stallworth's debut with the Eagles after a trade from the Saints.

Jets 23, Titans 16

Chad Pennington, returning from two shoulder operations in as many years, threw for 319 yards and two touchdowns.

The Titans trailed 16-0 until Travis Henry tied the game, rushing for two fourth quarter touchdowns within five minutes. The winning score came on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Pennington to Chris Baker with 2:10 left.

-- The Associated Press