MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - SEPTEMBER 15: Justin Jefferson #18 of the Minnesota Vikings scores a rushing touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers during the second quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium on September 15, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
The season isn't over after just two weeks, but if it were, the New Orleans Saints would be at the top of the NFL mountain for 2024. The Saints have solidified their place — at least for this early point in the season — at the head of the NFL table with a 44-19 win at Dallas. Alvin Kamara had a monster game with 115 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns, and he added a receiving touchdown as well.
Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson had the monster play of the early window, with a 97-yard touchdown catch in Minnesota's 23-17 win over the 49ers, who were without Christian McCaffrey for a second straight week to start the season. Sam Darnold threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns in the win.
In Charlotte, the Chargers moved to 2-0, with a 26-3 win over the Panthers. J.K. Dobbins career second act has been off to a good start with a second-straight 100-yard (131 yards) effort to open the season. The Panthers' struggles continue with Carolina only able to muster 159 yards of offense.
Second-year Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston has caught his second TD of the day, equaling the total number of touchdowns he caught over his entire rookie year.
Aidan Hutchinson will knock you over. If you are between him and the opposing quarterback, he will put you on the ground. If you are the opposing quarterback, well, good luck. He just got his third sack of the day for the Lions, and the second quarter hasn't even started yet.
A sack hat trick in the FIRST QUARTER for @aidanhutch97... 😳🎩
It's still early, but QB Derek Carr and the Saints are seemingly scoring at will on the Dallas Cowboys. Carr launches a monster 70-yarder to Rashid Shaheed, who catches it and runs in for the TD. They made that look easy.
This Chargers touchdown came just a few plays after the refs overturned a fumble, allowing LA to keep the ball. Are the Chargers blessed, or are the Panthers cursed?
Another year, another fan stampede at the Cowboys game
Dallas Cowboys fans are starting things off the way they often do: with a dramatic stampede through the door of AT&T Stadium. The Cowboys are one of few NFL teams with general admission tickets, resulting in the now-annual tradition of fans busting their way through the doors as soon as the stadium opens.
Cowboys fans might be excited for the home opener 😅
Jaguars tight end Evan Engram injured his hamstring during pregame warmups and will not play in Week 2's matchup versus the Browns, reports NFL Network's Ian Rapaport.
Potentially significant: #Jaguars TE Evan Engram injured his hamstring in pregame warmups and has been ruled out for today's game.
D.J. Reed, Kenneth Walker III, Jake Ferguson, Jordan Love among Week 2 inactives
Also among the notable inactives for Week 2: Jets corner D.J. Reed, Seahawks RB Kenneth Walker III, Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson and Packers QB Jordan Love, via ESPN's Field Yates.
Officially active: Jameson Williams Jayden Reed
Officially inactive: Jordan Love Kenneth Walker III Jake Ferguson Josh Downs Marshon Lattimore D.J. Reed
Lee Carsley’s decision to include Declan Rice as the sole holding midfielder spectacularly backfired with the plethora of attacking talent unable to ignite
After 100 years of speculation, remains of one of the first ever Brits to climb Mount Everest have been discovered by a group filming a Nat Geo feature including Oscar-winner Jimmy Chin. The group was filming the upcoming doc when they found what is believed to be the foot encased in a sock and boot …
Pep Guardiola’s contract is up next summer, and the Spaniard remains coy as to whether he will extend his stay with Manchester City, which could find itself in the lower divisions if it loses its case against the English Premier League.
Toyota is returning to Formula 1 after 15 years as the Japanese automaker becomes a “technical partner” of American racing team Haas. There will be Toyota branding on the Haas cars starting from next week's United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, and the auto giant's racing division will provide “design, technical and manufacturing services” to the North Carolina-based team. This doesn't mean a return of the Toyota works team which raced in F1 for eight seasons until 2009, however.
The foot of a British adventurer is believed to have been found on Mount Everest after 100 years of speculation about his disappearance. Mr Irvine, 22, and Mr Mallory, 38, were last seen when they were about 800 feet from the summit as they attempted the first successful ascent of the mountain. There have also been several searches for Mr Irvine's remains after Mr Mallory's were discovered by a climber in 1999.
Boris Johnson, former United Kingdom prime minister, said President Biden told him he was not Irish, according to his new memoir “Unleashed,” which was published Thursday. “He disarmed me completely by saying that his family origins were not really Irish at all, and that the Bidens were an old seafaring family from Kent (which seems…
Ben Ainslie may have been left unshaken by the haka performed in Friday’s official eve-of-regatta press conference. But Peter Burling and his New Zealand crew would be well-advised not to get the British helmsman’s dander up in this America’s Cup match.
