The Detroit Lions escaped with a victory at Ford Field, as they defeated the New York Jets, 31-24, to improve to 2-1.

It was a game where Jahmyr Gibbs had three total touchdowns on a combined 164 scrimmage yards, and where the Lions blew a two-touchdown lead in the fourth quarter as the Ford Field crowd looked at another defensive collapse. That was until a sack and fumble recovery by the Lions sealed the game.

Jared Goff finished 25-for-32 passing for 269 yards and two touchdowns and has yet to throw an interception in three games. However, the Lions’ leading receiver was Isaac TeSlaa with 66 yards on three catches, including a big 49-yard completion that led to Gibbs’ winning touchdown with 2:25 left in the fourth quarter.

The Lions had their third straight game scoring 30 points, and held their opponent to under 30 points for the first time this season. However, Jets quarterback Geno Smith still had 321 passing yards and three touchdowns against Detroit’s defense, which allowed 14 points in the fourth quarter and 335 total yards.

The Los Angeles Rams bounced back from their season-opening flop in Australia to score a stylish 28-6 victory over the New York Giants on Monday.

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford returned to form with 327 passing yards and four touchdowns for Los Angeles as the Giants never recovered after suffering an early injury to signal-caller Jaxson Dart.

The Los Angeles Rams had Davante Adams, Trent McDuffie and Matthew Stafford, who looked like he did during his MVP season. They also had defensive tackle Aaron Donald back for the first time since the 2023 season. 

The Rams pounded the New York Giants, though New York hardly had a chance after quarterback Jaxson Dart left the game after one possession due to what is believed to be a sprained MCL.

The night started with Dart suffering that knee injury. Jameis Winston replaced him. Winston completed just 4 of 12 passes in the first half for 58 yards and threw a bad interception to McDuffie in Rams territory, which wasn’t a big surprise given the interception issues he has had through his career.

In the New York Jets’ 2026 home opener, on a dreary, cool and rainy day in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the Jets fell to the Green Bay Packers, 20 – 17.

The New York Jets thought they were headed to their first 2-0 record since the 2015 season.

But head coach Aaron Glenn’s team couldn’t hold on to a second-half lead Sunday afternoon and lost a heartbreaker to the Green Bay Packers in overtime.

Geno Smith was sacked on the first two plays of overtime, and the Jets had to punt on their first possession. It allowed the Packers to march down the field and win it with a 26-yard field goal.

The devastating loss brought the Jets’ record to 1-1. Now the Jets have to put the loss behind them and get ready for a difficult challenge as they prepare to go on the road to face the Detroit Lions next Sunday.