Amon-Ra St. Brown leads Detroit Lions to victory against New Orleans Saints

For his first two touchdowns of the season, Amon-Ra St. Brown received a game ball from his coach Dan Campbell. The coach of the Detroit Lions knew exactly how big a role the German-Americans had in the Detroit Lions' successful start to the season. In overtime, the 26-year-old scored the decisive points in the 31:30 win against the New Orleans Saints with his second touchdown of the game. The best German pass receiver in the history of the National Football League had already made the 21-0 lead possible.

"We have one, let's move on," said St. Brown in the dressing room about the first win - knowing full well that the Lions had lost control of the game after the comfortable lead and that he couldn't help calm the fans at Ford Field in crucial moments. With a total of ten caught passes for 67 yards, St. Brown was still the most successful offensive player on his team in the first game of the season. He now has a total of 46 touchdowns in his NFL career, making him the German record holder by a wide margin.

Marlin Klein catches first pass of his NFL career

Despite the Houston Texans' defeat against the Buffalo Bills, rookie Marlin Klein also had a good start to the season, at least personally. The Texans lost against the Bills 31:36 and gave up their chance of victory in the final seconds. However, the man from Cologne impressed in his position as a replacement tight end and caught a pass for the first time in a main round game of the National Football League. Quarterback C.J.'s throw Stroud went for 16 yards, giving the Texans a first down and continuing their offensive streak in the first quarter.

Giants win first home game with new coach against Cowboys

In the first Sunday night game of the season, the New York Giants picked up a home win against the Dallas Cowboys. With new coach John Harbaugh in charge, the hosts impressed in the World Cup final stadium and deservedly defeated their eternal rivals from Texas 28:20. Quarterback Jaxson Dart had a good game with three touchdown passes, Isaiah Likely, who had already worked with Harbaugh on the Baltimore Ravens, caught two of the touchdowns. Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, on the other hand, made a bad pass and his second touchdown pass came too late for a comeback.

The season began with a win for the Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots. In the rematch of the Super Bowl, the Seahawks turned around a 0:10 deficit and won 13:10. The Super Bowl at the end of this season is in February 2027 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.