Cal in the NFL: Week 1

And we are underway!

By Joshua.Morgan@CGBJosh Sep 11, 2019, 10:00am PDT

Offense

Marvin Jones Jr. caught all four four of his targets and added a four yard rush in a 27-27 tie against the Cardinals.
C.J. Anderson had 11 rushes for 35 yards in a 27-27 tie against the Cardinals.
Trevor Davis caught his only target for 28 yards and had one punt return for just one yard in a 10-3 win over the Bears.
Keenan Allen caught eight of ten targets for 123 yards and a touchdown as he and the Chargers picked up a 30-24 win over the Colts.

L.P. Ladouceur and the Cowboys picked up a 35-17 win over the Cowboys. The Cowboys connected on all five of their extra points and averaged 41.3 yards on four punts.
Nick Sundberg and the Redskins lost 32-27 to the Eagles despite a solid day from the special teams. The Redskins converted on all three of their extra points and both of their field goals while averaging 54.4 yards on five punts.
Alex Mack and the Falcons offense greatly struggled in Week 1 in a 28-12 loss to the Vikings, only able managing 73 rushing yards and allowed four sacks.
Mitchell Schwarz and the Chiefs offense were fantastic as usual, as they had 491 total yards on offense while not allowing a single sack. They beat the Jaguars by a score of 40-26.

Brandon Mebane had six tackles in the Chargers win over the Colts.
Mychal Kendricks was second on the Seahawks with seven tackles in a 21-20 win over the Bengals.
Lorenzo Alexander had four tackles and a pass defended in a 17-16 win over the Jets.
Tyson Alualu had four tackles in a blowout 33-3 loss to the Patriots.
Cameron Jordan had five tackles and a sack in a dramatic 30-28 win over the Texans.

Jared Goff completed 23 of 39 passes for 186 yards with one touchdown against one interception in a 30-27 win over the Panthers.
In his debut with new head coach Matt LaFleur, Aaron Rodgers completed 18 of 30 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown.

Patrick Mekari (Ravens), Patrick Laird (Dolphins), Jordan Kunaszyk (Panthers)

Desean Jackson had a fantastic return to Philadelphia, catching eight of ten for 154 yards and two touchdowns. And, in typical D-Jax fashion, both touchdowns were over 50 yards. The Eagles ended up winning their game against the Redskins by a score of 32-27.