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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP)—The Baltimore Ravens’ defense grabbed the spotlight from the New York Jets’ D in a 10-9 victory Monday night.
The Ravens held New York to 176 yards and six first downs, allowed Mark Sanchez(notes) just 74 yards passing and kept Rex Ryan’s crew out of the end zone.
Billy Cundiff’s(notes) 25-yard field goal in the third nfl jerseys
quarter provided the winning points in the Jets’ opener in $1.6 billion New Meadowlands Stadium. Anquan Boldin(notes), Baltimore’s main offseason acquisition, gained 65 yards on two passes against first-round draft pick Kyle Wilson(notes) in the drive. Boldin finished with seven receptions overall for 110 yards, at times toying with the Jets’ vaunted secondary.
Tight end Todd Heap(notes) caught six passes from Joe Flacco(notes) for 72 yards.
The Jets drew 14 penalties for 125 yards and were 1 for 11 on third downs.
Baltimore’s touchdown came on an impressive 11-play, 76-yard drive for a 7-6 halftime lead. Willis McGahee(notes) ran in from the 1.
Flacco finished 20 for 38 for 248 yards. Sanchez was 10 of Indianapolis Colts jersey
21. Chiefs 21, Chargers 14
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—Jamaal Charles’(notes) 56-yard touchdown run and Dexter McCluster’s(notes) team-record 94-yard punt return gave Kansas City a two-touchdown lead and the Chiefs held San Diego on four downs inside the 6-yard line in the final minute.
Philip Rivers(notes) thoroughly outplayed Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel(notes) and drove the Chargers to a first-and-goal from the 4. But a pass was incomplete, a run lost 2 yards, another pass sailed high and, with 39 seconds left, Rivers missed again.
Rivers was 22 for 39 for 298 yards and two touchdowns, several times victimizing a young Chiefs secondary for long gains. Cassel was 10 for 22 for 68 yards, including a 2-yard TD pass following a San Diego turnover.
Charles, a 1,000-yard rusher who was beaten out in training camp by veteran Thomas Jones(notes), broke through a hole and sped 56 yards with 37 seconds left in the first quarter to tie the game 7-7.
Brandon Carr(notes) scooped up a fumble and ran 16 yards to the San Diego 12 and Cassel made it 14-7 with a 2-yard TD pass to rookie tight end Tony Moeaki(notes).
McCluster returned a punt 94 yards to put KC on top 21-7 late in the half. Pittsburgh Steelers jersey
The return broke Dante Hall’s(notes) team record by one yard.
Legedu Naanee(notes) of the Chargers hauled in a 59-yard touchdown pass to make it 21-14 with 2:23 left.