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Falcons and Broncos net wins .. September 8 2014, 8:40 BST

A review of Sunday's action in the NFL as Atlanta beat New Orleans and Denver held off a strong fightback from the Colts.


Matt Bryant inspired the Atlanta Falcons to a 37-34 win over the New Orleans Saints in overtime on Sunday.

Bryant kicked a 51-yard field goal in the final play of regulation time and then nailed one from a yard further out to get the Falcons' NFL campaign off to a winning start.

The Pittsburgh Steelers held off a Cleveland Browns fightback to clinch a 30-27 success, Shaun Suisham booting a 41-yard field goal at the death.

The Browns battled back from 27-3 down at half-time to draw level at 27-27, helped largely by quarterback Brian Hoyer, but they could not complete the job.

The Buffalo Bills shocked the Chicago Bears 23-20 thanks to Fred Jackson's run and Dan Carpenter's 27-yard field goal in overtime.

The Minnesota Vikings' new-look defence laid the foundation for their crushing 34-6 win over the St Louis Rams.

Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Bengals saw off the Baltimore Ravens 23-16, the New York Jets edged out the Oakland Raiders 19-14 and the Houston Texans defeated the Washington Redskins 17-6.

The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 34-17, the Miami Dolphins were 33-20 winners over the New England Patriots and the Tennessee Titans claimed a 26-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Denver Broncos held off a strong fightback from the Indianapolis Colts to get their season off to a winning start.

The Broncos last competitive outing was the 43-8 drubbing by the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl but led by Peyton Manning, who threw for 269 yards and three touchdowns, they overcame the Colts 31 24.

Denver had led 24-0 during the second quarter before the Colts hit their stride but they managed to keep the visitors at bay.

Vernon Davis was on the receiving end of two touchdown passes from Colin Kaepernick as the San Francisco 49ers beat the Dallas Cowboys 28-17 while Derek Anderson threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns as the Carolina Panthers overcame the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-14.