The season opener was the Super Bowl winner New England Patriots succeeded. In front of home crowd, the team defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 33: 3 (20: 0). In addition to a solid defensive towered superstar Tom Brady. The 42-year-old quarterback threw for 341 yards and three touchdowns in the game, his counterpart, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, remained without a touchdown and caused an interception.
Also successful, though with more effort, the other Super Bowl finalist has started the season. The Los Angeles Rams won the first Matchday of the North American Football League 30:27 (13: 3) in the Carolina Panthers . Quarterback Jared Goff threw for 186 yards, including a touchdown and an interception, running back Todd Gurley came on 97 run yards.
Patrick Mahomes gave his Kansas City Chiefs a successful start to the season. The pre-season's most valuable player scored 378 pass-yard and three touchdowns, securing the 40:26 (23:17) win at the Jacksonville Jaguars .