ATHENS Ga. -- Georgia scored two quick-strike touchdowns -- one on offense, one on defense -- in a span of about two minutes after Nicholls tk a third-quarter lead, and the No. 9 Bulldogs with a 26-24 win over the Colonels on Saturday.Georgia (2-0) opened the game with a fast touchdown drive capped by Nick Chubbs 6-yard run and appeared headed for the easy win over the FCS Colonels that was widely expected in Kirby Smarts home debut as coach.Smart called the sloppy win disappointing.We had a lot of guys today who didnt play the way they are capable, and Ive got to figure out why that is, Smart said.Nicholls (0-1) led 14-13 midway through the third after freshman quarterback Chase Fourcade, a surprise starter, threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jarrell Rogers.Georgia freshman quarterback Jacob Eason, also making his first start, threw a 66-yard scoring pass to Isaiah McKenzie less than a minute later. The Bulldogs rally continued on Lorenzo Carters 24-yard fumble return for a score.A fumbled punt return by McKenzie inside the Georgia 10 set up a late Nicholls touchdown on Fourcades 6-yard pass to C.J. Bates, cutting the Bulldogs lead to 2 points.Georgia relied on Chubb, who rushed for 80 yards, to run out the clock.If we get a stop, who knows what couldve happened? asked Nicholls coach Tim Rebowe. Im proud of our guys. ... We found out some things today about our team.Eason completed 11 of 20 passes for 204 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Greyson Lambert tk over late in the game.Smart said the quarterback position wasnt settled.It was never settled this week until late, Smart said. Were going to lk and see who gives us the best chance to be successful.Fourcade completed 9 of 19 passes for 99 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions and said he felt kind of both gd and bad emotions.It is always frustrating to lose a close game, Fourcade said. ... Overall this was a gd first game for us to take into next week.Chubb had only 17 yards rushing in the first half and lost a fumble that set up Dontrell Taylors 4-yard touchdown run late in the half.UP NEXTGeorgia: The Bulldogs begin a string of eight straight Southeastern Conference games when they visit Missouri.Cheap Reggie Sanders Jersey .C. -- Charlotte Bobcats coach Steve Clifford said after all of these years in the NBA hes still amazed at some of the things LeBron James does. Cheap Ken Griffey Jersey . LOUIS -- Alexander Steen scored a power-play goal with 59. http://www.cheapredsjerseys.com/ .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Cheap Pete Rose Jersey . Jeff Green scored 13 points and Kris Humphries 12 for the Celtics, who nearly blew an 18-point, second-half lead. Sullingers 20-20 was the first by a Celtics player since Kevin Garnetts first game in Boston in 2007. Garnett was dealt -- along with Paul Pierce -- to Brklyn during the off-season. Cheap Joe Morgan Jersey . Brandon Morrow allowed five runs on six hits over three innings. He struck out two, walked one and hit a batter. Edwin Encarnacion had a two-out, bases loaded two-RBI double in the third inning.SCOREBOARDMonday, Sept. 19Philadelphia at Chicago, 80 p.m. EDT. The Eagles Carson Wentz, the No. 2 overall draft pick, lks to build off an impressive NFL debut in which he threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns in his debut against Cleveland, completing 22 of 37 passes in a turnover-free performance. Jay Cutler and the Bears, meanwhile, will try to avoid an 0-2 start for the second straight season.---STARSPassing- Cam Newton, Panthers, threw for 353 yards and four touchdowns in Carolinas 46-27 win over San Francisco in its home opener.- Matt Ryan, Falcons, passed for 396 yards and three scores, helping Atlanta past Oakland 35-28.- Philip Rivers, Chargers, matched his career high with four touchdown passes, including two to Travis Benjamin, in a 38-14 victory over Jacksonville.- Eli Manning, Giants, had 368 yards passing with no TDs or turnovers in New Yorks 16-13 victory over New Orleans.- Carson Palmer, Cardinals, tossed three touchdown passes and finished with 308 yards in Arizonas 40-7 rout of Tampa Bay.- Dak Prescott, Cowboys, ran for a 6-yard TD and went 22 for 30 for 292 yards, helping Dallas beat the Washington Redskins 27-23.---Rushing- Isaiah Crowell, Browns, ran for 133 yards, including an 85-yard touchdown, on 18 carries in Clevelands 25-20 loss to Baltimore.- LeGarrette Blount, Patriots, had 123 yards rushing and a TD to help lead New England past Miami 31-24.- Fozzy Whitaker, Panthers, rushed for a career-best 100 yards on 16 carries after Jonathan Stewart left with a hamstring injury in a 46-27 win over San Francisco.- DeAngelo Williams, Steelers, ran for 94 yards on a career-high 32 carries in Pittsburghs 24-16 victory over Cincinnati.- Melvin Gordon, Chargers, had a career-high 102 yards rushing and a score to help San Diego top Jacksonville 38-14.---Receiving- Kelvin Benjamin, Panthers, had seven receptions for 108 yards and two touchdowns in Carolinas 46-27 win over San Francisco, his second game back from ACL surgery that cost him all of 2015.- Jarvis Landry, Dolphins, caught 10 passes for 137 yards in Miamis 31-24 loss at New England.- Travis Benjamin, Chargers, caught six passes for 115 yards and two scores as San Diego topped Jacksonville 38-14.- Marvin Jones, Lions, had eight catches for 118 yards in Detroits 16-15 loss to Tennessee.- Sterling Shepard, Giants, caught eight passes for 117 yards in New Yorks 16-13 win over New Orleans.---Special Teams- Tavon Young, Ravens, scped up the ball after Lawrence Guy got a hand on Patrick Murrays extra point and returned it for a 2-point defensive conversion in Baltimores 25-20 win at Cleveland.- Greg Zuerlein, Rams, kicked three field goals -- the longest a 47-yarder in the fourth quarter -- and Los Angeles defeated the Seattle Seahawks 9-3.- Janoris Jenkins, Giants, returned Johnathan Hankins block of a field goal attempt 65 yards for a touchdown in New Yorks 16-13 victory over New Orleans. Josh Brown kicked a 23-yard field goal as time expired in his first game after returning from a one-game suspension.- Nick Novak, Texans, bted field goals of 32, 24, 31 and 43 yards, helping Houston top Kansas City 19-12.---Defense- Von Miller, Broncos, had three sacks, including a sack-strip of Andrew Luck that was recovered by Shane Ray and returned for a touchdown that sealed Denvers 34-20 win over Indianapolis.- Marcus Cper, Cardinals, intercepted two passes and returned one 60 yards for a touchdown in Arizonas 40-7 rout of Tampa Bay.- Shaq Thompson, Panthers, scored his first career touchdown when he scped up Carlos Hydes fumble and returned it 9 yards to give Carolina a 7-3 lead in a 46-27 victory.- Aqib Talib, Broncos, returned an interception 46 yards early in the fourth quarter of Denvers 34-20 win over Indianapolis.---STARTSVictor Cruz, who had a winning fourth-quarter touchdown catch against Dallas last week, hauled in a 34-yard third-down pass from Eli Manning to set up Josh Browns winning 23-yard field goal as time expired. The Giants got off to their first 2-0 start since 2009 with a 16-13 win over New Orleans Saints on Sunday. ... Indianapolis is off to its third straight 0-2 start after a 34-20 loss at Denver.---MILESTONESNew Orleans Drew Brees (61,589) threw for 263 yards against the New York Giants and passed Dan Marino (61,361 yards) for No. 3 in NFL history. The Giants Eli Manning passed for 368 yards, giving him 44,762 and moving him past Drew Bledsoe (44,611) for 10th place. ... Houstons J.J. Watt finished with 1 1/2 sacks against Kansas City to give him 76 in his 82nd career game. Hes the second fastest in NFL history to reach 75 sacks behind Hall of Famer Reggie White, who did it in 65 games. ... Houston rkie receiver Will Fuller finished with four receptions for 104 yards to become the first rkie drafted in the first round with consecutive 100-yard receiving games to start his career. The 21st overall pick in this years draft had 107 yards receiving in his NFL debut last week. ... Aqib Talibs interception return for a touchdown in Denvers 34-20 win over Indianapolis was the ninth score of his career and fifth with the Broncos, a team record.---STREAKS & STATSNew England is 21-1 at home vs. the AFC East since 2009 after beating Miami 31-24. It was the Patriots eighth straight home victory over Miami (0-2). ... Dallas won for only the second time in its past 16 games without Tony Romo -- and both of those victories came at Washington, including a 27-23 win Sunday. ... With a 25-20 victory, Baltimore improved to 15-2 against Cleveland under coach John Harbaugh. ... Isaiah Crowells 85-yard TD run was the second-longest scoring run in Cleveland history, with Bobby Mitchells 90-yarder in 1959 the only one to top it. ... Jacksonville fell to 2-11 on the West Coast and 0-4 in San Diego. The Jaguars havent won on the West Coast since 2004 and have been outscored 260-93 during an eight-game losing streak, falling by double digits in seven of those.---SWINGSCleveland tk a 20-2 lead against Baltimore, the Brrowns largest lead after one quarter since Dec.dddddddddddd3, 1961, when they led Dallas 21-0 en route to a 38-17 win. But the Ravens rallied back, helped by a returned blocked extra point, and won 25-20. ... The usually reliable Stephen Gostkowski missed a 39-yard field goal with 1:08 to play. The 2015 All-Pro was 33 for 36 on field goals last year, making all 17 from 39 yards or closer. Last week, he went 3 for 3 against Arizona.---STEPPING INJimmy Garoppolo had three touchdown passes before leaving in the second quarter with a right shoulder injury as the New England Patriots outlasted the Miami Dolphins 31-24 on Sunday. Garoppolo was replaced by rkie Jacoby Brissett, who led New England to a touchdown on its first possession of the second half. Brissett was 6 of 9 for 92 yards.---WELCOME BACKThe Los Angeles Rams defeated the Seattle Seahawks 9-3 on Sunday, a game that marked the return of pro ftball to the nations second-largest market for the first time in nearly 22 years. There was an announced crowd of 91,046 on a searing day at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, where the Rams marked the long-awaited occasion by wearing blue-and-gold throwback uniforms for their regular-season home debut.---STUD DUDThe expected duel between star wide receivers Antonio Brown and A.J. Green never materialized in Pittsburghs 24-16 win over Cincinnati. Brown caught just four passes for 39 yards for the Steelers, and even had a rare drop while running free in the middle of the field in the first half. A week after dominating Darrelle Revis for 12 catches and 180 yards and a touchdown against the Jets, Green had just two receptions for 38 yards.---SLOPPYFor the first three quarters, it lked as though Tennessee and Detroit might threaten a 65-year-old NFL record. The Lions finished with 17 penalties for 138 yards, and the Titans were flagged 12 times for 83 yards. The record is 37 penalties by Cleveland (21) and Chicago (16) on Nov. 25, 1951. The Lions and Titans were nearly halfway there after two quarters, having combined for 18. They were at 26 by the end of the third.In 1937, Detroit was called for only 19 penalties for 139 yards all season -- two records that still stand. The Lions nearly reached both of those totals in one game Sunday.---FAMILIAR FACESDetroits Anquan Boldin had a touchdown catch in the Lions 16-15 loss to Tennessee, joining Terrell Owens as the only players in NFL history to have at least 1,000 career receptions and a touchdown catch with four teams. Boldin has played for Arizona, San Francisco, Baltimore and Detroit.In that same game, Tennessees Andre Johnson caught the winning touchdown with 1:13 remaining. He has 1,057 career catches and has a TD reception with three teams (Houston, Indianapolis, Tennessee), joining Boldin, Owens, Jerry Rice and Cris Carter to accomplish the feat.---DO-EVERYTHING JOHNSONTampa Bay held Arizonas David Johnson to 45 yards rushing in 12 attempts, but he caught three passes for 98 yards. The longest came on a check-down from Carson Palmer, a play that went for 58 yards.---BIG TARGETSCarolinas Greg Olsen had a 78-yard touchdown catch and San Franciscos Vance McDonald had a 75-yarder in the Panthers 46-27 win over the 49ers, marking the first game in NFL history in which a tight end on each team had a touchdown catch of at least 75 yards.---SIDELINEDNew England quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was knocked out against Miami on Sunday with a shoulder injury, meaning the highest-profile replacement in the NFL needed a replacement of his own. Garoppolo -- filling in for suspended quarterback Tom Brady -- tk a big hit from Miamis Kiko Alonso in the second quarter of the game against the Dolphins on Sunday and left for further evaluation. The Patriots did not disclose the severity of the injury, but said Garoppolo was ruled out for the rest of the game. The Patriots held on to beat the Dolphins 31-24. ... Cornerback P.J. 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Cleveland center Cameron Erving left the Browns stadium by ambulance as a precaution, the team said. Erving cramped late in the game and had discomfort in his upper body. The Browns said hes been diagnosed with a pulmonary contusion and he will remain in the hospital overnight for observation. ... Lions defensive end Ziggy Ansah left in the first quarter against Tennessee with a left ankle injury. Detroit also lost running back Ameer Abdullah and tight end Eric Ebron in that game, one in which the Lions wasted a 15-3 lead and loshttp://files.homepagemodules.de/b2563...8_43126af1.pngt 16-15. ... Dolphins running back Arian Foster left the game in New England with a groin injury and was ruled out for the second half. ... Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart was taken to the locker rm after suffering a hamstring injury in the first quarter against San Francisco.---SPEAKINGEverybody thinks were in the morgue or something. Were not dead, by no means. -- Washingtons Josh Norman on the Redskins 0-2 start.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org ' ' '