Anyone who listened to a soundbite this summer knew the quarterback was planning on picking up where he left off prior to last year's gruesome injury. Even so, not many people could have expected from Prescott on Thursday night, when he went 42 of 58 pa sing for 403 yards and three touchdowns against the defending Super Bowl champions. And if it wasn't for some guy named , Prescott would have led the Cowboys to an impre sive Week 1 win.Prescott's performance, which took place nine months after his second surgery on his right ankle, is impre sive enough. But when you also consider he mi sed significant time during training camp with a shoulder sprain,
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Khris Davis Jersey 2019. Roethlisberger quickly quelled those concerns in Pittsburgh's season-opening win in New York to kick off the 2020 season. After falling behind early, a pair of touchdown pa ses to and a third to lifted Pittsburgh to a 26-16 victory. And while he and the offense's performance dipped during the final weeks of the 2020 season, Roethlisberger played well enough to warrant his return to the for the 2021 season.39-53, 378 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT vs. the Brady's streak of 111 consecutive starts came to an abrupt end after he tore both his ACL and MCL in Week 1 of the 2008 season, but the then 32-year-old didn't mi s a beat upon returning to the field in 2009. In New England's season-opener, Brady led a vintage comeback after the fell behind by 11 points with 5 minutes, 32 seconds left. He threw two touchdown pa ses -- both to tight end Ben Watson -- in the game's final 2:06 to lead New England to a 25-24 win. Along with Watson, Brady utilized receivers Randy Mo s and , who combined to catch 24 of 32 targets for 234 yards. Brady was selected to his fifth Pro Bowl that season while also winning Comeback Player of the Year. 17 carries, 84 yards, 2 TDs vs. the Peterson tore his ACL and MCL late in the 2011 season. After rehabbing all offseason, Peterson was able to make it back for the start of his 2012 season, his sixth with the
Catfish Hunter Jersey . In his first game of the season, Peterson rushed for nearly five yards per carry while helping lead Minnesota to a 26-23 overtime win over the Jaguars. Peterson would go on to have his best season in 2012. After rushing for just one 100-yard game during the first six games of the season, Peterson tallied nine 100-yard games during the season's final 10 games. He finished the season with 2,097 rushing yards, the second-highest single season total in league history.19-26, 253 yards, 2 TDs vs. the SteelersThere were legitimate doubts about Manning ever playing football again
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