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NFL rookies make quick impact

Jameis Winston’s first official NFL pass was picked off and returned 26 yards for a touchdown by the Tennessee Titans’ Coty Sensabaugh. It was an ignominious start for Winston, whom the Tampa Bay Buccaneers took with the No. 1 pick of the 2015 draft, especially given his debut came against Marcus Mariota. Picked one spot after Winston, Mariota fired four first-half TD passes in Tampa while Winston was busy piling up turnovers (two INTs before intermission, and he nearly lost a fumble).

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Ameer Abdullah’s first carry for the Detroit Lions was a 24-yard TD against the San Diego Chargers.