The Giants, a defending division champion, were 1-0 after a rousing opening-day victory over the Redskins, whom people feared at the time.

Those Orioles never fell out of first place once they claimed it with an opening-day victory.

Army's triumph followed an opening-day victory over Holy Cross in which Mayweather ran for 127 yards and two touchdowns.

The Reds now have had 54 opening-day victories, against 53 losses.

He had an interception in the Giants' opening-day victory over Arizona and ranks third on the team in tackles.

Ottawa, meanwhile, lost for the eighth straight time after an opening-day victory.

How can they ratchet the emotions back to Sept. 9, when some teams reveled in their opening-day victories and others smarted from losses.

After an opening-day victory at home to Burton Albion, Blackpool mustered only three more wins before the end of the year.

The psychological bump the Jets would achieve with an opening-day victory is immeasurable.

In their opening-day victory, the Yankees unleashed the power with which they hope to steamroll their way to a division championship.