Whelan was the Packers’ starting punter in a 38-20 win against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.
DAN WHELAN BECAME the first Irish-born player to feature in the NFL since 1985 when he made his competitive debut for the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.The 24-year-old averaged 49.8 yards off five punts, with the highlight a 68-yard effort into Chicago’s end zone.
Elsewhere, the Dallas Cowboys sent a message to the competition in their opening game of the NFL season with a dominant 40-0 victory over the Giants in New York.It was the Cowboys’ 11th-straight win over the Giants and their biggest opening season victory when keeping the opposition to nil, breaking a record set back in 1978.
The Raiders started their 2023/24 campaign with a one point win over the Denver Broncos in Las Vegas with Denver’s new coach Sean Payton failing to open his tenure with a win. The Miami Dolphins took victory out of the grasp of the LA Chargers’ hands with a late touchdown to Tyreek Hill earning them a two-point win.
The San Francisco 49ers put on a dominant 30-7 display against the Pittsburgh Steelers, with the Jacksonville Jaguars getting the win over the Indianapolis Colts 31-21.
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