Brady's 517 yards dooms Miami

Tom Brady threw for a team-record 517 yards and four touchdowns, including a 99-yarder to Wes Welker, and the visiting New England Patriots started with a victory for the eighth consecutive season Monday night by beating the Miami Dolphins 38-24.

New England (1-0) totaled 622 yards, the most in franchise history and the most allowed by Miami (0-1).

Raiders 23, Broncos 20: At Denver, Sebastian Janikowski tied an NFL record with a 63-yard field goal and the Oakland Raiders (1-0) beat the Denver Broncos (0-1).

The Raiders won in Denver for the fourth straight season in coach Hue Jackson's NFL head coaching debut, and handed the Broncos (0-1) their first loss in a home opener since 2000.