In Tom Brady's return to the field the New England Patriots had to rally from two scores down in the fourth to knock off the Buffalo Bills 25-24. The Pats were down 24-13 in the fourth quarter of the game which is when Brady looked the Terrific Tom from 2007 leading the Patriots on a scoring drive by connecting with tight end Ben Watson to make the score 24-19 with 2:06 to play. Then New England got some help from the Bills when Leodis McKelvin fumbled the ensuing kickoff and kicker Stephen Gostkowski recovered to set the Pats up for a chance to take the lead. Brady orchestrated another scoring drive once again finding Watson on a similar play to their last scoring drive and gave New England the lead for good with only 50 seconds remaining. Brady finished his 2009 debut with a less than stellar performance completing 39 of 53 passing attempts for 378 yards two touchdowns and interception. In Terrell Owens regular season debut for the Bills he was held in check finishing the game with only 2 catches for 46 yards.
The second half of the Monday night double header featured another come from behind victory but this time the road team won with the San Diego Chargers defeating the Oakland Raiders 24-20. The Chargers were down 20-17 before Darren Sproles ripped through the Raiders defense for the go ahead score with only 18 seconds remaining in the game. Philip Rivers showed why he is worth a $93 million contract extension by completing 24 of 36 passes for 252 yards a touchdown and an interception while leading the Chargers from two scores down in the fourth quarter to a 12th straight victory over division rival Oakland.
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