Seattle Seahawks outside linebacker Derick Hall recorded the first sack of his NFL career on Sunday, and it came against former Auburn teammate Bo Nix.

The 12th pick in the NFL Draft on April 25, Nix made his debut as the Denver Broncos’ starting quarterback on Sunday. But Hall helped the Seattle Seahawks make sure the rookie didn’t win the first time out.

In the Seahawks’ 26-20 victory, Hall made two tackles, recorded one sack and registered three quarterback hits on Nix.

A second-round draft choice in 2023, Hall played in every game for Seattle as a rookie. He was on the field for 307 defensive snaps, but he did not record a sack in 2023. Hall had 38 tackles and five quarterback hits in 2023.

Hall recorded his first NFL sack by taking down Nix on a first-and-10 snap at the Seattle 27-yard line with seven seconds left in the first half.

Hall was among the 19 former Auburn players who got on the field on the first Sunday of the NFL’s 105th season.

Hall and Nix were teammates at Auburn in the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons. Nix transferred to Oregon, where he played the previous two seasons.

In his first game, Nix completed 26-of-42 passes for 138 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions and ran five times for 35 yards and one touchdown. Nix scored his first NFL TD on a 4-yard run with 2:09 to play.

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Two other former Auburn players were involved in the Denver-Seattle game:

· Seahawks cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett (Jackson) did not record any stats in his first NFL game. Pritchett joined Seattle in the fifth round of the NFL Draft on April 27.

· Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham dressed for the game but did not play.

In the other Sunday games:

Pittsburgh Steelers 18, Atlanta Falcons 10

· Steelers defensive tackle Montravius Adams made three tackles and recorded one sack. The sack was Adams’ first in a regular-season game since 2018. He also had a sack in the playoffs in 2021. On Sunday, Adams sacked Atlanta quarterback Kirk Cousins for a 9-yard loss on a second-and-8 snap from the Falcons 35-yard line with 4:41 left in the third quarter.

Buffalo Bills 34, Arizona Cardinals 28

· Cardinals inside linebacker Owen Pappoe made four tackles.

Chicago Bears 24, Tennessee Titans 17

· Bears defensive tackle Byron Cowart made one tackle in his first NFL regular-season game since Jan. 8, 2023. Cowart is a member of the Chicago practice squad but was elevated active status for Sunday’s game.

· Titans defensive tackle Marlon Davidson (Greenville) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

· Titans cornerback Roger McCreary (Williamson) made five tackles and recorded three tackles for loss.

· Bears cornerback Ro Torrence (Bessemer City) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

New England Patriots 16, Cincinnati Bengals 10

· Bengals wide receiver Shedrick Jackson (Hoover) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Jonathan Jones started at cornerback for the Patriots. Jones made three tackles and broke up one pass. One of Jones’ tackles came on a 1-yard gain on fourth-and-2 with Cincinnati at the New England 36-yard line with 7:03 left in the third quarter.

· Bengals guard Tashawn Manning is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Bengals defensive tackle Justin Rogers is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Houston Texans 29, Indianapolis Colts 27

· Texans defensive tackle Marcus Harris (Park Crossing) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Colts cornerback Jaylin Simpson is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Braden Smith started at right offensive tackle for the Colts.

· Texans offensive tackle Kilian Zierer is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Miami Dolphins 20, Jacksonville Jaguars 17

· Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby led Jacksonville with 73 yards on 12 rushing attempts. In the first game of his second NFL season, Bigsby surpassed his career game high of 32 yards and recorded the longest run of his career with a 26-yarder. Bigsby’s previous longest run had gained 12 yards.

· Dolphins wide receiver Anthony Schwartz is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

· Jaguars safety Daniel Thomas (Lee-Montgomery) was designated as a game-day inactive. Thomas is dealing with an Achilles injury.

New Orleans Saints 47, Carolina Panthers 10

· Derrick Brown started at defensive end for the Panthers. Brown made three tackles.

· Panthers outside linebacker Eku Leota made four tackles, recorded one sack and registered three tackles for loss. As a rookie last season, Leota played 77 defensive snaps for Carolina without recording either a sack or a tackle for loss.

· Panthers linebacker Chandler Wooten is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Minnesota Vikings 28, New York Giants 6

· Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton had three receptions for 26 yards.

Los Angeles Chargers 22, Las Vegas Raiders 10

· Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson made a 32-yard field goal and an extra point. He was wide right on a 49-yard field-goal attempt.

· Chargers long snapper Josh Harris handled the snaps on seven punts, three field goals and one extra point.

· Raiders tight end John Samuel Shenker is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Dallas Cowboys 33, Cleveland Browns 17

· Cowboys defensive end Carl Lawson is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Washington Commanders 37, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20

· K.J. Britt (Oxford) started at linebacker for the Buccaneers. Britt made five tackles.

· Jamel Dean started at cornerback for the Buccaneers. Dean made five tackles.

· Commanders cornerback Noah Igbinoghene (Hewitt-Trussville) made one tackle and broke up one pass.

· Buccaneers running back D.J. Williams is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Detroit Lions 26, Los Angeles Rams 20 (OT)

· Carlton Davis started at cornerback for the Lions. Davis equaled his career high with 10 tackles in his first game for Detroit. Davis joined the Lions in an offseason trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He also had a 10-tackle game for the Bucs last season.

Week 1 started on Thursday night, when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Baltimore Ravens 27-20. On Friday night in Brazil, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Green Bay Packers 34-29.

Week 1 concludes on Monday, when the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers square off at 7:15 p.m. CDT at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 will televise the game.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AmarkG1.