The New York Giants pulled off their biggest comeback since 1949, and wide receiver Darius Slayton was in the middle of the 31-28 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

Slayton caught three passes for 69 yards after going without a reception in the first half, which ended with the Cardinals leading 20-0 after the Giants had been shut out in their season-opening game last week.

Slayton caught a 29-yard pass from quarterback Daniel Jones to move the Giants to the Arizona 32-yard line during an eight-play, 75-yard touchdown drive that cut the Cardinals’ lead to 28-14 with 3:27 left in the third quarter.

Slayton had a 15-yard reception to start a 13-play, 80-yard touchdown drive that reduced Arizona’s lead to 28-21 with 8:51 to play.

Slayton caught an 18-yard pass to put the Giants in the Cardinals’ end of the field at the Arizona 36-yard line on their final possession, which ended with a 34-yard field goal by Graham Gano with 19 seconds remaining to set the final score.

After trailing 28-7 in the third quarter, New York overcame a 21-point deficit to win for the first time since 1949. That rally also came against the Cardinals – when they were the Chicago Cardinals.

“The players got to make the plays come to life and go,” Slayton said, “and I think we all understood that at halftime and got it going in the second half. … When we came out of the tunnel, we had the ball first. It’s like as an offense, you got to start believing right there because it’s important to go down there and get a touchdown. And we did score right out of the half, right? We went down and got a touchdown, and then at that point, OK, we got a little momentum.”

Slayton was among the 19 former Auburn players who got on the field on the second Sunday of the NFL’s 104th season.

One other former Auburn player was involved in the New York-Arizona game:

· Cardinals inside linebacker Owen Pappoe did not record any stats in his NFL debut.

In the other Sunday games:

Atlanta Falcons 25, Green Bay Packers 24

· Packers kicker Anders Carlson made all three of his attempts. The rookie connected on a 33-yard field goal as Green Bay took a 10-3 lead with 3:06 left in the first half and made three extra points.

· Rudy Ford (New Hope) started at safety for the Packers. Ford made seven tackles.

· Packers defensive lineman Colby Wooden did not record any stats in his second NFL game.

Buffalo Bills 38, Las Vegas Raiders 10

· Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson made both his attempts – a 47-yard field goal as Las Vegas cut Buffalo’s lead to 14-10 with 6:48 to play and an extra point.

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

Baltimore Ravens 27, Cincinnati Bengals 24

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

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

Seattle Seahawks 37, Detroit Lions 31 (OT)

· Seahawks outside linebacker Derick Hall made two tackles and registered a quarterback hit in his second NFL game.

Indianapolis Colts 31, Houston Texans 20

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

· Texans offensive tackle Kilian Zierer is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

Kansas City Chiefs 17, Jacksonville Jaguars 9

· Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby did not record any stats.

· Jaguars defensive lineman Angelo Blackson made two tackles.

· Jaguars safety Daniel Thomas (Lee-Montgomery) made one tackle on special teams.

· Chiefs offensive tackle Prince Tega Wanogho did not record any stats.

· Jaguars wide receiver Seth Williams (Paul Bryant) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27, Chicago Bears 17

· Buccaneers linebacker K.J. Britt (Oxford) did not record any stats.

· Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis was designated as a game-day inactive. A toe injury caused Davis to miss the game.

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

Tennessee Titans 27, Los Angeles Chargers 24 (OT)

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

· Roger McCreary (Williamson) started at cornerback for the Titans. McCreary recorded six tackles and recorded one tackle for loss.

· Titans quarterback Malik Willis dressed for the game but did not play.

San Francisco 49ers 30, Los Angeles Rams 23

· Forty-Niners defensive tackle Marlon Davidson (Greenville) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Dallas Cowboys 30, New York Jets 10

· Cowboys cornerback Noah Igbinoghene (Hewitt-Trussville) was designated as a game-day inactive.

· Jets defensive end Carl Lawson made two tackles in his 2023 season debut.

· Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood reached a career high with seven tackles.

· C.J. Uzomah started at tight end for the Jets.

Washington Commanders 35, Denver Broncos 33

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

Miami Dolphins 24, New England Patriots 17

· Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones was designated as a game-day inactive. Jones missed the game because of an ankle injury.

Week 2 started on Thursday night, when the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Minnesota Vikings 34-28.

Week 2 concludes on Monday, when the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers square off at 6:15 p.m. CDT at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers play at 7:15 p.m. at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. ESPN will televise the Saints-Panthers game, and NBC will televise the Browns-Steelers game.

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