NFL Week 1 Recap
It’s finally football season once again NFL fans and Week 1 is in the bag and boy did it not disappoint! We had blow outs, shock wins, rookies balling out and of course, we had injuries minor, major and season ending.
Without further ado let’s get into this Week 1 recap!
Week 1 Results:
Thursday Night Football
Detroit Lions 21 – Kansas City Chiefs 20
Sunday Early Window
Atlanta Falcons 24 – Carolina Panthers 10
Baltimore Ravens 25 – Houston Texans 9
Cleveland Browns 24 – Cincinnati Bengals 3
Jacksonville Jaguars 31 – Indianapolis Colts 21
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20 – Minnesota Vikings 17
New Orleans Saints 16 – Tennessee Titans 15
San Francisco 49ers 30 – Pittsburgh Steelers 7
Washington Commanders 20 – Arizona Cardinals 16
Sunday Late Window
Green Bay Packers 30 – Chicago Bears 20
Las Vegas Raiders 17 – Denver Broncos 16
Miami Dolphins 36 – Los Angeles Chargers 34
Philadelphia Eagles 25 – New England Patriots 20
Los Angeles Rams 30 – Seattle Seahawks 13
Sunday Night Football
Dallas Cowboys 40 – New York Giants 0
Monday Night Football
New York Jets 22 – Buffalo Bills 16 (OT)
There are a few shocking outcomes from the above games, Week 1 did not disappoint, starting with the Lions knocking off the Chiefs and ruining their banner unveiling and not to be the only team running a special occasion, the Eagles made sure to ruin Brady’s homecoming to New England by knocking off the Patriots.
The Browns made a statement by holding the Bengals to a field goal and making sure Burrows Sunday wasn’t one to write home about and the Browns will be looking to take this momentum and give the Pittsburgh Steelers a matching black eye to go with the one the 49ers gave them at home on Sunday!
The Bears were hoping now that Aaron Rodgers was gone to the AFC they would have a fresh start with the Packers, but Jordon Love made sure to continue dominating the Bears in Rodgers place.
Derek Carr just about won his debut as a Saint, nothing special about his game but it’s always good to start off on the right foot with a new team and Baker Mayfield did the same as a Buccaneer but can they both keep the win streak going?
Tua and Herbert will be battling out for the majority of their careers and long may that continue, you cannot beat seeing two quarterbacks in their prime duelling it out in a shootout. This is the kinda football that puts butts in seats!
Calvin Ridley did not look like he missed any football and is going to be Lawrence’s new best friend going forward. There was no rust to knock off and number 0 made sure he was a threat to be respected going forward!
The Falcons put their division on notice! Their one two punch of Allgeier and Robinson ensured they put the hurt on the Panthers, wore down their defence and brought back the W! This team should be exciting to watch going forward.
Josh Allen had more passes to Jets players than Aaron Rodgers did on Monday Night Football, and if you know a Jets fan, please check in on them, they’re gonna be hurting even though they won.
Rookie Watch
With Week 1 in the books lets check in on all the 1st round picks from the 2023 Draft and see how they performed and we’ll check in on them every few weeks to see what their progression looks like;
Bryce Young (CAR) – 20/38 for 146 yards 1 TD & 2 INT
C.J. Stroud (HOU) – 28/44 for 242 yards 0 TD & 0 INT
Will Anderson Jr. (HOU) – 4 tackles and 1 sack
Anthony Richardson (IND) – 24/37 for 223 yards 1 TD & 1 INT
Devon Witherspoon (SEA) – did not play this week
Paris Johnson Jr (ARZ) – allowed 0 pressures and 0 sacks
Tyree Wilson (LV) – 0 tackles and 0 sacks
Bijan Robinson (ATL) – 10 attempts for 56 yards & 6 receptions for 27 yards and 1 TD
Jalen Carter (PHI) – 1 tackle and 1 sack
Darnell Wright (CHI) – allowed 5 pressures and 0 sacks
Peter Skoronski (TEN) – allowed 1 pressure and 1 sack
Jahmyr Gibbs (DET) – 7 attempts for 42 yards and 2 receptions for 18 yards 0 TD
Lukas Van Ness (GB) – 2 tackles and 1 sack
Broderick Jones (PIT) – allowed zero pressures and 0 sacks
Will Mc Donald IV (NYJ) – 1 tackle and 0 sacks
Emmanuel Forbes (WAS) – 3 tackles and 1 pass defended
Christian Gonzalez (NE) – 5 tackles, 1 sack and 1 pass defended
Jack Campbell (DET) – 2 tackles and 1 pass defended
Calijah Kancey (TB) – 0 tackles and 0 sacks
Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA) – 3 receptions for 13 yards and 0 TD
Zay Flowers (BAL) – 9 receptions for 78 yards and 2 attempts for 9 yards and 0 TD
Jordan Addison (MIN) – 4 receptions for 61 yard and 1 TD
Deonte Banks (NYG) – 0 tackles and 2 pass defended
Dalton Kincaid (BUF) – 4 receptions for 26 yards and 0 TD
Mazi Smith (DAL) – 1 tackle and 0 sacks
Anton Harrison (JAC) – allowed 1 pressure and 1 sack
Myles Murphy (CIN) – 0 tackles & 0 sacks
Bryan Bresee (NO) – 0 tackles & 0 sacks
Nolan Smith (PHI) – 1 tackle and 0 sacks
Felix Anudike-Uzomah (KC) – 2 tackles and 0 sacks
While all but one rookie from the 1st round saw the field on Week 1, some of them faced limited snap counts and did not make an impact.
Others like Zay Flowers, Jordan Adison and Will Anderson Jr, showed flashes of their talent, we then saw Bijan Robinson, Anthony Robinson and Paris Johnson Jr all showing how ready they are after Week 1 to make a huge impact.
While CJ Stroud and Bryce Young showed they have the talent, there is always going to be heavy judgement on the #1 and #2 overall picks regardless of their performance.
We’ll check back on our rookies in a few weeks!
Injuries
Heading into Week 2 here are the latest injury updates and availability for players from across the league;
Arizona Cardinals
Kelvin Beachum – Questionable
Atlanta Falcons
Troy Anderson – Questionable
Cordarrelle Patterson – Questionable
Jeff Okudah – Questionable
Baltimore Ravens
J.K. Dobbins – Injured Reserve (Out for Season)
Marcus Williams – Out
Mark Andrews – Questionable
Ronnie Stanley – Questionable
Marlon Humphrey – Questionable
Tyler Linderbaum – Questionable
Buffalo Bills
Von Miller – Out/PUP (expected Week 5 return)
Carolina Panthers
Jaycee Horn – Doubtful
DJ Chark Jr. – Questionable
Chicago Bears
Kyler Gordon – Questionable
Cincinnati Bengals
Joseph Ossai – Questionable
Cleveland Browns
Jack Conklin – Injured Reserve
Juan Thornhill – Questionable
Dallas Cowboys
Donovan Wilson – Questionable
Tyler Smith – Questionable
Denver Broncos
Greg Dulcich – Doubtful
Riley Moss – Questionable
Jerry Jeudy – Questionable
Caden Sterns – Doubtful
Detroit Lions
Emmanuel Moseley – Questionable
Green Bay Packers
Christian Watson – Questionable
Aaron Jones – Questionable
Quay Walker – Questionable
Houston Texans
Hassan Ridgeway – Injured Reserve
Noah Brown – Injured Reserve
Jimmie Ward – Questionable
John Metchie III – Questionable
Dare Ogunbowale – Questionable
Blake Cashman – Questionable
Jalen Pitre – Questionable
Indianapolis Colts
Drew Ogletree – Questionable
Evan Hull – Injured Reserve
Zack Moss – Questionable
Anthony Richardson – Questionable
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tyler Lacy – Questionable
Antonio Johnson – Questionable
Brandon Scherff – Questionable
Kansas City Chiefs
Travis Kelce – Questionable
Las Vegas Raiders
Jakobi Meyers – Questionable
Chandler Jones – Questionable
Los Angeles Chargers
Chris Rumph II – Questionable
Daiyan Henley – Questionable
Austin Ekeler – Questionable
Los Angeles Rams
Stetson Bennett – Questionable
Miami Dolphins
Julian Hill – Questionable
Elijah Campbell – Questionable
Terron Armstead – Questionable
Minnesota Vikings
Marcus Davenport – Questionable
Christian Darrisaw – Questionable
New England Patriots
Cole Strange – Questionable
DeVante Parker – Questionable
Mike Onwenu – Questionable
New Orleans Saints
Payton Turner – Doubtful
Kendre Miller – Questionable
J.T. Gray – Questionable
New York Giants
Andrew Thomas – Questionable
Gervarrius Owens – Questionable
Wan’Dale Robinson – Questionable
D.J. Davidson – Questionable
Cor’Dale Flott – Questionable
Cam Brown – Questionable
New York Jets
Aaron Rodgers – Injured Reserved (Out for Season)
Philadelphia Eagles
Kenneth Gainwell – Questionable
Nakobe Dean – Injured Reserve
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dionate Johnson – Doubtful
Pat Freiermuth – Questionable
Cameron Heyward – Out
San Francisco 49ers
No Injuries Reported as of 13th of September
Seattle Seahawks
Devon Witherspoon – Questionable
Jamal Adams – Questionable
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Lavonte David – Questionable
Calijah Kancey – Questionable
Tennessee Titans
Dillon Radunz – Questionable
Tre Avery – Questionable
Washington Commanders
Chase Young – Questionable
Jartavius Martin – Questionable
There we have it folks, see you all in Week 2!