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Despite being the heavy favorites to come out of Week 1 with a 1-0 record, the Green Bay Packers delivered quite possibly the most surprising performance of the weekend in a 23-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Their offense looked lost, the defense looked lost-er, and folks online started wondering if the loss of Davante […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson was simply all over the place in his team’s 23-7 home win against the Green Bay Packers in Week 1. This dominant performance from him may have just provided rival teams in the NFC North with a sneak peek of what will be to come this season. Speaking after […]

The Tennessee Titans lost their season opener to the New York Giants. The rebuilding G-Men came into Tennesee and stole a 21-20 win over Mike Vrabel’s squad. Although most of the game’s viewers will mostly remember the Giants’ gutsy 2-point conversion on their final drive that gave them the lead or Randy Bullock’s missed attempt […]

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs absolutely dominated the Arizona Cardinals Sunday on the road, coming away with a 44-21 victory to give themselves a great start to the 2022 NFL regular season. It wasn’t all that good, though, for the Chiefs, with a few players suffering injuries. It was not obvious with the […]

Michael Thomas couldn’t hide his delight after helping the New Orleans Saints beat the Atlanta Falcons in his first game since 2020. The star wideout returned to the Saints with a bang, as he scored two touchdowns to give them the narrow 27-26 victory over the Falcons. It was far from the perfect performance from […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson backed up all of his offseason talk with a dominant performance against the NFC North rival Green Bay Packers on Sunday. The superstar wideout was unstoppable in Week 1, hauling in nine receptions for 184 yards and 2 touchdowns. Jefferson recorded the fifth 150+ receiving yard game of his […]

The Green Bay Packers started the 2022 season in an agonizing, brutal fashion. They 23-7 lost to the Minnesota Vikings in a contest that didn’t feel all that close. Additionally, they may have lost one of their key players, linebacker Krys Barnes, for a long stretch of the season. The Packers announced that Barnes suffered […]

The New England Patriots didn’t open the 2022 season the way they would’ve liked. They fell to the Miami Dolphins, 20-7, in a largely uninspiring performance. With that said, here are our Patriots takeaways from Week 1 loss vs. Dolphins. 5. Kendrick Bourne’s continued benching for New England Patriots is bizarre Kendrick Bourne appears to […]

The New Orleans Saints did not make it easy on themselves, but at the end of the day, they came away with a narrow 27-26 road win over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 1. For much of the contest, the Saints offense simply struggled to move the sticks. For one, Saints quarterback Jameis Winston was […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 1 win against the Cincinnati Bengals came at a price after both Najee Harris and TJ Watt suffered injuries during the contest. While Watt’s injury has been diagnosed as a torn pec that could sideline him for some time, the update on Harris’ condition has been more positive. According to Mike […]

It wasn’t all bad but it certainly wasn’t good enough for the New York Jets in Week 1. They were defeated 24-9 by the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. New York played a solid first half but couldn’t overcome a string of mistakes on offense, defense and special teams. They held the Ravens to 63 yards […]

Kendrick Bourne’s disappearance from the New England Patriots’ offense crossed into Sunday’s season-opening loss against the Miami Dolphins. New England’s second-leading receiver from a year ago didn’t play until the Patriots’ final drive on Sunday, recording his first snap of the game with less than six minutes remaining. To add more intrigue to the matter, […]

Rob Gronkowski spent his last two seasons in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, so naturally he may have some bias when picking them as his Super Bowl bets for the 2022 season. However, the former star tight end has actually a pretty good reason for believing that the Buccaneers have what it takes […]

Tyler Conklin used some colorful language to share that better days are ahead for the New York Jets despite their 24-9 Week 1 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Tyler Conklin on the narrative around the Jets: “Everybody says, ‘Same old s***.’ It’s not the same old s***. We have a good team.” #Jets — Rich […]

The Los Angeles Chargers had a strong first half against the Las Vegas Raiders, but the offense may find things a bit more difficult in the second half. Star wide receiver Keenan Allen was ruled out for the remainder of the game after he picked up a hamstring injury during the first half of the […]

Trey Lance and Kyle Shanahan know they have no one to blame but themselves after the San Francisco 49ers lost their season-opener to the Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon. The 49ers’ quarterback was abysmal in his first start as QB1, failing to throw for a touchdown and finishing 13-of-28 for 164 yards and an interception. […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson is picking up where he left off from his record-breaking 2021 campaign. Jefferson and Kirk Cousins have had their way in the Vikings’ Week 1 home opener against the Green Bay Packers. Cousins connected with Jefferson for a crucial 5-yard touchdown in the first quarter and then put the […]

The New England Patriots might have lost just more than a game to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Starting quarterback Mac Jones suffered a back injury during the game, the Patriots announced following the loss. Jones played the entire game, but went to the X-ray room moments after the loss. Those X-rays came back negative, […]

The Miami Dolphins were fired up after a big win over the New England Patriots in what was Mike McDaniel’s first game as head coach. McDaniel called an excellent game as the Dolphins controlled the Patriots for all four quarters. After the win, star wide receiver Tyreek Hill dropped an absurd comment about McDaniel and […]

As usual, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was tuned in as the Cleveland Browns opened the 2022 NFL season against the Carolina Panthers. Even better for him, his hometown team won against their former QB in Baker Mayfield. Naturally LeBron couldn’t hold back his excitement after the thrilling victory, taking to Twitter to share […]

The Trey Lance era with the San Francisco 49ers officially kicked off in Week 1, and it opened up with a lowly 19-10 road defeat to the Chicago Bears. Not much went Lance’s way over the course of the game. Lance anchored 11 total drives and guided the offense to a mere two scoring drives, […]

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens had a lot go right for them in their Week 1 victory over the New York Jets. Unfortunately, they lost a key offensive lineman in the process of their dominant victory over the Jets. After their win, John Harbaugh provided some updates on players who picked up injuries along […]

Although Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens are not on the best of terms, they got off to a great start in the 2022 season. Baltimore took the win over the New York Jets by a score of 24-9. Even if they continue to rack up wins, Jackson’s contract situation will be under scrutiny all […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers were handed a devastating injury update on star EDGE rusher T.J. Watt who went down with an injury during the final moments of regulation in Week 1 against the Cincinnati Bengals. According to Adam Schefter, Watt suffered a torn pec in the fourth quarter on Sunday and will require testing on the […]

One of the main storylines of Week 1 centered on just how the multiple notable wide receivers who found new homes during the offseason would perform. In the case of Miami Dolphins wideout Tyreek Hill, he had quite a standout debut for Miami in its 20-7 home victory over the New England Patriots. Hill did […]

The Baltimore Ravens cruised past the New York Jets in their Week 1 opener, winning by a score of 24-9. Lamar Jackson threw for three touchdowns on the day, and their defense easily shut down old friend Joe Flacco and the Jets offense for much of the day. Jackson’s performance in the aftermath of his […]

The Miami Dolphins opened the 2022 season with a big win over the New England Patriots. Mike McDaniel won his first game as a head coach against Bill Belichick by a score of 20-7 as Miami’s defense turns in a great performance against Mac Jones and company. Tagovailoa improved his record against Belichick to 4-0, […]

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris went down late in the fourth quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals with an apparent ankle injury. The Steelers running back was seen writhing on the ground in pain after getting brought down after a carry. While Harris eventually limped off the field under his own strength, he was replaced […]

After a sluggish opening half in his Carolina Panthers debut, Baker Mayfield has turned it around in the second half against the Cleveland Browns. Mayfield has anchored a pair of touchdown drives in the fourth quarter, including one that culminated in quite a highlight-reel play. Panthers wide receiver Robbie Anderson caught the Browns secondary off […]

The A.J. Brown era with the Philadelphia Eagles is off to quite a dominant start. Brown has so far been quarterback Jalen Hurts’ go-to target in the Eagles’ Week 1 road matchup against the Detroit Lions. Whether in tight coverage or in short passes, Brown has continued to make the most out of his receptions […]

The Cincinnati Bengals had an absolute nightmare first half in their season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Joe Burrow was dangerously inaccurate, turning the ball over a total of four times in the first half of play as the Steelers jumped out to a big lead over the Bengals. Naturally, the Steelers were feeling themselves […]

The Basketball Hall of Fame enshrined their Class of 2022 yesterday, which was headlined by San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili and Golden State Warriors and Miami Heat star Tim Hardaway. Now that festivities are complete, fans are already beginning to wonder who will be part of the Class of 2023. One name frequently mentioned […]

The Cincinnati Bengals are having a horrible time in their 2022 season opener. The Pittsburgh Steelers are dominating them at home and they will have to monitor the health of Tee Higgins moving forward. The Bengals announced that Higgins, who took a hit to the head from Terrell Edmunds, is being evaluated for a concussion. The […]

The San Francisco 49ers are battling the Chicago Bears in a very wet Soldier Field to open their season. Unfortunately, their starting running back Elijah Mitchell suffered an injury early in the contest that knocked him out of the game. Here’s the latest on the Elijah Mitchell injury for the 49ers and their fans. Elijah […]

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are eager to return to the Super Bowl in the 2022 season. One of the key players that could help them achieve that goal is Julio Jones. The 33-year-old is looking to show that he still has plenty left in the tank and become a key target for […]

The Chicago Bears are set to kick off the 2022 NFL season at home against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Unfortunately, field conditions are… less than optimal for the season opener after a massive rain storm hit Chicago over the weekend. Soldier Field was seemingly not ready for the level of precipitation that rained […]

Texas football captured the attention of the college football world after nearly pulling off an upset over Alabama. Redshirt freshman quarterback Quinn Ewers shined in the first quarter before leaving the game with an injury. The Longhorns put up a great fight but couldn’t hold on for the win. Texas football received the results of […]

The Dallas Cowboys nearly received the worst possible news to start of their season after Dak Prescott suffered an injury scare during practice earlier in the week. The Cowboys QB reportedly “felt something popped” as he was going through the motions in preparation for Week 1 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, this according to NFL […]

Justin Jefferson isn’t short on confidence. The Minnesota Vikings wide receiver doesn’t lack in talent, either. All that he’s missing now is longevity. He’s been one of the most productive wide receivers in the past two seasons but it’s not enough to be considered an all-time great until he does it “again, and again, and […]