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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers cruised to a fairly uncontested 19-3 win over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 1, but they didn’t escape unscathed. Chris Godwin picked up a hamstring injury along the way, which was a big loss for the Bucs wide receiver corps. Luckily, it didn’t come back to bite them in this game. […]

The San Francisco 49ers running backs room was dealt a major blow on Sunday after Elijah Mitchell exited the season opener with a knee injury in the first half. After undergoing testing on the knee, Mitchell has been diagnosed with a sprained MCL and is expected to miss around two months of action, per Adam […]

Zach Wilson is returning to the field but he’s not ready to be the New York Jets savior. The quarterback will be back at practice this week for the first time since he had knee surgery Aug. 16. “The plan is to get him on the practice field in a ‘routes on air’ capacity,” coach […]

The Indianapolis Colts were involved in the strangest game from Week 1, in which they somehow ended up in a tie with the Houston Texans. Of course, they could have won the game in overtime, but kicker Rodrigo Blankenship missed a potential game-winning 42 yard field goal, and Indianapolis never got another real shot to […]

The Atlanta Falcons suffered a tough loss to open their season against the New Orleans Saints. After leading for most of the game, the Falcons allowed the Saints to make a big comeback and steal the game. After the game ended, Falcons fans took a quick look at the box score and asked one question; […]

The Philadelphia Eagles were pushed to the absolute brink on Sunday by the Detroit Lions, winning 38-35. However, they lost 2017 first-round pick, defensive end Derek Barnett, to a torn ACL and he will miss the rest of the season. Via Adam Schefter: An MRI revealed that Eagles’ DE Derek Barnett suffered a season-ending torn […]

Brandon Staley and the Los Angeles Chargers pulled out a huge win against an AFC West opponent in the Las Vegas Raiders to open their season. They will have a chance to do the same thing in Week 2 against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday Night Football. Brandon Staley’s update on J.C. Jackson’s injury […]

The Green Bay Packers dropped their season opener against the Minnesota Vikings by a final score of 23-7. The struggles of the Packers receivers was a major headline in the defeat. However, Aaron Jones’ lack of touches also stood out. Jones, a star running back, tallied just 5 total rushes and 8 total touches. He […]

The long awaited Baker Mayfield-Cleveland Browns matchup saw Cleveland emerge victorious with a 26-24 victory over the Carolina Panthers. Mayfield posted decent results in the game. Recent comments from head coach Matt Rhule will excite both Mayfield and his fantasy football owners. But they may frustrate fantasy football owners of running back Christian McCaffrey. According […]

The Baltimore Ravens cruised to a convincing 24-9 victory in their season opener on Sunday against the New York Jets. But, they ended up losing a key piece of their secondary for the rest of the season. Cornerback Kyle Fuller tore his ACL. Via Adam Schefter: Ravens’ CB Kyle Fuller tore his ACL, per HC […]

The Dallas Cowboys season-opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was ugly to say the least. They only managed to score three points on the night, and lost quarterback Dak Prescott for the next couple of weeks with a thumb injury. The hits keep coming in, though, as the latest update for starting safety Jayron Kearse […]

The New England Patriots had a rough start to their 2022 season against the Miami Dolphins in Week 1. They only managed to score seven points, and looked disjointed on offense for much of the day. As if losing wasn’t bad enough, reports surfaced after the game that quarterback Mac Jones suffered a back injury […]

The San Francisco 49ers got some bad news on running back Elijah Mitchell, who exited the team’s Week 1 loss to the Chicago Bears with an injury. Mitchell, who is slated to undergo an MRI Monday morning, is expected to “miss some time”, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. #49ers RB Eli Mitchell, who was […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the battle with the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night in a 19-3 victory. There was also no shortage of jawing back and forth between Leonard Fournette and Micah Parsons on and off the field. Fournette had a field day, rushing for well over 100 yards while Parsons still made his […]

The Cincinnati Bengals suffered a devastating 23-20 season opening loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. One of their main concerns was their special teams woes. To make matters even worse, NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero shared a brutal injury report on long snapper Clark Harris. “Longtime #Bengals long snapper Clark Harris is expected to […]

The Washington Commanders earned a hard fought win over the Jacksonville Jaguars to open the 2022 season. But it looks like they lost a key piece of their defense in Phidarian Mathis along the way, and the latest update on his injury that he suffered during the game isn’t good news for the Commanders. Commanders […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers made a loud statement in their season opener against the Dallas Cowboys, winning 19-3. But, they lost a key weapon in the process. Chris Godwin, who had just returned from a torn ACL, suffered a hamstring injury and will miss several weeks as a result. Via Tom Pelissero: #Bucs WR Chris […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers picked up a massive victory over the Cincinnati Bengals to open their season. But they may have ended up suffering a bigger loss during the game, as it was announced shortly after the game that the Steelers feared that TJ Watt suffered a torn pectoral, which would keep him out for quite […]

In one of the most anticipated games of Week 1, the Dallas Cowboys were outmatched by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, losing 19-3 at home. But perhaps the worst part of the night came in the fourth quarter when Dak Prescott exited the game with a right hand injury. He was replaced by backup quarterback Cooper […]

There are high hopes for the Indianapolis Colts in the 2022 season. However, they got off to an interesting start by tieing the Houston Texans 20-20 in the opening matchup. The Texans held control for most of the game, but the Colts outscored them 17-0 in the 4th quarter to come back to tie it. […]

The Indianapolis Colts collapsed in the last game of the season last year, losing to the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars and missing out on the 2021 playoffs. Colts fans, media, and the organization as a whole placed the blame squarely on quarterback Carson Wentz and shipped him off to Washington. However, after replacing Wentz with Matt […]

The Dallas Cowboys were dealt a brutal blow on Sunday night when Dak Prescott sustained a hand injury late in the loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With Prescott set for surgery, the Cowboys figure to deploy Cooper Rush at quarterback, barring a trade or signing. While that won’t have Cowboys fans feeling very optimistic, […]

There is no question Cooper Kupp is one of the best wide receivers in the NFL, if not the best of the bunch. That’s exactly why his ex-teammate, Von Miller of the Buffalo Bills, boldly compared Kupp to Stephen Curry recently. Via Rams Wire: “My Steph of the NFL would have to be Cooper Kupp,” […]

Comparing NBA players with NFL players is always fun — and tricky because basketball and football are two completely different athletic realms. When asked who he thinks is the NFL’s version of Brooklyn Nets superstar forward Kevin Durant, Buffalo Bills pass rusher Von Miller was quick to say that he is the Kevin Durant of […]

The Dallas Cowboys scored all of 3 points in their disappointing Week 1 19-3 defeat at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. To make matters worse, Dak Prescott suffered an injury and is expected to miss up to two months. Cowboys executive Vice President Stephen Jones placed some of the blame on CeeDee Lamb […]

The Green Bay Packers got off to a brutal start to begin the 2022 NFL season on Sunday, losing 23-7 to the Minnesota Vikings. Aaron Rodgers wasn’t the most effective and the loss of Davante Adams definitely showed as the WR corps struggled, including rookies Romeo Doubs and Christian Watson. The latter even dropped a […]

The Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos Monday Night Football contest to close out Week 1 will see Russell Wilson make his highly anticipated return to Seattle after he was traded to the Broncos this offseason. On another note, it’s also the first time Drew Lock will see his old teammates after he was part of […]

Green Bay Packers rookie Christian Watson had an NFL debut to forget, highlighted (or lowlighted) by a dropped catch on what was a guaranteed touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers early on in the game. After squandering his chance to make a huge play for his first NFL touchdown, Watson got brutally honest on the drop. […]

The Dallas Cowboys backup quarterback situation was one of the worst in the league coming into 2022 with Cooper Rush as QB2. Now with the Dak Prescott injury situation, it looks like Jerry Jones has two options. He can go with Rush and possibly lose a grip on the season or look for a Cowboys […]

It was deja vu all over again for Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers in Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season. After suffering an embarrassing 38-3 loss to the New Orleans Saints in Week 1 last season, the Packers put up another stinker in this year’s opener, losing to the division rival Minnesota […]

The New York Jets were defeated soundly by the Baltimore Ravens in their season opener, 9-24, with offensive struggles being the theme of the day for the Jets. With around two minutes and 48 seconds left in the fourth quarter and the Jets down 24-3, the Ravens still had the ball at 3rd and 6. […]

The Detroit Lions unsurprisingly came up short against the Philadelphia Eagles to open their season in Week 1. But it wasn’t without a spirited rally late in the game that Detroit nearly ended up pulling off. Despite the loss, it’s clear that head coach Dan Campbell was happy with the team’s fight against a strong […]

The Las Vegas Raiders’ comeback effort against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 1 at SoFi Stadium fell short. Las Vegas simply couldn’t overcome the Chargers’ sizable lead, falling to 0-1 on the season. The Josh McDaniels era did not begin as the Raiders supporters had wanted. The Raiders battled AFC West rivals Los Angeles […]

The Atlanta Falcons suffered a brutal 27-26 defeat at the hands of the New Orleans Saints in their season opener on Sunday. Atlanta ultimately blew a 26-10 lead en route to the loss. Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota shared his thoughts following the game, per NBC’s Pro Football Talk. “I would say the biggest difference was […]

The Seattle Seahawks are going to look much different than they have looked during the past decade. That’s due in large part to Russell Wilson no longer being their quarterback after he was traded to the Denver Broncos this past offseason. There has been one familiar face in the building for the Seahawks recently in […]

The Green Bay Packers fell with a loud thud Sunday, as they opened their 2022 NFL campaign in a forgettable manner: getting destroyed in a 23-7 road loss to NFC North division rivals Minnesota Vikings. Packers head coach Matt LaFleur thinks his team could have put a better product on the field if only he […]

The Dallas Cowboys got off to a frustrating and disappointing start to the 2022 NFL season. They were defeated by a score of 19-3 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Sunday night matchup and never really found themselves with a chance to win. The three points they tallied are the fewest in a season […]

The Chicago Bears emerged victorious in their season opener over the San Francisco 49ers. The Bears defense particularly impressed, holding the 49ers to just 10 points in Chicago’s 19-10 victory. Safety Jaquan Brisker and defensive end Dominique Robinson commented on the win and their performance after the game, per Yahoo Sports. “We’re just letting people […]

Khalil Mack and the Los Angeles Chargers were pushed to the brink by Derek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders in their season opener, but the Chargers prevailed, 24-19, thanks in no small part to Mack’s contributions. Mack had his revenge against the team that drafted him in 2014, posting three huge sacks against Raiders […]