Chris Ransom Last Updated: September 12, 2023.

Game Recap: KANSAS CITY-Detroit heads to Kansas City. Kansas City unveiled their Super Bowl 57 banner. Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was out due to an injury while Kansas City Chiefs 4-3 defensive tackle Chris Jones continued his holdout.

Detroit got the ball to start the game. David Montgomery ran for a gain of seven rushing yards on the first play of the game due to superb run blocking by left guard Jonah Jackson and center Frank Ragnow. Kansas City Chiefs 4-3 left end George Karlaftis pressured Jared Goff on second down with Penei Sewell focused on the Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackles. Jared Goff threw a bad pass to Josh Reynolds. Willie Gay Jr. who usually plays 4-3 right outside linebacker on the Kansas City Chiefs lined up as a third edge rusher on third and three causing Jared Goff to panic under pressure which forced the Detroit Lions to go three and out. Detroit punted it to Kansas City.

Patrick Mahomes handed it off to running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire on a pitch on first down before handing him the ball on second down. Patrick Mahomes threw a completion to Jerrick McKinnon on thrd down by firing a completion to one of the three running backs on the Kansas City Chiefs as McKinnon got by Detroit Lions 4-3 right outside linebacker Alex Anzalone in coverage on that first down. Patrick Mahomes threw a first down to Noah Gray. Patrick Mahomes had a clean pocket, but Detroit's secondary did their job on second down before Mahomes threw an incomplete pass on second and five. Detroit Lions 4-3 left end John Cominsky made a big third down stop and lined up at 4-3 defensive tackle on this third down stop. Cominsky got separation from Kansas City Chiefs left guard Joe Thuney to tackle Mahomes to prevent the first down. Kansas City punted it back to Detroit.

Kansas City Chiefs backup 4-3 left end Mike Danna lined up at 4-3 right end and swatted a Jared Goff pass. Jared Goff threw a pass to Marvin Jones Jr. Marvin Jones Jr. Detroit called a fake punt run and got the first down. Kansas City stopped the run on first down. Jared Goff finally threw a completion to Amon-Ra St. Brown for a first down on second down. Jared Goff threw a first down to Josh Reynolds after Goff sold the play action pass. Jahmyr Gibbs decided to spin and that resulted in a first down. Jared Goff went back to Amon-Ra St. Brown before Leo Chenal. David Montgomery ran for a first down thanks to the run blocking by Jonah Jackson and Frank Ragnow once again. Taylor Decker and Jonah Jackson continued to do well in terms of run blocking. Kansas City stuffed Jahmyr Gibbs on second and five to make it third and six. Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff threw a touchdown pass to Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. Detroit led 7-0.

Alex Anzalone broke up a pass intended for Noah Gray. Patrick Mahomes threw a first down to Kansas City Cheifs wide receiver Justin Watson. Patrick Mahomes handed off a sweep to Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Skyy Moore. Donovan Smith did a good job run blocking, but C.J. Gardner-Johnson made a big stop on second down. Patrick Mahomes scrambled for a first down on third down. Detroit led 7-0 after one quarter of play.

Patrick Mahomes threw a completion to Marquez Valdes-Scantling for a first down. Mahomes threw it to Rashee Rice, but Rice couldn't make the catch. Patrick Mahomes scrambled for another first down and this first down scramble made it first and goal for Kansas City. Both Donovan Smith and Jawaan Taylor did a superb job pass blocking before pivoting to run blocking on the Mahomes scramble. Isiah Pacheco ran for a first down. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw a touchdown pass to Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice, the 2023 second round pick out of SMU who recorded his first career receiving touchdown on third and goal. This game was tied 7-7.

Jared Goff threw a first down to Amon Ra-St. Brown. Amon Ra-St. Brown got by Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L'Jarius Sneed in coverage. Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie had a tackle for a loss. Jared Goff threw a first down to Sam LaPorta. Jared Goff was 8/11 with 97 passing yards, 1 passing touchdown, and no interceptions following his completion to LaPorta. Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff threw a screen pass to Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs. Jared Goff fumbled the snap on first down, but he recovered the football to avoid a turnover. Jared Goff completed a ten yard pass on second and twenty to make this third and ten more managable. Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie forced the fumble on third down before Kansas City Chiefs free safety Bryan Cook recovered a fumble in the red zone on a third down to prevent the Detroit Lions from getting a field goal. That is a huge stop for the Kansas City Chiefs defense.

Patrick Mahomes scrambled on second down. Kansas City called their first timeout of the first half with exactly four minutes left in the first half. Patrick Mahomes overthrew Noah Gray on third down.

Jared Goff overthrew Marvin Jones Jr. on second down. Kansas City Chiefs backup 4-3 left end Mike Danna lined up at 4-3 defensive tackle and sacked Jared Goff on third down.

Patrick Mahomes took a deep shot. Detroit Lions cornerback Jerry Jacobs deflected the pass after dropping back into zone coverage. Patrick Mahomes threw a completion to Rashee Rice. Patrick Mahomes threw a completion to Noah Gray, but a holdiing penalty on Kansas City Chiefs right guard Trey Smith negated the completion forcing Kansas City to replay the third down conversion. Patrick Mahomes called a timeout leading up to that third and seventeen. Patrick Mahomes threw a dart to Marquez Valdes-Scantling who caught a 34 yard reception. Patrick Mahomes threw a 26 yard pass to Justin Watson. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw a touchdown pass to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Blake Bell. Kansas City led 14-7.

Jared Goff threw a completion to Sam LaPorta. Trent McDuffie made a critical tackle to prevent a third down. George Karlaftis broke up a pass on third down by swatting the pass. Kansas City led 14-7 at halftime.

Kansas City got the ball to start the second half after winning the coin toss and deferring to the second half. Patrick Mahomes threw a first down to Isiah Pacheco, but Pacheco was slow to get up following the first down. Patrick Mahomes threw two consecutive incomplete passes following the first down. Patrick Mahomes threw a completion, but could not get the first down.

Jared Goff threw an incomplete pass to Marvin Jones Jr. Kansas City stuffed David Montgomery on second down before flags were flying. Both flags resulted in offsetting penalties making it third and ten. Kansas City Chiefs strong safety Justin Reid made a key tackle to prevent the first down. Kansas City Chiefs 4-3 right end Felix Anudike-Uzomah had a great quarterback pressure on third down.

Detroit Lions 4-3 middle linebacker Jack Campbell, the 2022 Butkus Award Winner broke up a pass on first and ten for Kansas City after the Chiefs got their best field position of the night. Detroit Lions nickel cornerback Brian Branch caught a tipped pass and the rookie defensive back intercepted Patrick Mahomes for a pick 6 after K'Darius Toney dropped a pass that Brian Branch caught. The 2023 second round pick out of Alabama became the first rookie to get a pick six for Detroit since Lem Barney back in 1967. This game was tied 14-14.

Patrick Mahomes threw a completion to Isiah Pacheco. Kansas City got a first down. Patrick Mahomes underthrew Justin Watson as Detroit's safeties have done a really good job in zone coverage with C.J. Gardner-Johnson and Kerby Joseph limiting some of the throws in the deep passing game. Patrick Mahomes threw a completion to Ritchie James on second down. Patrick Mahomes threw an accurate ball to Skyy Moore, but Moore couldn't make the catch on third and four.

Jared Goff threw a completion to Amon-Ra St. Brown for a first down as Amon Ra-St. Brown got by Trent McDuffie in the one-on-one there. Jared Goff threw a first down Sam LaPorta. L'Jarius Sneed got caught holding, but Detroit declined Kansas City's penalty. Jahmyr Gibbs met Barry Sanders the day after the draft. Bryan Cook tackled Amon-Ra St. Brown. Detroit could not get a third down conversion, and Detroit sent out special teams. Detroit pinned Kansas City at their own 10 yard line.

Patrick Mahomes scrambled for a first down. Patrick Mahomes threw a 9 yard completion to Isiah Pacheco. Isiah Pacheco ran for the first down. Cameron Sutton's pass interference penalty put the Kansas City Chiefs in field goal range. Patrick Mahomes threw a first down to Blake Bell. Patrick Mahomes threw an accurate pass to Skyy Moore, but Moore dropped the pass on second and two. Patrick Mahomes threw an accurate pass to K'Darius Toney, but Toney dropped the ball once again on third and two. Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker made a 35 yard field goal. Kansas City led 17-14.

Jared Goff threw two consecutive incomplete passes. David Montgomery had a tripping penalty which set Detroit's offense back making it second and twenty two. Jared Goff threw a completion to Kalif Raymond who caught a twenty yard pass on second and twenty two. Jared Goff threw another incomplete pass on third and two.

Patrick Mahomes threw a 24 yard completion to Blake Bell. Detroit Lions nickel cornerback Brian Branch, Detroit's 2023 second round pick out of Alabama got injured on the play which stopped the clock with twelve seconds left in the third quarter. Jawaan Taylor had 37 snaps and only gave up 2 quarterback hurries. He's not committed a penalty or given up a sack in this game at right tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs. Kansas City led 17-14 after three quarters of play.

Patrick Mahomes scrambled and gained nine yards on the play. Detroit anticipated the jet sweep and stopped K'Darius Toney preventing the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver from getting a first down. Patrick Mahomes threw an accurate pass to Jerrick McKinnon, but McKinnon dropped a pass on third down. Harrison Butker made a 39 yard field goal. Kansas City led 20-14.

David Montgomery gained five rushing yards. Kansas City's run defense did a great job stopping the run. Jared Goff threw a completion to Josh Reynolds on third down despite the fact that he got laid out by L'Jarius Sneed. Detroit improved to 3/11 on third down conversions. George Karlaftis had a holding penalty which made it second and two. Kansas City stopped the run to make it third and one. David Montgomery ran for a first down on third and one. Jared Goff threw a 33 yard completion to Josh Reynolds which put Detroit in the red zone. David Montgomery ran it inside the ten yard line. Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery got a rushing touchdown to cap off a 9 play 75 yard drive that lasted five minutes and five seconds. Detroit led 21-20.

Patrick Mahomes threw a completion to Justyn Ross. Brian Branch returned to the game following his injury on second down. Isiah Pacheco ran for a gain of three on second and four. Detroit made a third down stop and got the ball back.

Detroit had a false start penalty. That didn't matter, as Jahmyr Gibbs ran for a first down. Kansas City stopped the run on second and eight. Detroit had a huge third and five situaton to deal with. Kansas City stopped Detroit on third down on fourth and two. Kansas City Chiefs strong safety Justin Reid with a huge deflection on fourth and two as Kansas City would get the ball back near midfield thanks to Detroit not punting.

Patrick Mahomes threw an accurate pass to Toney, but he droped it again. Kansas City Chiefs left tackle Donovan Smith had a holding penalty which negates a Patrick Mahomes first down to Skyy Moore causing the Kansas City Chiefs to redo second down. C.J. Gardner-Johnson with a huge hit to prevent Skyy Moore from catching the ball. C.J. Gardner-Johnson deflected the pass on third down. Jawaan Taylor got called with a false start penalty. Patrick Mahomes threw an incomplete pass on fourth and twenty five. Detroit got the ball back at the two minute warning.

Detroit ran the ball twice and Kansas City called a timeout after first down and second down. Detroit got the first down on third down where Kansas City burned their final timeout. Detroit took a knee and ran out the clock. Detroit won 21-20.

Detroit Lions nickel cornerback Brian Branch was my player of the game. Brian Branch had 2 solo tackles, 1 assisted tackle, 3 total tackles, 1 interception, and 1 defensive touchdown on a pick six that tied the game at 14-14 in the third quarter. That pick six was the difference in this game thanks to some remarkable second half adjustments by Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, and Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver K'Darius Toney dropped way too many balls. He dropped at four targets with his biggest drop leading to the Brian Branch pick six and Skyy Moore dropped all three targets thrown his way. Rashee Rice dropped two targets. Justin Watson dropped two targets as Kansas City's receiving targets dropped sixteen targets with Toney, Moore, Rice, and Watson combining for 10 of those 16 dropped passes on targets. Those dropped passes on third down without Travis Kelce were the difference. You can make just as much of an argument that the Kansas City Chiefs lost this game as the Detroit Lions won this game because Detroit ended this game 4/12 on third down conversions converting their last two third down attempts after starting 2/10 on third down conversions.

Detroit goes back to Ford Field 1-0 and will host Seattle in week 2. Kansas City is now 0-1 and heads to Jacksonville on Patrick Mahomes twenty eighth birthday.

Game Recap: ATLANTA-Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young was the first pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Bryce won't have his top weapon D.J. Chark. Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson, is the favorite to win 2023 Offensive Rookie Of The Year.

Bryce Young nearly fumbled a snap away. Carolina went for it on fourth and one and ddi not get it.

Atlanta Falcons free safety Jessie Bates III intercepted Bryce Young. Desmond Ridder ended the first quarter 3/3 with -11 passing yards. This game remained scoreless after one quarter of play.

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder threw a touchdown pass to Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson. Bijan Robinson got his first career receiving touchdown on the first play of the second quarter. Desmond Ridder can only make up to 4 progressions, so if the 2024 NFL Draft has 9 quarterbacks that can make 5 or more progressions it is playoffs or bust for Desmond Ridder. Going 9-8 and missing the playoffs will not cut it in a quarterback class as heralded as the 2024 NFL Draft. Atlanta led 7-0.

Bryce Young threw a third down conversion to Jonathan Mingo. Bryce Young and Jonathan Mingo were the Carolina Panthers first two picks in the 2023 NFL Draft. Carolina knew they wanted both Bryce Young and Jonathan Mingo 12 days before the 2023 NFL Draft after bringing in Jonathan Mingo for a private visit. Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young would cap off this drive with his first career touchdown pass to Carolina Panthers tight end Hayden Hurst. This game was tied 7-7.

Bryce Young threw an incomplete pass on third down. Atlanta with a defensive stop.

Carolina Panthers 3-4 right end Derrick Brown, Carolina's 2020 first round pick out of Auburn is transitioning from 4-3 defensive tackle to 3-4 right end and he sacked Desmond Ridder to end the first half. This game was tied 7-7 at halftime.

Carolina Panthers kicker Eddy Pineiro made a field goal. Carolina led 10-7.

Bryce Young threw another interception to Jessie Bates III. Jessie Bates III recorded his second interception in the Atlanta Falcons debut.

Atlanta Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo made a 49 yard field goal. This game was tied 10-10.

Carolina Panthers running back Miles Sanders coughed up the football. Atlanta Falcons backup 3-4 right outside linebacker Lorenzo Carter recovered the fumble for Atlanta.

Bijan Robinson had a big run to make it first and goal on the final play of the third quarter. This game was tied 10-10 after three quarters of play.

Atlanta Falcons backup running back Tyler Allgeier had a go ahead touchdown. Atlanta led 17-10.

Tyler Allgeier had a second rushing touchdown. Atlanta led 24-10.

Bryce Young threw it away on third and fifteen. Carolina had one more play on fourth and fifteen, but it honestly felt like it wouldn't matter. Atlanta won 24-10.

I'm gonna talk about Atlanta's offensive line as a whole with Jake Matthews at left tackle, Matthew Bergeron at left guard, Drew Dalman at center, Chris Lindstrom at right guard, and Kaleb McGary at right tackle. Everyone outside of Chris Lindstrom at right guard gave up at least 1 sack in pass protection. However, this offensive line dominated in terms of run blocking opening things up for Tyler Allgeier and Bijan Robinson to dominate on the ground with both running backs catching every target thrown their way. Tyler Allgeier had over 100 total yards, but didn't have 100 rushing yards which is why he didn't win player of the game despite getting an honorable mention. Bijan Robinson was the starting running back despite getting fewer carries than Allgeier, so he gets an honorable mention in his NFL debut.

Bryce Young went 20/38 with 146 passing yards, 17 rushing yards, 1 passing touchdown, and 2 interceptions in his NFL debut. Bryce Young's offensive line did well enough to keep Young from getting dinged up, but Young's decision making ended up limiting what Carolina did offensively.

Atlanta Falcons free safety Jessie Bates III was my player of the game. Jessie Bates III was one of the top Free Agents available. Jessie Bates III had 5 solo tackles, 5 assisted tackles, 10 total tackles, and 2 interceptions in his debut with the Atlanta Falcons.

Game Recap: BALTIMORE-The Houston Texans do not have five of their ten offensive linemen due to injuries. Baltimore Ravens star tight end Mark Andrews is dealing with a quad injury.

Lamar Jackson got sacked on third down to start this game. Houston had a chance to capitalize on a defensive stop.

C.J. Stroud threw his first career pass to himself for a loss of one on a third down stop. Baltimore Ravens 3-4 middle linebacker Patrick Queen sacked C.J. Stroud on Stroud's first career fourth down attempt.

Lamar Jackson threw a first down to rookie wide receiver Zay Flowers, Baltimore's 2023 first round pick out of Boston College had an interception. Lamar threw a completion to Rashod Bateman, Baltimore's 2021 first round pick out of Minnesota. Houston Texans cornerback Steven Nelson intercepted Lamar Jackson.

Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins got a rushing touchdown. Baltimore led 7-0 after one quarter of play.

Baltimore Ravens right ackle Morgan Moses struggled in pass blocking on a third down play. Lamar Jackson threw it away on third down.

Houston made a field goal. Baltimore led 7-3.

Baltimore made a defensive stop, but a roughing the passer penalty on third down kept this drive alive. Houston got a field goal. Baltimore led 7-6 at halftime.

Houston Texans free safety Jalen Pitre got injured. Houston does not have Jimmie Ward at strong safety or Jalen Pitre at free safety. Lamar Jackson threw a third down conversion to Zay Flowers before throwing another completion to Rashod Bateman. Baltimore handed it off to Zay Flowers on first and goal. J.K. Dobbbins got injured on second and goal. Baltimore Ravens third string running back Justice Hill came in rather than Gus Edwards on third and goal. The unconventional decision by Baltimore Ravens offensive coordintator Todd Monken pays off with a rushing touchdown on third and goal. Baltimore called a two point conversion where Baltimore Ravens running back Gus Edwards went for a two point conversion and got it. Baltimore led 15-6.

Lamar Jackson fumbled the ball. Baltimore Ravens right guard Kevin Zietler recovered the fumble. Lamar Jackson threw an incomplete pass to Odell Beckham Jr., but a costly defensive pass inteference penalty from Houston Texans field cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. made it first and goal for Baltimore again. Justice Hill got his second goal line touchdown. Baltimore led 22-6.

Lamar Jackson fumbled the ball on the final play of the third quarter. Baltimore led 22-6 aafter three quarters of play.

Baltimore Ravens 3-4 middle linebacker Roquan Smith lined up as an edge rusher here at 3-4 right outside linebacker and got by Laremy Tunsil to sack C.J. Stroud. Roquan Smith broke up a pass.

Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins is feared to have torn his achiles. That means Gus Edwards and Justice Hill will have to split carries for the duration of the NFL season.

Houston's kicker Fairbairn got a hat trick by making his third field goal. I can never pronounce his name which is why I rarely acknowledge the Houston Texans kicker. Baltimore led 22-9.

Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker made a 39 yard field goal. Baltimore won 25-9.

Baltimore Ravens 3-4 middle linebacker Roquan Smith had 8 solo tackles, 8 assisted tackles, 16 total tackles, 1 sack, and 1 deflection from a pass breakup with superb zone coverage despite it not counting on the stat sheet which is why he was my player of the game. Roquqn Smith also broke the single game record for most tackles in Baltimore Ravens history which was previously held by Balitmore Ravens Hall of Fame middle linebacker Ray Lewis whose considered the greatest Baltimore Ravens player in franchise history.

Baltimore Ravens 3-4 middle linebacker Patrick Queen had 3 solo tackles, 8 assisted tackles, 11 total tackles, 1 sack, and 1 deflection from a pass breakup. Patrick Queen has come into his own and really elevated his game since Roquan Smith arrived. Patrick Queen did enough to earn an honorable mention.

The one player on offense that deserves an honorable mention was Baltimore Ravens rookie wide receiver Zay FLowers who had 9 receptions on 10 targets, 78 receiving yards, 2 carries, 9 rushing yards, 11 touches, and 87 total yards in his NFL debut. The one play where Flowers didn't catch the ball was the interception that Lamar Jackson threw to Steven Nelson, so that target isn't Zay Flowers fault. That's on Lamar Jackson entirely when you consider Lamar Jackson threw 0 touchdowns.

Lamar Jackson was 15/15 with 155 passing yards when haing a clean pocket. He was 2/7 with 14 pasing yards, 1 interception, and 3 sacks when being pressured. Pressuring Lamar Jackson with your front 7 is the key to getting Lamar Jackson to react.

Baltimore needs Mark Andrews back ASAP. With J.K. Dobbins out for the year, Baltimore should consider going all in on Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor. If Taylor can revert to his previous form before his season ending injury in 2022, this offense with Jonathan Taylor, Zay Flowers, Mark Andrews, and strong offensive line play, would have all the components in motion to make sure Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson succeeds after a rough season opener against the Houston Texans.

Game Recap: CLEVELAND-Cincinnati heads to Cleveland. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow now makes the most money per year with $55 million per year among quarterbacks now after his extension while Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has the most guaranteed money among quarterbacks with $230 million guaranteed on his contract.

Cleveland Browns right tackle Jack Conklin got injured early. Cleveland Browns 2023 fourth round pick Dawand Jones came in and did spectacular.

Martin Emerson Jr. intercepted Joe Burrow, but his feet were out of bounds. Cleveland Browns 4-3 defensive end Ogbo Okoronkwo sacked Joe Burrow on third down. Cleveland had momentum in the first quarter before Cleveland Browns backup running back Jerome Ford fumbled the football which Cincinnati recovered. This game was tied 0-0 after one quarter of play.

Cleveland Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins made a 42 yard field goal. Cleveland led 3-0.

Cleveland Browns field cornerback Denzel Ward made a critical deflection for a pass breakup on third and three. Joe Burrow targeted Tee Higgins hoping for a first down.

Deshaun Watson threw a pass on third down. Cincinnati Bengals 4-3 middle linebacker Logan Wilson brought superb zone coverage on the deflection after agreeing to a team friendly contract extension that pays him under $10 million a season.

Joe Burrow threw an incomplete pass on third down. Cleveland made another defensive stop.

Deshaun Watson threw a first down to Amari Cooper. He also threw a completion to Donovan Peoples-Jones. Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson scrambled to the end zone before playing a guitar after scoring. Cleveland led 10-0 at halftime.

Cincinnati Bengals kicker Evan McPherson made a field goal. Cleveland led 10-3.

Deshaun Watson threw a nice completion to Elijah Moore for a first down. Cincinnati Bengals free safety Daxton Hill intercepted Deshaun Watson after lining up at strong safety.

Joe Burrow finally threw a third down conversion to Ja'Marr Chase. Cincinnati was 1/9 on third down conversions prior to that play. Cleveland Browns strong safety Grant Delpit with a realy nice pass breakup on third and five making Cincinnati 2/11 on third down conversions. Evan McPherson missed a field goal.

Dustin Hopkins made another field goal. Cleveland led 13-3 after three quarters of play.

Dustin Hopkins nails another field goal. Cleveland led 16-3.

Cleveland Browns 4-3 right end Myles Garrett lines up at 4-3 left end getting by Cincinnati Bengals right tackle Jonah Williams and Cincinnati Bengals backup running back Trayveon Williams, the replacement to Samaje Perine gave up the sack on that fourth down with Joe Mixon out of the lineup.

Cleveland made it first and goal. Nick Chubb ran it. Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson threw a touchdown pass to Cleveland Browns third string tight Harrison Bryant who is my second favorite tight end on the Cleveland Browns depth chart behind David Njoku. Deshaun Watson has never targeted a tight end more than 40 times in a season according to Kyle Crabbs, but that may be changing in 2023. Cleveland led 24-3.

Cincinnati benched Joe Burrow as a precaution to avoid getting injured. Cleveland remained ahead by three touchdowns at the two minute warning. Cleveland won 24-3.

Cleveland Browns 4-3 right end Myles Garrett was my player of the game. Myles Garrett let his play speak for itself after Ja'Marr Chase took shots at at the elf logo at midfield in First Energy Stadium. Myles Garrett won one-on-one reps against Cincinnati Bengals left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. and Cincinnati Bengals right tackle Jonah Williams while being double teammed by Williams and backup running back Trayveon Williams during his 1 sack which came on fourth down. Cincinnati was 2/11 on third down conversions during this contest too thanks to Myles Garrett, Z'Darius Smith, Ogbo Okoronkwo, Denzel Ward, Grant Delpit, Juan Thornhill, Greg Newsome II, and Martin Emerson all making big plays at different times throughtout this contest. Garrett is the face of this defense as well as the most prominent player as a former number one overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.

That is why I went with Myles Garrett as my player of the game and with Dan Moore Jr. starting at left tackle over Pittsburgh Steelers 2023 first round pick Broderick Jones who has the higher ceiling of those two, it is entirely possible, that Myles Garrett only does better in week when the Cleveland Browns head to Pittsburgh on Monday Night Football.

Nick Chubb deserves an honorable mention for exceeding 100 rushing yards and catching every target thrown his way. Chubb is the face of the Cleveland Browns offense. Nick Chubb didn't get into the end zone, so he only gets an honorable mention despite a strong performance in week 1.

Game Recap: INDIANAPOLIS-Jacksonville heads to Indianapolis. Jacksonville hopes to defend their AFC South Title in 2023.

Anthony Richardson tried to scramble on third down and got stopped. The fourth overall pick for the Indianapolis Colts in the 2023 NFL Draft was a team captain as a rookie along with Bryce Young of the Carolina Panthers.

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw a touchdown pass to Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley. Jacksonville traded a fifth round pick to get the Atlanta Falcons number one wide receiver. Jacksonville led 7-0 after one quarter of play.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson began the second quarter with his first career rushing touchdown after a strong drive to end the first quarter. Indianapolis Colts right guard Will Fries, who was considered the weak link of this offensive line pushed a Jacksonville Jaguar aside to ensure Richardson reached the end zone. This game was tied 7-7.

Indianapolis Colts cornerback Tony Brown, a former undrafted cornerback out of Alabama intercepted Trevor Lawrence. There was a penalty, but it was on Jacksonville. Anthony Richardson tried to scramble on the Jalen Hurts quarterback scramble.

Trevor Lawrence threw a 29 yard reception to Calvin Ridley.Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw a touchdown pass to Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Zay Jones. Jacksonville led 14-7.

Indianapolis got a great coverage sack on third down with the coverage taking away options for Trevor Lawrence. Indianapolis sacked Trevor Lawrence on third down. Jacksonville led 14-7 at halftime.

Jacksonville Jaguars right guard Brandon Scherff the best interior offensive lineman on the Jacksonville Jaguars is down with an injury. Brandon Scherff ended up getting cleared by trainers to return to the game.

Indianapolis Colts rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson threw a touchdown pass to Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. Michael Pittman caught a screen pass and took it to the house thanks to superb blocking in addition to the fact that Tyson Campbell was playing coverage on another receiver and attempted to tackle Pittman before missing a tackle due to Pittman outrunning Campbell on this play. This game was tied 14-14.

Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Brandon McManus made a field goal. Jacksonville led 17-14.

Indianapolis Colts 4-3 defensive tackle DeForest Buckner recovered a fumble and returned it for a touchdown. Indianapolis led 21-17 after three quarters of play.

DeForest Buckner had a fourth down stop which prevented Jacksonville from moving the chains. Indianapolis got the ball back.

Trevor Lawrence threw a completion to Zay Jones on fourth down and Jacksonville kept the drive alive. Trevor Lawrence scrambled for a gain. Tank Bigsby ran for a first down and that made it first and goal as Bigsby got 3 defenders before the offensive line pushed towards teh goal line with sperb run blocking. Jacksonville Jaguars rookie running back Tank Bigsby got the rushing touchdown. Jacksonville led 24-21.

Jacksonville Jaguars field cornerback Tyson Campbell intercepted Anthony Richardson. Jacksonville got the ball back with a chance to build on their lead.

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne had a 24 yard rushing touchdown. Jacksonville won 31-21.

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley was my player of the game. Calvin Ridley had 8 receptions on 11 targets, 101 receiving yards, and 1 reeiving touchdown.

Jacksonville Jaguars 3-4 right outside linebacker Josh Allen was my defensive player of the game, but I could not find a picture of the former seventh overall pick from Kentucky in the 2019 NFL Draft because he has the same name as the Buffalo Bills quarterback that got drafted seventh overall in 2018 out of Wyoming. Josh Allen had 8 solo tackles, 2 assisted tackles, 10 total tackles, and 3 sacks with Allen getting a sack by winning a one on one against Indianapolis Colts left tackle Bernard Raimann and Indianapolis Colts right tackle Braden Smith.

Travon Walker who plays 3-4 left outside linebacker and was drafted first overall over Aidan Hutchinson in the 2022 NFL Draft currently has 1 sack. The edge rusher duo of Josh Allen and Travon Walker combined for 9 quarterback pressures and 4 sacks with those edges getitng all of the quarterback pressures and sacks. Both Indianapolis Colts left tackle Bernard Raimann and Indianapolis Colts right tackle Braden Smith gave up 2 sacks while the running game was non existent without Jonathan Taylor. This tells me that drafting Joe Alt out of Notre Dame or Olu Fashanu out of Penn State would be beneficial to Anthony Richardson if the offensive tackle play for the Indianapolis Colts does not improve by the end of the season.

Tyson Campbell is the only cornerback that warrants an extension on the Jacksonville Jaguars roster. Tyson Campbell had 6 solo tackles, five more than cornerback teammates Darious Williams and Tre Herndon while also having 1 interception, 1 deflection from a pass breakup, and 1 forced fumble. Campbell wasn't perfect though as his missed tackle on Michael Pittman Jr.'s screen pass pretty much got the Colts their only touchdown through the air. In Campbell's defense, he was covering another player on offense and had to turn his attention to Pittman Jr. following a screen pass as well as superb blocking by the Indianapolis Colts offensive line. Michael Pittman Jr.'s receiving touchdown isn't entirely on Campbell though as you can argue that was an incredible job of Michael Pittman Jr. using his speed to outrun Campbell on his touchdown.

Indianapolis may be 0-1, but the Colts did a lot better than I expected. Indianapolis can be 1-1 heading into week 3 if quarterback Anthony Richardson, wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr., and defensive tackle DeForest Buckner build on the Indianapolis Colts week 1 success in week 2 in the Houston Texans home opener. Indianapolis led this game after three quarters of play, but could not finish things off in the fourth quarter when it mattered the most.

Game Recap: MINNESOTA-Tampa Bay heads to Minnesota. Neither one of these teams could extend their best wide receivers. Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans did not re-sign and neither did Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2023 first round pick Calijah Kancey was expected to be out in week 1, but got cleared to play at the last minute.

Minnesota Vikings left tackle Christian Darrisaw, Minnesota's 2021 first round pick out of Virginia Tech was in and out of this contest thanks to an ankle injury. Minnesota Vikings center Garrett Bradbury, Minnesota's 2019 first round pick out of North Carolina State left this game injured and did not return. There was also speculation from Tom Pellisero that he will likely be out against Philadelphia on Thursday Night Football in week 2. My hunch is that Christian Darrisaw is questionable for Thursday with an outside shot of missing week 2.

Minnesota fumbled the ball. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3-4 left outside linebaker Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, Tampa Bay's 2021 first round pick out of Washington recovered a fumble. The third year player, Tryon-Shoyinka, needs more signature plays like that to warrant a fifth year option after having to play edge rusher on both sides in 2022. Having Shaquille Barrett back from a season ending injury sort of helps as it takes pressure off of Tryon-Shoyinka who sat out his rookie season behind Jason Pierre-Paul in 2021 following Tampa Bay's Super Bowl 55 win.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Chase McLaughlin nailed a field goal getting the first points at US Bank Stadium in 2023. Tampa Bay led 3-0.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers free safety Antoine Winfield Jr., the former Minnesota Golden Gopher from the 2020 NFL Draft lined up at strong safety and got a strip sack fumble recovery. Antoine Winfield Jr. forced the fumble and recovered the football for a turnover. That is a huge play for Antoine Winfield Jr. who is in the final year of his rookie deal. If you happen to be a Buccaneers fan, you love to see Antoine Winfield Jr. match the level of urgency that you saw from Joe Tryon-Shoyinka.

The Tampa Bay Buccaners defense is not only fully healthy thanks to Calijah Kancey's return, Tampa Bay came to play after nobody on Draft Utopia picked the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the Minnesota Vikings and Washington Commanders being the two locks in week 1. Tampa Bay led 3-0 after one quarter of play.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3-4 middle linebacker Devin White, the same Devin White that wanted to be traded earlier in the offseason got injured. Luckily for Tampa Bay he would return to the game and led Tampa Bay with 8 solo tackles, 4 assisted tackles, and 12 total tackles. Devin White like Antoine Winfield Jr. is in the final year of his rookie deal.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins threw a 36 yard touchdown pass to Minnesota Vikings 2023 first round pick Jordan Addison. The former Billetnikoff winner at Pittsburgh in 2021 played at USC in 2022 helping Caleb Williams secure the Heisman Trophy. Tampa Bay Buccaneers field cornerback Carlton Davis blew his assignment in coverage which allowed Addison to gain the necessary separation to make the big play. Minnesota led 7-3.

Kirk Cousins got Minnesota in position to score again. Tampa Bay Buccaneers boundary cornerback Jamel Dean who got promoted from number three to number two cornerback was able to blanket Jordan Addison on third down preventing Addison from a second touchdown. Minnesota led 10-3.

Baker Mayfield threw an incomplete pass on third down. Tampa Bay is currently 0/6 on third down conversions to start the 2023 NFL Season.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield threw a touchdown pass to Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans. Mike Evans lined up in the slot instead of lining up on the outside. Minnesota Vikings nickel cornerback Akayleb Evans could not stop Mike Evans and neither could Josh Mettellus who was lined up as a free safety on that play despite having Harrison Smith, Camryn Bynum, and Lewis Cine. Why is Minnesota playing their worst safety? This game was tied 10-10.

Minnesota has had two fumbles, and Kirk Cousins threw an interception to Tampa Bay on top of that. This game was tied 10-10 at halftime.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield threw a touchdown pass to Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie wide receiver Trey Palmer. Tampa Bay led 17-10 after three quarters of play.

Devin White made a nice tackle after returning from his injury. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins threw a touchdown pass to Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Mattison. This game was tied 17-17.

Baker Mayfield threw a completion to Chris Godwin once he got settled in. Minnesota made a stop. Chase McLaughlin made a field goal. Tampa Bay led 20-17.

Baker Mayfield ran for a first down on third down. Tampa Bay may steal this game. Baker Mayfield threw a first down to Chris Godwin once Minnesota ran out of timeouts. That will do it. Tampa Bay won 20-17.

Joey, the co host of my podcast told me Baker Mayfield dominated. Dominating at quarterback means getting 300 total yards, 1 touchdown in the air or on the ground, and having zero turnovers from interceptions or lost fumbles. That's my standard for dominating at quarterback./dd>

Baker Mayfield went 21/34 with 173 passing yards, 11 rushing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, and no interceptions. Baker didn't dominate despite having his thirty first game without a turnover. Baker's only two NFL games with over 300 total yards and 0 turnovers are a 2020 win against the Tennessee Titans and a 2021 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Baker Mayfield did not have 300 total yards in Cleveland's wild card win over Pittsburgh despite outplaying Ben Roethlisberger in the playoffs on my thirtieth birthday. The bottom line is Baker Mayfield improved to 33-39 as a starter, but the biggest caveat with Mayfield is his 26-5 record as a starter when having 0 turnovers winning 84 percent of his starts when avoding turnovers. This means Baker did enough to help his team win and that he didn't dominate.

Rachaad White and Sean Tucker both looked solid despite the fact that Tampa Bay threw the ball 34 times while running it 33 times in Dave Canales debut as offensive coordinator after being a quarterbacks coach to Geno Smith in Seattle in 2022. Minnesota on the other hand threw the ball 44 times and only ran it 17 times even after left tackle Christian Darrisaw and center Garrett Bradbury got injured. Canales put Mike Evans in the slot on the touchdown he scored rather than leaving him on the outside where he usually plays. This balance on Tampa Bay's end is one reason Tampa Bay on.

The only panelist in the entire country who correctly predicted Tampa Bay winning over Minnesota is former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy who is now working at NFL Network. Minnesota and Washington were the two locks on Draft Utopia this week for NFL predictions, but luckily I took Washington in survivor leagues.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers free safety Antoine Winfield Jr. was my player of the game. Antoine Winfield Jr. had 4 solo tackles, 4 assisted tackles, 8 total tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, and 1 deflection from a pass breakup. Antoine Winfield Jr. will get a contract from someone else if Tampa Bay would rather reload at safety with someone from the 2024 NFL Draft on a rookie deal.

The smart thing to do would be to extend Winfield and take someone like Utah safety Cole Bishop or Minnesota safety Tyler Nubin as a replacement to Ryan Neal in 2024. When you consider that Antoine Winfield Jr. is 25-years-old in a contract year while Mike Evans is 30-years-old in a contract year, it is entirely possible that Tampa Bay chooses Winfield over Evans if he costs less since those are the two main guys in contract years that warrant extensions. Bringing back anyone else feels like a potential overpay waiting to happen at this point.

Ivan Pace Jr. might be a bright spot for Minnesota. After going undrafted in the 2023 NFL Draft, he beat out Brian Asamoah II for the starting 3-4 middle linebacker job next to Jordan Hicks. Essentially, Minnesota replaced Eric Kendricks one of the players that the Vikings had to cut to save cap space with an UDFA. Ivan Pace Jr. has a pass rush grade of 90 on Pro Football Focus which is best among linebackers.

Game Recap: NEW ORLEANS-Tennessee heads to New Orleans. DeAndre Hopkins will be making his debut with the Tennessee Titans at wide receiver. New Orleans signed former Las Vegas Raiders starting quarterback Derek Carr after the Raiders released Carr.

New Orleans had a fumble on special teams to start this game as Mike Vrabel challenged the first play of the game and won it. Tennessee Titans kicker Nick Folk, the former New England Patriots kicker put the Tennessee Titans ahead. Tennessee led 3-0.

New Orleans Saints rookie kicker Blake Grupe, an undrafted Free Agent from the 2023 NFL Draft out of Arkansas State beat out Will Lutz for the kicker job in training camp and made a field goal. I didn't expect much from Grupe, but was pleasantly surprised by his leg. THis game was tied 3-3.

Nick Folk made another field goal. Nick Folk continues to Folk around in New Orleans. Tennessee led 6-3 after one quarter of play.

New Orleans Saints 4-3 left outside linebacker Zack Baun blocked a punt. Taysom Hill hugged Baun after the blocked punt and was so fired up and that he ran onto the field as the starting tight end for the next series. Derek Carr threw what looked like an incomplete pass. Tennessee Titans 3-4 right outside linebacker Arden Key got by Trevor Penning and it looked like Arden Key forced a fumble which Tennessee recovered for a touchdown. Ron Torbert called that a forward pass and Mike Vrabel lost the challenge. Blake Grupe made another field goal. This game is tied 3-3.

New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore leaped into the air to snag a reception away from DeAndre Hopkins on the interception. Marshon Lattimore got the football back for New Orleans.

Tennessee Titans 3-4 right end Jeffrey Simmons got by New Orleans Saints left guard Andrus Peat to sack Derek Carr on third down. New Orleans could not capitalize on Marshon Lattimore's interception.

Ryan Tannehill threw a completion to Derrick Henry. Derrick Henry ran for a first down a few plays later. Nick Folk continue to folk around in New Orleans. Tennessee led 9-6 at halftime.

Derek Carr threw a completion to Chris Olave, but Olave was hobbling down on the play. Tennessee got a defensive stop on the next third down. Blake Grupe made his third field goal.

New Orleans Saints 4-3 right end Carl Granderson who struggled with Donovan Smith in the preseason got by Tennessee Titans left tackle Andre Dillard to sack Ryan Tannehill on third down.

Chris Olave returned to this game after getting injured. He caught a big reception.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr threw a touchdown pass to New Orleans Saints wide receiver Rashid Shaheed. New Orleans led 16-9 after three quarters of play.

Nick Folk made a fourth field goal. New Orleans led 16-12.

Nick Folk made his fifth field goal. New Orleans led 16-15.

Tennessee attempted a last chance comeback. New Orleans won 16-15.

Tennessee has zero offensive identity until Tennessee Titans right tackle Nicholas Petit-Friere returns from his six game suspension for gambiling. This is due to bad play by Andre Dillard at left tackle, Peter Skoronski playing guard instead of left tackle despite his arm length, a passing game coordinator as the new offensive coordinator in Tim Kelly, and Derrick Henry being limited to 15 carries against Joe Woods in his debut as the New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator. Also Tyjae Spears averaged 9 yards per carry only getting 3 carries for 27 rushing yards. It sounds like Tennessee wants to give Spears more touches while slightly reducing Henry's volume. Frankly that's the wrong move and the major reason why Tennessee's offense is a giant eye sore.

Tennessee looks strong defensively at 3-4 defensive end with Jeffrey Simmons at 3-4 right end and Denico Autry at 3-4 left end. The edge rusher tandem of Arden Key at 3-4 right outside linebacker with Harold Landry at 3-4 left outside linebacker looks like a major asset that can take pressure off of this offense which is a big reason why Tennessee got homefield two years ago. The safety tandem of Amani Hooker at strong safety and Kevin Byard at free safety is lethal enough to limit opposing offenses from dominating the deep passing game. Despite these strengths on defense, Tennessee looks really bad at 3-4 nose tackle, 3-4 middle linebacker, and cornerback.

Tennessee has Kristian Fulton, Sean Bunting-Murphy, Roger McCreary, Elijah Molden, and former 2021 first round pick Caleb Farley at cornerback. Despite having all this depth, Tennessee had no answer for the wide receiver trio of Chris Olave, Michael Thomas, and Rashid Shaheed who started at slot receiver of Tre'Quan Smith and A.T. Perry. This tells me the cornerback position is a much bigger liability than I originally anticipated.

New Orleans had 3 interceptions with field cornerback Marshon Lattimore, strong safety Marcus Maye, and boundary cornerback Paulson Adebo each recording a pick. New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore was my player of the game after having 2 solo tackles and 1 interception where Lattimore picked off DeAndre Hopkins before being tackled by Tyjae Spears.

Game Recap: PITTSBURGH-San Francisco heads to Pittsburgh. Nick Bosa got extended making the San Francisco 49ers edge rusher the highest paid defensive player and George Kittle played despite being listed as questionable.

San Francisco 49ers 4-3 left end Drake Jackson sacked Kenny Pickett on third down. That resulted in a defensive stop for San Francisco due to Pittsburgh's offensive line being locked in on Nick Bosa.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy threw a touchdown pass to San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. San Francisco led 7-0.

San Francisco 49ers field cornerback Charvarius Ward, the number one cornerback on San Francisco intercepted Kenny Pickett after he talked about how the season is a failure if the Pittsburgh Steelers don't win a Super Bowl.

Brock Purdy threw a completion to George Kittle on third down. San Francisco's holder ran for some yards after a bad play by San Francisco 49ers third round pick Jake Moody. Pittsburgh Steelers field cornerback Patrick Peterson got called offsides on the field goal attempt. Jake Moody was the 2023 East West Shrine Bowl MVP becoming the first kicker to win Shrine Bowl MVP after a college career at Michigan. Jake Moody got a redo and made the next field goal attempt. San Francisco led 10-0.

Brock Purdy threw a touchdown pass to Brandon Aiyuk. Patrick Peterson did a great job in coverage, but that was just a superb contested catch by Aiyuk, who did not get a fifth year tender from San Francisco after being San Francico's 2020 first round pick out of Arizona State. San Francisco led 17-0.

Pittsburgh Steelers 3-4 left outside linebacker T.J. Watt lined up at 3-4 right outside linebacker. T.J. Watt got by San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent "Silverback" Williams and strip sacked Brock Purdy. Brock Purdy retrieved the football despite a valiant effort by T.J. Watt to force a fumble. Brock Purdy overthrew George Kittle on thrid down. Jake Moody made another field goal. San Francisco led 20-0.

Kenny Pickett threw an incomplete pass on third down. Pittsburgh had 0 first downs and 1 net yard through the first 22 minutes of this game as Pickett's incompletion on third down came at the seven minute mark of the second quarter.

Pittsburgh finally got another defensive stop on third and fifteen. San Francisco punted it back to Pittsburgh.

Najee Harris ran a first down on third and one which was a 24 yard run. San Francisco got penalized with a 15 yard late hit on Najee Harris which put Pittsburgh in field goal range. San Francisco 49ers 4-3 right outside linebacker Dre Greenlaw broke up a pass on third and three close to the goal line. Pittsburgh opted to go for it down by 20 on fourth and three. Kyle Shanahan called his last timeout on fourth and three. Kenny Pickett threw a completion to third string running back Anthony McFarland Jr. on fourth down to get the first down. Kenny Pickett spiked it on the very next play to stop the clock. San Francisco 49ers 4-3 defensive tackle Arik Armstead had a quarterback pressure, but an illegal contact penalty on number two kept this drive alive. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett threw a touchdown pass to Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Friermuth. San Francisco led 20-7 at halftime.

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey had a 65 yard rushing touchdown. San Francisco led 27-7.

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson got injured on the play. T.J. Watt had another strip sack and this time Pittsburgh recovered the fumble. T.J. Watt had 3 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 fumble recovery. T.J. Watt the 2021 NFL Defensive Player Of The Year is back. San Francisco led 27-7 after three quarters of play.

Jake Moody made a 40 yard field goal. San Francisco won 30-7.

There are two players you can make an argument for as player of the game for the San Francisco 49ers. Those two players are Christian McCaffrey and Brandon Aiyuk.

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey had 22 carries, 152 rushing yards, 3 receptions, 17 receiving yards, 25 touches, 169 total yards, and 1 rushing touchdown. Christian McCaffrey has a case for player of the game since he led San Francisco in total yards while dominating in fantasy.

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is my player of the game. Brandon Aiyuk had 8 receptions on 8 targets, 129 receiving yards, and 2 receiving touchdowns. Aiyuk caught everything thrown his way. He even caught a contested catch despite strong coverage from Pittsburgh Steelers field cornerback Patrick Peterson.

Pittsburgh Steelers 3-4 left outside linebacker T.J. Watt was the only major asset for Pittsburgh on both sides of the ball. The former 2017 first round pick and 2021 Defensive Player Of The Year had 3 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 fumble recovery. The Steelers have potential to be one of the most complete teams in the league, but the offense won't take the necessary leap until Matt Canada gets fired as offensive coordinator and Broderick Jones is starting at left tackle over Dan Moore Jr. T.J. Watt won one on ones against both San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams and right tackle Colton McKivitz.

Game Recap: WASHINGTON-Arizona headed to Washington. Josh Harris got a sellout crowd at FedEx Field with Dan Snyder no longer owning the Washington Commanders. Maybe Washington will be competitive without running their franchise into the ground. Chase Young is still out with an injury.

Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Howell threw a touchdown pass to Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. Washington led 7-0.

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Joshua Dobbs, a guy who once lost the Steelers backup quarterback job to Mason Rudolph was projected as a career backup coming out of Tennessee in the 2017 NFL Draft. Joshua Dobbs impressed during his time as a backup with the Cleveland Browns and Tennessee Titans which is what prompted Arizona to trade for Dobbs during Kyler Murray's injury. Joshua Dobbs began this contest 4/5 with 34 passing yards. Arizona Cardinals tight end Zach Ertz dropped an accurate touchdown pass that Dobbs fired by reading the play correctly. Dobbs threw it again to Ertz, but this time he was covered by Kamren Curl and almost got picked off. Arizona Cardinals kicker Matt Prater made a field goal. Washington led 7-3 after one quarter of play.

Arizona Cardinals linebacker Zaven Collins, the Arizona Cardinals 2021 first round pick out of Tulsa dropped back in coverage like he did in college to intercept Sam Howell.

Matt Prater made a 54 yard field goal. Washington led 7-6.

Zaven Collins recovered a fumble in the second quarter. Zaven Collins with a fumble recovery and an interception.

Arizona Cardinals 4-3 right end Cameron Thomas a 2022 third round pick out of San Diego State recovered a fumble for a touchdown. Arizona led 13-7.

Washington made a field goal. Arizona led 13-10 at halftime.

Arizona got a field goal. Arizona led 16-10 after three quarters of play.

Washington Commadners quarterback Sam Howell got a rushing touchdown. Washington led 17-16.

Washington got a field goal. Washington led 20-16.

Washington Commanders 4-3 defensive tackle Jonathan Allen sacked Josh Dobbs. Washington Commanders cornerback Emmanuel Forbes, the Washington Commanders 2023 first round pick broke up a pass on fourth and ten.

Wahsington got a late game first down. Washington won 20-16.

Both of these teams fumbled the ball throughout the game. Honestly this was about as entertaining as watching a staring contest between Dan Snyder and Roger Goodell. Washington made the stops and scores when it mattered the most in the fourth quarter.

Washington Commanders strong safety Kamren Curl was my honorable mention for the Washington Commanders. Kamren Curl had 8 solo tackles, 2 assisted tackles, 10 total tackles, and 1 deflection from a pass breakup. His one deflection was a third down stop where Joshua Dobbs threw an incompletion to tight end Zach Ertz in coverage. That play forced Arizona to settle for a field goal when attempting to score first. Curl gets an honorable mention for Washington.

Zaven Collins would have been my player of the game had the Arizona Cardinals pulled the upset since he was fantastic for Arizona on defense as well.

Washington Commanders 4-3 defensive tackle Jonathan Allen was my player of the game. Jonathan Allen led ESPN Next Gen Stats in pass rush reps won for a 4-3 defensive tackle. Jonathan Allen had 9 quarterback pressures, 3 solo tackles, 0 assisted tackles, 3 total tackles, and 1 sack on third down in the fourth quarter of the final early game in week 1. Jonathan Allen is the league leader in quarterback pressures for defensive tackles entering week 2 without Chase Young in this lineup.

Game Recap: CHICAGO-Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers have owned the Chicago Bears for three decades. Jordan Love had the opportunity to contiue that trend in his NFL starting debut against the Chicago Bears. Christian Watson the number one receiver on the Green Bay Packers was inactive. Meanwhile, Teven Jenkins was out for the Chicago Bears in this contest.

Chicago went for it on fourth and one. Chicago could not get a fourth down conversion.

Green Bay got a first down thanks to Jordan Love firing a 13 yard completion on third down. The play was originally ruled short of the first down before that call got overturned. Aaron Jones ran for a first down. Green Bay put together an 11 play 40 yard drive that lasted five minutes and forty seconds. Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love threw a touchdown pass to Green Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs. Green Bay led 7-0.

Justin Fields began this game 4/4 with 61 passing yards. Justin Fields even scrambled for some extra yards once Green Bay went to a cover 2 shell on first and twenty. Green Bay didn't have Eric Stokes meaning that Jaire Alexander and Rasul Douglas had to do most of the work in coverage while Rudy Ford and Darnell Savage stepped up at safety with very little depth if injuries occur.

Green Bay Packers field cornerback Jaire Alexander pushed Justin Fields while he was still inbounds. This led to a verbal exchange between both teams. Chicago Bears wide receiver D.J. Moore pissed away any momentum that Justin Fields built on Chicago's opening drive by retaliating and pushing Jaire Alexander after Alexander pushed the quarterback. I'm fairly certain that will be on C'mon man. The referree in this contest ruled offsetting penalties. Justin Fields threw a completion on a screen pass improving to 5/5 with 66 passing yards. Chicago Bears wide receiver Chase Claypool dropped a pass on third down ruining Justin Fields completion streak on one of the most critical downs on a drive forcing Chicago to settle for a field goal.

Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos made a 47 field goal. Green Bay led 7-3 after one quarter of play.

Justin Fields improved to 9/10 with 88 passing yards before Fields threw his first pass into coverage. Fields tried to force a touchdown to tight end Cole Kmet, but Green Bay Packers cornerback Rasul Douglas broke up the pass. Cairo Santos made a field goal. Green Bay led 7-6.

Green Bay Packers rookie kicker Anders Carlson made his first career NFL field goal. The former Auburn kicker was one of Green Bay's day 3 picks in the 2023 NFL Draft. Green Bay led 10-6 at halftime.

Green Bay put together an 8 play 75 yard drive that lasted four minutes and forty one seconds. Jordan Love threw a first down to Aaron Jones. Aaron Jones broke free for a big run thanks to a play with six offensive linemen where 2022 seventh round pick Rasheed Walker from Penn State came in as a third offensive tackle off the bench. Walker pushed one of Chicago's defensive players 20 yards back of the line of scrimmage to set up a first and goal. Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones got a rushing touchdown. Green Bay led 17-6.

Green Bay Packers 3-4 left end Devonte Wyatt sacked Justin Fields on first down. That led to a three and out for Chicago.

Green Bay put together a 4 play 42 yard drive from the Chicago Bears 42 yard line thanks to a 35 yard punt return. Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love threw a touchdown pass to Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones. Jones did leave this game with a hamstring injury. Gren Bay led 24-6.

Chicago went three and out again. Green Bay Packers 3-4 right end Kenny Clark, Green Bay's long time nose tackle and former 3-4 nose tackle forced a fumble. Green Bay Packers cornerback Rasul Douglas recovered the fumble.

Green Bay went three and out. Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields threw a touchdown pass to Chicago Bears wide receiver Darnell Mooney. Chicago attempted a two point conversion and got it. Green Bay led 24-14 after three quarters of play.

Jordan Love threw a touchdown pass to Green Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs. Green Bay led 31-14.

Green Bay Packers 3-4 middle linebacker Quay Walker intercepted Justin Fields for a pick six. Green Bay led 38-14.

Chicago Bears rookie running back Roschon Johnson got a garbage time touchdown. The Bears couldn't get the two point conversion. Green Bay won 38-20.

Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones was my player of the game. Aaron Jones had 9 carries, 41 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdown, 2 receptions on 4 targets, 86 receiving yards, 1 receiving touchdown, 11 touches, 127 total yards, and 2 total touchdowns.

Game Recap: DENVER-Las Vegas headed to Denver. Josh McDaniels returns to the city he began his NFL head coaching career in. Sean Payton makes his NFL head coaching debut with Denver. The biggest roadblock for Sean Payton and his offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi was the absence of Jerry Jeudy at wide receiver.

Denver attempted an onside kick to start this game, but that onside kick got denied by the referree in Sean Payton's last NFC Title game. Does the name Bill Vinovich ring a bell? To be fair, one of the players on special teams touched the ball before it traveled ten yards meaning Vinovich made the right call.

Las Vegas went for it on fourth down. Las Vegas got the fourth down converison. A few plays later, Jimmy Garoppolo got injured, but came back into the game.

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo threw a touchdown pass to Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers. Las Vegas led 3-0.

Russell Wilson began his second season in Denver with a 6 yard pass to tight end Adam Trautman. Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson threw a touchdown pass to Denver Broncos wide receiver Lil'Jordan Humphrey. Denver Broncos kicker Will Lutz missed the extra point. Las Vegas led 7-6 after one quarter of play.

Josh Jacobs began the second quarter with a run for a first down on third and two. Josh Jacobs moved the chains to keep the drive alive. Jimmy Garoppolo threw a first down to Jakobi Meyers.

Denver Broncos strong safety Caden Sterns left the game with an injury and did not return. Eddie Jackson a veteran strong safety with Denver whose started next to Justin Simmons at free safety for a few years now entered this game as the starter. Las Vegas managed to make it first and goal.

Jimmy Garoppolo threw an incompletion on third down. Las Vegas Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson made a 24 yard field goal on fourth down. Las Vegas led 10-6.

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson threw a touchdown pass to Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton. Denver led 13-10 at halftime.

Neither team scored in the third quarter of this game thanks to Will Lutz kicking a field goal wide right on Denver's opening possession in the third quarter.

Denver Broncos strong safety Kareem Jackson intercepted Jimmy Garoppolo late in the third quarter. Denver led 13-10 after three quarters of play.

Denver burned over eight minutes of clock following the Kareem Jackson interception late in the third quarter. Samaje Perine's run made it first and goal in the fourth quarter. Russell Wilson fired a short pass to Adam Trautman on first and goal. Russell Wilson threw into coverage near Divine Deablo on second and goal. Las Vegas made a third down stop on third and goal. Denver Broncos kicker Will Lutz made a 24 yard field goal. Denver led 16-10.

Jimmy Garoppolo went back to Jakoi Meyers. Las Vegas won 17-16.

The Las Vegas Raiders offensive line was phenomenal in this game. Jimmy Garoppolo remained upright and was not sacked once in Denver. Las Vegas Raiders left tackle Kolton Miller had a huge day warranting an honorable mention.

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers was my player of the game. Jakobi Meyers had 9 receptions on 10 targets, 81 receiving yards, and 2 receiving touchdowns.

Game Recap: LOS ANGELES-Tua Tagovailoa lost to Justin Herbert in 2022. The Los Angeles Chargers were much healthier in 2023 after defeating the Miami Dolphins.

Los Angeles got a fumble off of Tua Tagovailoa to start this game. Los Angeles avoided Miami striking first.

Justin Herbert threw a 36 yard dagger to Keenan Allen. Justin Herbert threw a screen pass to Keenan Allen on first and goal. Kellen Moore tried to change up tempo. Austin Ekeler ran for a gain on second and goal. Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler ran for a rushing touchdown on third and goal. Los Angeles led 7-0.

Miami Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert got a rushing touchdown. This game was tied at 7-7 after one quarter of play.

Los Angeles Chargers left guard Zion Johnson got a false start penalty on third and two to set the Chargers back with the second year Boston College guard taking chargering to a whole new level.

Miami got into the goal line to make it first and goal. Tyreek Hill made a decent effort to to get a touchdown in bounds. Los Angeles Chargers strong safety Derwin James broke up a pass intended for a tight end. Miami Dolphins kicker Jason Sanders made a field goal. Miami led 10-7.

Austin Ekeler did his best Sonic The Hedgehog impression on a 55 yard run. Real fantasy owners who have had Ekeler on thier teams have seen Ekeler do this for years. Justin Herbert threw a completion to Keenan Allen. Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert threw a touchdown pass to Los Angeles Chargers tight end Donald Parham as the backup tight end put the Chargers back in the lead. Los Angeles led 14-10.

Miami and Los Angeles both went three and out. `Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw a touchdown pass to River CraCraft. Miami led 17-14.

Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker made a field goal. This game was tied at 17.

Jason Sanders made a second field goal late in the first half. Miami led 20-17 at halftime.

Justin Herbert got a rushing touchdown. Los Angeles led 24-20.

Tua Tagoavailoa looked like he was going to build momentum. Los Angeles Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson intercepted him.

Miami Dolphins cornerback Kader Kohoo sacked Justin Herbert on third down. Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Vic Fangio made the bold decision to have Kader Kohoo cover Keenan Allen, Xavien Howard who is Miami's field corner who covers number one receivers cover Mike Williams, and Eli Apple would cover Quentin Johnston in nickel packages when bringing three wide receivers. Kader Kohoo came in and sacked Herbert on a cornerback blitz. Kader Kohoo almost got a safety on that sack.

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw a touchdown pass to Miami Dolphins flanker wide receiver Tyreek Hill. Hill picked apart Los Angeles Chargers boundary cornerback Michael Davis who was covering him on this play. Michael Davis had Hill's number last year when J.C. Jackson was injured which makes me wonder how comptent Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley is. Miami led 27-24 after three quarters of play.

Los Angeles Chargers backup running back Joshua Kelley got a rushing touchdown. Los Angeles led 31-27.

Jason Sanders made a 45 yard field goal on the next drive. Los Angeles led 31-30.

Los Angeles put together a 13 play 68 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted six minutes and ten seconds. Cameron Dicker made another field goal at kicker. Los Angeles led 34-30.

Miami put together an 8 play 75 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted two minutes and eight seconds. Tua Tagovailoa went back to Tyreek Hill. Miami led 36-34.

Justin Herbert could not capitalize in the clutch. Miami won 36-34.

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was my player of the game. Tyreek Hill had 11 receptions on 15 targets, 215 receiving yards, and 2 receiving touchdowns.

Game Recap: NEW ENGLAND-Jalen Hurts headed to New England. This week 1 game versus the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots is the most expensive week 1 ticket in the NFL.

Jalen Hurts fumbled a football. Philadelphia recovered the ball, but an offsides penalty by New England negated the fumble. Philadelphia had a first and goal opportunity. New England Patriots 3-4 right outside linebacker Matthew Judon sacked Jalen Hurts as Belichick sent six players on the front 7 to pressure Hurts allowing Judon an open path to Hurts while the defensive backs all played cover 0 man coverage. Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott made a 32 yard field goal. Philadelphia led 3-0.

Philadelphia Eagles field cornerback Darius Slay had a pick 6. Philadelphia capitalized on a poor throw on Mac Jones who fired this pass a little too early despite the throw being similar to the pick 6 that Patrick Mahomes threw thanks a dropped pass by K'Darius Toney. Philadelphia led 10-0.

Philadelphia Eagles 4-3 right outside linebacker Zach Cunningham who can also play 4-3 middle linebacker forced a fumble. Philadelphia Eagles 4-3 defensive tackle Jordan Davis scooped up the fumble. New England had a defensive holding penalty which made it first and goal for Philadelphia. New England made three massive mistakes in a row. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts threw a touchdown pass to Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith. Philadelphia led 16-0 after one quarter of play.

Mac Jones went 0/2 on third down conversions in the first quarter. He began the second quarter with another failed third down attempt going 0/3 on third down conversions.

Matt Judon prevented a Philadelphia Eagles third down conversion. Mac Jones threw some knuckle changeup short pass on his next third down attempt. He couldn't fire the ball far enough to reach JuJu Smith-Schuster.

Jalen Hurts went nowhere hoping to bleed the clock up by sixteen. Philadelphia went three and out. Philadelphia punted the ball back to New England.

New England finally put together a 10 play 71 yard drive from their own 29 yard line that lasted four minutes and forty eight seconds. New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones ended this drive with a touchdown pass to New England Patriots tight end Hunter Henry. Philadelphia led 16-7.

Philadelphia went three and out. Mac Jones capitalized and threw a touchdown pass to New England Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne. Philadelphia led 16-14 at halftime.

Former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was honored during halftime following his retirement before New England got the ball to start the second half. Mac Jones handed it off to Rhamondre Stevenson to start the second half. Kayshon Boutte could only get one foot inbounds on third and four causing New England to punt the football away.

Jalen Hurts opted to scramble on Philadelphia's first drive of the second half. Philadelphia was 2/7 on third down conversions, but Philadelphia's offensive line did an excellent job for Kenneth Gainwell paving a lane on third down. Philadelphia got to the New England 40 yard line following teh first down. Jalen Hurts fired a first down to slot receiver Quez Watkins which put the Philadelphia Eagles in field goal range. Philadelphia had a holding penalty to make it first and twenty before Jalen Hurts threw a pass into double coverage. Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott made a 56 yard field goal. Philadelphia led 19-14 after three quarters of play.

Jake Elliott made a 48 yard field goal. Philadelphia led 22-14.

New England drove 43 yards downfield. New England was stopped on a fourth and five.

Jake Elliott made a 51 yard field goal. Philadelphia led 25-14.

New England put together a 6 play 75 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted one minute and fifty six seconds. New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones threw a touchdown pass to New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte. New England couldn't get the two point conversion. Philadelphia led 25-20.

Philadelphia fumbled the ball. New England found a way to recover a Jalen Hurts fumble late in the game.

New England drove downfield. Kayshon Boutte caught in on fourth down to keep the drive alive, but one of his feet was out of bounds never touching the turf inbounds resulting in a turnover on downs. Philadelphia won 25-20.

Mac Jones outplayed Jalen Hurts in my honest opinion. Philadelphia made enough big plays early enough in this game to avoid trailing at any point in the contest.

Philadelphia's 4-3 defensive tackle tandem of Jalen Carter and Fletcher Cox combined for 15 quarterback pressures. This unit could have more success against Minnesota when you consider that Garrett Bradbury might be out along with the fact that Ed Ingram looks worse at right guard in year two compared to his rookie season.

Philadelphia Eagles field cornerback Darius Slay was my player of the game. Darius Slay had 1 solo tackle, 2 assisted tackles, 3 total tackles, 3 deflections from a pass breakup, 1 interception, and 1 defensive touchdown on his pick six thanks to the receiver dropping the pass and Mac Jones firing the pass a little too early before letting the play develop. Darius Slay also held JuJu Smith-Schuster to 4 receptions for 33 receiving yards in his debut with the New England Patriots as their number one flanker receiver.

Game Recap: SEATTLE-Los Angeles heads to Seattle. The Super Bowl 56 Champions took on a Seattle Seahawks team that made the playoffs a year ago in 2022-2023 with six rookies starting.

Geno Smith tried to throw a touchdown on third and sixteen, but it was incomplete. Both Seattle Seahawks left tackle Charles Cross and Seattle Seahawks right tackle Abraham Lucas got injured in this contest and both offensive tackles are questionable for week 2 after staying fully healthy in week. Seattle Seahawks kicker Jason Meyers made a field goal. Seattle led 3-0.

Matthew Stafford got a first and goal. Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams capped off a 16 play drive to give the Los Angeles Rams the lead near the end of the first quarter. Bleeding the clock worked like a charm for Sean McVay. Los Angeles led 7-3 after one quarter of play.

Kenneth Walker III ran for a first down. Geno Smith threw a first down to Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith threw a touchdown pass to Seattle Seahawks wide receiver D.K. Metcalf who carved Derion Kendrick. Seattle led 10-7.

Aaron Donald got a quarterback pressure on third down late in the first half. That defensive stop allowed the Los Angeles Rams to get the ball back.

Seattle Seahawks kicker Jason Myers made a field goal. Brett Maher missed a field goal for the Los Angeles Rams. Seattle led 13-7 at halftime.

Seattle Seahawks 3-4 left outside linebacker Boye Mafe came in off the edge at 3-4 right outside linebacker. Boye Mafe got past the line of scrimmage to stop a run for a loss. This is very encouraging news for the 2022 second round pick since Mafe was known for his pass rushing, but needed to improve his run stuffing coming out of Minnesota.

Matthew Stafford threw a third down conversion to TUtu Atwell to make it first and goal. Kyren Wiliams got another rushing touchdown. Los Angeles led 14-13.

Geno Smith had trouble getting the football to Colby Parkinson on second and five. That resulted in an incomplete pass making it third and five for Seattle. Geno Smith threw it into coverage on third down.

Matthew Stafford overthrew it on third and six in field goal range. Los Angeles Rams kicker Brett Maher made a 38 yard field goal after missing a 57 yard field goal and 56 yard field goal earlier in the game. Los Angeles led 17-13 after three quarters of play.

Seattle made a third down stop, but a defensive penalty made it first and goal for the Los Angeles Rams. Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers was my player of the game. Los Angeles led 24-13.

Seattle went three and out. Brett Maher made a 53 yard field goal. Los Angeles led 27-13.

Seattle went three and out again. Brett Maher made a 45 yard field goal. Los Angeles won 30-13.

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua the undrafted rookie out of BYU was my player of the game. Puka Nacua had 10 receptions on 15 targets and 119 receiving yards in his NFL debut.

Game Recap: NEW YORK-Dallas headed to New York. Jerry Jones presented the Texas Chainsaw Massacre on Broadway at Metlife Stadium.

Saquon Barkley ran for a gain of four to start this game. Daniel Jones took off and ran for the first down. An unnecessary roughness penalty by Dallas gave the New York Giants even more field position on their opening drive. Daniel Jones threw a completion to Saquon Barkley which resulted in a loss for a yard. Saquon Barkley ran for a gain of nine. New York's run blocking looked good on the opening drive. Saquon ran for a first down. Daniel Jones scrambled to the Dallas Cowboys fifteen yard line on New York's opening drive. Dallas Cowboys free safety Donovan Wilson was out for this game and it felt like any momentum the New York Giants had ended after Daniel Jones called the New York Giants first timeout.

Dallas stuffed Saquon Barkley on that first down. Daniel Jones scrambled for a gain of eight. John Micchael Schmitz fumbled the snap and Micah Parsons tackled Daniel Jones for a loss. I am not sure if that counts as a sack, but it was an incredible stop. Dallas blocked the field goal. Dallas Cowboys backup cornerback Noah Igbinoghene returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown and honestly, it felt like the Dallas Cowboys ripped the soul out of the New York Giants on that play. Dallas led 6-0 ater Brandon Aubrey missed the extra point.

Dallas Cowboys backup 4-3 left end Dante Fowler pressured Daniel Jones on the opening play. Dallas Cowboys 4-3 right end Micah Parsons had a second consecutive third down stop sacking Daniel Jones on third down of the New York Giants second offensive series after tackling Daniel Jones for a loss on the muffed snap on New York's opening drive by destroying New York Giants right guard Mark Glowinski before destroying Daniel Jones with his sack. Parsons only got 1 sack, but honestly should have had 2 sacks from the first two drives on his stat sheet. New York punted it to Dallas.

Tyler Smith was out, so Chuma Edoga started in relief of Smith at left guard. Dak Prescott threw a completion to Jake Ferguson to start this drive. Tony Pollard ran for a gain of four. Dak Prescott threw a 49 yard strike to Dallas Cowboys flanker wide receiver CeeDee Lamb on third and four as CeeDee Lamb carved Adoree Jackson in coverage there. Dak Prescott went back to Jake Ferguson beginning this game 3/3 with 60 passing yards. Dak threw two incompletions after Tony Pollard made it first and goal for Dallas on first and third goal. Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey a former first round pick in the 2017 MLS Draft by Toronto F.C. made up for the missed extra point with a field goal. Dallas led 9-0.

Dallas Cowboys field cornerback Trevon Diggs caught a pass intended for Saquon Barkley on a screen pass. Trevon Diggs had a pick 6. Dallas led 16-0 after one quarter of play.

Dallas put together an 11 play 23 yard drive that laste four minutes and twenty six seconds. Brandon Aubrey made another field goal. Dallas led 19-0.

Dallas Cowboys boundary cornerback Stephon Gilmore intercepted Daniel Jones. Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Pollard got a rushing touchdown. Dallas led 26-0 at halftime.

Dallas put together a 10 play 75 yard drive from their own 25 yard line to start the second half which laste four minutes and fifty nine seconds. Tony Pollard got another rushing touchdown. Dallas led 33-0 after three quarters of play.

Dallas put together an 8 play 50 yard drive from midfield that lasted three minutes and twenty nine seconds. Dallas Cowboys running back KaVontae Turpin got a rushing touchdown. Dallas won 40-0.

Dallas Cowboys 4-3 right end Micah Parsons was my player of the game. Micah Parsons had 2 solo tackles, 1 assisted tackle, 3 total tackles, 2 third down defensive stops which both resulted in a tackle for a loss, and 1 sack even though I feel like he should get 2 sacks on the stat sheet. Micah Parsons has also been voted as the week 2 cover athlete on Draft Utopia.

Game Recap: NEW YORK-Josh Allen headed to New York to face Aaron Rodgers. This was the game that everyone tuned into during week 1.

Josh Allen had 176 total touchdowns in his first five seasons which is the most in NFL history. Josh Allen threw a completiont o Stefon Diggs for a gain of seven to start this game. Josh Allen threw a screen pass to slot receiver Deonte Hardy. Josh Allen overthrew Stefon Diggs on third down by quite the distance.

Aaron Rodgers took the field for his 224th career start as the 4 time MVP made his debut with the New York Jets after the Green Bay Packers 2005 first round pick spent his career in Green Bay from 2005-2022 starting from 2008-2022. Breece Hall took a handoff ran for a first down. Buffalo Bills 4-3 left end Gregory Rosseau won the one-on-one against New York Jets right tackle Mekhi Becton, New York's 2020 first round pick who moved from left tackle to right tackle thanks to Duane Brown being healthy at left tackle. Buffalo Bills middle linebacker Terrell Bernard had a defensive holding penalty which resulted in a first down for teh New York Jets. Buffalo Bills 4-3 right end Leonard Floyd sacked Aaron Rodgers. Aaron Rodgers got up after the sack, but than sat down befofre leaving the game. Aaron Rodgers had a complete left tear in his achilles tendon following Leonard Floyd's sack to Aaron Rodgers.

Zach Wilson the former second overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft would get to play for Aaron Rodgers with the former BYU quarterback is expected to play the rest of the regular season for the New York Jets. Buffalo made a defensive stop on this series.

Buffalo put together an 11 play 60 yard drive from their own 23 yard line that lasted six minutes and nineteen seconds. James Cook ran for a first down on this drive. Josh Allen threw a fifteen yard pass to his favorite weapon on the Buffalo Bills in Stefon Diggs. Josh Allen was 6/7 with 37 passing yards, 14 rushing yards, and 51 total yards following that throw. New York Jets 4-3 left end John Franklin-Myers pushed back Buffalo Bills right tackle Spencer Brown and Buffalo Bills right guard O'Cyrus Torrence on that sack despite Carl Lawson being injured at 4-3 right end. Jermaine Johnson II, New York's 2022 first round pick out of Florida State got the start for Carl Lawson. Buffalo Bills kicker Tyler Bass made a 40 yard field goal. Buffalo led 3-0.

Zach Wilson threw a third down conversion to Allen Lazard when the Bills were playing zone coverage. This doesn't happen if Kaiir Elam is starting at cornerback instead of Christian Benford. Benford's tape at Villanova against Jahan Dotson is some of the worst college tape I saw. I really questioned Sean McDermott's decision to start Benford. Buffalo Bills 4-3 defensive tackle Jordan Phillips got by New York Jets left guard Laken Tomlinson to sack Zach Wilson on third down on the final play of the first quarter. Buffalo led 3-0 after one quarter of play.

New York Jets strong safety Jordan Whitehead intercepted Aaron Rodgers. New York got the ball thanks to a big defensive turnover.

Breece Hall began this drive from the New York Jets 4 yard line with an 83 yard run that was very reminiscent of Forrest Gump's run for a touchdown at Alabama in the movie Forrest Gump with Breece Hall turning on the jets. New York Jets kicker Greg Zuerlein made a 26 yard field goal. This game is tied 3-3.

Buffalo put together an 11 play 75 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted five minutes and fifty two seconds. Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen threw a 5 yard touchdown pass to Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs. Buffalo led 10-3 at halftime.

Buffalo Bills 4-3 right outside linebacker Matt Milano intercepted Zach Wilson. Tyler Bass made another field goal following that interception. Buffalo led 13-3 at halftime.

New York began the second half with a 12 play 50 yard drive from their own 25 yard line that lasted six minutes and one second. Greg Zuerlein made a 43 yard field goal. Buffalo led 13-6.

New York Jets 4-3 defensive tackle Qunton Jefferson sacked Josh Allen to take the Bills out of field goal range after Josh Allen guided Buffalo to the New York Jets 38 yard line. Jordan Whitehead recorded his second interception at strong safety in this game. Buffalo led 13-6 after three quarters of play.

Jordan Whitehead had his third interception. New York got the ball back and put together an 8 play 57 yard drive from their own 43 yard line that lasted four minutes and forty eight seconds. New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson threw a touchdown pass to New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson. Garrett Wilson made an incredible one handed catch. This game was tied at 13-13 following that incredible catch by Garrett Wilson.

New York Jets backup 4-3 left end Michael Clemons got by Buffalo Bills right tackle Spencer Brown who looked even worse in 2023 then he did when some were questioning his ability down the stretch in 2022. New York Jets 4-3 defensive tackle Quinnen Williams recovered the fumble.

Greg Zuerlein made a field goal. New York led 16-13.

Tyler Bass made a 50 yard field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter as Bass nearly missed that kick just barely getting it in off the post. This game was tied at 16-16 after four quarters of play.

New York Jets punt returner Xavier Gipson had a punt return for a touchdown in overtime. New York won 22-16.

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs balled out with 10 receptions on 13 targets, 102 receiving yards, and 1 receiving touchdown despite the loss. Rookie Dalton Kincaid, Buffalo's 2023 first round pick also caught all 4 targets thrown his way despite Josh Allen only having 1 touchdown pass to Diggs along with 3 interceptions.

New York Jets running back Breece Hall had 10 carries for 127 rushing yards earning an honorable mention in the win. New York Jets strong safety Jordan Whitehead had 1 solo tackle, 1 assisted tackle, and 3 interceptions earning an honorable mention. New York Jets field cornerback Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner didn't have as many targets thrown his way after leading the NFL with 23 deflections from pass breakups as a rookie. New York Jets boundary cornerback D.J. Reed had 10 solo tackles, 1 assisted tackle, and 11 total tackles with the Jets cornerback tandem along with Whitehead earning an honorable mention too.

New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson was my player of the game. Garrett Wilson had 5 receptions on 5 targets, 34 receiving yards, and 1 receiving touchdown. Garrett Wilson also had to adjust from having Aaron Rodgers at quarterback to Zach Wilson again after Aaron Rodgers tore his ACL.

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