Welcome to our weekly look at what has happened in the NFL over the past week, starting with the first dramatic week of the new season!
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Letโs now take a look at some of the main headlines from Week 1 of the NFL 2022 Regular Season.
NFL Matchday 1 โ Main Stories
Itโs very early to comment on my Divisional Championship predictions from a few weeks back, but even I feel that some of those predictions already are starting to look a little shaky, while some look rock solid.
Bills Put Rams To The Sword โ Buffalo Bills signalled their intent for the season and showcased why they are the bookies Super Bowl favourites with a comprehensive victory over last yearโs Super Bowl Champions, the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium.
Seahawks Hand Wilson Unhappy Return To Seattle โ Russell Wilsonโs move to the Broncos in the off-season was supposedly the final piece of the jigsaw to turn Denver into a Super Bowl contender. However, Wilsonโs old team Seattle handed the Broncos a surprising defeat on the opening day of the season.
Bengals And Steelers Involved In An Incredible OT Game In Ohio โ Joe Burrow committed five turnovers (4 Int, 1 fumble) but still almost led the Bengals to victory over the Steelers, who needed a field goal as overtime expired in what was an amazing game to start the season for both teams.
Giants Go For Two To Claim Titanic Win โ A brave call from Giants head coach Brian Daboll to go for two points, instead of kicking a game tying field goal, handed the Giants a road victory away against the top AFC seeds in the playoffs last season, the Tennessee Titans.
Colts And Texans Open The Season With A Tie โ A fine Colts comeback wasnโt enough to claim the win over the Houston Texans as the two teams could not score in overtime leading to a rare Week One tie between the two AFC South franchises.
Dak Prescott Out For A While After Thumb Injury V Bucs โ Dallas QB Dak Prescott will be out for a considerable amount of time after injuring his thumb late in the Cowboys 19-3 defeat by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
NFL Star Performers of the Week โ Team
Buffalo Bills โ Simply brilliant against the Super Bowl holder Rams in the opening game.
Kansas City Chiefs โ Offense looked as awesome as ever against a talented Cardinals.
Miami Dolphins โ A great start for the Fins against the Patriots.
Minnesota Vikings โ Superb against the Packers offense and deserved their win.
Seattle Seahawks โ Few gave them a chance against Denver, but they landed a big win over their former starting QB Russell Wilson's new team.
Chicago Bears โ Outstanding defense was the foundation for a huge win over the 49ers.
NFL Star Performers of the Week โ Offense
QB Patrick Mahomes (Chiefs) โ 30/39, 360 yards, 5TD, 0INT
QB Justin Herbert (Chargers) โ 26/34, 279 yards, 3TD, 0INT
K Cade York (Browns) โ 4/4 Field Goals, 2/2 Extra Points, 58-Yard Game Winning FG.
NFL Key Injuries
WR Tee Higgins (Bengals) โ Concussion โ Could miss next weekโs game.
QB Dak Prescott (Cowboys)โ Thumb โ Prescott needs surgery to repair his thumb and is expected to miss multiple weeks of action.
WR Keenan Allen (Chargers) โ Hamstring โ Will likely miss Week 2 and could be out for longer.
QB Mac Jones (Patriots) โ Back โ Jones had a back x-ray after the game and his injury status is not yet known for Week 2.
EDGE T.J.Watt (Steelers) โ Pectoral โ TJ Watt is expected to miss several weeks after suffering a suspected torn pectoral in overtime against the Bengals.
NFL Bonehead Play of The Week
Tennessee TitansOffensive Coordinator Todd Downing saw his team on 3rd and 1 on their own 41 yard line against the Giants, with a chance to drive into Giants territory with a conversion and perhaps at least kick a field goal to make it a two-score game in the fourth quarter.
However, instead of handing off to a fit-again monster RB Derrick Henry, Downing called a crazy TE sweep to Chig Okonkwo, a play that saw the Titans pushed four yards further back. Forced to punt, they could not stop the Giants from scoring and rather than go for the tie, the Giants went for two and got it to claim the win.
NFL Matchday 1 โ Results
Buffalo Bills 31-10 Los Angeles Rams
Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 Detroit Lions
San Francisco 49ers 10-19 Chicago Bears
Pittsburgh Steelers 23-20 Cincinnati Bengals (OT)
New England Patriots 7-20 Miami Dolphins
Cleveland Browns 26-24 Carolina Panthers
Indianapolis Colts 20-20 Houston Texans (OT)
New Orleans Saints 27-26 Atlanta Falcons
Baltimore Ravens 24-9 New York Jets
Jacksonville Jaguars 22-28 Washington Commanders
Green Bay Packers 7-23 Minnesota Vikings
New York Giants 21-20 Tennessee Titans
Las Vegas Raiders 19-24 Los Angeles Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs 44-21 Arizona Cardinals
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19-3 Dallas Cowboys
Denver Broncos 16-17 Seattle Seahawks
NFL Standings After Matchday 1
NFC North
NFC West
NFC East
NFC South
Vikings
1-0
Seahawks
1-0
Eagles
1-0
Saints
1-0
Bears
1-0
Cardinals
0-1
Commanders
1-0
Buccaneers
1-0
Lions
0-1
Rams
0-1
Giants
1-0
Panthers
0-1
Packers
0-1
49ers
0-1
Cowboys
0-1
Falcons
0-1
AFC North
AFC West
AFC East
AFC South
Steelers
1-0
Chargers
1-0
Dolphins
1-0
Texans
0-0-1
Ravens
1-0
Chiefs
1-0
Bills
1-0
Colts
0-0-1
Browns
1-0
Broncos
0-1
Jets
0-1
Titans
0-1
Bengals
0-1
Raiders
0-1
Patriots
0-1
Jaguars
0-1
NFL Matchday 2 โ Fixtures & Betting Tips
Thursday 15th September
Los Angeles Chargers (1-0) @ Kansas City Chiefs (1-0)
Sunday 18th September
Miami Dolphins (1-0) @ Baltimore Ravens (1-0)
New York Jets (0-1) @ Cleveland Browns (1-0)
Washington Commanders (1-0) @ Detroit Lions (0-1)
Indianapolis Colts (0-0-1) @ Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0) @ New Orleans Saints (1-0)
Carolina Panthers (0-1) @ New York Giants (1-0)
New England Patriots (0-1) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0)
Atlanta Falcons (0-1) @ Los Angeles Rams (0-1)
Seattle Seahawks (1-0) @ San Francisco 49ers (0-1)
Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) @ Dallas Cowboys (0-1)
Houston Texans (0-0-1) @ Denver Broncos (0-1)
Arizona Cardinals (0-1) @ Las Vegas Raiders (0-1)
Chicago Bears (1-0) @ Green Bay Packers (0-1)
Monday 19th September
Tennessee Titans (0-1) @ Buffalo Bills (1-0)
Minnesota Vikings (1-0) @ Philadelphia Eagles (1-0)
NFL Matchday 2 โ Top Betting Tips With Bet365
Eagles to win and Over 51.5 total points (v Vikings) โ 23/10
Lions To Reach 25 points first (v Commanders) โ 11/8
Steelers to beat the Patriots by between 13-18 points โ 9/1
Chiefs to beat the Chargers and over 54.5 points to be scored โ 9/5
NFL โ Power Rankings (After Week 1)
Buffalo Bills (1-0)
Kansas City Chiefs (1-0)
Los Angeles Chargers (1-0)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0)
Los Angeles Rams (0-1)
Baltimore Ravens (1-0)
Philadelphia Eagles (1-0)
Cincinnati Bengals (0-1)
Minnesota Vikings (1-0)
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0)
Green Bay Packers (0-1)
New Orleans Saints (1-0)
Miami Dolphins (1-0)
Cleveland Browns (1-0)
Indianapolis Colts (0-0-1)
San Francisco 49ers (0-1)
Las Vegas Raiders (0-1)
Washington Commanders (1-0)
Dallas Cowboys (0-1)
Denver Broncos (0-1)
Chicago Bears (1-0)
New York Giants (1-0)
Seattle Seahawks (1-0)
Tennessee Titans (0-1)
Arizona Cardinals (0-1)
New England Patriots (0-1)
Houston Texans (0-0-1)
Detroit Lions (0-1)
Atlanta Falcons (0-1)
Carolina Panthers (0-1)
Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1)
New York Jets (0-1)
Join me next week when we take a look at how all the Week 2 games went and how that affects our power rankings and predictions for week 3โs games!
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