NFL Weekly Recap – Gameday 1

Gameday 1 is in the history books for the 2024/25 NFL Season – Here's what happened!

The 2024 NFL season is finally underway, and the excitement is palpable! This week, we cover the major news stories, including player injuries, trades, power rankings, pre-match previews of forthcoming games, and a recap of last week's Gameday 1 results. Stay tuned for a comprehensive look at everything happening in the NFL!

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Let's begin our look back at Gameday 1 action in the NFL with a weekly recap of all the results over the weekend.

Gameday 1 Results

• Baltimore Ravens 20-27 Kansas City Chiefs
• Green Bay Packers 29-34 Philadelphia Eagles (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
• Pittsburgh Steelers 18-10 Atlanta Falcons
• Arizona Cardinals 28-34 Buffalo Bills
• Tennessee Titans 17-24 Chicago Bears
• New England Patriots 16-10 Cincinnati Bengals
• Houston Texans 29-27 Indianapolis Colts
• Jacksonville Jaguars 17-20 Miami Dolphins
• Carolina Panthers 10-47 New Orleans Saints
• Minnesota Vikings 28-6 New York Giants
• Las Vegas Raiders 10-22 Los Angeles Chargers
• Denver Broncos 20-26 Seattle Seahawks
• Dallas Cowboys 33-17 Cleveland Browns
• Washington Commanders 20-37 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Los Angeles Rams 20-26 Detroit Lions (OT)
• New York Jets 19-32 San Francisco 49ers

Noteworthy Performances

Ticking Over Nicely

The Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills all made good starts to the new season.

Surprise Winners

The New England Patriots surprised many people with their victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.

Impressive Debut

Saquon Barkley showed his quality for the Philadelphia Eagles. The former New York Giants star ran for 109 yards and caught two passes for 23 yards, scoring three touchdowns in the process for his new team.

Barkley was subsequently named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in Brazil for the Eagles.

Back to the Drawing Board

A number of teams will be heading back to the drawing board after poor displays in their opening game of the season.

Teams that struggled included the Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders.

Big Winners

The New Orleans Saints top-scored racking up 47 points against the hapless Carolina Panthers.

Fellow NFC South rivals the Tampa Bay Buccaneers scored the second most points defeating the Washington Commanders 37-20.

Kicking to Victory

Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell was responsible for all 18 points in Pittsburgh's victory over Atlanta. He converted six from six field goals to earn the win for the team from Steel Town.

Boswell earned AFC Player of the Week honours for his performance in the game.

Rookies To The Fore

The six rookies nominated for Rookie of the Week in the NFL on Gameday 1 are:

• Jayden Daniels (Washington Commanders) QB – 17/24 for 184 yards, 88 yards rushing and 2 TDs
• Brian Thomas (Jacksonville Jaguars) WR – 4 receptions for 47 yards and a TD
• Xavier Worthy (Kansas City Chiefs) WR – 47 yards receiving, 21 yards rushing and 2 TDs.
• Brock Bowers (Las Vegas Raiders) TE – 6 receptions for 58 yards.
• Jha'Quan Jackson (Tennessee Titans) KR – 5 KOs returned for 127 yards and four punts for 30 yards.
• Malik Nabers (New York Giants) WR – 5 receptions for 66 yards.

Key Gameday 1 Injuries

The following players suffered injuries either before or during Gameday 1 of the new NFL Season.

QB Jordan Love (Packers) – MCL Sprain. He is out for the next few weeks with recent signing Malik Willis set to replace him.

WR Puka Nacua (Rams) – PCL Sprain. Nacua looks set to miss a fair amount of time due to the injury and is likely to be placed on Injured Reserve.

WR Rome Odunze (Bears) – Odunze hurt his knee in the Bears victory over the Titans. He is set for an MRI this week to assess the damage.

RB Christian McCaffrey (49ers) – McCaffrey missed the game with the Jets due to niggling calf and Achilles issues. Jordan Mason stepped in.

CB Taron Johnson (Bills) – Johnson will miss the game with the Dolphins this week due to a forearm injury sustained against the Cardinals.

DT Derrick Brown (Panthers) – The Panthers defensive tackle is seeking a second opinion on an injury sustained against the Saints.

Power Rankings After Gameday 1

The power rankings have shifted after an eventful week of games. Here are the top and bottom teams as of now:

NFL Power Rankings after Gameday 1

1. San Francisco 49ers
2. Dallas Cowboys
3. Kansas City Chiefs
4. Buffalo Bills
5. Philadelphia Eagles
6. Detroit Lions
7. Houston Texans
8. Miami Dolphins
9. New Orleans Saints
10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
11. Minnesota Vikings
12. Los Angeles Chargers
13. Pittsburgh Steelers
14. Seattle Seahawks
15. Chicago Bears
16. New England Patriots
17. Baltimore Ravens
18. Cincinnati Bengals
19. New York Jets
20. Los Angeles Rams
21. Indianapolis Colts
22. Jacksonville Jaguars
23. Green Bay Packers
24. Denver Broncos
25. Cleveland Browns
26. Washington Commanders
27. Arizona Cardinals
28. Atlanta Falcons
29. Las Vegas Raiders
30. Tennessee Titans
31. New York Giants
32. Carolina Panthers

Gameday 2 Fixtures

Friday 13th September – 1.15am

• Buffalo Bills (1-0) @ Miami Dolphins (1-0) – Live on Sky Sport

Sunday 15th September – 6pm, 9.05pm, 9.25pm

• Las Vegas Raiders (0-1) @ Baltimore Ravens (0-1)
• Los Angeles Chargers (1-0) @ Carolina Panthers (0-1)
• New Orleans Saints (1-0) @ Dallas Cowboys (1-0)
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0) @ Detroit Lions (1-0)
• Indianapolis Colts (0-1) @ Green Bay Packers (0-1)
• Cleveland Browns (0-1) @ Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1)
• San Francisco 49ers (1-0) @ Minnesota Vikings (1-0) – Live on Sky Sports
• Seattle Seahawks (1-0) @ New England Patriots (1-0)
• New York Jets (0-1) @ Tennessee Titans (0-1)
• New York Giants (0-1) @ Washington Commanders (0-1)
• Los Angeles Rams (0-1) @ Arizona Cardinals (0-1)
• Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) @ Denver Broncos (0-1)
• Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) @ Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) – Live on Sky Sports

Monday 16th September – 1.20am

• Chicago Bears (1-0) @ Houston Texans (1-0) – Live on Sky Sports

Tuesday 17th September – 1.15am

• Atlanta Falcons (0-1) @ Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) – Live on Sky Sports

Top Game of Gameday 2

Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) @ Kansas City Chiefs (1-0)

Joe Burrow has won more times against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs than any other quarterback, but after a dismal start to the season against New England, they face a Chiefs team in exceptionally good form after an important win over the Ravens.

The Bengals struggled to get anything going on offense against the Patriots and they will have to improve significantly if they are to get something from this trip to Arrowehead.

The Chiefs showed their class in defeating the Ravens in their opening game of the season and they look very likely to be the team to beat for any team with genuine Super Bowl aspirations in the AFC this season.

Prediction – Cincinnati Bengals 14-31 Kansas City Chiefs.

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