The opening week of the 2026 NFL season delivered an absolute historic offensive explosion, tying the Super Bowl-era record with 791 total points and featuring unique final score margins across all 16 games for the first time ever.
High-Octane Chicago: The Bears and Panthers combined for a record 96 points in a wild 59-38 opener, showcasing Caleb Williams' multi-touchdown mastery under Ben Johnson. Amazing offense by the Bears, which is a different look for them compared to previous offenses, they have been more known for defense and BA LBs up till now.
Buffalo Prevails: The Bills downed the Texans 36-31 in a thriller, finally breaking a long-standing slump in Houston behind a sharp offensive showing. Allen does it again, he is an amazing QB.
Backup Magic: After Kyler Murray exited with a concussion, backup quarterback Carson Wentz sparked 29 unanswered points and three TDs in a stunning comeback win over the Packers. Good to see a guy like Wentz have his day again.
Derrick Henry: Proved he has plenty left in the tank by rumbling for 144 yards and three scores in the Ravens' 41-23 rout of the Colts, moving up the all-time touchdown list. What a horse Henry is.
T.J. Watt: Dominated early play for Pittsburgh with two sacks, multiple stops, and an interception in a 20-13 win over Atlanta. That and the Steelers win had to make trslick a happy camper, :)
The Chiefs came out of the shoot real strong, dominating the Broncos. Did you see the heavy backfield formation they were using? Beef Run Formation, lol. Walkers debut at RB was outstanding. Very impressive beginning for the Chiefs.
Trevor Lawrence put on a sharp performance in the opener: The Jaguars quarterback threw four touchdowns without an interception and earned an initial 86.2 PFF passing grade. The Jags looked real good on defense also.
Has any team had it worse with the QB position than the Browns? And had to pay so much for so little? Grim
Ravens receiver Zay Flowers caught five of his six targets for 150 yards and a touchdown despite running only 11 routes. That works out to a ridiculous 13.64 yards per route run, and his initial 94.0 PFF receiving grade was the best among receivers in the early window. Combined with Henry's performance, Ravens are def looking like contenders.
The Giants looked great in HC Harbaugh's first game, QB Dart had a record setting performance with a 130 QB efficiency rating. Was great to see Skatteboo back and healthy again. For all the off season hype and expectations, the Cowboys looked like the same Cowboys from last season, horrible defense.
