Week 1 of the NFL is tough to read.
Famously, the Patriots opened the 2003 season with a 31-0 loss to the Bills — who would finish 6-10 — then lost only one more game in a Super Bowl-winning season.
Last year, the season opened with the Bears beating the 49ers, the Steelers winning in Cincinnati and the Commanders defeating the Jaguars. The three losing teams would combine to win five playoff games. The three winning teams each failed to make the postseason.
Last year, Week 1 also tried to let us know the Rams wouldn’t repeat (losing to Buffalo, 31-10), the Giants were worth watching (winning at Tennessee) and Aaron Rodgers’ final season in Green Bay would be a mess, beginning with a 23-7 loss in Minnesota.
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