What an exciting Week 1 the NFL provided, as plenty of games went down to the wire and numerous feats were reached in the opening week of the regular season. There were seven game-tying or go-ahead scores in the final two minutes of regulation and a tie during the afternoon state, the third Week 1 deadlock since overtime was instituted in 1974 (three of which have occurred in the past five seasons).
The NFC East went undefeated in the Sunday afternoon slate before the Cowboys fell in the night game and the NFC West went winless. The AFC South has two teams tied for first place without a win or a loss — but a result. The New York Giants are over .500 for the first time since the 2016 season and the Chicago Bears are tied for first place in the NFC North.
There were plenty of storylines from Week 1 of the NFL season — and plenty of overreactions to boot. These are the best reactions from each game in the opening week of the year, and whether these storylines are overreactions or reality.
Dak Prescott’s injury destroys their NFC East repeat
Overreaction or reality: Reality
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones announced Dak Prescott, who exited Sunday night’s loss to the Bucs in the fourth quarter, will undergo surgery on his throwing hand and miss several weeks. This Dallas offense was built around Prescott and now he’s out for a while. Dallas’s schedule doesn’t get any easier with the Bengals next week, the Rams in Week 5, and the Eagles in Week 6 — the last two on the road.
The Cowboys have two quarterbacks that started the week on the practice squad in line to replace Prescott. They already are replacing three offensive linemen and two wide receivers on an anemic offense that only put up three points Sunday night — their lowest in a season opener since 1989.
The Cowboys needed Prescott healthy to win the NFC East. The best quarterback in the division is out multiple weeks, setting the stage for another new winner in the division.
The Cowboys aren’t making the playoffs with this offense
Overreaction or reality: Reality
What a disaster for the Cowboys in Week 1. Dallas was down three offensive linemen from last season and two of its top four wide receivers, leaving Dak Prescott targeting CeeDee Lamb and Dalton Schultz with pressure in his face all night.
Lamb failed in his first game as the No. 1 receiver, being targeted 11 times and only having two catches….
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