One week of football is officially in the books. The Bills looked as explosive as expected. The Cowboys are in a world of trouble. And the Seahawks got the better of Russell Wilson. How’s that for an opening round of NFL action?
Get yourself fully caught up with The NFL Morning Scramble, a new weekly rundown of top takeaways and tidbits from the latest slate of games. Like the best greasy breakfast plates at your local diner, this is meant to be a hodgepodge of the good stuff — from weekly MVPs and true-or-false narratives to a look ahead at next weekend’s best games and hot-seat candidates.
Now dig in, and let’s recap:
Week 1 Awards
AFC MVP: Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes
MVP award, here he comes! Without Tyreek Hill, the Chiefs gunslinger actually looked … better? Maybe the Cardinals defense is just Swiss Cheese (very possible), but Mahomes effortlessly went 30 of 39 for 360 yards and five touchdowns in a 44-21 rout. The craziest part is that few of us even blink our eyes at those numbers, because he’s set the standard so high.
NFC MVP: Vikings WR Justin Jefferson
Does anyone collect as many wide-open passes across the middle of the field as this guy? I don’t think so. And to be clear, that’s not a slight on him, but a compliment, for he is doing most of the work; it’s not his fault he’s leaving defenders in the dust! Nine catches for 186 yards and two scores in the Vikings’ 23-7 upset of the Packers, and he still had a full tank of gas.
Coach of the Week: Bills’ Sean McDermott
Mike Tomlin deserves credit for rallying the Steelers to an ugly, hard-fought, what-else-do-you-expect-from-the-AFC-North win over the Bengals. But McDermott had his boys prepped like no other in the Thursday opener. Under his watch, with Ken Dorsey cut loose as the offensive coordinator, Josh Allen looked as confident throwing the ball as he ever has, and the Rams paid for it.
Mr. Cool of the Week: Geno Smith
Talk about a confident performance from the longtime backup, who owned the stage with both smart and backyard-style throws to lead the Seahawks over their old leader, Russell Wilson, in prime time. As if that weren’t enough, he capped it off with one of the best quotes of the season, to be sure: “They wrote me off, but I ain’t write back, though.”
Teams of the Week
- The Steelers, for humbling Joe Burrow, enduring the loss of T.J. Watt and surviving overtime to beat the Bengals
- The Ravens, for dashing…
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