Standings
American Football Conference East Division 2021
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 17 | 16 | 1 | W1 |
| 2 |  New England Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 16 | 17 | -1 | L1 |
| 3 |  New York Jets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 14 | 19 | -5 | L1 |
| 4 |  Buffalo Bills | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 16 | 23 | -7 | L1 |
American Football Conference North Division 2021
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 23 | 16 | 7 | W1 |
| 2 |  Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | 24 | 3 | W1 |
| 3 |  Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 29 | 33 | -4 | L1 |
| 4 |  Baltimore Ravens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 27 | 33 | -6 | L1 |
American Football Conference South Division 2021
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Houston Texans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 37 | 21 | 16 | W1 |
| 2 |  Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 16 | 28 | -12 | L1 |
| 3 |  Jacksonville Jaguars | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 21 | 37 | -16 | L1 |
| 4 |  Tennessee Titans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 13 | 38 | -25 | L1 |
American Football Conference West Division 2021
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | 13 | 14 | W1 |
| 2 |  Las Vegas Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | 27 | 6 | W1 |
| 3 |  Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | 29 | 4 | W1 |
| 4 |  Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 20 | 16 | 4 | W1 |
National Football Conference East Division 2021
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | 6 | 26 | W1 |
| 2 |  Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 29 | 31 | -2 | L1 |
| 3 |  Washington Football Team | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 16 | 20 | -4 | L1 |
| 4 |  New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 13 | 27 | -14 | L1 |
National Football Conference North Division 2021
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 24 | 27 | -3 | L1 |
| 2 |  Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 33 | 41 | -8 | L1 |
| 3 |  Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 14 | 34 | -20 | L1 |
| 4 |  Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 3 | 38 | -35 | L1 |
National Football Conference South Division 2021
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 38 | 3 | 35 | W1 |
| 2 |  Carolina Panthers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 19 | 14 | 5 | W1 |
| 3 |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | 29 | 2 | W1 |
| 4 |  Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 6 | 32 | -26 | L1 |
National Football Conference West Division 2021
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arizona Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 38 | 13 | 25 | W1 |
| 2 |  Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 34 | 14 | 20 | W1 |
| 3 |  Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | 16 | 12 | W1 |
| 4 |  San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 41 | 33 | 8 | W1 |
Schedule
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Week 1 Recap
The West was best in Week 1 with all eight teams in both the American Football Conference and National Football Conference winning their opening games. Denver Broncos defeated New York Giants 27-13, leaving the Broncos with a .683 Week 1 winning percentage since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, the best in the NFL. Head Coach Sean McVay is now 5-0 in Week 1 games with the Los Angeles Rams after their 34-14 victory over the Chicago Bears, while the Cleveland Browns are now 1-21-1 since 1999 in Opening games after the Kansas City Chiefs won their encounter 33-29. San Francisco 49ers won 41-33 at Detroit Lions, the most they have scored in a Week 1 Road Game in team history. The Arizona Cardinals also set a team history record with their 38-13 victory over Tennessee Titans, with the game being the first in Cardinals history that multiple Wide Receivers had 2 or more touchdowns in a single game. The Seattle Seahawks defeated the Indianapolis Colts 28-16 to go 12-1 in their last 13 games which started at 10 AM Eastern time. Quarterback D. Carr passed to Z. Jones in overtime to lead the Las Vegas Raiders to a 33-27 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. Rounding out the West’s Week 1 dominance was the Los Angeles Chargers, winning 20-16 at Washington Football team under new Head Coach B Staley’s first game in charge.
In other games Tom Brady broke yet another record with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-29 win at home against Dallas Cowboys, giving Brady 15 Week 1 wins, the most by a Quarterback since at least 1950. Houston Texans defeated Jacksonville Jaguars 37-21 thanks to three interceptions, equalling their entire interception haul of 2020. Carolina Panthers defeated the New York Jets 19-14 thanks to C McCaffrey’s fifth game in his career with 80 plus yards in both rushing and receiving. Miami Dolphins defeated New England Patriots 17-16 thanks to J Waddle’s 60 plus receiving yards and touchdown, becoming only the second player in Dolphins history to do so on their debut. J Winston tied his career best with five touchdown passes as New Orleans Saints had a comprehensive 38-3 win over Green Bay Packers. Philadelphia Eagles had a similar big win over Atlanta Falcons, 32-6 thanks to J Hurts 264 passing yards, three touchdowns and 64 rushing yards. The Pittsburgh Steelers won 23-16 at Buffalo Bills going 5-1 in last six road games versus Buffalo. Cincannati Bengals’ E McPherson hit a 33-yard Field Goal as time expired in overtime to give the Bengals a slender 27-24 win at home against the Minnesota Vikings.
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PHOTOS
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Rick Kelley, Carmine, Todd Zboyan & Tim Leadingham.
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