NFL 2026-2027: Week 1

Well, yeah. But I love Week 1 threads because we get the typical Week 1 overreactions to everything.

Like Chicago is going undefeated. And the Rams may not be as good as advertised. And so on. Some of it may have some accuracy but a lot of it is going to look silly by the time we’re off Daylight Saving Time.

Week 2 thread

Exactly. :laughing:

I keep reminding my wife that week 1 is always weird and it’s almost like the last preseason game, except it counts. So many teams look very different in week 1 than the rest of the year.

I remember last year in week 1 the Raiders beat the Patriots. So clearly the Raiders were the better team, right? San Francisco beat the Seahawks (barely) but they met again twice that year and got embarrassed both times. You can’t really tell.

Like I doubt that the Rams will finish last in the NFC West despite being a game behind everyone else (including Arizona!). They prepared badly in Australia and I expect they’ll have a chip on their shoulder that will make them bounce back hard.