The biggest headlines from NFL Week 1

The GIST: The beautiful chaos of NFL Sundays is back like it never left, so let’s sift through the storylines that shaped the season’s opening weekend. No spidey sense required.

🤩 Superstars showed up in season debuts: Fantasy football general managers, rejoice! The NFL’s best were stellar in Week 1, from Detroit Lions’ running back (RB) Jahmyr Gibbs’ historic outing in a 31–30 overtime win over the New Orleans Saints to ageless RB Derrick Henry’s trifecta of TDs that paced a 41–23 Baltimore Ravens’ dub vs. the Indianapolis Colts.

• Not to be outdone, Buffalo Bills quarterback (QB) Josh Allen added two scores to his career rushing TD total in a clutch 36–31 victory vs. the Houston Texans, while Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams lit up the scoreboard in the highest-scoring game in Week 1 history, a 59–37 Bears W over the Carolina Panthers.

📈 Two teams that surprised us?: The perennially disappointing NY Jets, who crushed the (albeit unimpressive) Tennessee Titans 23–10 behind a strong outing from QB Geno Smith. And the Arizona Cardinals, who stymied the LA Chargers’ fancy new offense in a 26–14 win. Looks like it’s back to the drawing board for LA QB Justin Herbert and new offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel.

❤️‍🩹 LA Rams star Myles Garrett lands on injured reserve: A pesky sore knee may have been the root of the defensive end’s lackluster performance Down Under. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year will have arthroscopic surgery ASAP, with hopes of returning to the lineup in Week 6.

🍿 Up next? Monday Night Football tonight at 8:15 p.m. ET: Week 1 might be saving its best for last with a divisional tilt between the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos. KC QB Patrick Mahomes will make his highly-anticipated return after ACL surgery vs. one of the league’s top defenses. Drama, loading.