{"id":8108,"date":"2018-09-11T16:04:14","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T16:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=8108"},"modified":"2018-09-11T16:04:14","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T16:04:14","slug":"nfl-news-and-notes-following-week-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/nfl-news-and-notes-following-week-1\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL News and Notes Following Week 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/national-football-league.jpg\" alt=\"National Football League\" width=\"280\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8106\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/sports-betting\/american-football\/nfl\">Week 1 of the NFL season is wrapped up<\/a>, finishing up with 3 exciting primetime games Sunday and Monday nights. <\/p>\n<p>Week 1 is always hard to evaluate, and you have to be careful not to overreact to team or individual player performances.<\/p>\n<p>With that said, there are still some important takeaways from the weekend\u2019s action, and here\u2019s a few big ones.<\/p>\n<h2>BREAKING: Browns Don\u2019t Lose<\/h2>\n<p>In a matchup against their division rival Pittsburgh Steelers, the Browns fought tooth and nail to walk away with a W. But the deck still just seems stacked against them. After <em>forcing 6 turnovers, including 2 interceptions<\/em> by rookie cornerback <strong>Denzel Ward<\/strong>, the Browns were in position to win in regulation, until <strong>Tyrod Taylor<\/strong> underthrew a fade route on the right sideline which was picked off by <strong>Cameron Sutton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In overtime, the Steelers kicker <strong>Chris Boswell<\/strong> missed a field goal with just under 2 minutes to play. The Browns took over, drove down the field, and had their field goal attempt blocked with minimal time on the clock remaining, and the game ended in an ever-elusive tie.<\/p>\n<h2>No Lev Lost<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/steelers-hoping-no-bell-no-problem-at-cleveland\/\">The Steelers didn&#8217;t appear to skip a beat<\/a> on offense, aside from <strong>Ben Roethlisbergers<\/strong> turnover woes, in <strong>Le\u2019Veon Bell<\/strong>\u2019s absence. 2nd year back <strong>James Conner<\/strong> rushed <em>31 times for 135 yard and 2 touchdowns<\/em>. Conner also did his best Bell impersonation in the passing game, catching 5 balls for 57 yards. The Steelers offensive line appeared to love it, rushing to Conner on both of his touchdowns, drawing a cryptic Tweet from Bell himself.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">he\u2019s unreal <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u1YDAD61h1\">https:\/\/t.co\/u1YDAD61h1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Le&#39;Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeVeonBell\/status\/1038927951197159424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Aaron Rodgers Does His Best Willis Reed Impression<\/h2>\n<p>Very rarely does a player who gets carted off the field return to play in the same game. On Sunday night, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers did just that. In the 2nd quarter when Rodgers went down on a hit from the Bears DT Roy <strong>Robertson-Harris<\/strong> and it appeared there may be ligament damage in his knee, and he was subsequently carted off the field.<\/p>\n<p>What happened next was pure magic. With the Packers facing a 20-3 deficit in the 4th quarter, and the boo birds out at Lambeau Field, the hobbled Rodgers led an unthinkable comeback, throwing touchdowns of 39, 12, and 75 yards to stifle the Bears d\u00e9but of <strong>Khalil Mack<\/strong> and their new <strong>Matt Nagy<\/strong> offense. <\/p>\n<h2>Chiefs Offense Charged Up<\/h2>\n<p>Sunday afternoon we got a glimpse of potentially one of the best offenses in the league. Helmed by a young gunslinger in <strong>Pat Mahomes<\/strong>, the Kansas City Chiefs offense also features the fastest man in football in WR <strong>Tyreek Hill<\/strong>, the best TE not named <strong>Rob Gronkowski<\/strong> in <strong>Travis Kelce<\/strong>, and the reigning NFL rushing champ in Kareem Hunt.<\/p>\n<p>Against the Chargers on Sunday, Mahomes and Hill gave us just a teaser of what could come next. Mahomes went 15 for 27, for 256 yards and 4 TDs, averaging 9.5 YPA and essentially throwing a touchdown every 4 throws. Tyreek Hill was the main beneficiary of Mahomes efficiency, going for <em>7 catches, 169 yards and 2 touchdowns<\/em>. Hill also added a punt return for a touchdown, further displaying his explosiveness.<\/p>\n<h2>Roughing The Passer Calls Have Fans Up In Arms<\/h2>\n<p>Dubbed the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/early-lead\/wp\/2018\/08\/19\/the-new-aaron-rodgers-rule-or-is-it-the-anthony-barr-rule-may-baffle-nfl-fans\">Aaron Rodgers rule<\/a><\/em> after Vikings linebacker <strong>Anthony Barr<\/strong> sacked Rodgers and broke his collarbone last season, the new rule penalizes defensive players for sacking a QB and landing on them with their whole body weight.<\/p>\n<p>In Week 1, more than 5 penalties were called regarding this rule, and it is drawing a lot of criticism from fans and analysts alike. Some of these calls were very questionable, and if the refs don\u2019t figure this out soon, we may have a real problem on our hands when a game inevitably comes down to one of these penalties later in the season.<\/p>\n<h2>Injury Report<\/h2>\n<p>Every Monday we\u2019ll take a look at some of the players lost to injury over the weekend, and how long they\u2019re expected to be out. Titans QB Marcus Mariota (<em>hand<\/em>)- pulled due to loss of feeling in his hand, should be good to go next week, but something to keep an eye on Jaguars RB Leonard Fournette (<em>ankle<\/em>)- coaches sounded optimistic, still hard to imagine he&#8217;ll be full strength next week Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin (<em>knee<\/em>)- sprained MCL, most likely out at least next week Falcons S Keanu Neal (<em>knee<\/em>)- tore his ACL Thursday, and will be out for the season Vikings CB Trae Waynes (<em>knee<\/em>)- unclear how serious it is, something to monitor moving forward There\u2019s a little recap of the weekend\u2019s news. NFL football is back and it is glorious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 1 of the NFL season is wrapped up, finishing up with 3 exciting primetime games Sunday and Monday nights. Week 1 is always hard to evaluate, and you have to be careful not to overreact to team or individual player performances. 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