Benjamin Solak

Daniel Jones with a nails throw in the red zone. It’s so fun to watch him play with confidence.

These are the plays that keep you interested with Cam Ward.

Lot of T2 from IND early in this game; TEN dial up a couple deep stop routes to sit in the soft spot. Ward knows to throw away from the pole runner and does so with excellent anticipation + velocity.

Disgusting, offensive, puking, throwing up, weeping, gnashing my teeth

Been avoiding tweeting about Bo Nix but just remembered I can BlueSkeet about him and not be attacked.

He’s looking very shaky again! Dunno if this goes away like last September did but he’s just not accurate.

Patriots RB Antonio Gibson (getting more action because Rhamondre Stevenson has fumbled twice) just fumbled it.

The Patriots have four turnovers today and three on consecutive drives, all in Steelers territory.

The Vikings' 24 first-half points off of turnovers is the most in a first half since Week 12 of 2012, when the Patriots had 28.

things are going fine

I do! They’re too long for Bluesky though. You can find em on TikTok

There never was

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I will say that I would categorize both the Lions and Commanders lines as average groups bc of the rookie starters. I’m confident the Packers defense is v v good but I am interested to see them against a legit five across group — but there’s not that many of them in the league anyway!

The Washington Commanders had 2 explosive plays on 65 total plays for a 3.1% explosive play rate, per Next Gen Stats

That would have been the lowest explosive play rate in a single game all of last season.

This is a good moment for everyone to check where Joe Barry is working these days!!

ESPN Bet six o clock talking might overreact to some week 1 results might not idk tune in go go go go go go go

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Thanks Toronto Will!

Thank you! The column will go on hiatus for a few weeks (upcoming paternity leave!) but I appreciate you reading and your message

Let's rank the best QB debuts of Week 1: Promising signs for Fields, Rodgers and Jones? Can Justin Fields and Aaron Rodgers sustain their great Week 1 play? Ben Solak stacks the top QB newcomers -- and begs the Giants to hold off on Jaxson Dart.

What an opening week! My thoughts on:

🔸New quarterbacks on new teams and how they fared — Rodgers, Fields, Geno
🔸panic meters for Drake Maye and Bryce Young
🔸the Russ/Dart conversation
🔸some Next Ben Stats!

READ: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

gonna hop on sportscenter and talk justin fields and aaron rodgers and geno smith and daniel jones and cam ward go go go go go go go

someone sent me an email entitled "Cheifs Offesnse" and it's about the Packers.

mailbag monday is so back

3rd and 6. Lukas Van Ness (90) gets the interior alignment with Gary and Parsons on the outside.

Van Ness puts Mahogany on skates while Parsons long-arms Sewell into Goff's lap. Gary cleans up.

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Thought Justin Fields did a great job avoiding negatives.

Great pocket management here: two hands on ball the whole way, doesn't run into the Heyward contain, patiently finds an alley, good throw on move.

As an aside: look at the recovery athleticism on Fashanu (74). Wheew.

I'll wear this one. I forgot they were the Ravens, and that it doesn't matter how well they play -- they still find a way to lose the game.

The Ravens have now lost 8 games since the 2021 season in which they, at one point, had a win probability of at least 90%.

That's three more than the next closest team.

The Ravens are so good they aren't even interesting to talk about anymore. "Oooooh how do they match up into the" doesn't matter. "How will the Chiefs play the" don't care. "Which NFC team would be best at" none.

Josh Allen is doing everything he can for the spectacular play necessary to equalize this game and Lamar is just heat-checking go balls to DeAndre Hopkins

I've never heard of the play you're talking about

Bills spent the offseason looking for pass rush. Showing up so far!

Giants EDGEs are giving the new Commanders OTs some good work in Week 1. Conerly's getting a baptism by fire.