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Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season is — for the most part– in the books. One game isn’t enough to jump to long-term conclusions for the next season. But what fun is that? With all the NFL Week 1 hype behind us, now seems like a perfect time to make way too much of what we have seen over the last few days. It is time for some NFL Week 1 overreactions.
After winning 15 games last season, the Detroit Lions fell flat on their faces in their first playoff game. To begin the new season, they continued that surprisingly poor play, as rivals, the Green Bay Packers, pushed Detroit around all day. Yet, what is most concerning is that they just didn’t look like the same team with coordinators Aaron Glen and Ben Johnson no longer around. It is starting to feel like the Lions had their championship window over the last two seasons, and now that window has been slammed shut in 2025.
Los Angeles Rams WR1 Puka Nacua has quietly become one of the planet’s best receivers. In 2023, he quietly had the fourth most yards in the league. Last year, he was even better, but injuries limited his productivity. In NFL Week 1, he was second only to Zay Flowers for the most receiving yards in the NFL. The fifth-round pick continues to be one of the biggest steals of the 2023 NFL Draft, and he needs to be in the conversation as one of the top three receivers in the league.
Patrick Mahomes remains an elite QB. However, he simply is not getting the type of help he used to. Fans underappreciated the all-world skills of Tyreek Hill when he was in Kansas City, and how amazing a tight end Travis Kelce was at his peak. Well, Hill is gone, and they have never come close to replacing him. And Kelce is a shell of himself. At this point, the superstar quarterback is the only good thing the Chiefs offense has going for it. Which means this could be a long season for Mahomes.
Jared Goff had a record of 3-16-1 with offensive guru Sean McVay calling plays in Los Angeles. Now he is 0-1 without Ben Johnson setting him up for greatness. NFL Week 1 felt like a major red flag for Lions fans. Sure, he hit on 31 of 39 passes. But he averaged just 5.8 yards per pass, and he had a 52.9 QB rating. The explosiveness under Johnson seemed gone, and Goff was just a game manager on Sunday. Detroit needs far better. *Red Alert*
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