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There's nothing better than the first weekend of NFL football and that's exactly what 99% of the country got on Sunday. I say 99% because I'm not exactly sure what the Packers did qualifies as football so everyone in Wisconsin is going to have to wait John McBride Jersey another week to witne s an actual NFL game.The only upside for the Packers after their 38-3 lo s is that they're still in first place in the NFC North and that's because every team in that division lost on Sunday. Normally, I'd say 0-1 is a bad thing, but not in Detroit, because THE LIONS ARE IN FIRST PLACE BABY. That's a sentence I definitely didn't think I'd type out a single time this entire season, but here we are. Dan Campbell's strategy of biting off knee caps is already working.Anyway, we have a lot to cover today, so let's get to the rundown.As always, here's your weekly reminder to tell all your friends to sign up for the Pick Six newsletter. To get your friends to sign up, all you have to do is with them. Alright, let's get to the rundown. 1. Today's show: Week 1 winners and losers, plus full recapIt's Monday, which can only mean one thing: I stayed up until 3 a.m. last night recording a podcast with Will Brinson and Ryan Wilson that touched on everything you need to know about Week 1, and let me just say, it's probably for the best that you listen. We covered all 14 games from Sunday, which means we likely spent some time talking about your favorite team. One thing we do every week is hand out our weekly winners and losers from Sunday's action. For our winners this week, Wilson and Brinson went with bird teams, but I spoiled our ornithological theme by going full homer. Ryan WilsonWinner: Cardinals.It wasn't surprising that the Cardinals won on Sunday, but the way they did it was surprising: They absolutely steamrolled the Titans and Chandler Jones did most of the steamrolling with five sacks of Ryan Tannehill. The only player more impre sive than Jones was Kyler Murray, who totaled five touchdowns. Loser: Browns. No one is worse at playing in NFL openers than the Browns and they proved that on Sunday. Jarrett Stidham Jersey After taking a 29-20 lead in the third quarter, the Browns totally melted down in all three phases of the game. The defense gave up a 75-yard TD pa s to Tyreek Hill. The punter bobbled a snap that basically gave Kansas City a free touchdown and the offense imploded over the final 10 minutes of the fourth quarter with just 37 yards and a Baker Mayfield interception that sealed the lo s. The Browns are now 0-16-1 in openers since Week 1 of the 2005 season.Will BrinsonWinner: Eagles.New coach Nick Sirianni looks like he actually knows how to use Jalen Hurts at quarterback, which should be a scary thought for the rest of the NFC East. Two days ago Rico Ozuna-Harrison Jersey , the Eagles were a trendy last-place pick in the division, but after one week, they look like they might contend for the title. Loser: Packers.The award for most embarra sing lo s of Week 1 definitely goes to the Packers, who looked like they forgot how to play football. The only consolation for the Packers is that the last time a team lost 38-3 to the Saints, that team went on to win the Super Bowl (The Saints beat the Buccaneers 38-3 last season).John BreechWinner: Bengals. Ja'marr Chase can't catch. Joe Burrow is having a horrible training camp. Drafting a kicker in the fifth round was dumb. The Bengals are going to suck. It's not easy to shut up all of your critics with just one win, but I think the Bengals might have actually managed to do that.Loser: Jaguars.The Urban Meyer experiment is already looking like a disaster. The Jags' opener against Houston was supposed to be one of their best shots of picking up a win this season and they got blown out. To get an idea of just how badly things are already going in Jacksonville, you should read Jason La Canfora's take from Sunday and .Not only did we list our winners and losers, but we also recapped every game from Sunday. To listen to today's episode -- and to subscribe to the best daily NFL podcast out there -- . 2. Rookie receivers taken in the top 10 go off in Week 1It's not often Victor Bailey Jr. Jersey that you see three receivers get selected in the top 10 of an NFL Draft, but that's exactly what happened this year, marking just the second time since 2006 that three receivers have gone that high. Taking a receiver that high can be a gamble, but so far, that gamble has paid off for the Bengals, Dolphins and Eagles as their rookie receivers all had impre sive games in Week 1. Here's a look at how they did:Ja'Marr Chase (Bengals selected him with the fifth overall pick). After being plagued by drops during training camp, Chase suddenly remembered how to catch the ball on Sunday and Burrow took advantage of that. Chase caught five pa ses for 101 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown just before halftime that you can .Jaylen Waddle (Dolphins selected him with the sixth overall pick). Waddle didn't have as many catches as the other two guys on this list, but he made the most of them. The Dolphins rookie caught four pa ses, including a crucial 3-yard TD catch in the third quarter that ended up providing the winning points. Waddle also had an impre sive 36-yard catch on a day where he finished with 61 yards.DeVonta Smith (Eagles selected him with the 10th overall pick). Although Smith mi sed several weeks of training camp with a knee injury, he looked perfect healthy during Philadelphia's 32-6 win over Atlanta. Not only did Smith lead the team in receiving yards with 71, but he also tied for the team lead in receptions with six. Smith also caught an 18-yard TD in the first quarter that gave the Eagles the lead for good.All three receivers have one big thing in common and that's the fact that they were college teammates with their quarterback, which might help explain why they seem to have such a good connection with their QB just one week into the NFL season. 3. Monday preview: Prepping you for Ravens at RaidersEvery team in the AFC West won on Sunday and the Raiders will be looking to make it a clean sweep with a win over Baltimore. Of course, that won't be easy and that's mainly because no one is really expecting the Raiders to win. The Ravens are favored by four and that number hasn't changed much even though Baltimore has lost its top three running backs to season-ending injuries over the past few weeks. My good buddy Jared Dubin put our deep-dive preview for this game here at CBSSports.com, and here's how he sees the game playing out: Why the Ravens can win:The Ravens backfield has taken a beating over the past few weeks as the team has lost each of their top three running Sewo Olonilua Jersey backs for the season (JK Dobbins, Gus Edwards, and Justice Hill). Despite that, the Rav
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