Bears vs. Packers: Chicago led 20-0, and Aaron Rodgers looked finished for the night (if not the season) after getting carted off with a knee injury before he miraculously returned in the second half, leading the Packers from their largest fourth quarter deficit in team history. Immediately after Kyle Fuller dropped an easy interception that would’ve ended the game, Rodgers found Randall Cobb for this 75-yard winning connection. He finished with 286 passing yards and a 3:0 TD:INT ratio and got 9.5 YPA while missing snaps, clearly playing compromised and against the makings of a strong defense that immediately felt the impact of Khalil Mack. It’s tough to speculate on Rodgers’ health status right now, but he said he would play next week in the postgame interview. We’ll see after the meds wear off, but regardless it was one of the more memorable performances in recent memory. The league is better off when Rodgers is healthy.

Jamaal Williams didn’t exactly take hold of Green Bay’s RB job, while tight ends Trey Burton and Jimmy Graham were awfully quiet (23 yards on 10 targets) during their debuts on their new teams. Jordan Howard saw one more target (five) than Tarik Cohen (or Tarik “Cone” if you’re Al Michaels), securing all of them, which is encouraging news moving forward.

Chiefs vs. Chargers: Tyreek Hill became just the third player in NFL history to record a 50-yard TD catch and a 90-yard return TD in the same game, and he accomplished that by the end of the first quarter (and later added a third touchdown originally ruled a rush). Hill got 169 receiving yards on just eight targets and now has 23 touchdowns in 32 career games…Making just his second career start, Patrick Mahomes threw four scores and got 9.5 YPA on the road against a Chargers defense that allowed the sixth-fewest fantasy points to quarterbacks last season. It’s going to be a fun fantasy ride in Kansas City throughout 2018, and there are only a handful of QBs I’d prefer over Mahomes…The Chargers had four horrendous drops in the first half alone, and their comically disappointing performance was comfortably familiar in an otherwise unpredictable Week 1. KC has now beaten the Chargers nine straight times.

Steelers vs. Browns: Ben Roethlisberger entered with more career wins than any Cleveland QB at Browns Stadium and left tied 21-21 thanks to Pittsburgh committing six turnovers. In tough conditions, “road” Roethlisberger showed up and was responsible for five of them against a defense that forced an NFL-low 0.8 a game last season. Maybe Denzel Ward over Bradley Chubb wasn’t so crazy…James Conner totaled 192 yards with two scores on 36 touches and despite losing a fumble is locked in as a weekly RB1 regardless of matchup as long as Le’Veon Bell is not playing…Steelers backers didn’t like the answer to “do ties knock you out in Survivor?”

Bengals vs. Colts: Joe Mixon’s matchup helped, but he looked great, rendering Giovani Bernard useless…Jack Doyle got 6.0 YPT against beatable safeties, lost a fumble and was outplayed by Eric Ebron during an inauspicious start to the season…I didn’t expect John Ross to finish with 40+ fewer yards yet one more touchdown than Tyler Eifert…Andrew Luck looked healthy enough. He and T.Y. Hilton should have monstrous fantasy seasons given their setups.

Titans vs. Dolphins: In a game filled with delays, Derrick Henry had a 62-yard TD run called back by a holding penalty and finished with nearly half as many touches (11 to 21) as Dion Lewis. The Titans lost the game and Marcus Mariota (elbow), Delanie Walker (almost certainly for the season) and Taylor Lewan (whom they just made the highest paid left tackle in football) to injuries…Corey Davis now has 437 yards on 78 targets in his career…I remain skeptical 35-year-old Frank Gore remains healthy, and Kenny Stills is someone to possibly shop after recording two touchdowns (including this nice long one) while finishing third on Miami in targets with a modest five.

Texans vs. Patriots: Deshaun Watson played poorly and looked rusty, but the Pats’ defense is improved…I’m beginning to think Will Fuller can’t be trusted to stay healthy…Chris Hogan’s outing was up there among the most disappointing in Week 1, and he gets to try to bounce back with a trip to Jacksonville next…Tom Brady missed Rex Burkhead on a sure 30+ yard touchdown toss but at least the back looked healthy, while Jeremy Hill departed with a knee injury.

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