Football is back again after what seems like an eternity. It was a mixed bag of upsets, devastation and disbelief across the AFC South.

After just one game we’ve already got an outright leader in the division and a franchise quarterback has gone down. Let’s go around and recap the results.

Browns 13 – Titans 43

As Titan’s tight-end Delanie Walker put it, “Y’all can crown ’em if you wanna crown ’em. Still gotta play football.” The hype train in Cleveland is heading straight to Tennessee after that performance. Walker himself caught five of six targets for 55 yards and two touchdowns.

Mariota proved his doubters wrong with 14-of-24 passes for 248 yards and three touchdowns on his way to a 133.3 passer rating. Key to his performance was zero turnovers. Second round draft pick and rookie wide-receiver A.J. Brown exploded for 100 yards on 3 receptions.

The Titan’s D racked up five sacks and three interceptions. Defensive-end recruit Cameron Wake joined the 100-sack club with a safety and finished the game with 2.5 sacks. Butler’s pick-6 emptied FirstEnergy Stadium and took the D’s tally to 8 points for the day.

Up next for the Titan’s is a home matchup against division rivals the Colts.

Jaguars 26 – Chiefs 40

After such high hopes and expectations with four-year $88 million signing Nick Foles under centre, disaster struck when he broke his collarbone as he threw for his first TD pass in the 1st-quarter.

He was replaced with sixth-round 178th overall draft pick and rookie QB Gardner Minshew who held his own when thrown into the game, becoming the first ever Jaguar rookie quarterback to debut in Week 1 one of a season.

He finished the game completing 22 of 25 passes for 275 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. He completed his first 13 passes of his career consecutively, the longest streak by a player on debut to start their career in the last 40 years.

Jacksonville showed little resistance on the defensive end with little answers for reigning MVP Patrick Mahomes. It took him 96 seconds to throw his first TD pass of the year finishing with three touchdown throws, all to Sammy Watkins. Myles Jack was ejected for fighting. Next up is the Texans on the road.

Chargers 30 – Colts 24

To start Adam Vinatieri’s 24th season, he missed an unprecedented three kicks – an extra-point conversion, a 29 and 46 yard field goals which were ultimately the difference. Let’s cut him some slack. The Colts wide-receiver Parris Campbell wasn’t even born when Vinatieri made his NFL debut.

In better news for the Colts it didn’t seem like they needed any Luck. Jacoby Brissett looked calm and collected under centre completing 21 of 27 passes on his way to throwing two touchdowns to T.Y. Hilton. The fourth-round running back draft pick from 2017 Marlon Mack ran for 174 yards which is the 11th-highest total in Colts history, adding a touchdown in the process.

The Colts D was rocky especially the secondary. They couldn’t find a way to defend Chargers wide-receiver Keenan Allen. Up next for the defence is the Titans on the road, who put 43 on the Browns.

Saints 30 – Texans 28

A tough loss for the Texans as the Saint’s Will Lutz hit a 58-yard field goal as time expired for their first opening win since 2013. Great news for the Titans as all three divisional rivals recorded an L.

The Texans had scored a touchdown with 37-seconds left to play to make it 27-all. They missed the extra-point which was called back on a roughing the kicker call, which was converted. Drew Brees hit 15, 11 & 9 yard throws yards before Lutz kicked the winner.

The Texan’s O-line struggled conceding six sacks and a second half interception. DeShaun Watston managed to throw three touchdowns, including two to DeAndre Hopkins, and rushed for another.

Next up for the Texans is the Jags at home.