Football Nerds

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[Football Nerds @FootballNerds_]

With the Seahawks advancing to the Super Bowl, their six players selected to the Pro Bowl need to be replaced.

So far, Sam Darnold was replaced by Jared Goff, Devon Witherspoon was replaced by Keisean Nixon, and Rashid Shaheed was replaced by KaVontae Turpin.

Who do you think will replace Jaxon Smith-Njigba, DeMarcus Lawrence, and Leonard Williams?

[Football Nerds @FootballNerds_]

All the #Dolphins wide receivers on the active roster have last names that start with W:
Jaylen Waddle
Tahj Washington
Malik Washington
Theo Wease Jr.
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
Cedrick Wilson Jr.

[Football Nerds @FootballNerds_]

Kyle Pitts is having the best fantasy game of his five-year career in just the first half.

[Jason Roose @Jrooster49]

You think you had a roller coaster fantasy week? I took the lead with the Bo Nix TD to RJ Harvey with 5 minutes to go, but just lost because of Nix’s three kneel downs to end the game. @SleeperHQ @SleeperNFL

[Football Nerds @FootballNerds_]

13 of the top 17 offensive linemen drafted made the Week 1 starting lineup. The four that did not:
#Packers T Anthony Belton (2-54)
#Bears T Ozzy Trapilo (2-56)
#Jaguars G Wyatt Milum (3-89)
#Ravens T Emery Jones (3-91)

Belton and Trapilo are fourth on their depth charts, Milum was inactive due to a knee injury, and Jones is on NFI with a shoulder injury.

[Football Nerds @FootballNerds_]

13 rookies made starts on the offensive line in Week 1:
#Patriots LT Will Campbell (1-4)
#Jets RT Armand Membou (1-7)
#Saints LT Kelvin Banks (1-9)
#Cowboys RG Tyler Booker (1-12)
#Seahawks LG Grey Zabel (1-18)
#Vikings LG Donovan Jackson (1-24)
#Commanders RT Josh Conerly (1-29)
#Chiefs LT Josh Simmons (1-32)
#Dolphins LG Jonah Savaiinaea (2-37)
#Texans RT Aireontae Ersery (2-48)
#Lions RG Tate Ratledge (2-57)
#Bengals LG Dylan Fairchild (3-81)
#Patriots LG Jared Wilson (3-95)

[Football Nerds @FootballNerds_]

#Patriots Harold Landry is the league leader in sacks with 2.5, the most he's had in a game since Week 14 in 2023 when he sacked Tua Tagovailoa three times

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#Giants LB Bobby Okereke led Week 1 with 16 combined tackles

#Browns DE Myles Garrett led with four tackles for loss

#Patriots OLB Harold Landry and #Titans DT Jeffery Simmons led with 4 QB hits

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#Jaguars Jourdan Lewis, #Buccaneers Jamel Dean, and #Cardinals Will Johnson led with three passes defensed in Week 1.

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#Lions Jahmyr Gibbs led all running backs with 10 catches and #Falcons Bijan Robinson led with 100 receiving yards.

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#Raiders Brock Bowers led all tight ends with 103 receiving yards and #Saints Juwan Johnson led with eight receptions.

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#Jaguars WR Brian Thomas Jr. had seven targets in Week 1, only one catch for 11 yards.

[Football Nerds @FootballNerds_]

2025 WR stat leaders in Week 1:
Targets: Hollywood Brown (16)
Receptions: Puka Nacua, Hollywood Brown, Jahmyr Gibbs (10)
Yards: Zay Flowers (143)
TDs: Quentin Johnston, Emeka Egbuka (2)
1Ds: Nacua (7)
Long: Jahan Dotson, James Cook (51)

[Football Nerds @FootballNerds_]

2025 RB stat leaders in Week 1:
Yards: Derrick Henry (169)
TDs: Henry, Hurts, J. Williams, Fields, J. Allen, D. Jones (2)
Long: Travis Etienne (71)
1Ds: Jalen Hurts, Breece Hall (7)

[Football Nerds @FootballNerds_]

2025 QB stat leaders thru Week 1:
Yards: Josh Allen (394)
TDs: Aaron Rodgers (4)
Comp%: Jalen Hurts (82.6%)
1Ds: Allen (18)
Rushing: Lamar Jackson (70)
Int: Purdy, Flacco, Nix, Young, Tua (2)
Sacks taken: Cam Ward (6)

[Football Nerds @FootballNerds_]

The #Jaguars exercises the fifth-year option on DE Travon Walker, the first overall pick of the 2022 draft, and the first player to have his option decided.

[Jacksonville Jaguars @Jaguars]

We have exercised the fifth-year option on DE Travon Walker.

[Football Nerds @FootballNerds_]

Let's tamper.

[Football Nerds @FootballNerds_]

The third-round pick the Chiefs acquired (78th overall) was traded to the Bengals with #54 for pick #46 (Breeland Speaks) and #100 (Dorian O’Daniel). The Bengals took Jessie Bates and Malik Jefferson with #54 and #78.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Seven years ago today: The Chiefs agreed to trade QB Alex Smith to the Redskins in exchange for a third-round pick and CB Kendall Fuller. The trade cleared the way for KC to turn over its starting QB job to Patrick Mahomes, who has started the AFC championship game every years since.

[Football Nerds @FootballNerds_]

7 of the 11 spots filled so far, who will get the nod?
2 AFC guards
1 AFC center
1 NFC linebacker

Plus some other likely dropouts.

[Football Nerds @FootballNerds_]

With the #Eagles and #Chiefs advancing to #SuperBowlLIX, 11 new players will become Pro Bowlers, replacing
RB Saquon Barkley
T Lane Johnson
G Landon Dickerson
C Cam Jurgens
DT Jalen Carter
LB Zack Baun

TE Travis Kelce
G Joe Thuney
G Trey Smith
C Creed Humphrey
DT Chris Jones

[Football Nerds @FootballNerds_]

Other notable Pro Bowl injury replacements:
Brian Thomas Jr <> Zay Flowers
Ronnie Stanley <> Laremy Tunsil
Danielle Hunter <> Maxx Crosby
Kyle Van Noy & Joey Bosa <> TJ Watt & Khalil Mack
Mike Evans & Malik Nabers <> CeeDee Lamb & Amon-Ra St. Brown
Taylor Decker <> Penei Sewell