Josiah Woods

[Soul Notes @SoulNotes43]

"To be successful at anything, you don't have to be special. You just have to be what most people aren't: consistent, determined and willing to work for it. No shortcuts."

- Tom Brady

[Darrell L. Owens @DLO_Legacy]

Here's another #Ravens home-opener stat worth noting.
Since 2000, Baltimore has averaged 26.7 points per game in its home openers, the highest average in the NFL during that span.

#RavensFlock @BowieTVSports

[Bet Labs Sports @Bet_Labs]

Kalen DeBoer as a Double-Digit Home Favorite:

📈 9-0 ATS in his last 9 games

🚨 Alabama -18.5 vs. FSU

[Dan Duggan @DDuggan21]

Sunday morning note: The Rams have allowed an average of 28.1 points over their past eight games (including the playoffs).

[Warren Sharp @SharpFootball]

Justin Jefferson just caught 8 passes for 92 yards & 2 TDs vs the Packers

no other Vikings WR caught a pass

now GB faces Garrett Wilson, who in Wk 1 had:

30% of Jets targets (#8 among WRs)
49% of Jets air yards (#9)
33% target rate on his routes (#10)
7 targets, all catchable

[Underdog NFL @UnderdogNFL]

Packers last 6 games including playoffs:

L
L
L
L
L
L

Allowing an average of 30.5 points per game during that stretch.

https://t.co/2JD4fxtCzL

[Underdog WNBA @UnderdogWNBA]

Valkyries points allowed during five game win streak:

66
69
60
64
66

Golden State is one game back from Minnesota for the 1-seed.

[Warren Sharp @SharpFootball]

Cleveland's pass defense in Week 1:

10.7 yards per attempt (30th)
78% completion rate (29th)
17% TD rate (most in NFL)

Next up: revenge spot vs Baker Mayfield...

who completed 82% of his passes in Week 1

#1 in NFL

[Warren Sharp @SharpFootball]

Chicago allowed 9.2 yards per target to WRs last season (30th)

and a 6.9% TD rate (31st)

Week 1?

10.7 yards per target and a 10% TD rate

on-deck: Justin Jefferson

Carson Wentz has thrown to Jefferson on:

32% of his passes
44% of his air yards

https://t.co/WGOIcCn6a3

[Gordon McGuinness @GordonNFL]

The Ravens had the second most, and now play the team that allowed the most in Week 1

[Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov]

Knicks star Jalen Brunson is starting his own company, Thirty Third Management Group, to handle his off-court business. The company intends to handle other clients in NIL and women's sports. His mother, Sandra, is president and his sister, Erica, is a director.

Brunson will still stay with CAA for NBA representation. But he wanted to work with family for other business.

“Thirty Third gives us the chance to take ownership of my off-court business, to build something that reflects who we are, and to do it together," Brunson said in a statement.

[Jamison Hensley @jamisonhensley]

The Ravens are 8.5-point favorites for Sunday's game against the Saints, per @DraftKings.

Lamar Jackson is 23-4 straight-up (.852) in the regular season when favored by at least 7 points at home.

Jackson's only losses at home when favored by 7 or more were to the Browns (2019), Colts (2023), Raiders (2024) and Bengals (2025).

[Ryan Paganetti @RyanPaganetti]

Every NFL defensive play caller ranked by blitz rate in Week 1:

Brian Flores: 82.1%
Dan Quinn: 50.9%
Aaron Glenn: 44.9%
Jesse Minter: 43.4%
Kelvin Sheppard: 43.0%
Todd Bowles: 42.9%
Lou Anarumo: 39.1%
Mike Macdonald: 35.8%
Vic Fangio: 35.8%
Christian Parker: 35.3%
Zak Kuhr: 33.3%
Jonathan Gannon: 32.8%
Ejiro Evero: 31.4%
Anthony Campanile: 30.6%
Dennis Allen: 25.8%
Jeff Hafley: 25.4%
Jim Leonhard: 24.7%
Rob Leonard: 24.0%
Dennard Wilson: 21.2%
Chris O’Leary: 20.8%
Brandon Staley: 20.5%
Jeff Ulbrich: 20.3%
Mike Rutenberg: 19.6%
Raheem Morris: 19.3%
Robert Saleh: 19.0%
Matt Burke: 17.3%
Chris Shula: 15.6%
Al Golden: 15.4%
Nick Rallis: 13.7%
Patrick Graham: 10.5%

That rate by Flores is likely the highest by any DC in a week over the last decade.

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

“You're either in a storm, you're coming out of one, or you're getting ready to go back into it,” says Rams Coach Sean McVay.

“How you handle that is the separator.” https://t.co/A2yEAYRTqI

[Underdog NFL @UnderdogNFL]

Jalen Hurts is now 6-0 in season openers

[Underdog NFL @UnderdogNFL]

No starting QB has more games with 150 or fewer passing yards than Cam Ward dating back to last season.

He has 7.

[PFN Analytics @PFNAnalytics]

Bottom-5 QB performances so far from Week 1 per PFN's QB Impact Score:

1) Daniel Jones: 62.2
2) Cooper Rush: 63.3
3) Cam Ward: 64.3
4) Deshaun Watson: 64.5
5) Baker Mayfield: 68.6

[Mina Kimes @minakimes]

According to @NextGenStats, only 2 of Dallas’ 20 four man rushes got pressure tonight.

[Ravens Nation 𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀 @LiveRavenNation]

Derrick Henry vs. the Colts in his career:

16 games
1,432 rushing yards
9 rushing TDs
8 games with 100+ rushing yards

The Colts get The King again on Sunday. 👑

[Ravens Nation 𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀 @LiveRavenNation]

Expect to see Lamar Jackson under center MUCH more in 2026.

Declan Doyle says the goal is to sell the run longer and create more opportunities downfield off play-action.

Over 80% of Lamar’s dropbacks came from shotgun or pistol last season.