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The New Orleans Saints were # 3 in our pre-season NFL Power Rankings, but dropped to ninth place after giving Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48 points in the tournament. their first match. So where are the other teams after all the action of the week 1, and how did the faces of the new places get imposed?
The ESPN panel – a group of more than 80 writers, editors and television personalities – evaluated the cumulative total of 32 teams.
2018 record: 1-0
Pre-season ranking: 1
Michael Bennett was not a force in the box in his debut (two tackles, zero sack), but his versatility will help the Eagles defensive line throughout the season. He played a total of 40 times on Thursday, 19 on the right, 16 on the left, one on the defensive and four on the left. The Falcons gained 3.6 yards per game when he was on the court and 6.3 yards per game when he was out of bounds. – Doug Clawson
2018 record: 1-0
Pre-season ranking: 2
While playmaker Cordarrelle Patterson had just four hits in his Patriots debut, that was all he had in his last three games with the Raiders last season. Patterson will also be returning to New England, where he hopes to add to his five career touchdowns. – Joey Koontz
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Jeff Saturday salutes the attitude and authenticity of Kirk Cousins in his first game with the Vikings, a 24-16 win against the 49ers.
2018 record: 1-0
Pre-season ranking: 4
The Vikings offered Kirk Cousins the keys to the franchise (and $ 84 million guaranteed) during the off season and saw a return on investment in a win against the 49ers. The cousins went for two touchdowns and got good health at Dalvin Cook, very involved in the passing game with seven career targets. – Vincent Johnson
2018 record: 1-0
Pre-season ranking: 6
The Rams acquired Marcus Peters in the off-season to help rehabilitate a secondary vehicle that held the Raiders' wide receivers without catching up in the second half of Monday night's win. Peters had a choice of six and he leads the NFL with 12 interceptions since 2016. – ESPN Stats & Info
2018 record: 1-0
Pre-season ranking: 7
WR Donte Moncrief has only captured one of his five targets for 14 yards in his Jaguars debut, the lowest receiving percentage of his career (minimum of five targets). While Moncrief missed time due to injuries in each of the previous two seasons, he has been limited to one shot or less in five of his last six games played. – Koontz
2018 record: 1-0
Pre-season ranking: 11
Sammy Watkins had three catches for 21 yards in his Chiefs debut and played well in the shadow of Tyreek Hill, who had a great game. Watkins 'second catch-up was a 16-yard reception in the third quarter, which helped set up the Chiefs' touchdown game two times later. – Johnson
2018 record: 1-0
Pre-season ranking: 8
Jimmy Graham, the new Green Bay winger, had a quiet night in his first game as Packer, posting two receptions for eight yards on four targets. Dating back to last season, Graham has three or fewer catches in seven straight games, the longest series of his career. – Johnson
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2018 record: 0-0-1
Pre-season ranking: 5
Jon Bostic recorded 2½ shots for a loss, including a bag, in his debut with the Steelers. Last season, he had a bag in 14 starts with the Colts. As a team, the Steelers recorded seven sacks and the last time they did and did not win the match, it was in 2000, also on the road against the Browns. – Johnson
2018 record: 0-1
Pre-season ranking: 3
Mike Gillislee is playing for his fourth team in six years and the Saints hope to complete Alvin Kamara in Mark Ingram's four-game suspension. The first comebacks are not good, as Gillislee lost a fumble that was returned for a touchdown in the surprising loss to the Buccaneers. – Koontz
2018 record: 0-1
Pre-season ranking: 9
Falcons first-round pick, WR Calvin Ridley, became unappealing in his debut, scoring just two targets on 37 runs. Only Mohamed Sanu (40) and Julio Jones (43) made more runs on Thursday. – Clawson
2018 record: 1-0
Pre-season ranking: 12
CJ Anderson went north and south in his debut, spelling Christian McCaffrey with seven rushes for 35 yards (5.0 yards per run), all taking place between tackles, and six of seven rushed in the middle (between guards). Last year, Jonathan Stewart, who was back in power, has amassed 5.0 yards per race in two of his 15 games. – Clawson
2018 record: 1-0
Pre-season ranking: 21
Baltimore made it a priority in the off season to get extra weapons from Joe Flacco in the passing game. Michael Crabtree, Willie Snead IV and John Brown all signed with the Ravens and, on Sunday, all three had a touchdown pass in their first game with the team. They are the first trio to have each a touchdown in their first game with a team since three players made it with the Patriots in 2002, according to research from the Elias Sports Bureau. – Johnson
2018 record: 0-1
Pre-season ranking: ten
First-round pick of the Chargers Derwin James recorded a bag and managed to part with the Chiefs in his first career game. He was one of five rookies to record at least one bag during Week 1. Los Angeles trusts his new DB from the start: No Charger played more defenses than James. – Johnson
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Ryan Clark and Jeff Saturday discuss the impact of Adrian Peterson in the Redskins win over the Cardinals.
2018 record: 1-0
Pre-season ranking: 19
Alex Smith has dismissed all the worries about support around him after going from Kansas City to Washington. He completed 13 of 15 passes for 190 yards and two touchdowns to his half and tight goals against the Cardinals. This is his highest number of yards targeting RBs and TEs since week 16 in 2016. – Clawson
2018 record: 0-1
Pre-season ranking: 15
The Texans signed a one – year contract with DB Tyrann Mathieu last March, and he was one of the best hopes of Houston 's defense against the Patriots. Mathieu became the first Texas player with an interception and a breakaway in the same game since Tim Dobbins in 2012. – Koontz
2018 record: 1-0
Pre-season ranking: 22
Case Keenum provided a mixed bag in his first game with the Broncos, making three touchdowns and three interceptions, but the fourth quarter showed why John Elway wanted him as QB from Denver. In that frame, Keenum was 7-in-7, including the touchdown pass, while posting a better QBR in the fourth quarter than Aaron Rodgers in the Packers' epic rally. – Johnson
2018 record: 0-1
Pre-season ranking: 17
Seahawks' first-round draft pick, RB Rashaad Penny, had a low-key start by splitting the slaps with Chris Carson (24 each). Penny led the Seahawks with four receptions, but had only seven runs for eight yards. He was contacted at or behind the line of scrimmage on four of those seven races. – Clawson
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Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon discuss which quarter saw the best start to the season for his new team.
2018 record: 0-1
Pre-season ranking: 16
Richard Sherman made 71 turnovers in his first torn Achilles match, including 64 as CB on the left side (right side) of the 49ers defense. Kirk Cousins did not have much success going from that side, going 15 to 84 yards past the line of scrimmage. – Clawson
2018 record: 1-0
Pre-season ranking: 25
While Ryan Fitzpatrick had started three games for the Buccaneers last season, he looked like another quarter when he had amassed a career-high 417 yards in New Orleans. Fitzpatrick also sent four touchdown passes, almost equaling Jameis Winston's total in six career games against the Saints (five). – Koontz
2018 record: 0-1
Pre-season ranking: 13
New Cowboys Deonte Thompson and Allen Hurns have amassed four catches and 47 yards on eight targets in their Dallas debut, which is below the season average of Dez Bryant for rushing per game in 2017 (52.4) . Neither one nor the other have made the most of their catchers either, totaling a combined total of four yards after the fact. – Clawson
2018 record: 0-1
Pre-season ranking: 26
Not even two weeks after signing a record deal with the Bears, Khalil Mack orchestrated a start for ages against the Packers. He bagged, forcibly escaped, retrieved escaped, intercepted and defensive hit, becoming the first player to do all this since he did it himself in 2016 against the Panthers. What is more remarkable, Mack reached these thresholds in the first period and is the only player to gather half of this kind since the bags became official in 1982. – Johnson
2018 record: 0-1
Pre-season ranking: 14
Few people expected to see Blaine Gabbert take significant shots for the Titans this season, especially in the first week, but this was the case after Marcus Mariota left the game with an elbow injury. Gabbert only completed half of his passes and extended his run to 110 attempts without a touchdown pass, dating back to week 13 of last season. – Koontz
2018 record: 1-0
Pre-season ranking: 27
In the first two minutes of the game against the Colts, the new Bengals LB Preston Brown had their first interception since 2015 in his debut with Cincinnati. It was also the first time in his career that he was recording a choice in the red zone. – Johnson
2018 record: 1-0
Pre-season ranking: 32
Frank Gore averaged 6.8 yards per race in his Dolphins debut, doubling Kenyan Drake's lead (3.4). Gore needed 15 yards in the second week against the Jets to put Curtis Martin (14,101) in fourth place on the all-time list. – Koontz
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Jeff Saturday breaks down how despite his loss to the Jaguars, Saquon Barkley will be a decisive factor for the Giants.
2018 record: 0-1
Pre-season ranking: 23
Saquon Barkley showed why the Giants put him first in the overall standings with a total of 106 rushing yards, the Giants' first rookie to reach 100 in the first season, according to Elias Sports Bureau. research. He could have had more if it was not for a Jaguar defense that had hit him on or behind the line of scrimmage on seven of the eighteen rushes. – Clawson
26. New York Jets
2018 record: 1-0
Pre-season ranking: 30
Sam Darnold, the # 3 pick in April, had a memorable debut. He is the first QB to win 31 points in his first career start since Tom Brady in the third week of 2001 against Colts led by Peyton Manning. – ESPN Stats & Info
2018 record: 0-1
Pre-season ranking: 20
Lions gave Lions 48 points. Matt Patricia was the Patriots Defensive Coordinator from 2012 to 2017. The most points they dropped in a match was in the first game of the 2017 season against the Chiefs when they lost 42-27 – ESPN Stats & Info
2018 record: 0-1
Pre-season ranking: 18
The penalties were a thorn in Jon Gruden's side Monday night. The Raiders' 155-yard penalty shootout was larger than a Gruden match from 1998 to 2001, and is the second-largest penalty run (accepted) by a team from Jon Gruden (168 yards per game). Buccaneers). September 14, 2003). – ESPN Stats & Info
2018 record: 0-1
Pre-season ranking: 29
The Colts signed with TE Eric Ebron after the Lions released him in March, and the newcomer scored the first touchdown of the season for Indianapolis. There could be more ahead for Ebron, while Andrew Luck has targeted his goals tight 16 times on Sunday. – Koontz
2018 record: 0-0-1
Pre-season ranking: 31
2018 record: 0-1
Pre-season ranking: 24
Sam Bradford failed to find the pace in his Cardinals debut, passing 7 of 16 in three quarters, while the Cardinals racked up 21-0. In total, 18.2% of his passes for the match were off-target incompletions, his third highest rate among 18 games played since 2016. – Clawson
2018 record: 0-1
Pre-season ranking: 28
Buffalo fans were delighted to see rookie quarterback Josh Allen replace Nathan Peterman in the third quarter on Sunday. While Allen had a total QBR of just 39 in his debut, at least that was better than the 0.9 that Peterman released. – Koontz
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