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Sizing up four Week 1 offensive explosions: Barnwell on the Bears, Ravens, Bills and Jaguars
Chicago (59), Baltimore (41), Buffalo (36) and Jacksonville (34) were among 10 teams that scored 30-plus points Sunday. What happened, and can it continue?

What to know from Sunday's Week 1 games -- including the Giants' statement win over Dallas
Our NFL Nation reporters react to all the action, answering the biggest questions coming out of each Sunday game. Here's what we learned from Week 1.

Resist the urge to overreact to Week 1! Making sense of Lamar Jackson's big day, both L.A. teams flopping
Is Jackson going to reset the market? What's up in L.A.? And which class of 2023 QB will be extended first? We sized up potential Week 1 overreactions.


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SIZING UP THE SIXERS
The 76ers' four 'super-users' have a math problem to solve

76ers offseason recap and early season preview: Is Philly a contender with LeBron?

'I'm willing to do whatever it takes': Inside the 274 days that rebuilt Patrick Mahomes

These Broncos' have striking resemblance to Denver's last Super Bowl winners

Giants open season with win over Cowboys on SNF


BEST OF WEEK 1
Vikings come back and beat the Packers in Week 1

T.J. Watt gets incredible pick-six to increase Steelers' lead


MANCHESTER DERBY'S VAR CONTROVERSY
Manchester derby mess shows VAR's quest for perfection is doomed to fail

Carrick fumes over 'worrying' officiating standards after VAR mistake

Manchester derby reaction: City's 10-man master class, VAR questions, more


REVIEWING SEMIFINAL WEEKEND
Stocks: Freo star to another level but Cats fall short, again


NRL SEASON GRADES
Updated: NRL 2026 team-by-team season review

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- Carrick: Utd must 'move on' amid VAR 'injustice'
- Ballmer to accept NBA's penalties, has 'regrets'
- Cowboys 'not going to panic' after opening loss
- Wallabies add 10, recall one-time NFL hopeful
- Cleary cleared to play in Preliminary Final
- Johnson doubles down on offense after W1 eruption
- Packers without answers after blowing lead late
- Refs admit VAR 'error' on Haaland derby winner
- Zverev wins US Open final for second major
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Photo by Morgan Hancock/Getty Images A spectacle like no other: the NFL's Australian 'experiment' was always destined to succeed
There was never any doubt Melbourne would embrace the NFL with open arms and deliver a sporting spectacle to remember.
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Illustration by ESPN 2026 NFL season sim: Predictions, surprises, playoff teams
We played out one of the Football Power Index's 10,000 season simulations (No. 9,187), from Week 1 through Super Bowl LXI.
Matt Marton-Imagn Images Chicago Bulls offseason recap, early 2026-27 season preview
Can the Bulls turn the page with Caleb Wilson? We're recapping the offseason and taking an early look at 2026-27.
Courtesy of Manchester City FC Ranked: Top 50 most expensive Premier League transfers this summer, by true cost
There's how much a transfer costs vs. what a club can afford to pay. We've ranked the *actual* 50 most expensive transfers of the 2026 summer window.
ESPN/Getty Images Pass or fail? Grading every AFL team's season based on preseason expectations
Make finals, win the flag, or avoid the bottom four ... we gave each team a pass mark coming into the 2026 season. So how did every club go?
AP Photo/Eric Drotter Breaking down the candidates for MLB's next expansion teams
After the next CBA is signed, an expansion committee won't be far away. Who are the top contenders for an MLB team?
Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images 'I'll definitely be back': Sloan vows NRL return as Cook closes 13-year loop
Tyrell Sloan and Damien Cook will head to Castleford together in 2027, but the departing Dragons left the NRL at opposite stages of their careers after a fairytale finish in Wollongong.
Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Can Patriots QB Drake Maye repeat MVP-caliber season in 2026?
The New England quarterback is letting the Super Bowl loss motivate him in 2026, starting with the rematch at Seahawks on Wednesday.
Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images Windhorst: The Clippers need to take this L -- and move on
After the NBA levied its enormous punishment on the Clippers, they'd be wise to change course and lean on precedent -- fast.
Jack Compton/Getty Images Impact of 12 MLB stars' down 2026 seasons on their teams
From bad gameplay to injuries to a mix of both, these players' seasons had huge impact on the success of their clubs this year.
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Laurie Horesh and Jimmy Smith catch their breath and re-hash all the biggest moments, stories, giggles and tears from 10 hours of football.
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