The opening week of the 2026 season is devoid of the stellar intersectional matchups we have come to expect on Labor Day weekend.

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Sunday saw the New Orleans Saints take another gut punch of a loss in a 25-19 defeat at home to the New England Patriots. The Saints moved the ball well through the air, but couldn't establish the run ...

Football is back, and that means it's time for the simultaneous feelings of agony and joy to fill up your Sundays through the vehicle that we call fantasy football. In Week 1, we saw some incredible ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Twenty One Pilots’ Breach debuts at No. 1 on the U.S. iTunes Top ...

To quote Tom Brady, "we’re so f***ing back." The GOAT is back in the NFL on FOX booth for his second season, and he’s dropping his own power rankings again. So, after an action-packed Week 1 that ...

The first battle NFL players take on starts before their cleats even touch the grass. In fact, it begins even before they put their cleats on, when they are still arriving for the game -- hoping to ...

The New York Jets certainly impressed many with their performance Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Despite the loss, the Jets pushed a team that widely has been projected to be an AFC playoff ...

Inside: Fantasy football waivers, with guru Jake Ciely answering two big questions today, plus the PFF Team of Week 1. This article is from Scoop City, The Athletic’s NFL newsletter. Sign up here to ...

Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season is almost in the books, so it's a good time to sift through the fantasy fallout and predict which strong or disappointing performances are here to stay. Here are our top ...