CBS Sports’ NFL Week 1 review weighs results, early judgements and Broncos-Chiefs test
The coverage highlights dramatic wins for Detroit, Buffalo and Arizona before turning to an injury-affected AFC West clash.
CBS Sports has reviewed 15 games from NFL Week 1, combining team grades, winners and losers, statistical observations and assessments of early-season overreactions.
Detroit’s 31–30 overtime victory over New Orleans was the weekend’s most dramatic result in the review. The Lions led 21–0 with five minutes remaining in the third quarter before surrendering the advantage, then prevailed after the Saints missed a two-point conversion on the final play.
Other results highlighted by CBS Sports included Buffalo’s 36–31 win over Houston and Arizona’s 26–14 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers. The publication also examined several early storylines, including Lamar Jackson’s prospects of challenging for another MVP award, Baker Mayfield’s difficult performance in Tampa Bay’s loss to Cincinnati and concerns over Houston’s defence.
CBS Sports classified the claim that Jackson would contend for the award as reality, while describing concerns about Mayfield and Houston’s defence as overreactions. Those assessments remain early-season analysis rather than established conclusions.
The Week 1 review also previews the upcoming Monday night AFC West meeting between Denver and Kansas City. The game is framed as a test for Patrick Mahomes and Bo Nix following reported ACL and ankle injuries respectively, with Mahomes having missed the pre-season.
Five of seven CBS Sports pick’em experts selected Denver to defeat Kansas City, including predictions of a narrow Broncos victory. The game is presented as upcoming, and no result is supplied in the coverage.
