Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman break down the five best college football games on the Week 2 schedule, headlined by a blockbuster Ohio State-Texas meeting.

The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots open the 2026 NFL season with a Super Bowl 60 rematch at Lumen Field. PFF Grades and Advanced Stats highlight pressure, coverage and rushing as key areas entering the Week 1 matchup. Seattle won the previous meeting despite New England holding narrow advantages in total yards and yards per play.

NFL Week 1 history features several all-time greats who consistently delivered elite performances in season openers. Tom Brady leads qualifying offensive players with a 92.8 overall PFF grade, while T.J. Watt owns a 93.7 mark on defense. PFF Grades also highlight standout Week 1 performances from Tyreek Hill, Rob Gronkowski, Terron Armstead and other top players.

Nic Bodiford pinpoints 23 waiver wire targets ahead of the 2026 fantasy football season, including Packers running back MarShawn Lloyd and Browns receiver KC Concepcion.

Rams EDGE Myles Garrett vs. 49ers tackle Trent Williams highlights a loaded Week 1 slate of NFL player matchups to watch.

NFL turnover luck reveals how frequently defenses capitalize on interception opportunities and forced fumbles. PFF Advanced Stats show the San Francisco 49ers as the NFL’s unluckiest defense over the past decade, while Minnesota and Denver converted opportunities most efficiently. The data also identifies defenses that could experience significant changes in takeaway production in 2026.

The 2027 NFL Draft stock report highlights the biggest risers and fallers from Week 1 of the college football season. LSU quarterbacks Sam Leavitt and edge defender Jordan Ross joined Miami quarterback Darian Mensah among the prospects who improved their outlooks.

Fantasy football strength of schedule favors Harold Fannin Jr., Sam LaPorta and Kyle Pitts entering the 2026 season. All three tight ends rank among the six most favorable schedules at the position according to PFF’s strength of schedule metric. PFF Grades and Advanced Stats also highlight favorable usage and playoff matchups for the trio.

Fantasy football strength of schedule favors Joe Burrow, Jalen Hurts and Jared Goff entering the 2026 season. PFF’s strength of schedule metric projects Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Detroit to face the three softest schedules for quarterbacks. PFF Grades and Advanced Stats also highlight how schematic changes could raise the passing ceilings of all three quarterbacks.

The NFL’s 2026 preseason is over. Although teams attempt to keep actionable information under wraps, derivable usage trends and tactics are still present.

The 2026 NFL season’s Week 1 slate is fast approaching. While some fantasy-relevant players have successfully rehabbed their training camp injuries and can be relied upon in fantasy football lineups this week, others require close monitoring.

While many roles across the NFL have already been determined, some teams enter Week 1 with a potential in-house competition looming.

The NFL’s running back landscape shifted during and immediately after teams were forced to trim active rosters down to 53 players, and the league dolled out punitive measures. While some high-upside backup running backs benefitted, others tumbled out of re-draft-relevance.