Move the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah

Week 1 RECAP: Bears & Bills Go Off, Cowboys & Chargers Disappoint

Move the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah

Show Notes

Daniel Jeremiah recaps the NFL Week 1 slate, offering his biggest takeaways from every game. Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears were a juggernaut offensively against the Panthers. What to take away from a near 60-point, historic performance that saw Chicago score SIX rushing touchdowns, plus thoughts on Bryce Young's bid day on the other side. Justin Herbert and the Chargers delivered a disappointing Week 1 performance that saw the Cardinals win by 12. What to make of the LAC offense in game one under Mike McDaniel and DJ shares his thoughts on where the Chargers will go from here. Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys are 0-1 after an SNF loss to the Giants. DJ breaks down what he saw from New York's great offensive showing that saw the G-Men DOMINATE time of possession. Additionally, Josh Allen put on his Superman cape and had one of the best games of his career against the Texans. DJ gives his thoughts on Dalton Kincaid's big day and how BUF used DJ Moore, as well as a word on Greg Rousseau's big day defensively. All that and more including Trevor Lawrence's excellent season debut, Jahmyr Gibbs' workhorse role, TJ Watt's big day, the Jets domination of the Titans, Ashton Jeanty's performance, the Packers blowing a 12-point lead, the Eagles win over the Commanders, the Buccaneers' 4-turnover day against an improved Bengals defense and more.

Approximate Timecodes:

(0:00) Intro

(1:28) Week 1 recap

(2:14) Bears-Panthers recap

(10:27) Bills-Texans recap

(16:25) Bengals-Bucs recap

(19:40) Jags-Browns recap

(27:45) Ravens-Colts recap

(33:47) Lions-Saints recap

(36:48) Jets-Titans recap

(39:12) Steelers-Falcons recap

(42:24) Packers-Vikings recap

(46:52) Cardinals-Chargers recap

(54:34) Raiders-Dolphins recap

(57:29) Eagles-Commanders recap

(1:01:08) Giants-Cowboys recap

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