Falcons, Packers in NFC title rematch

2. Packers (5): The game ball goes to DT Mike Daniels, who had 1.5 sacks and stripped Russell Wilson at his own 6-yard line to set up Pack’s first TD. 
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3. Raiders (8): Defense was their biggest issue entering season, but it held a capable Tennessee offense in check on the road. Very positive start. 
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4. Falcons (2): Predictably, Kyle Shanahan-less offense wasn’t same in opener. But we now know why Matt Ryan has been talking up sophomore TE Austin Hooper. 
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5. Steelers (4): Since stats became official stat in 1982, T.J. Watt is first rookie to debut in Week 1 with 2 sacks and INT. J.J. Watt has never had such a game. 
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6. Cowboys (6): Dallas caught the Giants without OBJ and exploited New York’s shaky O-line. But give young, beleaguered Cowboys D credit for starting strong. 
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7. Patriots (1): Panic button? Start Garoppolo? Can Belichick? Definitely. Oh, by the way, Pats won Super Bowl last 3 times (’01, ’03, ’14) they lost in Week 1. 
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8. Seahawks (3): Russell Wilson was sacked 3 times and hit 7. The running backs gained 53 yards, averaging 3.5 per carry. Yeah, that O-line is still horrendous. 
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9. Broncos (15): For most of Monday, they resembled their 2015 championship form, playing suffocating defense with Trevor Siemian leading efficient offense. 
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The Bucs will remain at home to play the Bears this Sunday. 
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11. Ravens (18): If Joe Flacco only has to throw 17 times a week, there won’t be any need to put this decimated but battle-hardened team on his injured back. 
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12. Titans (7): They didn’t live up to the hype in Week 1, failing to establish the run or convert in the red zone against a suspect Oakland defense. 
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13. Lions (23): Can $135 million be well spent on a QB? Matthew Stafford had a record 8 4th-quarter comebacks last year. He’s on pace to have 16 in 2017. 
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14. Panthers (14): Offensively, what we expected — limited exposure of Cam Newton and lots of touches for Christian McCaffrey. Resurgent D a nice surprise. 
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15. Vikings (17): QB Sam Bradford, RB Dalvin Cook and WR Adam Thielen looked like quite a set of triplets with a little bit of blocking to help them. 
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16. Eagles (19): LeGarrette Blount caught a TD pass Sunday. Why is that noteworthy? He’d only done that one other time in his eight-year NFL career. 
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17. Chargers (13): They showed a lot of grit in Monday’s 4th-quarterback comeback. They also suffered the type of lapses that swung the outcome in Denver’s favor. 
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18. Giants (10): If an offense with this many weapons is that dependent on Odell Beckham Jr., then this evidently isn’t a very good football team. 
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19. Rams (24): QB Jared Goff notched first career W and 300-yard game. The offense scored 30 points, which Rams did once in 2016. Even better, the D scored 16. 
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20. Dolphins (20): Can’t catch a break. Numerous camp injuries, then Irma throws huge wrench into their schedule and lives. At least they catch Bolts on short week. 
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21. Jaguars (26): No Jag has had 10-sack season since ’06. Yet they had 10 collectively Sunday, including 4 from newbie Calais Campbell. Helps mask their QB issues. 
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22. Saints (21): The defense still stinks. The offense had empty-calorie production. And Adrian Peterson looked like a woeful fit for this scheme. 
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23. Cardinals (11): The injury to David Johnson seems catastrophic given how offense now runs through him. Maybe Kerwynn Williams (5.4 career ypc) can hold fort. 
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24. Bears (30): Could rookie Tarik Cohen’s stellar start (113 scrimmage yards) and Jordan Howard’s killer drop in clutch significantly alter RBs’ share of touches? 
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25. Redskins (22): Not a $24 million performance from Kirk Cousins (INT, 2 fumbles), unless you count his team-high 30 rushing yards. (You shouldn’t count them.) 
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26. Texans (16): Given what they went through with Harvey, a letdown is probably understandable. But they need direction at QB and definitely need LT Duane Brown. 
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27. Bills (28): Nifty start for rookie coach Sean McDermott, who unexpectedly has long-suffering Bills alone in first place. Next up, team he knows well – Carolina. 
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28. Browns (29): Rookie QB DeShone Kizer had encouraging debut (pass/rush TD), and defense limited imposing Steelers offense to 290 yards. Factory of happiness? 
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29. Colts (27): Nice job by QB Scott Tolzien, who threw 2 TD passes, while filling in for Andrew Luck. Oh wait, Tolzien’s TD passes were to the Rams. NVM. 
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30. Bengals (25): Andy Dalton was picked off 4 times, lost a fumble, was sacked 5 times and hit on 3 occasions. Maybe Cincy won’t ignore blockers next year. 
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31. 49ers (31): To all of those pundits who urged you to look out for the Niners as a sleeper, we now remind you to cover your eyes as we’d warned all along. 
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32. Jets (32): Whew, that was close. Nice effort in Buffalo nearly cost them inside track on No. 1 pick, but Josh McCown got memo and tossed 2 4th-quarter INTs. 
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