The Most EXCITING Aspect of Every Week 1 Game

The 2026 NFL season is just getting underway. We've got plenty of time for in-depth breakdowns and thoughtful analysis on the most intriguing matchups a Sunday has to offer. For Week 1, it's all vibes. Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman officially kick off the season by discussing what they're most excited to watch in Week 1 on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Sponsored by ‪@usbank‬ 0:00 Welcome to the show 1:47 Remember this? 5:40 Buffalo Bills - Houston Texans 9:20 Philadelphia Eagles - Washington Commanders 9:45 GIVE IT TO ME 12:28 Atlanta Falcons - Pittsburgh Steelers 13:50 New York Jets - Tennessee Titans 14:41 New Orleans Saints - Detroit Lions 18:30 Chicago Bears - Carolina Panthers 20:53 We won the timezone war 22:16 Green Bay Packers - Minnesota Vikings 24:18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Cincinnati Bengals 29:38 Dallas Cowboys - New York Giants 33:30 Baltimore Ravens - Indianapolis Colts 36:39 Cleveland Browns - Jacksonville Jaguars 38:23 Rookie performances we're watching 41:22 Denver Broncos - Kansas City Chiefs For more Athletic Football Show content: Join The Athletic Football Show Discord Server:   / discord   Follow The Athletic Football Show wherever you listen to podcasts: https://podfollow.com/the-athletic-fo... Twitter: https://x.com/TA_FootballShow IG:   / tafootballshow   TikTok:   / tafootballshow   Subscribe to The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/footballshow Thumbnail: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images / IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Katie Stratman-Imagn Images / IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect