Sep 9, 2022 ESPN staff The Week 1 NFL schedule for the 2022 season is stacked with great matchups, and we have you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game and a bold prediction for each matchup. Additionally, ESPN

8:23 AM ET NFL NationESPN The 2022 NFL season is off to an electric start as the Buffalo Bills made a statement Thursday night with a 31-10 victory over the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams. Heading into the rest of the Week 1 slate, injuries are already impacting team depth charts. The New

6:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — When B.J. Anderson would return to College Station after recruiting East Texas for Texas A&M, he’d have a pile of DVDs full of highlights to watch. The former Aggies offensive line coach would go through each one, looking for players who caught his attention. It was his job to

6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas –- Tom Brady: Dallas Cowboys slayer. Fans of the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills have suffered longer, since Brady was the New England Patriots‘ quarterback from 2000 to 2019. Brady won 66 of a possible 76 games against his former AFC East rivals in his career. But he has

11:19 AM ET Lamar Jackson turned down the Baltimore Ravens‘ offers for a contract extension and is now betting on himself this season. On Friday morning, the Ravens announced they were unable to come to an agreement on a new deal by the quarterback’s self-imposed deadline. “Despite best efforts on both sides, we were unable

4:10 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — It looks like Aaron Rodgers might not have the receiver that he has referred to as his new No. 1 ever since the Green Bay Packers traded Davante Adams in the offseason. That’s because Allen Lazard was listed as doubtful for Sunday’s season opener at the Minnesota Vikings.

2:11 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Colts All-Pro linebacker Shaquille Leonard has been ruled out for Sunday’s season opener against the Houston Texans, coach Frank Reich said Friday. Leonard has been recovering from offseason back surgery, a procedure aimed at resolving pain in his lower extremities because of an impinged nerve. Although Leonard returned

3:45 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Cardinals cornerback Antonio Hamilton may be able to return from second-degree burns as soon as next week, coach Kliff Kingsbury said Friday. “I think he’ll be able to start participating in some form or fashion lightly,” Kingsbury said. “It’s new territory for all of us, that type of accident

11:21 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Stung by injuries in the preseason, the New York Jets will be without left tackle Duane Brown for their opener Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens at MetLife Stadium. Brown, 37, who signed a two-year, $20 million contract Aug. 15 to replace the injured Mekhi Becton (out for the

12:16 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will play Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers despite right ankle soreness that limited him in Thursday’s practice, according to coach Mike McCarthy. “I don’t have any concern about him playing,” McCarthy said. McCarthy would not say whether Prescott had an MRI on Thursday,