Hello football friends, and welcome to the Monday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! The first full Sunday of the season is officially in the books, and if the first weekend was a sign of how crazy things are going to be this year, then all I can say is that I'm going to be using the word "bonkers" a lot this season, because Week 1 was bonkers. The award for wildest game of the day definitely goes to Lions and Saints.
I know there are still 257 games left on the regular-season schedule, but I'm going to go ahead and nominate Detroit's win as one of the best games of the 2026 season. The Lions were ahead 21-0 with five minutes left to play in the third quarter, but they somehow managed to blow that lead before eventually winning in overtime after the Saints missed a two-point conversion on the final play of the game. Like I said, it was bonkers.
You know what else is bonkers? Today's newsletter, so let's get t the rundown. As always, here's your daily reminder to tell all your friends to .
To get them signed up, all you have to do is click here. You guys don't have to call me Professor Breech, but that's what I call myself during the NFL season since I'm in charge of handing out the grades for every game. There have been 15 games played in Week 1 so far and we've graded them all.
Here's a look at the grades from two notable games that were played Sunday: Bills 36-31 over Texans (Click here for full recap) Cardinals 26-14 over Chargers (Click here for full recap) As for the other 28 grades that we handed out in Week 1, you can check those out by clicking here. You can't have a week of NFL action without having winners and losers, so we have some winners and losers. Carter Bahns came up with this week's list and we're going to check out his losers below, and yes, Deshaun Watson is on the list: If you want to see Carter's list of winners (and a couple other losers), be sure to click here.
Everyone on the internet loves to overreact to things, and that's especially true when we're talking about the the NFL. With that in mind, Zach Pereles decided to take a look at several things that happened during Week 1 to decide if we're all overreacting. Statement: Lamar Jackson will challenge for another MVP award.Overreaction or reality: Reality.
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