Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season provided some quality entertainment in the sport's return. Carolina Panthers rookie Bryce Young threw his first touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons — which was then tossed into the stands by Hayden Hurst.
Derek Carr and Baker Mayfield made their debuts for new teams, while the Sam Howell era began for the Washington Commanders.
Despite the first day of NFL football being full of on-field storylines, sometimes the battle was taken off of the gridiron and onto social media — as was the case on Sunday afternoon.
Here are the best executed virtual barbs from the season opener. Divisional games usually have a heightened sense of hostility to them, but Bengals wideout Ja'Marr Chase entered Sunday's game feeling quite the opposite. «It feels like a regular game to me,» Chase said ahead of playing AFC North rival Browns, per cleveland.com. «It don't feel no different.