NFL Week 1 latest buzz, upset predictions and fantasy tips - ESPN

Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season is finally here, and league insiders Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano are here to break down the biggest questions, latest news and notable buzz heading into the season opener. Plus, they pick out which teams are on upset watch and which players should — or shouldn't — be in your fantasy football lineups.

Which of the numerous big-name quarterbacks returning from injuries that ended their 2023 campaigns are most primed for a big year? Which position battles aren't as settled as we think, and which teams could sneak their way into the playoffs? Plus, what's the latest holdout intel on Haason Reddick and Ja'Marr Chase? It's all here, as Dan and Jeremy answer big questions and empty their reporting notebooks with everything they've heard heading into Week 1.

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Graziano: Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson. There's nothing but upside here. Sure, he's apt to have moments — maybe even entire games — where you shake your head and wonder what he was looking at. But he has all the other candidates beaten in terms of potential for a breathtaking performance. I believe in Colts coach Shane Steichen, who, it should not be forgotten, had Indianapolis a few plays away from a division title last season with Gardner Minshew at quarterback.

I don't believe preseason games or even joint practices showed the full range of Steichen's plans for Richardson, nor do I believe they showed the improvement the Colts believe he has made in key areas from the little we saw of him as a rookie. In the end, I believe Richardson's ability to make the types of plays other quarterbacks can't make, combined