Problems for Cowboys & Aaron Rodgers: 5 big talking points ahead of NFL Week 1

The NFL is set to enter its second week, so we look at what some of the big topics are heading into what has already been a fascinating first few days of the campaign. 

Week 1 if the 2022 NFL season is in the books, and thanks to the quick turnaround between the Monday night game and the Thursday night games, we really don’t have to wait all that long before we get to see what the league has in store for us next.

With team bye weeks still a few weeks away, we are still set for a very packed weekend of NFL football, including two games on Monday night, but it all starts again tonight. But with so many games to watch, it might be hard to keep up with all of the storylines that are going on.

So to help, we have condensed the NFL week into what we believe are the five biggest talking points and most interesting storylines to keep an eye on this weekend.

In no particular order, here we go: 

There were a number of divisional matchups in the NFL during Week 1, indeed there was one in the AFC West as the Los Angeles Chargers took down the Las Vegas Raiders, but there just seems like there could be an extra edge to this one as the Chargers take on the Kansas City Chiefs, especially knowing how explosive both offenses can be behind the arms of their young quarterbacks of Justin Herbert and Patrick Mahomes.

Whilst a loss in Week 2 isn’t necessarily a disaster in the grand scheme of things in the overall standings, a loss here will give the other team a major advantage when it comes to their head-to-head record come the end of the season and could take on huge significance when it comes to the standings for the playoffs. Neither side will want to give an inch tonight, so expect some fireworks.

For the teams that lost in Week 1, this