Several NFL teams looked like they needed more preseason work. Some seemed unstoppable.
Most of the NFL’s $50 million men had shaky days, though two ended up on the winning side. The Packers, Dolphins, 49ers and Rams were impressive. The Cowboys dominated despite an average offensive performance.
“It’s just some Week 1 stuff that happens everywhere,” Burrow said about miscommunication with receivers. “You see it across the league. That’s something that everybody has to get cleaned up. We have to get it cleaned up and we will.” “I’ll definitely reevaluate some of the preseason stuff next year,” Sirianni said. “If I had to do it over again right now, I would say, yeah, I would have played starters one or two drives in the preseason.”
Tagovailoa and the Dolphins, Purdy and the 49ers and Jordan Love and the Packers came out firing. So did Matthew Stafford and the Rams in a surprise 30-13 upset at Seattle. Kenny Pickett and the Steelers proved preseason success doesn’t matter. Pickett played five series in the preseason, leading the offense to five TDs. They managed just 239 yards against the 49ers.