Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season kicked off with our Seattle Seahawks pulling off a dramatic victory over the New England Patriots in a Super Bowl rematch on opening night! And get this, it was backup quarterback Drew Lock who stepped up, an unexpected hero leading the charge on Wednesday night. If you told me Lock, who had a 2-8 record as a starter over the last five years, would be the guy to deliver that kind of performance, I would’ve laughed. But he did it, and the Emerald City is buzzing!
Backup QBs Are Coming For Everything, Starting With Our Hawks!
Drew Lock’s heroics weren’t just a one-off fluke, either. This Week 1 was seriously wild, tying for the most points scored in NFL history, and a major theme was backup quarterbacks stepping up and leading their teams to big wins. Greg Auman even pointed it out, saying that as an overall theme, you had to highlight these backup QBs. After Lock led our Hawks past the Patriots, Carson Wentz did the same for the Minnesota Vikings! Kyler Murray went down with a concussion, Wentz stepped in, and despite not being a full-time starter since 2021 and having a 5-9 record as a backup bouncing around the league, he pulled off a key division win against the Green Bay Packers. Their defense helped a ton, sure, but Wentz came through. It feels like anything can happen when the backup is slinging it!
Week 1 Shocks Beyond Lumen Field
While we were celebrating our Hawks, the rest of the league had its own share of stunners. The Arizona Cardinals delivered the upset of the weekend, beating the Los Angeles Chargers as 10.5-point underdogs in a 26-14 home loss for the Bolts. Can you believe the Chargers had a rare home game with actual home-field advantage because there were so few Cardinals fans, and they still fell flat? Their new offensive coordinator, Mike McDaniel, was supposed to turn Justin Herbert into an MVP, but it was journeyman Jacoby Brissett leading the Cardinals offense to dominate. The Chargers only managed 14 points against one of the worst defenses from last season. Ouch. Meanwhile, the San Francisco 49ers went Down Under and blew out the Los Angeles Rams, pretty much putting any “Dream Team” talk surrounding the Rams on ice right away.
This Week 1 was absolutely wild, and our Hawks just dropped a massive statement right out of the gate. Next up, we need to keep that momentum rolling. This season is already looking like it’s going to be packed with surprises, and if Week 1 is any indication, anything can happen!
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Originally reported by Fox Sports.
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