Top five headlines from Week 1 of 2025 NFL season

Josh Allen (Erik Drost, Wikimedia Commons)

The first week of the 2025 National Football League regular season is now finished. Here are the top five headlines.

5) Jaguars trade Tank Bigsby to Eagles.

Following their 24-20 win over the Dallas Cowboys on opening night, the Philadelphia Eagles made a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Philadelphia acquired running back Tank Bigsby of Hogansville, Georgia for a fifth and sixth round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. Bigsby spent three seasons in north Florida and had 223 rushes for 910 rushing yards in 34 games, along with eight catches for 60 receiving yards. Bigsby’s play was limited to one game last season due to shoulder and ankle injuries.

4) Daniel Jones looks solid in Colts debut.

One of the more intriguing blowouts in the week came in Indianapolis, as the Colts clobbered the Miami Dolphins 33-8. It was a very strong start for Colts quarterback Daniel Jones of Charlotte, North Carolina, who made his Colts debut. Jones completed 22 of 29 passes for 272 passing yards, one passing touchdown, and seven rushes for 26 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.

3) Micah Parsons looks great in Packers debut.

The game’s most explosive defensive player had an impact in his debut in the cheesehead state. Micah Parsons was a beast on Sunday, as he had a key sack in a 27-13 Packers win over the offensive minded Detroit Lions.

2) Aaron Rodgers wins his Steelers debut.

The Steelers beat the New York Jets 34-32 on a 60 yard field goal by Chris Boswell with 63 seconds left. Aaron Rodgers was spectacular as he completed 22 of 30 passes for 244 passing yards and four touchdowns.

1) Bills beat Ravens 41-40 in a shootout.

Buffalo beat Baltimore in an 81 total point shootout in New York state. This was the most entertaining game of the weekend, and possibly, the year. The Bills were down 40-25 with four minutes left before scoring 16 unanswered points to win the game. Josh Allen had 394 yards passing, Keon Coleman had 112 yards receiving, and Matt Prater had the game-winning 32 yard field goal on the final play of the game.