With one week of regular season NFL football behind us, it’s a good time to remember that the trajectory of many games can flip in an instant. And a game’s outlook for one team can shift on absolutely anything in a seismic turning point.
One bad snap. One good throw. One unfortunate and ill-timed penalty. A sloppy turnover here and there. A terrible coaching decision in the crunch. Truly, there are many ways to snatch victory out of the jaws of defeat and vice versa. We already saw it in Week 1.
A young quarterback put his offense on his back in a messy affair. Elsewhere, redemption for a formerly injured receiver put the Giants in a great spot on the road. Meanwhile, no matter what they did, the Broncos seemingly couldn’t get out of their own way.
Here’s a breakdown of the biggest turning points from Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season.