After a long eight months without football, the NFL is back and quarterbacks, predictably, dominated the headlines in Week 1. Unfortunately, the leading story from the first week of the season is the ruptured Achilles of future Hall of Famer and New York Jets quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. While that is incredibly unfortunate, the season must go on and we can’t forget about some of the most stellar performances from Week 1.
On the field, the biggest story was Miami Dolphins quarterback [autotag]Tua Tagovaila[/autotag] who shredded the Los Angeles Chargers defense apart for 466 yards and three scores on Sunday. With a contract extension looming on the horizon, Tagovailoa will play some of the best football of his career this season and he couldn’t have sprinted out of the blocks any faster.
Tagovailoa led all NFL quarterbacks in passing yards in Week 1 with five quarterbacks going over the 300-yard mark. Of the top five quarterbacks in passing yards in Week 1, two of the signal callers were former Alabama stars. Below are the top five passers from the opening weekend of the 2023 season.