The 2022 NFL marketing campaign commences this week, and there is an fascinating reality about Week 1: Greater than half of the video games will characteristic first-round quarterbacks.
9 video games embrace two first-round quarterbacks going through off, which is probably the most since 1967.
We have outlined every matchup and in contrast every quarterback's 2021 stats with the upcoming matchup between their groups.
Buffalo Payments (Josh Allen) at Los Angeles Rams (Matthew Stafford), Thursday, 8:20 p.m. ET
Allen: Chosen seventh total within the 2018 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Payments. In 2021, Allen threw for 4,407 yards, 36 touchdowns and 15 interceptions, finishing 63.3% of his passes.
Stafford: Chosen first total within the 2009 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. In 2021, Stafford threw for 4,886 yards, 41 touchdowns and 17 interceptions, finishing 67.2% of his passes en path to his first Tremendous Bowl victory final season.
Matchup: Buffalo received its most up-to-date matchup towards the Rams, 35-32, in Week 3 of the 2020 season. Final season, the Payments had the perfect passing protection (163.0 move yards per sport allowed). The Rams are 5-0 in Week 1 underneath Sean McVay.
New Orleans Saints (Jameis Winston) at Atlanta Falcons (Marcus Mariota), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
Winston: Chosen first total within the 2015 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 2021, Winston began solely seven video games however threw for 1,170 yards, 14 touchdowns and three interceptions, finishing 59.0% of his passes.
Mariota: Chosen second total within the 2015 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans. In 2021, Mariota served because the Raiders' backup quarterback. His final full season as a major starter was in 2018 with the Titans, the place he threw for two,528 yards, 11 touchdowns and eight interceptions, finishing 68.9% of his passes.
Matchup: The Saints and Falcons break up their season sequence 1-1 in 2021, with the Saints profitable the latest matchup, 30-20, in Week 18. New Orleans has received 4 straight street matchups towards Atlanta.
San Francisco 49ers (Trey Lance) at Chicago Bears (Justin Fields), 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
Lance: Chosen third total within the 2021 NFL Draft by the 49ers. Lance solely performed six video games in his rookie season however threw for 603 yards, 5 touchdowns and two interceptions, finishing 57.7% of his passes.
Fields: Chosen No. 11 within the 2021 NFL Draft by the Bears, threw for 1,870 yards, seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions, finishing 58.9% of his passes in 12 video games.
Matchup: The 49ers and Bears confronted off in Week 8 of 2021, with the 49ers profitable 33-22.
Pittsburgh Steelers (Mitch Trubisky or Kenny Pickett) at Cincinnati Bengals (Joe Burrow), 1 p.m. ET
Trubisky: Chosen second total within the 2017 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears, Trubisky solely performed six video games with the Payments in 2021, however in 10 video games in 2020 with the Bears, he threw for two,055 yards, 16 touchdowns and eight interceptions, finishing 67.0% of his passes.
Pickett: Chosen twentieth total within the 2022 NFL Draft by the Steelers, Pickett continues to be in competitors for the beginning quarterback job.
Burrow: Chosen first total within the 2020 NFL Draft by the Bengals, Burrow threw 4,611 yards, 34 touchdowns and 14 interceptions in his second season, finishing 70.4% of his passes, and reached the Tremendous Bowl.
Matchup: The Bengals swept their season sequence towards the Steelers final season, their first sweep of Pittsburgh since 2009. The Steelers' protection had 55 sacks in 2021, whereas the Bengals' offense allowed 55 sacks in 2021.
New England Patriots (Mac Jones) at Miami Dolphins (Tua Tagovailoa), 1 p.m. ET
Jones: Chosen fifteenth within the 2021 NFL Draft by the Patriots. Jones threw for 3,801 yards, 22 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, finishing 67.6% of his passes.
Tagovailoa: Chosen fifth total within the 2020 NFL Draft by the Dolphins, Tagovailoa threw for two,653 yards, 16 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, finishing 67.8% of his passes in 2021.
Matchup: The Dolphins swept their season sequence with the Patriots in 2021, their first sweep of New England since 2000.
Baltimore Ravens (Lamar Jackson) at New York Jets (Zach Wilson), 1 p.m. ET
Jackson: Drafted thirty second total within the 2018 NFL Draft by the Ravens. Jackson performed 12 video games final season, throwing for two,882 yards, 16 touchdowns and 13 interceptions whereas finishing 64.4% of his passes.
Wilson: Chosen second total within the 2021 NFL Draft by the Jets. Wilson threw for two,334 yards, 9 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, finishing 55.6% of his passes in 13 video games final season.
Matchup: The Ravens and Jets final confronted one another in Week 15 of 2019, with Baltimore profitable the sport 42-21.
Jacksonville Jaguars (Trevor Lawrence) at Washington Commanders (Carson Wentz), 1 p.m. ET, FOX
Lawrence: Chosen first total within the 2021 NFL Draft by the Jaguars, Lawrence threw for 3,641 yards, 12 touchdowns and 17 interceptions, finishing 59.6% of his passes in 2021.
Wentz: Chosen second total within the 2016 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. Wentz threw for 3,563 yards, 27 touchdowns and 7 interceptions in 2021, finishing 62.4% of his passes.
Matchup: Washington has received 4 straight matchups towards the Jaguars and is 6-1 all-time towards them. Of their most up-to-date matchup, in Week 15 of 2018, Washington received 16-13.
New York Giants (Daniel Jones) at Tennessee Titans (Ryan Tannehill), 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX
Jones: Chosen sixth total within the 2019 NFL Draft by the Giants, Jones threw for two,428 yards, 10 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, finishing 64.3% of his passes in 2021.
Tannehill: Chosen eighth total within the 2012 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. Tannehill threw for 3,734 yards, 21 touchdowns and 14 interceptions, finishing 67.2% of his passes in 2021.
Matchup: The Giants and Titans final confronted one another in Week 15 of 2018, with the Titans profitable the sport 17-0. The Giants have misplaced 5 straight Week 1 video games. Tannehill (199 profession passing touchdowns) wants another to achieve 200, the ninth lively QB to achieve these heights.
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (Patrick Mahomes) at Arizona Cardinals (Kyler Murray), 4:25 p.m. ET
Mahomes: Chosen tenth total within the 2017 NFL Draft by the Chiefs. Mahomes threw for 4,839 yards, 37 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, finishing 66.3% of his passes in 2021.
Murray: Chosen first total within the 2019 NFL Draft by the Cardinals. Murray threw for 3,787 yards, 24 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, finishing 69.7% of his passes final season.
Matchup: The Chiefs and Cardinals final confronted one another in Week 10 of 2018, with the Chiefs profitable the sport 26-14. The Chiefs have received seven straight Week 1 video games, the NFL's longest lively profitable streak in season openers.
