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The PFF NFL Podcast

2025 NFL Week 1 Grade Release Show

The PFF NFL Podcast

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4.61.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 205 minutes

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PFF's Trevor Sikkema and Dalton Wasserman review the top-5 highest graded players from every game in Week 1. CHECK OUT THE NEW PLAYER PROPS TOOL:: https://pff.onelink.me/STv1/any8ct07 00:00 - Intro 03:10 - Ravens vs. Bills 20:55 - Buccaneers vs. Falcons 34:25 - Giants vs. Commanders 47:15 - Steelers vs. Jets 01:00:15 - Cardinals vs. Saints 01:18:40 - Raiders vs. Patriots 01:32:25 - Dolphins vs. Colts 01:48:50 - Bengals vs. Browns 02:00:45 - Panthers vs. Jaguars 02:14:35 - Lions vs. Packers 02:30:20 - Texans vs. Rams 02:44:50 - 49ers vs. Seahawks 02:55:20 - Titans vs. Broncos 03:10:45 - Cowboys vs. Eagles 03:17:35 - Chargers vs. Chiefs Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app and use code PFF. That’s code PFF to unlock Ghost Leg — the promotion that makes one bad leg disappear and pays you out in real cash. Ghost your losses. Get your payout. In partnership with DraftKings Sportsbook. The Crown Is Yours. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-Gambler. In New York, call 877-8HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369). In Connecticut, Help is available for problem gambling. Call 888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org. Please play responsibly. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (Kansas). Fees may apply in Illinois. Twenty-one plus age and eligibility varies by jurisdiction. Void in Ontario. Opt-in for single-use token. Minimum 3+ legs and -500 odds per leg. Max bet varies. If only 1 leg of the bet loses, bet will settle as if only the winning legs were placed and pays out in cash based on odds when the bet was placed. See terms at sportsbook.draftkings.com/PFF

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0:00.0

What's going on everybody.

0:20.5

Welcome back to the PFF NFL show and welcome back to regular season football.

0:25.7

Trevor Sikkim, Adalton Washington here with you guys once again for another season of the grades release show where just like on this show right here,

0:32.7

we're going to give you the top five graded players for every single team and every single game.

0:37.3

Give you our most disappointed, our most impressive from every game and just the storylines and the stats that told the story from every single game in the NFL this week. Dalton, how you feel, my friend? Feels good to be back on the desk. Feels good to be back on the desk regular season NFL football. Trevor, I'm not usually a morning person except on Mondays during the

0:54.4

regular season when we have to get all the tape watch in. That's the most fun part of the week for me. It's just breaking down what in the world we saw across what, 13 games yesterday along with the Thursday and Friday games and there was plenty of stories to be at. Yeah, we'll review all of the games in the 1 p.m. and the 4 p.m. Slate, obviously the craziness that that is. As well as Sunday night football we're going to start with sunday net football because we have to it felt like it was

1:13.4

a candidate for. and the 4 p.m. Slate, obviously the craziness that that is. As well as Sunday night football, we're going to start with Sunday night football because we have to. It felt like it was a candidate for game in the year already. We're going to talk about the Friday and the Thursday games as well. Give you some analysis there, some stats that told the story, what you guys can sort of take away from those games moving forward. If you guys don't have a PFF plus subscription, though, now is a perfect time to get one.

1:28.5

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1:34.4

get 25% off a yearly PFF subscription right now. And that's the way to support the show.

1:40.7

It's a way to get yourself 25% off when you do that. And that way you guys can see all of these numbers, the grades, everything that we're going to talk about here on this show, you guys can see for yourself as well as what all 32 teams do as clients of ours as well. So make sure you get that PFF plus subscription. If you don't have one right now, it's a great time to get it and you get 25% off. Once again, PFF NFL show, no spaces, just PFF NFL show 25. That's the best way to do that. Let's get right to it because we got a long show. You know, we did this every single week last year. And the way that you and I love to get into the weeds for these games, we got a three hour show on our hands, I'm sure, talking about what was the excitement of what we saw from the first regular season game from all these teams.

2:22.6

But we have to start with Sunday night football.

2:24.3

We have to start with what could very well be a preview of what we're going to see later in January down the road to start the 2026 year.

2:32.3

As one of these teams could absolutely represent this conference in the Super Bowl,

2:35.6

the Buffalo Bills and the Baltimore Ravens.

2:38.5

The Bills win that game in truly thrilling fashion, 41 to 40.

2:45.0

They defend home turf.

2:46.4

What an unbelievable game it was.

2:48.5

We're going to dig into the stats that told the story in a second,

3:09.5

but let's get to the top five graded players as we kick things off here. Buffalo 1, so we'll do them. First, we'll get to their top five graded players in the very top of the list. Defensive tackle Ed Oliver, a 92.1. Love to start things out with an elite PFF grade there, Dalton. You love to see it. Eddresher Greg Russo with a 79.7.

3:24.3

Wide receiver, Keon Coleman, with a 78.2. I know we'll talk about him here in a couple of minutes. Cornerback to Ron Johnson with a 70.3 and then offensive tackle Spencer Brown, a 69.3. Of course, we always highlight the quarterbacks, whether they're in the top five or not. Josh Allen certainly was as the big hero last night.

3:28.0

70 or sorry, an 87.0 overall PFF grade. And then on Baltimore side of things,

3:33.3

Kyle Hamilton, their star safety with another elite 93.9 overall grade center, Tyler Linderbaum,

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