Mark Chichester

The San Francisco 49ers cruised past the Los Angeles Rams 27–7 in Week 1 on September 11, 2026. 49ers outgained the Rams, 379 total yards to 290.

Devon Witherspoon’s role with the Seattle Seahawks extends well beyond his cornerback designation. After lining up across five different alignments in 2025, Witherspoon worked from the slot, outside cornerback, the box and defensive line in the 2026 opener. His expanding pass-rushing workload adds another dimension after he earned a 90.1 PFF overall grade last season.

Christian Gonzalez opened the 2026 season with an 87.4 PFF grade in the New England Patriots’ loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Gonzalez allowed one catch for 4 yards on five targets and earned an 86.3 PFF coverage grade.

PFF Premium Stats Pro breaks down Drake Maye’s performance in the New England Patriots’ 13-10 Week 1 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Maye earned a 28.4 PFF passing grade under pressure after posting a 24.4 mark in the Super Bowl matchup. PFF Grades and Advanced Stats show how Seattle’s pressure continued to disrupt the Patriots quarterback.

PFF pass-block win rate adds a new metric for evaluating NFL offensive tackles alongside pass-blocking grades and pressure data. Lane Johnson led qualifying tackles with a 95.6% PBWR in 2025 and also posted the highest island win rate at 95.1%. PFF Premium Stats Pro also introduces island rate and island win rate to show how often tackles block without help and how effectively they perform.

The Seattle Seahawks edged the New England Patriots 13–10 in Week 1 on September 9, 2026.

Tua Tagovailoa will start at quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1 after beating out Michael Penix Jr. Tagovailoa earned a 61.7 PFF grade in 2025 but ranked fifth among qualifying quarterbacks in perfectly accurate throw rate.

Julian Sayin and Arch Manning delivered impressive Week 1 performances before Ohio State and Texas meet in a marquee Week 2 matchup. Sayin earned a 93.1 PFF overall grade against Ball State, while Manning posted a 90.7 PFF passing grade against Texas State. PFF grades and advanced metrics show how both quarterbacks excelled in their 2026 season openers.

College football Week 1 featured LSU’s 51-10 win over Clemson, Miami’s 45-6 victory against Stanford and several one-score finishes. This scoreboard collects the 2026 Week 1 results with direct access to each matchup in PFF Premium Stats Pro. Explore PFF grades, EPA, success rate, pressure and coverage data and other metrics behind each game.

Touchdown-to-interception ratio is one of football’s most commonly cited quarterback stats. It’s also a bad metric built largely on noisy outcomes. PFF Premium Stats Pro now has a better way to measure the risk-reward tradeoff — and these 10 quarterbacks led the NFL in it.

PFF Pro’s new Scatter Builder provides a visual way to compare NFL advanced stats and identify relationships between team and player metrics. These 10 combinations examine the 2025 season through EPA, success rate, big-time throws, turnover-worthy plays, PFF grades and more.

Twenty years of PFF data reveals how often NFL quarterbacks have absorbed sacks, hits and contact that disrupted their throws. Matt Ryan recorded the most career contact events, while Peyton Manning posted the lowest contact rate among qualifying quarterbacks. The data also shows that the leaguewide quarterback contact rate reached a 20-year high of 15.42% in 2025.

NFL Preseason Week 3 recaps provide scores and results from games across the league.

The New Orleans Saints edged the Dallas Cowboys 27–24 in Preseason Week 3 on August 28, 2026.

Aaron Donald returns to the Los Angeles Rams for the 2025 season after ending his retirement, giving the defense a tandem with Myles Garrett. The article revisits Donald's unprecedented career through PFF grades, pressure totals and advanced pass-rushing metrics. It also examines why the Rams' defensive front enters 2025 with unmatched star power.

The Chicago Bears beat the Tennessee Titans 24–15 in Preseason Week 3 on August 29, 2026. Bears outgained the Titans, 393 total yards to 254.

The Detroit Lions beat the Indianapolis Colts 25–16 in Preseason Week 3 on August 29, 2026. Lions outgained the Colts, 360 total yards to 229.

The Denver Broncos routed the Minnesota Vikings 34–6 in Preseason Week 3 on August 28, 2026. Broncos outgained the Vikings, 402 total yards to 265.

The Cincinnati Bengals cruised past the Philadelphia Eagles 30–13 in Preseason Week 3 on August 28, 2026. Bengals outgained the Eagles, 420 total yards to 210.