Week 1 did not ease in. Chicago scored 59. Kansas City handed the ball to a new back on Monday night. Minnesota lost its starting quarterback in the first quarter and still scored the last 29 points. AthX Engine (our projection and scoring system) already has the weekly lines. The board is loud on offense. It is louder on the defensive line.
The kickoff game in Seattle is already up as its own recap. This Top 10 covers the rest of the week through Denver at Kansas City.
Top team fantasy scores
AthX Engine team points pay a win, then points scored, then points allowed. A 59-37 game jumps the board. A 13-10 defensive slog does not.
| Rank | Team | Score | AthX Engine FP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Bears | 59-37 vs CAR | 129.25 |
| 2 | Baltimore Ravens | 41-23 at IND | 101.75 |
| 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 34-10 vs CLE | 100.50 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | 39-22 vs GB | 98.00 |
| 5 | Kansas City Chiefs | 31-10 vs DEN | 93.00 |
| 6 | San Francisco 49ers | 27-7 vs LA | 86.75 |
| 7 | Las Vegas Raiders | 27-13 vs MIA | 79.25 |
| 8 | Buffalo Bills | 36-31 at HOU | 79.25 |
| 9 | Cincinnati Bengals | 33-27 vs TB | 76.75 |
| 10 | Arizona Cardinals | 26-14 at LAC | 75.50 |
Chicago's 129.25 is not a rounding error. Fifty-nine points and a win do that. Baltimore and Jacksonville sit next because they scored and they covered. Kansas City's Monday night is fifth, which is the point: 31-10 looks like a statement on TV and still trails a 59-point afternoon on this card.
Top skill players
QB, RB, WR, TE, K only. The IDP board is the next table.
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | AthX Engine FP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caleb Williams | QB | CHI | 61.77 |
| 2 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | KC | 61.25 |
| 3 | Derrick Henry | RB | BAL | 59.25 |
| 4 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | DET | 59.00 |
| 5 | Josh Allen | QB | BUF | 56.47 |
| 6 | Bryce Young | QB | CAR | 53.38 |
| 7 | Bijan Robinson | RB | ATL | 53.25 |
| 8 | D'Andre Swift | RB | CHI | 52.00 |
| 9 | Christian Watson | WR | GB | 51.75 |
| 10 | Ashton Jeanty | RB | LV | 51.75 |
Williams threw two and ran two in a 59-point game. Walker did 173 rushing yards and two scores in a Chiefs debut while Patrick Mahomes played in a brace. Henry scored three times in Indianapolis. Gibbs ran for 156 and two against New Orleans. Allen finally won in Houston.
Young sitting sixth after a loss is the card being honest: 361 yards and three passing scores still count when your team allows 59.
Top IDP
Sacks and takeaways move this board more than tackle volume.
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | AthX Engine FP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aidan Hutchinson | DE | DET | 73.00 |
| 2 | Kwity Paye | DE | LV | 72.00 |
| 3 | Za'Darius Smith | DE | ATL | 70.00 |
| 4 | Zach Allen | DE | DEN | 70.00 |
| 5 | Quentin Lake | SAF | LA | 67.00 |
| 6 | Josh Hines-Allen | DE | JAX | 62.50 |
| 7 | Josiah Trotter | LB | TB | 58.00 |
| 8 | T.J. Watt | OLB | PIT | 54.00 |
| 9 | Andrew Wingard | SAF | ARI | 54.00 |
| 10 | Nehemiah Pritchett | CB | SEA | 54.00 |
Hutchinson's two sacks in a one-point win over the Saints lead the entire Week 1 player board, skill included. Paye did the same in Las Vegas. Allen posted 70.00 in a 31-10 loss. That is the IDP card: you can wreck a pocket and still walk off 0-1.
From the Week 1 card
Six recaps from the Sunday-Monday stretch:
The Wednesday kickoff is already up: Seahawks 13, Patriots 10.
What stood out
Three things, not fifteen rows.
First, the Bears' opener is the team board. Fifty-nine points in Charlotte is not a rounding week. Williams and Swift both cleared 50 AthX Engine skill points in the same game. That does not happen on a normal Sunday.
Second, the running backs ate. Walker, Henry, Gibbs, Robinson, Swift, and Jeanty are six of the top 10 skill lines. Mahomes' return night was a 173-yard debut for the back Kansas City acquired to take pressure off the knee.
Third, AthX Engine still pays the defensive line first. Hutchinson at 73.00 is the weekly leader, not Williams. If you only read passing yards, you will misread this marketplace.
Track the board on the marketplace. Read how AthX Engine scores NFL. Fantasy points measure the box. Price is what traders will pay. They are not the same number.
Sources: Week 1 scores from ESPN recaps, club wraps, AP, Reuters, and PFF's score roundup. AthX Engine fantasy points scored from nflverse `stats_player_week_2026` weekly lines with the locked 2026 NFL scoring card. Information only; not financial advice.
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