{"id":262778,"date":"2026-09-15T15:16:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/five-most-concerning-0-1-starts-why-cowboys-trio-of-2025-nfl-playoff-teams-have-plenty-to-worry-about\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T15:16:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:16:34","slug":"five-most-concerning-0-1-starts-why-cowboys-trio-of-2025-nfl-playoff-teams-have-plenty-to-worry-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/five-most-concerning-0-1-starts-why-cowboys-trio-of-2025-nfl-playoff-teams-have-plenty-to-worry-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Five most concerning 0-1 starts: Why Cowboys, trio of 2025 NFL playoff teams have plenty to worry about"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Quarterback Jordan Love won&#8217;t be blitzed on a whopping 78.3 percent of his dropbacks going forward, but that may be of little solace. <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.nfl.com\/stats\/passing\/season?sortKey=cmpPct&amp;sortValue=ASC&amp;season=2026&amp;qualifiedPasser=true&amp;split=PASSING_NO_BLITZ&amp;seasonType=REG&amp;tab=overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Per NFL Pro data<\/a>, Love had the lowest completion percentage (30 percent) of Week 1 on non-blitz pass attempts, 22.5 percentage points worse than expected.<\/p>\n<p>Green Bay also had the league&#8217;s worst rushing attack on an EPA basis in Week 1. With running back Josh Jacobs on the Commissioner&#8217;s Exempt List following an offseason arrest due to a domestic violence incident, the offense could remain one-dimensional for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/baltimore_ravens\/31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a> might be the AFC&#8217;s best team, but that still doesn&#8217;t justify Indianapolis&#8217; no-show in a 41-23 loss.<\/p>\n<p>Quarterback Daniel Jones must rediscover his glass slipper, and fast. Coming back from a torn Achilles, the eight-year veteran looked closer to the quarterback jettisoned by the New York Giants two seasons ago than the one who led Indianapolis to a 7-1 start in 2025, finishing Sunday&#8217;s game 19-of-31 for 166 yards, one touchdown and one interception.<\/p>\n<p>With a prime-time road trip at Kansas City forthcoming and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/houston_texans\/36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston Texans<\/a> looming in Week 3, the Colts, owners of the league&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/stathead\/football\/team-streak-finder.cgi?request=1&amp;timeframe=seasons&amp;streak_type=active&amp;streak_length=2&amp;scomp%5B2%5D=gt&amp;sval%5B2%5D=1&amp;sstat%5B2%5D=losses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">longest active losing streak<\/a> (eight games), may not find themselves in the win column until October.<\/p>\n<p>No team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/articles\/nfl_week_1_lowlights_worst_loss_quarterback_performance_and_more\/s1_13132_44300117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had a worse Week 1 loss<\/a> than the Chargers, who were upset at home by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/arizona_cardinals\/47\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a>, 26-14.<\/p>\n<p>The offense, which had high expectations in offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel&#8217;s first game, was among the weekend&#8217;s greatest disappointments. Quarterback Justin Herbert was unimpressive, and a makeshift offensive line was also only partially to blame. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/premium\/nfl\/positions\/passing?report=allowed-pressure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to PFF data<\/a>, Herbert was one of five quarterbacks in Week 1 to bear responsibility for at least one-third of his pressured dropbacks.<\/p>\n<p>The defense has questions, too. As ESPN NFL analyst Peter Schrager noted following Sunday&#8217;s loss, the loss of former defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, who was hired as Ravens head coach during the offseason, could be massive after the Chargers gave up 393 yards. That&#8217;s more than they allowed in all but one game a season ago.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/articles\/five_most_concerning_0_1_starts_why_cowboys_trio_of_2025_nfl_playoff_teams_have_plenty_to_worry_about\/s1_13132_44304714\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quarterback Jordan Love won&#8217;t be blitzed on a whopping 78.3 percent of his dropbacks going forward, but that may be of little solace. 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