NFL Power Rankings: Should there be any concern about Jimmy Garoppolo and the 0-1 49ers? - Yahoo Sports

Most Super Bowl teams have at least one bad game the next season.

Maybe we’ll look up at the end of December, maybe even the end of September, and the San Francisco 49ers’ opening-game loss to the Arizona Cardinals will look like a blip in another successful season.

Whatever happens next, Sunday wasn’t a fluky loss.

It might not be a problem if it wasn’t for the Super Bowl hangover, which might include Jimmy Garoppolo.

Since the 1997 season, both Super Bowl participants have won their respective divisions just once.

“Anytime you average eight yards a play and you’re holding them pretty good on the other side of the ball, I thought we’d have more points to show for it than what we did.”.

That’s the life of a quarterback.

The defense is still very good.

Sunday’s loss was not a great way to start the season, but it wasn’t a cause for panic.

Then again, if Sunday was a sign of things to come, the 49ers would join a very long list of teams that couldn’t recapture their magic after reaching a Super Bowl.

The Panthers are going to give up a lot of points, but they have a lot of playmakers on offense, including Robby Anderson, who had 115 yards and might have a big season away from Adam Gase.

Matt Patricia can be angry over being questioned over the Lions blowing way too many fourth-quarter leads during his time, but it’s his defense that let Mitchell Trubisky to look like a star and reel off three fourth-quarter touchdowns in a Bears win.

had three catches for 22 yards on 10 targets, and 16 of those yards came on one catch.

It’s fair to give Beckham a pass because the Ravens might just be that good, but it’ll be very concerning if he doesn’t look better against the Bengals this week.

The Broncos had plenty of heartbreaking losses last season, and that’s how this season started, too.

Austin Ekeler’s season opener: One target, one catch for three yards.

That has to change if the Chargers offense is going to be even average.

Derek Carr had a typical Derek Carr game: 239 yards, one touchdown, no major mistakes, nothing all that flashy (though his TD pass to Nelson Agholor was fantastic) ...

All three Falcons receivers had at least nine catches and 114 yards.

That’s a really bad sign for a team that has gotten off to slow starts the past couple years.

Minnesota will get better on defense because Mike Zimmer is a good coach, but it also might take a little longer than usual.

The question is if Trubisky can build off that success, or at least if it gives him a little more job security if things go poorly in the next game or two.

No matter the injuries, it’s not good to blow a 17-0 lead to a Washington team expected to be one of the NFL’s worst.

A Week 2 home game against the Rams takes on a lot more importance than it should for Philly.

We knew the offense would be good, especially with DeAndre Hopkins.

The defense wasn’t great on Sunday, but it was good enough.

If Arizona plays defense to that level all season, it can win the NFC West.

What the Cowboys need to be focused on is why their ballyhooed offense produced practically no explosive plays and just 17 points.

It’s either Joe Greene or Donald for the title of greatest defensive tackle ever, and Donald is going to keep adding to his resume.

Unless you have no heart, or are a Broncos fan, you had to feel good about Gostkowski being able to kick the winning field goal on Monday night after missing three field goals and an extra point earlier in the game.

It was great to see Newton look effective in that role and for the Patriots to play to his strengths, but it’s fair to wonder if Newton can hold up all season if that’s the weekly plan.

In general with the power rankings, it’s not smart to overreact to one game.

That’s why Arizona isn’t moving ahead of San Francisco yet.

Jacksonville won’t be ahead of Indianapolis, and Washington won’t be ahead of Philadelphia after one game either.

It’s not like Aaron Rodgers is incapable of vintage performances like he did on Sunday.

He had a game like that against the Raiders last season, too.

Allen Lazard and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (who did have two drops to go along with two touchdowns) were good on Sunday, but they’ll have to keep passing tests before anyone is convinced they can be above-average complements to Adams

The Seahawks paid a lot to get the All-Pro safety, but he’s going to have a huge impact on their defense this season

That team looked like it can win a Super Bowl (though, they might not win the division)

Social media had fun with Josh Allen missing an easy touchdown pass in the end zone, but anyone who watched the Bills dissect the Jets knows how good Allen was on Sunday

That will always be a part of his game

The Saints won easily on Sunday, but it wasn’t a great Brees performance

Like the offense needed more help