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          Predicting NFL Week 1 upsets, fantasy football starts and sits, plus buzz and notes around the league

          The connection between Tua Tagovailoa (1) and Tyreek Hill (10) will have much to say about the Dolphins' chances in 2022. Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images
          • Jeremy Fowler
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            Jeremy Fowler
            senior NFL national reporter
            • ESPN staff writer
            • Previously a college football reporter for CBSSports.com
            • University of Florida graduate
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            Dan Graziano
            senior NFL national reporter
              Dan Graziano is a senior NFL national reporter for ESPN, covering the entire league and breaking news. Dan also contributes to Get Up, NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, Sunday NFL Countdown and Fantasy Football Now. He is a New Jersey native who joined ESPN in 2011, and he is also the author of two published novels. You can follow Dan on Twitter via @DanGrazianoESPN.
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          Sep 8, 2022, 11:05 AM

          The interminable wait is over, and Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season is finally upon us. An end to all the prognostication and preseason analysis, and time for some actual football. Well ... perhaps just a little bit more prognostication and preseason analysis, now that we mention it.

          Insiders Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler have been keeping you informed on all the latest National Football League happenings since the final second ticked off the Super Bowl LVI scoreboard at SoFi Stadium seven months ago, and will now apply their powers of NFL pulse-checking to the Week 1 schedule.

          What are the top upset picks for Week 1? Which players will Graziano and Fowler be watching most closely -- both fantasy football-wise and otherwise? Which coaches will begin the 2022 season under the most scrutiny? Who are the new faces in new places who hold the highest level of intrigue? What's the latest buzz from around the league? ESPN's Insiders empty their notebooks and answer all of the biggest questions as another thrilling NFL season gets set to commence with this week's 16-game slate.