Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season is here, and Sundays will be flooded with first downs from now until mid-February. Rosters are built and trades are submitted, so now the real work begins. No more vanilla preseason games. It's all about matchups.
The players who win those matchups most often will have the inside track at individual awards, postseason recognition and, of course, fantasy heroism. We know the basics when it comes to award season: A quarterback will probably win Most Valuable Player, Aaron Donald will be in the mix for Defensive Player of the Year and a few rookies outside of the first round will emerge as stars.