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Henry Anderson • DE • New York Jets • Fourth season • @HenryAnderson91

Anderson's New York Jets debut ended in a resounding 48-17 win at Detroit on Monday night. According to Pro Football Focus, the recently-acquired defensive lineman registered four pressures, including two quarterback hits, on 49 percent of the Jets' defensive snaps – Anderson's hit on Matthew Stafford in the third quarter forced a pick-six.

Andrew Luck • QB • Indianapolis Colts • Seventh season • @ALBookClub

Andrew Luck's long-awaited return to the gridiron came in Sunday's 34-23 loss against Cincinnati. The former first overall pick threw for 319 yards with two touchdowns on 39-of-53 passing, finishing with one interception. It was Luck's first regular-season appearance since the 2016 season – his 53 pass attempts were the most of any quarterback in Week 1.

Blake Martinez • ILB • Green Bay Packers • Third season • @Big__Blake50

Blake Martinez made six tackles, including one for loss, in Green Bay's 24-23 win against Chicago on Sunday night. He finished with an 87.9 Pro Football Focus grade in coverage, also adding one quarterback hurry while playing all 70 defensive snaps.

Christian McCaffrey • RB • Carolina Panthers • Second season • @CMcCaffrey5

McCaffrey appeared on the most snaps (57) of any Carolina skill position player in a 16-8 win against Dallas on Sunday, racking up 95 yards of total offense. He led the Panthers in targets (9), receptions (6), receiving yards (45) and yards per carry (5.0) in the win, rushing 10 times for 50 yards. He finished with an outstanding 87.3 receiving grade from Pro Football Focus and will continue to see more snaps under new offensive coordinator Norv Turner.

Harrison Phillips • DT • Buffalo Bills • First season • @HorribleHarry99

Making his rookie regular season debut, Phillips finished with four solo tackles, including two for loss, on 51 percent of Buffalo's defensive snaps in a 47-3 loss at Baltimore. Per Pro Football Focus, Phillips finished with two quarterback hurries and two run stops.

Justin Reid • S • Houston Texans • First season • @jreid_viii

In his first career regular season appearance, Justin Reid earned the second highest Pro Football Focus grade (80.5) of any Houston defender behind J.J. Watt in a 27-20 loss at New England. Appearing on 32 percent of defensive snaps and 81 percent of special teams snaps with one solo tackle, Reid's big moment came when he broke up a Tom Brady pass intended for All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski on third down.

Richard Sherman • CB • San Francisco 49ers • Eighth season • @R_Sherman25

Richard Sherman played all 71 defensive snaps in a 24-16 loss at Minnesota, his San Francisco debut. He made two tackles, recovered one fumble and allowed one catch for 18 yards with Kirk Cousins throwing it his direction just three times.

 Quick Hitters

  • Johnson Bademosi recovered a fumble on special teams in Houston's 27-20 loss at New England – he appeared on 69 percent of the Texans' special teams snaps.
  • Doug Baldwin was targeted once before exiting with an MCL injury in Seattle's 27-24 loss at Denver.
  • Appearing on all but two offensive snaps in Pittsburgh's 21-21 tie at Cleveland on Sunday, David DeCastro helped pave the way for 159 rushing yards on 35 carries (4.5 average) with two touchdowns.
  • Zach Ertz caught five of ten targets for 48 yards in Philadelphia's 18-12 win against Atlanta on Thursday.
  • Cameron Fleming played one special teams snap in Dallas' 16-8 loss at Carolina.
  • Ryan Hewitt was inactive for Indianapolis' 34-23 loss against Cincinnati.
  • Kevin Hogan was inactive for Denver's 27-24 win against Seattle.
  • Austin Hooper caught three of four targets for 24 yards in Atlanta's 18-12 loss at Philadelphia on Thursday.
  • Making his regular-season rookie debut, Peter Kalambayi appeared on 50 percent of special teams snaps in Houston's 27-20 loss at New England.
  • Ty Montgomery racked up 75 all-purpose yards in Green Bay's 24-23 win against Chicago on Sunday night. He caught two of three targets for 21 yards, carried twice for seven yards and returned two kickoffs for 47 yards on 38 percent of the Packers' offensive snaps.
  • Trent Murphy registered one half sack in Buffalo's 47-3 loss at Baltimore. Appearing on 35 percent of the Bills' defensive snaps, it was Murphy's first competitive appearance since Jan. 1, 2017 after missing 2017 with a knee injury.
  • David Parry appeared on 14 defensive snaps in Minnesota's 24-16 win against San Francisco on Sunday.
  • Andrus Peat was inactive for New Orleans' 48-40 loss against Tampa Bay with a groin injury. He remains questionable for Week 2.
  • Jordan Richards was inactive for Atlanta's 18-12 loss at Philadelphia in the season opener on Thursday.
  • Brennan Scarlett appeared on 72 percent of special teams snaps in Houston's 27-20 loss at New England on Sunday.
  • Dalton Schultz made his regular-season debut in Dallas' 16-8 loss at Carolina, appearing on two offensive snaps and one special teams snap.
  • Solomon Thomas finished with one tackle and one pressure in San Francisco's 24-16 loss at Minnesota on Sunday.
  • Levine Toilolo caught one pass for seven yards on 20 offensive snaps in his Detroit debut, a 48-17 loss against the New York Jets.