MMQB Week 1: Nick Bosa’s 49ers Return, Jordan Love’s Start, Derek Carr's New Home

Links to all of our coverage from NFL Sunday, including conversations with the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, Packers coach Matt LaFleur, the newest Saints QB and more.

Albert Breer | Sep 11, 2023

MMQB Week 1: Nick Bosa’s 49ers Return, Jordan Love’s Start, Derek Carr's New Home /

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Welcome to Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season here at The MMQB. Below are links to everything Albert Breer wrote over the weekend, plus more from our staff.

Nick Bosa Discusses His Holdout and Return to the 49ers

Bosa says he knew he would get a huge contract somewhere :: Charles LeClaire/USA TODAY Sports

Albert Breer talks to the star edge rusher about how special it is to be returning to San Francisco and its Super Bowl–contending roster.

Inside Jordan Love’s First Game As an Entrenched NFL Starter

Packers quarterback Jordan Love led Green Bay over the Bears in Week 1 at Soldier Field in Chicago. — Love threw for three touchdowns against the Bears :: Jamie Sabau/USA TODAY Sports

Albert Breer speaks with Matt Lafleur to go behind the scenes of Jordan Love’s performance Sunday, which proved that the Packers don’t need him to be anyone but himself.

Derek Carr Appreciates Trust Saints Show in Him

Saints QB Derek Carr points up to the sky with one hand as he runs — The Saints roster is full of players who bring a variety of experience to the team, including Carr :: Stephen Lew/USA TODAY Sports

Albert Breer talks to Derek Carr about what it felt like wearing a different jersey to kick off the 2023 season.

Takeaways: 49ers Best Team in NFL; Packers Talented Around Jordan Love

Nick Bosa and Drake Jackson celebrate after a 49ers sack against the Steelers in Week 1 — Expectations are high for the 49ers after they dominated the Steelers, winning 30–7 :: Gregory Fisher/USA TODAY Sports

Albert Breer writes off Sunday’s games, talking to the Dolphins’ Jaelan Phillips and Commanders’ Jonathan Allen about what was an impressive showing for both teams.

More From The MMQB Staff

Daniel Jones on his butt, with his feet up in the air, on a rainy night — It was always going to be hard for the Giants to replicate last year’s results, writes Conor Orr :: Kevin R. Wexler/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY Network

Conor Orr: The Giants Were Bound to Come Back Down to Earth

Conor Orr: Dolphins Should Silence All Doubters With Week 1 Fireworks

Gilberto Manzano: Five Things We Learned in Week 1

Gilberto Manzano: This Might Finally Be the Cowboys Year

Matt Verderame: Week 1 Insights on Every Team, Game by Game

Conor Orr: Browns’ Defense made a Statement in the Competitive AFC North

Gilberto Manzano: Ranking the Three Starting Rookie QB Debuts

Gilberto Manzano: Ranking the Veteran QBs Making Team Debuts in Week 1

Published Sep 11, 2023

ALBERT BREER

Albert Breer is a senior writer covering the NFL for Sports Illustrated, delivering the biggest stories and breaking news from across the league. He has been on the NFL beat since 2005 and joined SI in 2016. Breer began his career covering the New England Patriots for the MetroWest Daily News and the Boston Herald from 2005 to '07, then covered the Dallas Cowboys for the Dallas Morning News from 2007 to '08. He worked for The Sporting News from 2008 to '09 before returning to Massachusetts as The Boston Globe's national NFL writer in 2009. From 2010 to 2016, Breer served as a national reporter for NFL Network. In addition to his work at Sports Illustrated, Breer regularly appears on NBC Sports Boston, 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston, FS1 with Colin Cowherd, The Rich Eisen Show and The Dan Patrick Show. A 2002 graduate of Ohio State, Breer lives near Boston with his wife, a cardiac ICU nurse at Boston Children's Hospital, and their three children.