AP Spotlight 4 playoff teams, including both No. 1 seeds, had disappointing openers in the NFL's first week ROB MAADDI Associated Press Sep 9, 2025 Sep 9, 2025 Updated Mar 14, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The NFL's two No. 1 seeds last season are off to 0-1 starts, and the Baltimore Ravens blew a 15-point, fourth-quarter lead.kAm{6E E96 @G6CC624E:@?D 368:?]k^AmkAm%96 s6EC@:E {:@?D H6C6 ?@ 4@?E6DE 7@C y@C52? {@G6[ |:429 !2CD@?D 2?5 E96 vC66? q2J !24<6CD @? $F?52J]k^AmkAm%96J ;@:?65 E96 z2?D2D r:EJ r9:67D[ H9@ @A6?65 H:E9 2 =@DD E@ E96 {@D p?86=6D r92C86CD :? qC2K:= @? uC:52J ?:89E]k^AmkAm%96 #2G6?D 3642>6 E96 7@FCE9 a_ac 5:G:D:@? H:??6C E@ =@D6 :? (66< ` H96? y@D9 p==6? 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