Week 1 of the NFL season brought early wins and even earlier trolls, as victorious teams didn't hold back on social media taunts. The Buffalo Bills took down the Houston Texans 36-31 in a high-scoring AFC showdown, with quarterback Josh Allen accounting for four total touchdowns. Buffalo's defense sealed the win when linebacker Greg Rousseau forced a sack fumble on Texans QB C.J. Stroud with 16 seconds left. The Bills celebrated with Houston-themed jabs, posting an image of someone giving a horns-down gesture toward the Texans' mascot, Toro, and creating a sign mimicking Houston's famous blue tiles reading "Bills Win" against the Houston skyline.

The Pittsburgh Steelers also opened the Mike McCarthy era with a 20-13 win over the Atlanta Falcons, led by T.J. Watt's pick-six and two-sack performance. The Steelers trolled the Falcons with a viral TikTok meme featuring a bird exiting a cage captioned "Feather in our cap."

In Australia, the San Francisco 49ers dominated the Los Angeles Rams 27-7, closing with 24 unanswered points. Quarterback Brock Purdy threw for three touchdowns, and the team celebrated by spreading Vegemite on bread to spell out a "W" for the Rams.

The Seattle Seahawks edged the New England Patriots 13-10 in a defensive battle. After losing QB Sam Darnold to injury, Drew Lock threw for a touchdown while the Seahawks defense intercepted Drake Maye three times in the fourth quarter to secure the win.