for week 1 of the nfl season which teams had the largest move in the point spread from the opening line

The Chicago Bears have the highest spread by a team in a Week-1 game, at +16.5 points against the Packers on September 1, 1997.

TEAMDATETMOPPRESULTSPREADATS DIFFO/UO/U DIFFTD1DWNOFFOPP OFF3DWN%4DWN%
1Bears
Bears
9/1/1997
CHI CHI
@
GB GB
L
24-38
+16.5
+2.5 (Y)
42.5
+19.5 (O)
3
19
336
315
31.3
50.0
2Chiefs
Chiefs
9/7/2008
KC KC
+1200
@
NE NE
-1700
L
10-17
+16
+9 (Y)
48
-21 (U)
1
14
284
338
50.0
0.0
3Patriots
Patriots
9/5/1993
NE NE
@
BUF BUF
L
14-38
+14
-10 (N)
38.5
+13.5 (O)
2
15
268
334
44.4
50.0
4Lions
Lions
9/13/2009
DET DET
+750
@
NO NO
-1050
L
27-45
+13.5
-4.5 (N)
49
+23 (O)
3
14
231
515
21.4
100.0
5Texans
Texans
9/7/2003
HOU HOU
@
MIA MIA
W
21-20
+13.5
+14.5 (Y)
34.5
+6.5 (O)
1
16
393
301
35.3
6Dolphins
Dolphins
9/9/2012
MIA MIA
+600
@
HOU HOU
-900
L
10-30
+13
-7 (N)
44.5
-4.5 (U)
1
15
275
337
20.0
0.0
7Chiefs
Chiefs
9/13/2009
KC KC
+625
@
BAL BAL
-900
L
24-38
+13
-1 (N)
36
+26 (O)
3
11
188
501
20.0
50.0
8Steelers
Steelers
9/6/1992
PIT PIT
@
HOU HOU
W
29-24
+13
+18 (Y)
44.5
+8.5 (O)
3
19
381
434
18.2
50.0
9Saints
Saints
9/1/1996
NO NO
@
SF SF
L
11-27
+12
-4 (N)
44
-6 (U)
1
14
231
338
26.7
10Cardinals
Cardinals
9/9/1990
PHX PHX
@
WAS WAS
L
0-31
+12
-19 (N)
43.5
-12.5 (U)
0
20
294
347
11Vikings
Vikings
9/8/1985
MIN MIN
vs
SF SF
W
28-21
+11.5
+18.5 (Y)
46
+3 (O)
4
15
268
489
12Raiders
Raiders
9/8/2013
OAK OAK
+500
@
IND IND
-700
L
17-21
+11
+7 (Y)
45.5
-7.5 (U)
2
20
372
274
53.8
100.0
13Bills
Bills
9/14/2009
BUF BUF
+675
@
NE NE
-975
L
24-25
+11
+10 (Y)
48
+1 (O)
3
17
276
441
40.0
100.0
14Seahawks
Seahawks
9/5/1993
SEA SEA
@
SD SD
L
12-18
+11
+5 (Y)
33
-3 (U)
1
15
230
269
10.0
15Rams
Rams
9/6/1992
RAM RAM
@
BUF BUF
L
7-40
+11
-22 (N)
44.5
+2.5 (O)
1
15
215
363
50.0
16Browns
Browns
9/7/1986
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
L
31-41
+11
+1 (Y)
38
+34 (O)
4
21
349
367
17Redskins
Redskins
9/8/2019
WAS WAS
+400
@
PHI PHI
-560
L
27-32
+10.5
+5.5 (Y)
44.5
+14.5 (O)
3
15
398
436
38.5
100.0
18Dolphins
Dolphins
9/11/2016
MIA MIA
+375
@
SEA SEA
-500
L
10-12
+10.5
+8.5 (Y)
43.5
-21.5 (U)
1
11
214
352
21.4
0.0
19Cardinals
Cardinals
9/12/2004
ARI ARI
@
STL STL
L
10-17
+10.5
+3.5 (Y)
45.5
-18.5 (U)
1
14
260
448
35.7
20Panthers
Panthers
9/9/2001
CAR CAR
@
MIN MIN
W
24-13
+10.5
+21.5 (Y)
45
-8 (U)
3
15
291
343
30.8
21Panthers
Panthers
9/3/2000
CAR CAR
@
WAS WAS
L
17-20
+10.5
+7.5 (Y)
47
-10 (U)
2
12
236
396
18.2
100.0
22Buccaneers
Buccaneers
9/9/2018
TB TB
+400
@
NO NO
-450
W
48-40
+10
+18 (Y)
50
+38 (O)
6
26
529
475
61.5
23Browns
Browns
9/10/2017
CLE CLE
+425
vs
PIT PIT
-485
L
18-21
+10
+7 (Y)
47
-8 (U)
2
20
237
290
25.0
100.0
24Jaguars
Jaguars
9/7/2014
JAX JAX
+450
@
PHI PHI
-625
L
17-34
+10
-7 (N)
48.5
+2.5 (O)
2
18
306
420
14.3
0.0
25Bills
Bills
9/8/2013
BUF BUF
+400
vs
NE NE
-500
L
21-23
+10
+8 (Y)
50.5
-6.5 (U)
3
15
286
431
30.8
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TEAMWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
Lions Lions
8
5
0
.615
Vikings Vikings
5
8
0
.385
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
8:20 PM
Sun
12/28
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Sun
1/4
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bears

9 - 4

21

Final

28

GB Packers

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
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4
0
.692
Texans Texans
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5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
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3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14
Sat
9/6
DET DET
@
GB GB
13-27

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
1:00 PM