What happened: The Atlanta Falcons named Tua Tagovailoa their starting quarterback for Sunday's regular-season opener at the Pittsburgh Steelers. ESPN Research says Atlanta, the Las Vegas Raiders and Minnesota Vikings are the only teams with a different opening-day starter in each of the past four seasons.

Why it matters: That level of turnover makes continuity the issue Tua must solve before Atlanta deserves contender status. One strong opener would be encouraging, but sustained stability matters more than another Week 1 reset.