Well the AFC has just taken one hell of a twist. It is as if Alfred Hitchcock penned his recent novel and titled it Week 1 in the NFL. By now you all have heard, the words that will be drilled into your heads for the next year, Tom Brady has a torn ACL, and will be out for the rest of the season.
Now that we got that out of the way, Matt Cassel stepped in Brady’s place and led the Pats to victory, something that now might come few and far between. The one bright spot was none other than Randy Moss. Moss finished the day with 6 catches for 116 yards and a touchdown. But the Brady injury overshadows it all and now the Pats have called on Chris Simms to try out and possibly be apart of the team. Oh by the way the Pats won 17-10.
If you would have told someone that the Bills, Bears, Falcons, Panthers and Ravens would all be in first place after week 1, I think some people would have slowly walked away from you as if you had 9 heads. The Bills routed the Seattle Seahawks 34-10. The Bears threw all but the kitchen sink at the Colts in a rematch of Super Bowl XLI and easily ran to victory behind Matt Forte 29-13. The Falcons had a career day; rookie starting QB Matt Ryan completed his first pass for 62 yards for a touchdown to Michael Jenkins. Not to be out done new comer Michael Turner rushed for only 220 yards on 22 carries and 2 scores as the Falcons soared past the Lions 34-21. If anyone picked the Panthers to beat the Bolts in week one, they need to get their heads examined. Or do we? The Panthers behind the golden arm of Jake Delhomme beat the Chargers on a last second TD. Delhomme threw it into the end zone as WR Dante Rosario jumped high in the air and snatched the 14 yard pass to seal the game for the Carolina Panthers. The Ravens beat the Bengals as Carson Palmer fell on his face. Behind rookie QB Joe Flacco, who ran a ball 38 yards for a touchdown, the Ravens and their defense kept Cincy off balance and out of sync. New name WR Chad Ocho Cinco had only 1 catch for 22 yards.
The Bills are a big story in week 1. As I mentioned the 34-10 win was more than impressive, it was shocking. Seattle is known for having a stellar defense but it was as if the Bills were playing against no one. Trent Edwards went 19/30 for 215 yds and 1 td. Even Brian Moorman, the PUNTER had a 19 yard touchdown toss on a fake Fg to defensive end Ryan Denney. After receiving the stat sheet in the locker room Moorman said "I want to frame it." He wanted to see what it was like to have a perfect passer rating. Marshawn Lynch had a decent game as well rushing 18 times for 76 yards and 1 touchdown. Pure domination by the Bills, can it continue? Will this be the year that the Bills are a force in the AFC? Probably not, but this is one hell of a start.
Broadway Brett led the Jets to victory in his first official game 20-14. Chad Pennington held his own and kept the Phins in it till the final seconds. That is until Darrelle Revis intercepted Pennington in the end zone with 1 hand while falling down. Favre finished the day 15 of 22 for 194 yards and 2 touchdowns. The first touchdown was to Jerricho Cotchery for 56 yards. The 2nd touchdown was to Chansi Stuckey on a floater to the end zone on a broken play for 22 yards. Thomas Jones even got in on the scoring party rushing for only his 2nd touchdown as a New York Jet. After the game #4 commented; "It was shaky, but it's a good start," Favre said. "It's a win, and you can never question a win." He then let everyone knows how he feels wearing the green and white. "I know I made the right decision," said Favre. "I'm a New York Jet. I don't know about a native New Yorkian, or however you say it. Hey, I'm happy to be a Jet."
Donovan McNabb had a field day against the St. Louis Rams secondary, 361 yards of a field day and 3 touchdowns. A 90 yard pass on a play action to Hank Baskett was the most impressive one. Greg Lewis and rookie Deshawn Jackson combined for 210 yards recieving, Brian Westbrook had 91 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns, 1 rushing the other receiving. The final score was a blow out as the Eagles obliterate the Rams 38-3. The Giants, Cowboys and Eagles all won their first games as the NFC East is looking very tough once again.
The biggest lock of week 1 was the Steelers to beat the Texans and boy did that happen. Big Ben Roethlisberger and Willie Parker carried the Steelers to victory. Big Ben was efficient 13 for 14 for 137 yds and 2 scores. Parker did his part rushing for 138 yards and 3 touchdowns. Hines Wards caught 6 passes for 76 yards and 2 scores. Final score Steelers - 38 Texans - 17.
In my opinion coming into the first week of the season the Cowboys vs. Browns was the most exciting match-up and had the potential for greatness. 1 powerful offense against another powerful offense. Braylon Edwards vs. Terrell Owens. Kellen Winslow vs. Jason Witten. Derek Anderson vs. Tony Romo. All signs pointed to amazing game, but not so much. Romo threw for 320 yards and a score to Terrell Owens. The TD was Terrell Owens' 180th TD tieing him with Walter Peyton for 8th on the all time list. Felix Jones on his first carry in the NFL took it to the house for 11 yards. Jason Witten had a nice game catching 6 passes for 96 yards. On the Browns side of the ball Anderson went 11 for 24 114 yds and 1 touchdown. Kellen Winslow had 5 catches for 47 yards and a score. Cowboys win 28-10.
The upsets were a plenty in week 1. The Tennessee Titans beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 17-10 but it came at a cost. Vince Young sprained his knee and was on crutches after the games. The Bills upset the Seahawks in a run away. The Panthers had the biggest upset in my opinion beating the Chargers. And the Bears blew out the Colts in new Lucas Oil Arena.
The MVP's of week 1 are as follows;
- Michael Turner RB for Atlanta 220 yds 2 touchdowns.
- Reggie Bush RB for New Orleans 14 for 51 yds rushing and 8 receptions for 122 yds and a score.
- Willie Parker RB for Pittsburgh 25 carries 138 yards and 3 touchdowns.
- Donovan McNabb QB for Philadelphia 21 for 33 361 yards passing 3 touchdowns.
- Drew Brees QB for New Orleans went 23-32 for 343 yards 3 touchdowns and 1 int.
Week 1 culminates on Monday with the Green Bay Packers playing the Minnesota Vikings and the Denver Broncos taking on the Oakland Raiders.
Now that we got that out of the way, Matt Cassel stepped in Brady’s place and led the Pats to victory, something that now might come few and far between. The one bright spot was none other than Randy Moss. Moss finished the day with 6 catches for 116 yards and a touchdown. But the Brady injury overshadows it all and now the Pats have called on Chris Simms to try out and possibly be apart of the team. Oh by the way the Pats won 17-10.
If you would have told someone that the Bills, Bears, Falcons, Panthers and Ravens would all be in first place after week 1, I think some people would have slowly walked away from you as if you had 9 heads. The Bills routed the Seattle Seahawks 34-10. The Bears threw all but the kitchen sink at the Colts in a rematch of Super Bowl XLI and easily ran to victory behind Matt Forte 29-13. The Falcons had a career day; rookie starting QB Matt Ryan completed his first pass for 62 yards for a touchdown to Michael Jenkins. Not to be out done new comer Michael Turner rushed for only 220 yards on 22 carries and 2 scores as the Falcons soared past the Lions 34-21. If anyone picked the Panthers to beat the Bolts in week one, they need to get their heads examined. Or do we? The Panthers behind the golden arm of Jake Delhomme beat the Chargers on a last second TD. Delhomme threw it into the end zone as WR Dante Rosario jumped high in the air and snatched the 14 yard pass to seal the game for the Carolina Panthers. The Ravens beat the Bengals as Carson Palmer fell on his face. Behind rookie QB Joe Flacco, who ran a ball 38 yards for a touchdown, the Ravens and their defense kept Cincy off balance and out of sync. New name WR Chad Ocho Cinco had only 1 catch for 22 yards.
The Bills are a big story in week 1. As I mentioned the 34-10 win was more than impressive, it was shocking. Seattle is known for having a stellar defense but it was as if the Bills were playing against no one. Trent Edwards went 19/30 for 215 yds and 1 td. Even Brian Moorman, the PUNTER had a 19 yard touchdown toss on a fake Fg to defensive end Ryan Denney. After receiving the stat sheet in the locker room Moorman said "I want to frame it." He wanted to see what it was like to have a perfect passer rating. Marshawn Lynch had a decent game as well rushing 18 times for 76 yards and 1 touchdown. Pure domination by the Bills, can it continue? Will this be the year that the Bills are a force in the AFC? Probably not, but this is one hell of a start.
Broadway Brett led the Jets to victory in his first official game 20-14. Chad Pennington held his own and kept the Phins in it till the final seconds. That is until Darrelle Revis intercepted Pennington in the end zone with 1 hand while falling down. Favre finished the day 15 of 22 for 194 yards and 2 touchdowns. The first touchdown was to Jerricho Cotchery for 56 yards. The 2nd touchdown was to Chansi Stuckey on a floater to the end zone on a broken play for 22 yards. Thomas Jones even got in on the scoring party rushing for only his 2nd touchdown as a New York Jet. After the game #4 commented; "It was shaky, but it's a good start," Favre said. "It's a win, and you can never question a win." He then let everyone knows how he feels wearing the green and white. "I know I made the right decision," said Favre. "I'm a New York Jet. I don't know about a native New Yorkian, or however you say it. Hey, I'm happy to be a Jet."
Donovan McNabb had a field day against the St. Louis Rams secondary, 361 yards of a field day and 3 touchdowns. A 90 yard pass on a play action to Hank Baskett was the most impressive one. Greg Lewis and rookie Deshawn Jackson combined for 210 yards recieving, Brian Westbrook had 91 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns, 1 rushing the other receiving. The final score was a blow out as the Eagles obliterate the Rams 38-3. The Giants, Cowboys and Eagles all won their first games as the NFC East is looking very tough once again.
The biggest lock of week 1 was the Steelers to beat the Texans and boy did that happen. Big Ben Roethlisberger and Willie Parker carried the Steelers to victory. Big Ben was efficient 13 for 14 for 137 yds and 2 scores. Parker did his part rushing for 138 yards and 3 touchdowns. Hines Wards caught 6 passes for 76 yards and 2 scores. Final score Steelers - 38 Texans - 17.
In my opinion coming into the first week of the season the Cowboys vs. Browns was the most exciting match-up and had the potential for greatness. 1 powerful offense against another powerful offense. Braylon Edwards vs. Terrell Owens. Kellen Winslow vs. Jason Witten. Derek Anderson vs. Tony Romo. All signs pointed to amazing game, but not so much. Romo threw for 320 yards and a score to Terrell Owens. The TD was Terrell Owens' 180th TD tieing him with Walter Peyton for 8th on the all time list. Felix Jones on his first carry in the NFL took it to the house for 11 yards. Jason Witten had a nice game catching 6 passes for 96 yards. On the Browns side of the ball Anderson went 11 for 24 114 yds and 1 touchdown. Kellen Winslow had 5 catches for 47 yards and a score. Cowboys win 28-10.
The upsets were a plenty in week 1. The Tennessee Titans beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 17-10 but it came at a cost. Vince Young sprained his knee and was on crutches after the games. The Bills upset the Seahawks in a run away. The Panthers had the biggest upset in my opinion beating the Chargers. And the Bears blew out the Colts in new Lucas Oil Arena.
The MVP's of week 1 are as follows;
- Michael Turner RB for Atlanta 220 yds 2 touchdowns.
- Reggie Bush RB for New Orleans 14 for 51 yds rushing and 8 receptions for 122 yds and a score.
- Willie Parker RB for Pittsburgh 25 carries 138 yards and 3 touchdowns.
- Donovan McNabb QB for Philadelphia 21 for 33 361 yards passing 3 touchdowns.
- Drew Brees QB for New Orleans went 23-32 for 343 yards 3 touchdowns and 1 int.
Week 1 culminates on Monday with the Green Bay Packers playing the Minnesota Vikings and the Denver Broncos taking on the Oakland Raiders.
1 comment:
"Will this be the year that the Bills are a force in the AFC? Probably not, but this is one hell of a start."
What kind of lying bullshit is this. obviously the bills are gonna be a force dont be so negative holy shit. If anyone isnt gonna be a force its the giants. Both the eagles and cowboys are better then them, put that in your pipe and smoke it.
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