NFL Week 1 Recap

The first week of regular season was very interesting to say the least... Some of the teams looked like the lack of mini camps due to the lockout did not affect that at all, then on the other hand some of the teams, including some of the leagues top teams, looked like the lockout had a major affect on their playing abilities.  If you would try to determine who you believed would be in the Super Bowl based off of the first week's action it would be very difficult, some of our favorite teams that everyone is looking to dominate this season fail short in their games this past weekend.  The biggest shocked of the week has everyone asking when Peyton Manning went out did he take the entire team with him? The Colts shocked everyone who thought that even though Manning would be out they would still be able to hold their own. Sunday's game showed how much of a leader and how much the team needs P. Manning as the Texans had a field day with the Colts, dominating them in every aspect of the game.  Hopefully the Colts will bounce back this week against the Cleveland Browns. Below are some of the highlights that stood out during the games this past week.

Stand Out Highlights:

• The number one highlight of the past week (in my opinion) goes to Mr. Cam Newton.. Newton had a rookie record debut with 422 passing yards, throwing 2 TD passes, and had 18 rushing yards that led to a rushing TD.
• Tom Brady threw for 517 yards in the Patriots' victory of the Miami Dolphins. When asked about the win the coach replied there is always room to improve.
• Janikowski of the Oakland Raiders tied the NFL record with a 63 yard field goal, which later would be the determining factor in the victor in their game against the Broncos.
• Rookie Randall Cobb scored 2 TDs in his debut for the Green Bay Packers including a 108 yard kickoff return.
• Wes Walker in the past has ran a few yards here and few yards there for the Patriots, no major yardage gain, well on Monday night he shocked a lot of the world when he ran for 99 yards and scoring a touchdown off of a pass from Brady.
• Ben Tate of the Texans rushed for 116 yards and 1 Touchdown as he played in the place of injured Arian Foster.
• Ravens Flacco threw for 3 touchdown passes and the Ravens defense forced a team-record of 7 turnovers.
• Ben Roethlisberger threw for 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions (looks like he should have been practicing aim over the summer instead of planning a wedding).
• Michael Vick threw for 187 yards leading to 2 touchdowns and rushed for 97 yards off of 11 carries.

Week 1 Scores:

Saints: 34                    

Packers: 42                

Steelers: 7                  

Ravens: 35                 

Falcons: 12                 

Bears: 30  

Bengals: 27

Browns: 17

Colts: 7

Texans: 34

Titans: 14

Jaguars: 16

Bills: 41

Chiefs: 7

Eagles: 34

Rams: 13

Lions: 27

Buccaneers: 20

Panthers: 21

Cardinals: 28

Vikings: 17

Chargers: 24

Seahawks: 17

49ers: 33

Giants: 14

Redskins: 28

Cowboys: 24

Jets: 27

Patriots: 38

Dolphins: 24

Raiders: 23

Broncos: 20

I will definitely be tuned in to week 2 of the regular season to see if these top elite teams have a comeback or continue to "deteriorate".  Will you be tuned in?