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You can read all the preseason magazines you want or watch as many NFL preview shows as you can find. But once the game's start counting, you can feel mighty dumb. ESPN.com's Brian Murphy found that to be the case in Week 1, when he was caught completely off guard by the results of several games. So after a confusing opening week of big upsets, blown leads and costly injuries, columnist Ray Ratto reviews what we've learned.
Tuesday Blitz
ESPN.com's NFL Power Rankings
Troy Aikman, Cowboys, 28-for-40, 362 yards, 5 TDs, 3 INTs Steve McNair, Tians, 21-for-32, 341 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Drew Bledsoe, Patriots, 21-for-30, 340 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Brett Favre, Packers, 28-for-47, 333 yards, 4 TDs, 3 INTs Kurt Warner, Rams, 28-for-44, 316 yards, 3 TDs 2 INTs Doug Flutie, Bills, 22-for-42, 300 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Rushing
Stephen Davis, Redskins, 24 carries, 109 yards, 2 TDs Emmitt Smith, Cowboys, 23 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD Duce Staley, Eagles, 22 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD Ron Rivers, Lions, 16 carries, 96 yards, 0 TD Jeff Blake, Bengals, 11 carries, 90 yards, 0 TD Jerome Bettis, Steelers, 16 carries, 89 yards, 0 TD Receiving
Kevin Dyson, Titans, 9 rec., 162 yards, 2 TDs Michael Westbrook, Redskins, 5 rec., 159 yards, 1 TD Derrick Alexander, Chiefs, 6 rec., 154 yards, 1 TD Raghib Ismail, Cowboys, 8 rec., 149 yards, 1 TD Eric Moulds, Bills, 10 rec., 147 yards, 0 TD Albert Connell, Redskins, 4 rec., 137 yards, 1 TD |