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No change at the very top this week with the Packers remaining undefeated and the 49ers remaining a 1 loss team, but after that there were some shakeups. The Steelers moved into first with the best record in the AFC as they beat Cincinnati. The Saints and Bears break into the top 5 with solid wins over divisional rivals. The big winners for the week were the Patriots, Cowboys, Titans, and Broncos.

The Patriots took control of the AFC East with a win over the Jets and moved from 13^th up to 8^th. The Cowboys beat up on the Bills and moved to 12^th from 15^th and look to continue moving up with an easy schedule ahead of them.

The Titans saw Chris Johnson finally break out and with Matt Schaub potentially out for the season they look to make a run at the AFC South title. The Broncos are now at 19 after being 23 the week before as they notched another win against Kansas City which puts them right in the race for the AFC West title.

Other notable winners are the Cardinals who jumped from 29^th to 22^nd and the Seahawks who moved from 28^th to 24^th. The big losers this week are the Ravens, Lions, Eagles, and Redskins. The Ravens fell from 3^rd to 7^th with a bad loss to the Seahawks, but with a season sweep of the Steelers they’re still in the thick of it.

The Lions fall from 4^th to 10^th  got pummeled by the Bears who got 2 defensive touchdowns and a Devin Hester punt return, while injuring quarterback Matt Stafford. The Eagles nightmare season continues as they fall from 18^th to 23^rd after losing to the Cardinals. The Redskins fall from 22^nd to 26^th with a fifth straight loss, this one at the hands of the Dolphins, and no answer for their quarterback problem.

Another notable loser is the Panthers who fell from 26^th to 30^th. Bringing up the rear yet again this week is the Colts who fell to 0-10 after losing to the Jaguars and their bye week couldn’t have come any sooner for a team in need of a lot of help.

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The NFL is back to business as usual with week one in the books. The League quarterbacks set an NFL record for any single week by throwing a combined 7,842 yards. Defenses have some catching up to do though. This week they will set another NFL record. Week two will not have a single divisional game for the first time in history.

Five games this week feature unbeaten teams going head to head. Teams who won are looking to stay on track, while the teams who lost are trying to get back on schedule. This is the set up for a great week two.

Oakland Raiders @ Buffalo Bills: Darren McFadden and the Raiders travel across country to face the Buffalo Bills. The Bills put a number on the Chiefs at Arrowhead. Bills should contain McFadden and win at home. Bills 28-24

Green Bay Packers @ Carolina Panthers: Green Bay looked unstoppable in the opener. Cam Newton opened people’s eyes with his 422 yard passing performance. Aaron Rodgers and company have had 10 days to prepare. Packers 31-13

Arizona Cardinals @ Washington Redskins: Arizona escaped with a seven point win in week one. Rex Grossman said the Redskins will win the division and he backed that up with a win against the Giants. Washington looks strong. Redskins 27-21

Baltimore Ravens @ Tennessee Titans: Ravens forced seven turnovers and made the Steelers look bad. Fantasy owners might want to sit CJ2K after his 24 yard rush performance and playing a stingy Ravens defense. Ravens 24-14

Seattle Seahawks @ Pittsburgh Steelers: Both teams lost week one. Seahawks let one get away with a couple of special teams touchdowns late. Coach Mike Tomlin is expected to have his Steelers ready after an embarrassing performance. Steelers 28-10

Jacksonville Jaguars @ N.Y. Jets: One of the five games of unbeaten teams. The Jags won their first game of the season with Luke McCown behind center. Jets look to get the running game going. Jets 24-13

Chicago Bears @ New Orleans Saints: Bears LB Brian Urlacher’s mother unexpectedly passed away. “He is the heart and soul of the team” says QB Jay Cutler. If he doesn’t play it’s going to be trouble for that defense. Saints will take advantage.  Saints 30-20

Kansas City Chiefs @ Detroit Lions: Kansas City looked down right awful after a 41-7 blowout home loss to the Bills. It doesn’t get any easier after they lost S Eric Berry for the season. That’s bad news when going up against Matthew Stafford and Megatron for Detroit. Lions 27-19

Cleveland Browns @ Indianapolis Colts: Browns couldn’t get out of their own last week — literally. Kerry Collins and the Colts can’t be as bad as they looked. One way or another a “Colt” will win. Browns 23-20

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Minnesota Vikings: Both teams who hung around in their own respective games but didn’t look too good. Buccs came back in the 4th quarter to make it a game against Detroit but fell short. Vikings quick start was halted by McNabb’s play. Buccaneers 24-21

Dallas Cowboys @ San Francisco 49ers: Tony Romo helped the Jets win last week with a couple turnovers late. Rob Ryan’s defensive schemes looks to be too much for Alex Smith. Cowboys 27-20

Cincinnati Bengals @ Denver Broncos: Andy Dalton is off to a good start for the Bengals after winning his first start — a divisional road game. Broncos gave up 170 yards on the ground and 150 to one player. Bengals feed Cedric Benson and the Tim Tebow chants get louder. Bengals 20-16

San Diego @ New England: This game features the NFL leader in passing yards last season, Phillip Rivers, and this year’s leader Tom Brady. Yes it’s only been one week but after 517 yards in the opener it’s worth mentioning. Chargers haven’t won in New England since Drew Brees was QB. Patriots 30-28

Houston Texans @ Miami Dolphins: Texans and defense coordinator Wade Phillips looked improved on defense after causing two fumbles and holding the Colts to one touchdown. They’ll have to do it again to make believers. Dolphins’ offense looked good also but the defense couldn’t stop a bus. Texans 28-21

Philadelphia Eagles @ Atlanta Falcons: Game of the week! Highlight this game and mark it down as a can’t miss. Eagles QB Michael Vick makes his first in Atlanta since his incarceration. Sunday night football and the crowd will be rocking. Let’s see what kind of ovation he gets. Vick will amaze again. Eagles 35-28

St. Louis Rams @ N.Y. Giants: Monday Night Football is a game riddled with injuries for both teams. The Rams had a league high eight injuries last week. QB Sam Bradford was one of the injuries but it looks like he’ll make the start.  Steven Jackson and Danny Amendola are more than likely out.

Giants add to the injury list with Hakeem Nicks (knee). He looks probable. Giants injuries hurt them last week. It could be more of the same this week.  St. Louis 21-17

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Yes, it is a little unfortunate to be the Miami Dolphins or the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. These teams belong to a pretty strong division, AFC East and NFC South.

The Bucs, who were 10-6 last season didn’t even make the playoff while the NFC West’s winner, the Seattle Seahawks, cruised through the elimination round with a losing record of 7-9.

“I mean the rules are the rules but it’s just a little unfair for the teams that play well to have missed the playoff, just because there are better teams in their field.

We got to admit it: if they play so well this year, they likely will again next season. Barely, we see a team that goes from 13-3 to 4-12 next season and some teams are just so consistent” said a Bucs fan.

After watching the first two preseason games, it’s pretty safe to say that the Fins have improved offensively, the area they needed to made adjustments. During last season, QB Chad Henne really didn’t do much; often throwing interceptions and were unable to get past the third and fourth down.

It was bad to the point where the team’s most valuable player seemed to be Kicker Dan Carpenter, who scored countless field goals for them. “Chad cleaned up well and we hope he’ll continue with his good work through the season. He now gets the ball moving and keeps on getting first downs. ” said a sport analyze.

From the way the last game look, acquiring running back Reggie Bush was certainly a great move.  He, too, made improvement and played well during the second preseason game against the Carolina Panthers.

Now, with better offense and the already strong defense, it looks like there’s a good chance the Fins can make it far this season. Although, they might have to hope that the Pats or the Jets will choke.

The New England Patriots, so far, looks unbeatable. A Buccaneer player whom they prevailed 31-14 last Thursday said “They treated the preseason game like it counts and that’s why they are who they are”. Tom Brady, who is still looking sharp, threw two touchdowns in the first quarter alone. But the end of first half, they were 28-0.

Patriot’s offense has always been in good form but the addition of improved defense will push them even further to catch up with.

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