My Philip Rivers Blog

Week one is now a wrap, and what a 1st week it was! The week began with a rematch of the NFC title game and the Saints winning an ugly one against the Vikings 14 to 9. Then Vince Young and the Titans whooped up on the Raiders. And, holy shinikies -- what about those Colts?! Peyton Manning threw for 433 yards with 3 TD's and completed 40 out of 57 passes, and they still lost to the Texans? Another surprise came when the Steelers beat the Falcons -- without Ben Roethlisberger. Of course, we also saw the Bengals and their side show circus, starring Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco and all the hopes and money that's been put on that team, get rolled by Tom Brady and the Patriots. Next, we headed over to Landover, Maryland where the new and improved Washington Redskins hosted their hated arch rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, and won one by the skin of their teeth after a last second Cowboys touchdown was waived off due to a Cowboys hold that ended the game 13 to 7. Then, to finish it all off with first of two MNF games, the Ravens win an ugly one against a now overrated Jets team, and last, but certainly not least, the Kansas City Chiefs beat up and upset the four-time defending AFC West champions, the San Diego Chargers.

So with all that said and without further ado, here are my thoughts on the title of this post:

The biggest game had to be the Redskins vs. Cowboys. The Cowboys have clearly owned the Redskins for quite some time now, and with all the preseason hype about the Cowboys being on another planet combined with the fact that this is probably the biggest rival in the NFL, this to me is by far the biggest game of week 1.

The biggest letdown had to be the loudmouth New York Jets. They've had a lot of hype leading into this season and a lot of loudmouths, but hype and trash talking don't win ball games, as was proven by the Baltimore Ravens last night. A very ugly game to say the least, or should I say a very ugly Jets team, who managed to commit 14 penalties for 125 yards.

The biggest upset is the Kansas City Chiefs beating the San Diego Chargers and bringing Arrowhead Stadium back to life. The Chargers have proven to be one of the elite teams in the NFL the past few years, but that didn't stop a very determined and prepared Chiefs team as they took a 21 to 7 lead over the Chargers after a 94 yard punt return in the closing minutes of the second half. Philip Rivers and his Chargers would rally back in the second half and get a chance to tie the game in the final minute, but on 4th and goal, the Chiefs defense did their thing and forced a turnover on downs that ended the game and finished off the upset.

The Texans beating the Colts would have been my biggest upset until I saw the Chiefs upset the Chargers last night, so I'm going to give the Colts vs. Texans game the biggest surprise. My rationale is because I didn't see the game so when I heard Peyton Manning threw for 433 yards with 3 TD's and completed 40 of 57 passes, the loss comes as a BIG surprise to me. I mean HELLO to the rest of the Colts team!! Manning can't do it all by himself and 433 yards...seriously??? I understand that Arian Foster had a better than great performance for the Texans while rushing for a team record 231 yards and scoring 3 touchdowns, but come on Colts, you have to help your QB out a little more the next time he throws for 400 plus yards.

Well, that wraps things up for me as I patiently await the coming of week 2 in the NFL...

Stephen Bethea aka "Dr. Smack" - Rivalry Rage, Inc.