NFL Week 1 Recap

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Tom Brady threw for over 500 yards Monday in route to a 38-24victory over the Dolphins

In this recap of the first week of NFL season, a player of the game will be announced for each team with stats and a quick recap of the game.

Record for this week: 10-6

Overall record: 10-6

Saints vs Packers: 34-42 Packers

Saints Player of the Week: Drew Brees- 419 yards, 3 pass touchdowns, 112.5 passer rating

Packers Player of the Week: Aaron Rodgers- 312 yards, 3 pass touchdowns, 132.1 passer rating

The Packers and Saints kicked off the NFL season last Thursday. The Packers got an early lead, and despite late efforts to come-back the Saints fall just short of forcing OT.

Falcons vs Bears: 30-12 Bears

Falcons Player of the Week: Michael Turner- 100 rushing yards, 40 receiving yards, 3 receptions

Bears Player of the Week: Matt Forte- 68 rushing yards, 90 receiving yards, receiving touchdown

The Bears blewout Atlanta at home as Matt Ryan failed to throw a touchdown. Jay Cutler looked solid and the Bears defensive looked impressive with Brian Urlacher returning a fumble for a touchdown.

Bengals vs Browns: 27-17 Bengals

Bengals Player of the Week: Cedric Benson- 121 rushing yards, touchdown

Browns Player of the Week: D'Qwell Jackson- 11 tackles, a tackle for a loss, 2 sacks

The new-look Bengals surprised the Browns at home with a ten point victory. The Bengals shut down the Browns offense for the most part, and showed some good signs on offense.

Bills vs Chiefs: 41-7 Bills

Bills Player of the Week: Ryan Fitzpatrick- 208 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, 133.0 passer rating

Chiefs Player of the Week: Tamba Hali- 6 tackles, two tackles for a loss, sack

The Bills shocked the Chiefs who were 7-1 at home last season. The Bills offense looked great while the Chiefs offense looked embarrassing, gaining barely over 200 yards of total offense.

Eagles vs Rams: 31-13 Eagles

Eagles Player of the Week: LeSean McCoy- 122 rushing yards, 15 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns

Rams Player of the Week: James Laurinaitis- 6 tackles, tackle for a loss, fumble recovery

The Eagles blew out a banged up Rams team in St. Louis as Micahel Vick and the offense impressed many. 

Lions vs Bucs- 27-20 Lions

Lions Player of the Week: Matt Stafford- 305 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, 118.9 passer rating

Bucs Player of the Week: Aqib Talib- 4 tackles, interception, touchdown

The Lions started off the 2011 season on a good note with a great performance against the Bucs. The Lions defense gave Bucs quarterback Josh Freeman trouble all day while the offense was productive.

Titans vs Jaguars: 14-16 Jaguars

Titans Player of the Week: Kenny Britt- 5 receptions, 136 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns

Jaguars Player of the Week: Maurice Jones-Drew- 97 rushing yards, touchdown

The Jaguars defeated the Titans by two thanks to a great performance by their defense. On the offensive end, the Jaguars quarterback Luke McCown did a decent job but let MJD do most of the work.

Steelers vs Ravens: 35-7 Ravens

Steelers Player of the Week: Mike Wallace- 8 receptions, 107 receiving yards

Ravens Player of the Week: Ray Rice- 107 rushing yards, 42 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns

The Ravens demolished their rivals in Baltimore, while Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh offense was the most unproductive they have been in years.

Colts vs Texans: 34-7 Texans

Colts Player of the Week: Reggie Wayne-7 receptions, 16 receiving yards, touchdown

Texans Player of the Week: Ben Tate- 116 rushing yards, touchdown

The Texans destroyed the Manning-less Colts Sunday without their star running back Arian Foster who was out with a hamstring injury. Foster's injury didn't seem to matter for the Texans as the back-up running backs and the rest of the offense had no problem finding the endzone.

Panthers vs Cardinals- 28-21 Cardinals

Panthers Player of the Week: Cam Newton- rookie record 422 passing yards, 3 touchdowns (1 rush) 110.4 passer rating

Cardinals Player of the Week: Kevin Kolb- 309 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, 130.0 passer rating

The Cardinals picked up the victory despite rookie Cam Newton passing for a record 422 yards in his first game in the NFL. 

Giants vs Redksins: 28-14 Redskins

Giants Player of the Week: Jason Pierre-Paul- 6 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, 2 sacks

Redskins Player of the Week: Rex Grossman- 305 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, 110.5 passer rating

The Redskins defeated the injured Giants by two touchdowns Sunday. Rex Grossman proved that at least for now, he can lead and be the starting quarterback for the Washington Redskins.

Vikings vs Chargers: 24-17 Chargers

Vikings Player of the Week: Antoine Winfield- 10 tackles, tackle for a loss, interception

Chargers Player of the Week: Mike Tolbert- 35 rushing yards, 58 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns

The Chargers defense dominated the Vikings, holding Donovan McNabb to only 39 passing yards.

Seahawks vs Niners: 33-17 Niners

Seahawks Player of the Week: Doug Baldwin- 4 receptions, 83 receiving yards, touchdown

Niners Player of the Week: Ted Ginn Jr- 102 yard kick return touchdown, 55 yard punt return touchdown.

The Niners defeated the Seahawks thanks to Ted Ginn Jr.'s two return touchdowns.

Cowboys vs Jets: 27-24 Jets

Cowboys Player of the Week: Sean Lee- 12 Tackles, interception, touchdown

Jets Player of the Week: Darrelle Revis- 6 tackles, interception

The Jets came back from being down two touchdowns to defeat the Cowboys. Revis picked off Romo with under a minute to play, which set up the game-winning field goal.

Patriots vs Dolphins 38-24 Patriots

Patriots Player of the Week: Tom Brady- 517 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, 121.6 passer rating

Dolphins Player of the Week: Brandon Marshall- 7 receptions, 139 yards

The Patriots defeated the Dolphins in the first game of the Monday Night double-header, thanks to Tom Brady who passed for over 500 yards.

Raiders vs Broncos: 23-21 Raiders

Raiders Player of the Week: Darren McFadden- 150 rushing yards

Broncos Player of the Week: Brandon Lloyd- 6 receptions, 89 yards

The Raiders beat the Broncos in the second game of the double-header. Kicker Sebastian Janikowski kicked three field goals, including a 63 yard one that tied an NFL record.