1. Who's the NFL's next big defensive star?

	DeAngelo Hall (right) was not afraid to get in Eagles WR Terrell Owens' face last Monday night. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

Atlanta second-year cornerback DeAngelo Hall used the Monday Night Football spotlight to put on quite a show in a 14-10 victory over Philadelphia, impressing everyone with his stellar work matched up one-on-one against Eagles Pro Bowl receiver Terrell Owens.

Yes, Owens finished with a game-high seven catches for 112 yards, but they were mostly low-impact receptions. His long gain was 23 yards, and Owens didn't get a sniff of the end zone, which he seemingly made his own personal domain last season.

Hall got his third career interception in the first quarter, picking off a Donovan McNabb pass that was intended for Owens and returning it 38 yards into Eagles territory. He also finished with a team-high five tackles and a pair of passes defended. But that doesn't begin to tell the whole story of his night.

Hall plays fearlessly, flying around to make tackles that other defensive backs shy away from, and aggressively shadowing his man all over the field. Where so many other cornerbacks consistently play off of receivers, giving them a healthy cushion to guard against anyone getting behind them, Hall isn't fazed by the threat of the deep ball and trusts his athletic instincts to make up ground.

In his second season, the Falcons' 2004 first-round draft pick has established himself as one of the team's defensive leaders, giving Atlanta a premier player in the secondary, to go with established stars defensive end Patrick Kerney and linebacker Keith Brooking.

2. Which assistant coaches were the unsung heroes of Week 1?

While the defensive efforts turned in by the Chiefs, Colts, Dolphins and Bucs got most of the headlines on Sunday, Detroit's dominant showing in a 17-3 win over the Packers should not be overlooked and coordinator Dick Jauron has to get a big chunk of the credit for that.

In a game the Lions almost had to win to set the tone for what they anticipate being a turn-around season, Jauron's unit held Green Bay to its fewest points in 13 years. Never in Brett Favre's NFL-record starting streak of 227 games had the Packers been limited to just three points.

Detroit harassed Favre into two interceptions and a fumble -- leading to 10 of the Lions' 17 points -- and also sacked him four times. The Packers went without a first down in their first five second-half drives, and Green Bay finished with just 46 yards rushing and 216 total yards of offense. And now the Lions get to build on their first-week momentum with a trip to Chicago, where Jauron's former team, the Bears, are again looking lost on offense.