The Fine Fifteen

Reggie Wayne caught two long touchdown passes in the Colts' season-opening rout of the Saints. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

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1. Indianapolis (1-0). Holding the Saints' offense to three points is something like American League pitchers holding A-Rod to a 1-for-26 week.

2. New England (1-0). Stats for Brady's new toys (Moss, Welker, Stallworth) in the steamrolling of the Jets: 16 catches, 263 yards, two touchdowns. By the way, Brady has played the Jets seven times at the Meadowlands. He's 7-0.

3. San Diego (1-0). The game is 60 minutes. For 44 minutes, the Bears beat the living tar out of the Tomlinsons. For the final 16, the Chargers imposed their will and showed there is a three-team triumvirate atop the NFL world.

4. Baltimore (0-0). "Offensively,'' Brian Billick says, "we've got the best mix we've ever had. Ever. This time last year Steve McNair's head was swimming. Now he knows his options so much better.''

5. Chicago (0-1). Held LaDainian Tomlinson to 25 yards on 17 carries. Played gallantly on defense for 40 minutes, and in spots in the fourth quarter. But that offense has to be better, which might be the most obvious Week 1 NFL statement of them all.

6. Pittsburgh (1-0). Good to see you back, Ben.

7. Seattle (1-0). Shaun Alexander, healthy, 27 carries for 105 yards. Alexander said in our NFL preview issue that Eric Dickerson's 2,105-yard NFL rushing record and Tomlinson's record of 31 touchdowns in a season are his goals. Well, 2,000 yards and 30 touchdowns to go, big fella.

8. Denver (1-0). Jay Cutler had a nice opener -- 23 of 39, 309 yards, one touchdown and one pick -- but he'll be challenged more with the physical D's of Oakland and Jacksonville coming up ... followed by the lightning--quick defense of the Colts.

9. New Orleans (0-1). Not saying the Saints deserve a mulligan for zero touchdowns in 12 possessions, but Drew Brees won't be that bad again, and that offensive line won't be that leaky.

10. Tennessee (1-0). Chris Brown, 175 rushing yards. Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor, 48 rush yards combined.

11. Carolina (1-0). Jake lives.

12. Dallas (1-0). Tony Romo's career did not end when he muffed the field-goal snap at Seattle. That was pretty obvious Sunday night.

13. Jacksonville (0-1). How can a team with Jacksonville's defensive front get pushed around and surrender 282 rushing yards?

14. Buffalo (0-1). The Bills looked a whole lot more like the second-best team in the AFC East than the Jets did Sunday.

15. Detroit (1-0). Come on. Give the Leos a break. Might be the last time they'll be in this weekly grouping of teams all year.

Quote of the Week I

"We got the 'Brady sucks' thing going on after we beat 'em 38-14. Only in the Meadowlands.''

-- Tom Brady, standing on the field at the Meadowlands and talking via a headset with CBS after the Patriots overwhelmed the Jets 38-14. An hour later he added, "That's why I love playing in New York."

Quote of the Week II

"BRAY-dee! BRAY-dee! BRAY-dee!''

-- The Cleveland Browns Stadium crowd, four minutes and 23 seconds into the new season. Literally. That's how long it took them to call for coach Romeo Crennel to make Brady Quinn his starting quarterback. But Crennel did not listen. He replaced Charlie Frye, all right, in the second quarter -- but with Derek Anderson, not the 22nd pick in April's draft.

Quote of the Week III

"Do I hate the preseason? Yeah. But is it a necessary evil? Yeah.''

-- Baltimore coach Brian Billick.

Quote of the Week IV

"I am fine. I made my statement. Nothing else needs to be said.''

-- A text message from New England strong safety Rodney Harrison in rebuffing an interview request last week, as he served the first week of a four-week suspension for HGH use, a violation of the NFL's substance-abuse policy.

Quote of the Week V

"David Garrard is physically more capable in every aspect of the game, and it's not even close.''

-- CBS NFL analyst Phil Simms, on his feelings that the Jaguars made the right call in choosing Garrard over Byron Leftwich at quarterback, on New York sports-talk station WFAN's Sunday morning NFL show with Mike Francesa.

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