Here are some things I learned from Sunday's non-Bills action in Week One:

-- Minnesota 34, Cleveland 20 -- Adrian Peterson is unlike anything I've ever seen. My memories of Walter Payton are very remote, but the way people would describe Sweetness' play also fits the bill for AP. Peterson's final touchdown run was absurd, as he literally threw two Browns aside on a scamper up the left sideline. If you consider what strength it takes to do that at full speed... wow. Wow-e-wow

Also, Brett Favre is going to do just fine in Minnesota, and it was nice to see the return of Eric Mangini's "someone used my soup as a restroom" face, even if I was rooting for the Browns.

-- Green Bay 21, Chicago 15 -- Jay Cutler and Aaron Rodgers helped a great deal, but the Bears and Packers defenses look overwhelming. For much of the night, the Bears were rushing just four or five at Rodgers, but Chicago defensive line coach Rod Marinelli is already better than he was as Lions head man last year. You can mark Detroit down for 0-6 in the NFC North. Book it.

Also... Dan Hager on why his girlfriend wouldn't change the station from the MTV whatever awards to the Bears/Packers game.

"She doesnt want to watch a bad QB who always looks like some one stole his truck."

True, Dan, but nobody deserves to watch this (That's why no one can read her pokerface).

-- Atlanta 19, Miami 7 -- Atlanta looks scary this year, even if I'm secretly hoping their 19-7 win over Miami was due to the Dolphins being awful. Matt Ryan continues to make the reporters who said the prototypical pocket passer was a thing of the past look as foolish as they sounded. Remember all the "scrambling quarterback craze" or a few years back? Ridiculous.

-- Denver 12, Cincinnati 7 -- I'm sorry, Cincinnati fans. Not only did you have to watch your team trail Kyle Orton and the Broncos, 6-0, for three-plus quarters, but then once your team finally takes a 7-6 lead, you lose on a tipped prayer of a pass. You're then forced to watch Kyle Orton and Josh McDaniels literally shocked to have won a football game. I'm sorry... at least until tonight.

For the record, I still feel like the Bills are going to win tonight. I fully expect them to have a losing season, but I can't shake the idea of Buffalo coming out on top against all odds. Just seems like something that would happen, where Xavier Omon and "Bills DEF" become the two surprise fantasy acquisitions for Week Two... or they lost 38-13.

-- New York Jets 24, Houston 7 -- By the way, the official cliche term for 2009 has been set: "Downhill Defense." Trent Dilfer was just one of the folks to love Rex Ryan's "Downhill Defense." In other, completely-unbiased news, I hate the New York Jets more than any other football team.

-- Baltimore 38, Kansas City 24 -- Two touchdowns for Willis McGahee, but 108 yards for Ray Rice. The real story for this week will be whether KC's offense has improved that much, or if the losses of Rex Ryan and Bart Scott have hurt the Ravens. Oh, and the loss of Jim Leonhard.

-- Philadelphia 38, Carolina 10 -- If Carolina isn't inquiring as to the availability of Derek Anderson right now...

Jake Delhomme looked miserable again, but the he did get the Panthers into the playoffs last year.

-- Indianapolis 14, Jacksonville 12 -- Peyton Manning's 301-yard day almost goes for naught, but the Jags call some sort of rugby formation to go for two, and can't tie the game late.

-- New Orleans 45, Detroit 27 -- Sure, Lions rookie Matthew Stafford may have thrown three interceptions, but Detroit may want to look closer at their defensive plans after Drew Brees threw six balls to receivers in the end zone, and all earned the Saints six points and a shot at an extra one. Just saying.

-- Dallas 34, Tampa Bay 21 -- Bucs didn't look nearly as bad as predicted, but Tony Romo's three touchdown passes should keep the critics off his back for, oh, at least a week.

-- San Francisco 20, Arizona 16 -- How long until the NFL makes San Fran head coach Mike Singletary take off the wooden crucifix he wears over his shirt? Stay strong, Mike. The Catholic in me is wondering how God chose between that show of faith, and Kurt Warner. By the way, I still love 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis.

-- New York Giants 23, Washington 17 -- London Fletcher made 18 tackles as Eli Manning and Jason Campbell had the exact same day. Both make equal dollars... just kidding!

-- Seattle 28, St. Louis 0 -- No Torry Holt, all kinds of problems. I don't like the Rams odds this year.

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