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Pardon
The Interruption...
When the scene settled after a rousing Week 2, two injuries, both to
quarterbacks, became the main story lines for NFL media coverage.
 Dallas
QB Tony Romo would eventually be diagnosed with two broken ribs and a
slightly punctured lung, Despite this and the extended time in the
locker room for treatment, he would return to spark the Cowboy fourth
quarter comeback and overtime win.
 In
his return to the Georgia Dome against Atlanta, Michael Vick went
into his own teammate during a Falcons rush, causing the concussion
that would have him staggering to his own sideline and put him out of
action for the remainder.
Both players have been cleared to return in Week 3, but it remains to
be seen if either injury has any further effect on the rest of the
season.
Is it
Fantasy... Carolina rookie quarterback Cam Newton set a
record that lasted around three hours. His 854 passing yards
the first two games of the season was later surpassed by the 940 yards
from Patriot Tom Brady.
Or is
it Reality?... The Bills, Texans, Redskins and Lions make
up two-thirds of the remaining undefeated teams!
 WEEK 2 PHOTO NOTES
Left...QB Tom Brady
passing against the 49ers is cropped from a Getty image in the Dallas
section of Bleacher
Report. Right...
Michael
Vick being tended to following his injury against the Falcons is
cropped from an image in NFL
News World.
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 Let There Be Football-Part 1!...
In a likely preview of the upcoming NFC Championship, the Saints met
the Packers in the traditional season opener
at the reigning Lombardi Trophy holder's home venue. Not a bad party
for the host Green Bay community, who also owns the defending champs,
since it happens to be the smallest market in the NFL.
Couldn't find a picture of Kid Rock wearing a cheesehead, though.
Is
it Fantasy...
If you had either Drew Brees or Aaron Rodgers as your fantasy team
starting QB, you're doing a happy dance. Combined they threw for 731
yards, equal shares of 6 TDs, with zero interceptions. Until this, no
opposing QBs had ever passed for at least 300 yards and scored 3 TDs,
with no INTs, in a season opener.
Or
is it Reality?...
 Forget that
Green Bay rookie Randall Cobb scored two TDs in his debut game, one a
108 yard kickoff return to tie an NFL record. The second round pick
from Kentucky is the first person born in the 1990s to play in an NFL
game. Makes some of us feel really old!
 Let
There Be Football-Part 2!... Just when you think a union
lockout,
less pre-season workouts and cutting the chances of a kick-off return
run are going to ruin football, the "Kickoff Weekend" brought us no
less than a record eight Week 1 kick-return touchdowns, with six
different NFL punt and kick return records either tied or broken.
(Click Here for Video)
Is
it Fantasy...
The quarterback free-for-all continued following Thurday's opener and
resulted in 14 different QBs passing for 300+ yards, plus there were a
total 7,842 net passing yards amassed during Week 1. Both marks are the
most of any week in the NFL. Patriots QB Tom Brady topped the list (517
yards), with Panthers rookie Cam Newton (422 yards) next, setting a
career opening record.
Or
is it Reality?...
 Despite
his #3 status on the depth chart, some Denver Bronco fans are
being vocal about starting QB Tim Tebow, and hinting they may not be as
savvy as they profess. Booing the starter Kyle Orton in the first
quarter, planning Tebowmania billboards supporting a player who is a
work in progress, these are not ways to support your team. He
does deserve credit for how he handles the press, who in their own way
(see Tebow
Makes Sure Cheerleaders Have Hoodies) can be just as
unrealistic as these Bronco fans.
WEEK 1 PHOTO NOTES
Top
Right...RB James Starks after his Lambeau leap is cropped
from gameday
photos in the Green Bay
Press Gazette coverage. Middle Left...The
Packers
Baby Blanket and Hat is Out-of-Stock at Shop.com.
Middle Right...Cardinal
Beanie Wells in action is cropped
from gameday photos on azcentral.com coverage.
Bottom Right...Versions
of Tebow billboards are beginning to
show up all over the internets, including this example from
tauntr.com.
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