So, that happened.

Wow, what a Week 1 it was in the NFL this year. There were a few surprise upsets such as Carolina over San Diego, Chicago over Indianapolis and to a lesser degree, Atlanta over Detroit. There were some surprise performances such as Donovan McNabb throwing for 361 yards and 3 TD's, Michael Turner rushing for 220 yards and Willie Parker rushing for 3 TD's (which already bests last year's total of 2). Nothing was more shocking, though, than the season-ending injury to Patriots QB Tom Brady in the first quarter of the game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Brady has been Mr. Consistency for the past 7 years and was coming off the best statistical year of his career, throwing for 4806 yards and an NFL record 50 TD's and a career-best 117.2 passer rating. None of that mattered, though, after a heartbreaking loss in Super Bowl XLII, a game that should have been the icing on the Patriots perfect season. Brady and the Pats were coming into this season with one thing on their minds - get back to the Super Bowl, and win it. Now, that goal may be in jeopardy with "Tom Terrific" (I hate that nickname by the way) out for the season.

So...what does all of this mean for my season predictions? Well, not as much as you would think. I still think the Pats are the best team in the AFC East, but maybe they'll win 10 or 11 games instead of 13 or 14. They'll still be in the playoffs, although they may not have a bye week in the first round. Anyway, all my predictions were made based on everyone staying healthy for the whole year. Of course, that never happens, so I'm not going to go through and change them every week or every time someone gets hurt. They will stay as is. It's all just for fun, anyway.