NFL- Week One Review

The first weekend of the 2010 NFL season is in the books and there were some surprises around the league, but none more so than the Seattle Seahawks absolutely throttling the San Francisco 49ers, 31-6 in Seattle.
Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck had two touchdown passes and a touchdown run in an efficient game. The 49ers are expected to do big things in the NFC West this season and they struggled against the 'Hawks, who won the game in Pete Carroll's Head Coaching debut in Seattle.
The Houston Texans knocked off the Indianapolis Colts, 34-24 behind 231 yards rushing and three touchdowns by Arian Foster, this week's Heftyinfo Player of the Week.
The New England Patriots showed they are still the team to beat in the AFC East as they shellacked the Cincinnati Bengals, 38-24 as Tom Brady threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Wes Welker, who is coming back from a serious knee injury suffered late last season.
Pittsburgh got off to a good start, winning 15-9 as Rashard Mendenhall rumbled 50 yards for the winning touchdown in overtime against the Atlanta Falcons. The Steelers are without starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger until the fifth game of the season due to a suspension.
The Chicago Bears caught a break when Detroit wide receiver Calvin Johnson's touchdown catch was overturned in the closing seconds, when it was ruled the ball hit the ground and he didn't maintain control in the end zone of a 19-14 win for the Bears.
The Green Bay Packers rolled to a 27-20 win over Philadelphia as Aaron Rodgers passed for two touchdowns and the defense held Michael Vick (in for the injured starting QB Kevin Kolb) late in the game to secure the win. Vick passed for 175 yards and ran for another 103 yards in the loss, which sparked a quarterback controversy between him and Kolb (5 of 10 for just 24 yards before suffering a concussion) as to who should be the starter for the Eagles.
Tennessee served notice in the AFC South that the Colts and Texans aren't the only contenders in 2010 as they crushed Oakland, 38-13 behind two touchdown runs (including a 76 yard TD) by Chris Johnson, who finished with 142 yards in the game and Vince Young, who threw for 154 yards and connected with Nate Washington on a 56 yard touchdown pass to give the Titans a lead they would not relinquish.
In other games...
The Miami Dolphins topped the lowly Buffalo Bills, 15-10 behind 132 rushing yards from Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, who scored a one-yard TD for the Dolphins... Arizona got a late TD pass from new quarterback Derek Anderson to Larry Fitzgerald to hold off the stubborn St. Louis Rams, 17-13. Rams rookie QB Sam Bradford had 253 yards passing and a touchdown pass, but also threw three interceptions in the loss...
Jacksonville knocked off Denver, 24-17 as David Garrard threw for three TDs in the win... In the yawner of the week, Tampa Bay beat Cleveland, 17-14 behind a pair of TD strikes from quarterback Josh Freeman... The 'other' Manning, Eli Manning threw for three TDs and Ahmad Bradshaw ran for another score as the New York Giants beat down the Carolina Panthers, 31-18...
And finally, the Monday Night Football double header saw the Kansas City Chiefs shock the San Diego Chargers, 21-14 in the night cap behind a 94-yard punt return by rookie Dexter McCluster to go along with a 56 yard rushing touchdown by Jamaal Charles. San Diego outgained the Chiefs, 404-197 in total yardage, but QB Philip Rivers (298 yards passing with two TD) couldn't get it done late from the KC 4-yard line as the Chiefs defense stood tall...
The Baltimore Ravens humbled the New York Jets in the MNF opener as Willis McGahee scored the game's only touchdown on a one-yard run in a 10-9 victory that saw the Jets muster only six first downs for the game while racking up 125 yards on 14 penalties.

Notables from Week One: Green Bay running back Ryan Grant is gone for the season after suffering a severe ankle injury and the New York Jets' defensive lineman Kris Jenkins is out for the season as well after suffering a torn ACL in the Monday night game.
The New England Patriots traded running back Laurence Maroney to the Denver Broncos for future draft picks.