Cincinnati Bengals:
What a rough week for the Bengals. First, they are beaten by the Ravens and their rookie quarterback, running back and coach. Then later in the week the coach basically tells the fans of the team to be a fan of the team if they want to. Not a good way to start the season. Looks like the Bungals are back in action. Of course things can change with a victory this week against the Titans (who have issues of their own). Even Chad Ocho Cinco (Johnson) has run into a brick wall. Word is that Reebok wants 4.8 million from Chad if he wants his new name on the back of his jersey. So don't hold your breath waiting to see a jersey in stores.
Baltimore Ravens:
Rookie John Flaco gave the fans of Baltimore what they craved for years, stability at the quarterback position. But let's not kid ourselves here, he was in against a team that looks lost on both sides of the ball. This week he will get a tougher test against the upstart Texans who will look to shake off a demoralizing defeat at the hands of the Steelers. The defense looked tough and energized, but again it was the first week of the season.
Cleveland Browns:
To be blunt I think Braylon Edwards had money on the Cowboys game. I mean the man dropped EASY passes. Ok Ok, I take that back, maybe he just wanted to give the Steelers a false sense of security going into their week 2 match-up. Whatever the case, he and the Browns looked rough in their loss to the Cowboys. Their only bright spot was Shaun Rogers, who was basically unblockable. To add even more difficulty to this week's game, starting safety Sean Jones is out 4-6 weeks following knee surgery. This is a major blow considering the other starting safety, Brodney Pool, is out already following a concussion he suffered after getting blown up by Brandon Jacobs in a preseason game.
Pittsburgh Steelers:
The Steelers laid claim to being the class of the AFC even before the news broke of Tom Brady's injury. They totally manhandled the hapless Texans in their week one game. Fast Wille became relevant again, and the defense was killer. LaMarr Woodley introduced himself to the national scene in a big way and James Harrison ran reckless in the Texans backfield. Even old man Hines Ward looked impressive. The Steelers will go into their divisional game with the Browns with a swagger again and will look to take the Browns out early. Their only cause of concern is the knee and shoulder of Ben Roethlisberger, who was banged up.
