NFL ROUND-UP WEEK 1

My take on Week 1 in the NFL..

-  Looks like the Miami Dolphins are tanking for the No. 1 pick in next spring's NFL Draft. They will be the team to play against this season in your pools. They should be huge underdogs this week- even at home- vs New England.

_ The Dolphins are terrible. Don't let Baltimore's destruction of the Fish fool you. The Ravens aren't that good. In fact, let's see how they do this weekend in their home opener vs. Arizona. The Cardinals overcame a 24-6 4th quarter against Detroit to earn a tie yesterday.  But the Cards will need to play outdoors next Sunday and deal with the time change and flying across the country.

- The Patriots look tough again, even with Antonio Brown.New England's method is no secret- stockpile wins and get home field advantage in the AFC playoffs, so teams must travel to cold, often snowy New England in January. Meanwhile Pittsburgh got destroyed again vs the Pats. The Steelers will face challengers in the AFC North from Baltimore and Cleveland.

- Speaking of the Browns they got fooled at home and showed they are not ready for prime time just yet. People on the Cleveland bandwagon should pump the brakes a bit. Tennessee is a solid team who went into Cleveland and took care of business. With Andrew Luck retiring from Indy, the titans have to be favorites to win AFC South.

- The Colts, even without Luck, did take the Chargers to the brink, losing in overtime to LA. Actually blame veteran kicker Adam Venatari for the defeat, as he missed two field goals and an extra point which would've won the game in regulation time for Indianapolis.

- Minnesota at home is a handful, as they manhandled the Falcons. Atlanta plays the Eagles on Sunday Night football this weekend. Going down 0-2 in a loaded NFC South is not good. The Vikingshave an early season showdown with the 1-0 Packers in Green Bay next week.

- The underdog Bengals gave Seattle fits, even in Seattle. The Seahawks will be unpredictable this year but will always have a chance with Russell Wilson at QB.

- The Giants were crushed in Dallas after an early 7-0 lead/ Once again the new York defense and offensive line were to blame. How long until Daniel Jones takes over for Eli Manning at QB? The Cowboys have firepower this year but remember they were playing the G-men.

- Nick Foles can't catch a break ( pardon the pun). He has never played a full season. Now, after signing a big contract with Jacksonville as their new starting QB, Foles got crunched yesterday and broke his clavicle. He will need surgery and will be out a while. With the break when the Jaguars chances of winning AFC South. Kansas City scored 42 points and survived the trip to Florida.

- Jets and Bills- who cares! Two future wins for the Eagles, although October in Buffalo may not be fun.

Tonight is Denver at Oakland plus Houston at New Orleans.