Tom Brady brings a grudge to New Orleans, the Bengals and Cowboys look to rebound, and the Eagles and Vikings cap a Monday night doubleheader.
If a 9-7 were a good enough record to take the Giants to the Super Bowl in 2012, it’s a good enough record for this column to brag about in Week 1. It’s particularly decent given what a wild and unpredictable week of football it was: five upsets, 14 missed field goals, five games that came down to the final minute, both Super Bowl teams losing, a penalty for using a towel to dry the field and, strangest of all, a tie.