CORRECT PICKS:
Pittsburgh 28, Miami 17: Daunte Culpepper looked like the Daunte Culpepper of 2005, while Charlie Batch(!) looked like the Daunte Culpepper of 2004.
Chicago 26, Green Bay 0: Brett Favre proves the doubters wrong, again, when it turns out the Packers can sink lower.
Cincinnati 23, Kansas City 10: We stopped obsessing about the state of Carson Palmer's head and started worrying about the condition of Trent Green's brain.
Seattle 9, Detroit 6 (suicide pick): Who needs the best offensive guard in the NFL when you have a kicker who can make three out of five field goals?
Jacksonville 24, Dallas 17: Jaguars started slow, finished strong; Cowboys started strong; Bledsoe finished?
New England 19, Buffalo 17: Tom Brady cost his team 7 points, while J.P. Losman cost his team only 2, but history gets written by the winners.
Arizona 34, San Francisco 27: The Cardinals were strong in several areas ... but their new $30 million tailback was not one of them.
Philadelphia 24, Houston 10: David Carr did throw more touchdown passes than Vince Young ...
Indianapolis 26, New York Giants 21: Peyton Manning throws four interceptions, but the Giants can only hold on to one of them.
INCORRECT PICKS:
New Orleans 19, Cleveland 14: Reggie Bush's long-awaited debut totally overshadows Kellen Winslow Jr.'s.
St. Louis 18, Denver 10: When you think of the Rams, you automatically think defense and the kicking game.
Baltimore 27, Tampa Bay 0: As the University of Texas goes, so goes Chris Simms.
Atlanta 20, Carolina 6: Michael Vick beats the archrival Panthers with his trademark stifling defense.
New York Jets 23, Tennessee 16: Vince Young's future moves one step closer, while Kellen Clemens' moves one step back.
Minnesota 19, Washington 16: It's a shame the Redskins didn't have some kind of "pre-season" games to get their offense in sync.
San Diego 27, Oakland 0: When you get to hand off to LaDanian Tomlinson and Michael Turner on 70% of the plays, "leading a team" gets much easier.
THIS WEEK: 9-7
SEASON: 9-7
(2005 through Week 1: 11-5)
KAPOW-ER RANKINGS AFTER WEEK 1
Down and Distance's exclusive KAPOW-ER RANKINGS are back for their second year. The product of a simple formula, the rankings have predicted 10 of the last 16 Super Bowl winners. Further, 14 of the last 16 Super Bowl winners finished the regular season No. 1 or No. 2 in the KAPOW-ER system. Unlike with other, lesser rating systems, no opinion is involved in formulating these rankings. None. Teams are ranked on a centigrade scale, with 100 representing the NFL's strongest team and 0 its weakest. Don't like where your team is ranked? Sheesh, it's only Week 1. (Key: WK1 = This week's ranking. '05 = 2005 final ranking. POW = KAPOW-ER centigrade score)
| WK1 | '05 | TEAM | POW | WK1 | '05 | TEAM | POW | |
| 1 | 19 | Ravens | 100.00 | 17 | 26 | Bills | 47.22 | |
| 2 | 8 | Chargers | 100.00 | 18 | 11 | Redskins | 45.71 | |
| 3 | 9 | Bears | 100.00 | 19 | 6 | Giants | 44.68 | |
| 4 | 16 | Falcons | 76.92 | 20 | 32 | 49ers | 44.26 | |
| 5 | 23 | Eagles | 70.59 | 21 | 24 | Browns | 42.42 | |
| 6 | 12 | Bengals | 69.70 | 22 | 15 | Cowboys | 41.46 | |
| 7 | 21 | Rams | 64.29 | 23 | 28 | Titans | 41.03 | |
| 8 | 5 | Steelers | 62.22 | 24 | 27 | Lions | 40.00 | |
| 9 | 2 | Seahawks | 60.00 | 25 | 17 | Dolphins | 37.78 | |
| 10 | 29 | Jets | 58.97 | 26 | 3 | Broncos | 35.71 | |
| 11 | 7 | Jaguars | 58.54 | 27 | 10 | Chiefs | 30.30 | |
| 12 | 31 | Saints | 57.58 | 28 | 30 | Texans | 29.41 | |
| 13 | 22 | Cardinals | 55.74 | 29 | 4 | Panthers | 23.08 | |
| 14 | 1 | Colts | 55.32 | 30 | 20 | Packers | 0.0 | |
| 15 | 18 | Vikings | 54.29 | 31 | 25 | Raiders | 0.00 | |
| 16 | 13 | Patriots | 52.78 | 32 | 14 | Bucs | 0.00 |
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