What to Watch For: Week 2

Week 2 began on Thursday night, as the Baltimore Ravens annihilated a division foe, the Pittsburgh Steelers, 26-6. There's still fifteen games on the slate, fourteen today and one tomorrow night. There's bound to be an upset or two, and you know some very good, very impactful players are going to suffer an injury; it's inevitable. I don't want to be a Negative Nancy, so here's what to watch for in Week 2!

1. Who will be 2-0, Miami or Buffalo? One week after upsetting better competition, the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills square off, fighting for the best record in the division. These two teams surprised people with their performances in Week 1, and this should be a hard-fought, exciting game. Who would have thought?
2. The Minnesota Vikings offense sans Adrian Peterson. The Vikings host the New England Patriots today and will be without their best player-- running back Adrian Peterson. According to Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com, Peterson has been deactivated from this week's contest after he was arrested and indicted on charges of child endangerment on Thursday. On a pure-football note, the Vikings' offense is in trouble.
3. The Atlanta Falcons' receivers versus the Cincinnati Bengals' cornerbacks. Matt Ryan was on fire against New Orleans last week, torching the Saints' defense for 448 yards and three touchdowns. This week, the Bengals will provide a more formidable opponent. I'm looking to see how the Falcons' wide receivers -- Julio Jones, Roddy White, Harry Douglas, and Devin Hester -- fare against the Bengals' cornerbacks -- Terence Newman, Leon Hall, Adam Jones, Dre Kirkpatrick, and Darqueze Dennard.
4. Aaron Rodgers's rebound. After opening the season against last year's Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks and failing to bring their A-game, or even their B-game for that matter, the Green Bay Packers, and particularly quarterback Aaron Rodgers, are going to come out firing against the New York Jets today. They were embarrassed by the Seahawks and are looking to get that bad taste out of their mouths. Rex Ryan's defense may be in for a long afternoon.