NFL Week 1: Surprise Sunday Performance for Each Team

Philadelphia Eagles: Nick Foles in the first-half

Like Brian Hoyer, Philadelphia Eagles franchise QB Nick Foles needed to bounce back in a big way in the second half, as his team fell into a 17-0 hole against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Eagles recovered to score 34 unanswered points and win in a romping fashion at the end, but Foles’s second half performance was so awful that it has to give everyone pause. He looked erratic out there, as he consistently missed easy throws that he normally makes. He finished with a solid 87.5 QB Rating,but make no mistake, Foles turned in a bad game. He’s a solid QB, though, and he should play like he did later on in the game from here on out.

Dallas Cowboys: Tony Romo flat-out sucked

There’s no doubt in my mind that Tony Romo is one of the top ten quarterbacks in the NFL right now, but this guy was downright horrific against the San Francisco 49ers. He tossed three picks and genuinely looked like a late-round rookie making his debut instead of one of the league’s most accomplished passers over the last five years. He averaged 7.6 yards per attempt, but those three interceptions stick out big-time in the loss. The Cowboys defense is too bad for Romo to lay any more eggs, so he has to be much, much better than that in order to give his team a chance.

Washington Redskins: RG3 dinks and dunks

Based on what we saw at times from Jake Locker and Cam Newton last year, it looks like there’s a trend towards coaching staffs making the offense more simplistic for a young QB in order to help their decision-making and technique. It worked like a charm for Newton last year, but the Redskins really screwed up yesterday by dinking and dunking too much. While RG3 looked composed and accurate for the first time since his rookie year with just eight incompletions to his name, he also averaged just 9.2 yards per completion and did nothing to threaten the Houston Texans defense in a six-point game. In fact, the Redskins offensive approach played right into the Texans hands and played out of their own, as Pierre Garcon and DeSean Jackson, who are two excellent wideouts, were unable to do what they do best- make plays downfield. Jackson’s longest play went for 17 yards, while Garcon’s highest reception went for just 15.