Ordinarily in this space, we would go into great detail about the Tampa Bay-New Orleans fireworks show that highlighted Week 1 -- all the passes, catches, yards, and touchdowns; every run for every first down; each individual's fantasy production and numerical profile. And to some extent, we will. But as exciting as Drew Brees was, and as surprising as Ryan Fitzpatrick was, neither came as close to making history as a rookie special teamer whose squad didn't even win.
Besides, we just covered our list of historical passing shootouts in Week 5 last year. Where does the Fitzpatrick-Brees showdown fall on that list?