Week 1 of the 2017 NFL season went like everyone thought it would. Alex Smith of the Kansas City Chiefs and Sam Bradford of the Minnesota Vikings threw six more touchdown passes than Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints and Tom Brady of the New England Patriots...just as absolutely no one predicted.
The quarterback position was hardly the only one that spent the first week of the year in Bizarro World. Pittsburgh Steelers tailback Le'Veon Bell carried the ball all of 10 times. New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham didn't even play.