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One of the biggest surprises of was the uncharacteristic meltdown -- melt might be the operative word here -- of the , who relinquished a 10-point halftime lead, were shut out in the second half and in the searing midday Miami sun.Most startling for the was that both their defensive front and offensive line were manhandled, setting off a mild panic for a team that is a perennial contender and that appeared, on paper, , thanks to both good Chris Hubbard Jersey health and player acquisitions.Miami used a persistent running game to wear New England down, to the tune of 191 yards on 38 carries -- a surprise, considering the own offensive line had been after last years . The offensive line -- absent and mixing and matching personnel -- allowed to be pre sured 15 times, the second-highest total allowed by any team in the first week. The result: Brady completed just 51.8 percent of his pa ses, the lowest completion percentage among Week 1 starters, and he was le s and le s effective the further he threw downfield.Was it a heat-induced aberration or an indication of a larger problem for the ? Theyll get an answer quickly . The temperature wont be a problem, but the explosivene s of and -- who combined for 177 yards rushing (Pattersons 102 yards came on just three carries) in Week 1 -- might. (UPDATE: for Sundays matchup after it emerged that hed been indicted by a Texas grand jury for reckle s or negligent injury to a child.)To avoid the first 0-2 start of the Brady era, the have to test a defense that didnt get much resistance from St. Louis backup quarterbacks, who threw for no touchdowns and two interceptions and were sacked five times. One key: more balance. The ran just 20 times while Brady had 56 attempts, the third-most in his career (the are 1-5 when he attempts at least 55 pa ses).There just hasnt been a lot of sample size, so were trying to figure out the things were good at, the things were not good at, and then thats how you improve over the course of the year, Brady said. You do things, and if they dont work, you kind of work all offseason to see if you can be better at certain things. Like I said before, you try to add new players, you try to add new schemes. You Ricardo Louis Jersey re hopeful things are a lot better and then ultimately you go out there and you put it to the test. If it doesnt work, you change. If it works, then you continue to build on it. But not everything works. You dont change everything -- you change some things. But ultimately, youre trying to have the best play, youre trying to anticipate it against the right defense, and you go out there and practice it and see how it works. And then if it doesnt work, you try to make adjustments moving forward.As we look ahead to the rest of the , here are 10 more storylines to keep an eye on:1) Can Eli carry the load? This is a daunting statistic for the : Last week, in , the allowed just 52 rushing yards at a clip of 2.2 yards per rush. That would suggest the might be forced to put their fate in s hands -- which is where they probably dont want it to be. Arizona coach said he to judge a quarterback in a new offense, and it looks as if Manning, who struggled through the preseason and then with coordinator Ben McAdoos new system, will need all of that time. He completed just 54.5 percent of his pa ses against Detroit on Monday and was intercepted twice. In and , the have one of the best cornerback tandems in the NFL, and they will surely be looking to feast on Mannings struggles.2) Which BrianHoyer will show up ? The one who let the fall into a 27-3 hole , or the one who roared back to tie the game before Cleveland lost? And will he be facing the defense that finished in the top five last season, or the one that yielded 568 yards to the in ? Hoyer was especially good from the no-huddle Sunday, completing 80 percent of his pa ses compared to just 52.4 percent after huddling -- defensive coordinator admitted that no-huddle teams . But to really take advantage of where the defense appeared most vulnerable against Atlanta, Hoyer will have to air out his pa ses. New Orleans gave up five pa ses of at least 20 yards in the air to , the most in the NFL in Week 1, and 10 completions of at least 10 yards in the air, also the most in the NFL last week. Ryan was 10-of-14 (71.4 percent) on throws of at least 10 yards in the air, the best mark in the NFL heading into Week 2. Hoyer completed eight of 15 pa ses of at least 10 yards in the air against Pittsburgh (a 53.3 completion percentage), but he had far more succe s with the tactic in the second half, when he completed seven of nine pa ses of at least 10 yards in the air. In the first half, he was 1-of-6 on such pa ses.3) Can the -- especially TonyRomo -- reverse the errors of their Week 1 ways? San Francisco scored 21 points off Dallas turnovers , the most in the league in Week 1. Romo threw three interceptions and was sacked three times in his first game since undergoing back surgery. He had particular trouble with intermediate and deep pa ses. On throws that traveled at least 5 yards in the air, he was 10-of-21 with three interceptions, and he was much le s effective when taking the snap from under center instead of in the shotgun. , the , allowed just 245 yards of total offense and one third-down conversion to and the , while notching four sacks.4) Numbers show trouble brewing for . Smith threw all three of his Week 1 interceptions on pa ses of at least 10 yards in the air. This week, he that held off a late charge by s . Smith and Co. will have to do a lot better, because the defense is going backwards; when they allowed 405 yards to the , it marked the seventh Olivier Vernon Jersey time in their past nine games theyve given up at least 400 yards. Last year, Kansas City allowed an average of 481 yards in its two games against the , and now the are without , who . The averaged 4 yards per play when Johnson was on the field last week and 6.3 yards when he was off of it.5) Can the defense find its footing against a hobbled O-line? Indianapolis, which will be , managed just one sack and a handful of pre sures . But the will have a chance to do better when they on Monday, as Phillys offensive line, which was intact all of last season, has been beset by absences. The placed offensive lineman (who was the replacement for the suspended ) on injured reserve, while , a selection, landed on injured reserve-designated to return. And while they came back from 17 points down to score in Week 1, we should note they gave up five sacks in the proce s. While coach said Mathis sack total will have to be replaced by committee, there is a player to watch: second-year pro , who starts in Mathis place and was easily held at bay by the last week. Protecting Foles -- and battling the crowd noise the will face in Lucas Oil Stadium -- is critical if the quarterback is to rebound from his three-turnover start to the year after committing four all last season.Brandt: A se sing the overhaulsGil Brandt checks in on some of the rebuilt position groups acro s the NFL. Who should feel good -- and who should be worried? 6) The halting development of RobertGriffin III continues. In last weeks , Griffin completed 78.4 percent of his pa ses -- but he was just 4-of-8 on pa ses that traveled more than 10 yards in the air. And Washington scored just six points while converting just 25 percent of its third-down chances. The third-year pro was pre sured 18 times (the most in the league in Week 1) by the superb defense, and , which sacked Foles five times .7) How will JoshMcCown and Co. handle the ? Minnesota used short drops and quick pa ses to negate St. Louis vaunted pa s rush , and was practically untouched by a team that T. J. Carrie Jersey notched 53 sacks in 2013. The Bucs figure to use the same strategy in an effort to get and an offense that a chance to score more than 14 points and pa s for more than 162 yards (29th in the league in Week 1). Tampa Bay will get a reprieve in the form of defensive end s with an ankle injury. Still, the Bucs offensive line -- a concern entering the season -- must contend with , who had three sacks when the teams played last December. McCown was pre sured 12 times by the last Sunday, tied for third-most in the first week.8) , DerekCarr gets to face J.J.Watt. Good luck to the rookie quarterback. While Oaklands offensive line can focus on keeping Watt off Carr, thanks to first-round pick with a knee injury, the unit will need all the help it can get. , Watt had one sack, five quarterback hits and a fumble recovery. The offense with Carr was barely functional, posting 11 drives , excluding kneel downs -- and just two of those drives went more than 30 yards. Oakland finished the day with 158 yards of offense and 25 rushing yards. 9) Will Green Bay get right ? When coach was asked this week how to defend Green Bay quarterback , he joked that he hoped Rodgers would get sick. Actually, Ryans defense had some succe s the one time it faced Rodgers , holding him to a career-low 44.1 percent completion rate with no touchdowns. But the secondary is depleted -- New York hopes to get from a high ankle sprain. After , this will be the first litmus test for the unit. Do not expect Rodgers to avoid the right side of the field, as he did against in the lo s to the . Just 24 percent of his pa ses went to the right side in Seattle, a marked difference from the pattern he established from 2011 to 2013, when 46.7 percent of his pa ses went to the right. Regardle s of where he throws the ball, Rodgers is 28-2 in his last 30 starts at home when he made at least 10 attempts. This is the start of a brutal stretch for the against top-level quarterbacks. After Green Bay, , , , .10) Running up the flags. While penalties were way down from the preseason to Week 1, they were slightly up Bernie Kosar Jersey from last year and significantly up with regard to the points-of-emphasis calls. Last year, 250 penalties were called in Week 1; this year, it was 268, an increase of about one per game. Just two illegal contact penalties were called in Week 1 of 2013 -- compared to 13 last week. Also in Week 1 of 2013, there were eight defensive holding penalties, five offensive pa s interference penalties and three defensive illegal use of the hands penalties called; last week, there were 25 defensive holding penalties, 12 offensive pa s interference penalties and nine defensive illegal use of the hands penalties called.Follow Judy Battista on Twitter .