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Against the backdrop of months without meaningful game action, the NFL's opening week produced its familiar, sector-wide phenomenon: a single result, 5.9% of the schedule, treated as sufficient basis for the season's verdict.
The Rams, Bears, and Chargers drew the broadest overreactions. In each case, the underlying numbers complicate the initial read.
The Rams entered the season as Super Bowl favorites, widely described as a "super team," and lost in Australia to the San Francisco 49ers.
Rich Eisen Show contributor Chris Brockman predicted they would follow the 2011 Philadelphia Eagles out of the playoffs entirely. The read-through is less alarming than that.
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