The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Pigskin

Much was made during the offseason about Peyton Manning’s 4 neck surgeries and his absence last season. However, on national TV last night he looked like the old Peyton again. [Washington Post]

Robert Griffin III started off on the right foot on Sunday to proving his supporters right and making any detractors feel silly. [SI]

Jets star CB Darrelle Revis sustained a “mild” concussion against the Bills. His status is currently unknown for the next game, but given the new set of rules and tests the smart money is on him sitting out. [ESPN]

A lot of analysts and fans picked the Eagles to make it to the Super Bowl this year, unfortunately their week 1 performance can’t have done much to instill confidence in those predictions. [ESPN]

Here are the top 5 throws from this week. [NFL]

The Trent Richardson truck is a thing to behold. [.gif]

The Recovering Politician Bowl began along with the league this Sunday. However, I will forego offering the result just yet because there are still two games to be played for MNF. Check back next week to see how things shook out after Week 1.