NFL: Surprises and shocks from Week 1

Surprises and shocks from the NFL’s Week 1

Sep 7, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles (9) fumbles the football while being sacked by Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Andre Branch (90) during the first quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports /

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Sep 7, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens running back Justin Forsett (29) celebrates after scoring a 13-yard touchdown during the third quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /

Justin Forsett is Baltimore’s Running Back

If you asked anyone which running back would be “the man” in Baltimore while Ray Rice was out, nobody would have come up with Justin Forsett.

Entering his seventh season in the NFL, the journeyman had carried the ball when needed but nobody looked at him as a lead back. Yet he looked solid against the Cincinnati Bengals defense when he took over after Bernard Pierce coughed the ball up.

It’s hard to imagine that Forsett will suddenly become this All-Pro running back—wouldn’t we have seen it before now?

Then again, it was hard to imagine him having the game we just saw from him as well. With the video footage of Rice (per ProFootballtalk.com) hitting his now-wife surfacing and Pierce in the doghouse, we might see a lot of Forsett this season.

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