Tom Brady, gone. Shawne Merriman, gone. The AFC's dominance over the NFC, gone. As typical opening weekends in the NFL go, this one wasn't. That rumbling sensation? It wasn't the bean dip in your stomach, bubba. It was a seismic power shift in the Sunday football league. Source: Denver Post
The AFC's dominance over the NFC never was... It was all simply put an ILLUSION created by thick skulls in the media.