Another exciting week of games on Sunday – which means another interesting day of Monday tape study.

The Buffalo Bills’ upset at the hands of the Cincinnati Bengals dropped them from the heady ranks of the top 5 in NFL.com’s latest Power Poll, but otherwise there wasn’t much change at the top, with Green Bay and New Orleans leading the way.

This week, the Playbook research staff started its day by putting aside watching every game from Minute 1 to Minute 60. But that doesn’t mean we took a real break.

Up to this point, we have avoided targeting the real stars of today’s NFL — the pass catchers. So, to all the gun-slinging divas and sticky-gloved jockeys out there, this is your week.

Jason Smith takes a look at which running back platoons are the most attractive in Week 3.

Thomas Davis certainly is willing, but it appears his right knee is determined to undermine his NFL career. The Panthers linebacker confirmed via Twitter that he has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee for a third time.

NFL Network analyst and quarterback guru Steve Mariucci broke down Newton’s performance on “NFL GameDay Final” Sunday, taking a closer look at what Newton did well and where his rookie mistakes are still showing.

Another week, another record for Cam Newton – and that’s just through one quarter of Carolina’s home opener against the Packers.

NFL Network insider Jason La Canfora checked in Thursday on “NFL Total Access” to discuss one of the secrets behind Panthers rookie QB Cam Newton’s record-breaking debut, which running back will have the most carries for the Texans in Week 2 and the latest in Terrelle Pryor’s appeal process.

Cam Newton passed a lot of tests with his record-breaking 422-yard, two-touchdown performance in Week 1 and managed to impress NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner.

NFL Network analyst Jamie Dukes believes leadership is an underrated aspect of what Cam Newton brings to the table for the Panthers.

Count Panthers LB Thomas Davis among those worn out by the buzz on Green Bay and its Super Bowl-winning QB, Aaron Rodgers.

Brian Billick explains just how Carolina can successfully continue Cam Newton’s growth.

Panthers LB Jon Beason, who missed all of the preseason with a left foot injury, won’t return after suffering what the team called a left ankle injury during the third quarter against the Cardinals.

Jimmy Clausen was among six Panthers players on the inactive list ahead of Sunday’s season opener against the Cardinals.