The Cowboys-Patriots game was shocking in its low score but utterly predictable in its outcome with the Cowboys finding a way to lose late.
If the Falcons beat the Lions this week, I hope Mike Smith claps Jim Schwartz on the back like Rafael Nadal hitting a forehand winner.
Jay Cutler is a top-10 NFL quarterback that merely needs some protection. He's better in real life than Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Matt Schaub and Matthew Stafford. He's in roughly the same tier as Eli Manning and Tony Romo.
The Packers left the door open for a backdoor cover all day, but the Rams refused it at every turn. Not sure why they traded for Brandon Lloyd now that Sam Bradford has a high ankle sprain.
Aaron Rodgers has a 122.5 passer rating on the season, slightly higher than Peyton Manning's single-season record. Rodgers is by far the all-time leader in that category, too.
Cam Newton will be valuable all year due to the rushing touchdowns and his terrible defense, but his passing output has predictably returned to earth the last two weeks.
Now that the Vikings refuse to throw to Adrian Peterson out of the backfield, is there any difference between him and Michael Turner? On a similar note, why don't the Jaguars ever throw to Maurice Jones-Drew anymore? You'd think a rookie QB would benefit from having a top receiving back as a check-down.
The Niners won on the road against an undefeated team despite their quarterback averaging 3.9 yards per attempt.
The time to buy-low on Frank Gore was three weeks ago. The time to buy low on Rashard Mendenhall was last week. The feature backs who might be available for cheap this week are Steven Jackson, Shonn Greene (pending Monday's game), Daniel Thomas, Peyton Hillis and LeGarrette Blount.
Darrius Heyward-Bey (9.1 YPT) and Darren McFadden sure looked like busts at the end of 2009, but both are having very good seasons. Maybe the Raiders should give JaMarcus Russell another chance. Don't mock it - they're in touch with Josh McCown, and unlike Russell, he can't slot in as an extra defensive tackle for goal-line stands.
Before the season Eli Manning got into hot water for putting himself in the same class as Tom Brady. Through six games, both players are tied for second behind Aaron Rodgers at 9.1 yards per passing attempt, and while Manning has 11 TDs and 5 picks, Brady has 16 TDs and eight interceptions. Manning has been sacked three more times for 49 extra yards lost and fumbled four times (2 lost). But based on year-to-date performance Manning's statement hasn't been proven ridiculous.