Atlanta 22 / Chicago 20
Winner:
Matt Ryan (ATL) made the QB position look easy against the stout Bears defense. The BC native finished the game with 300+ yards and completed 73% of his passes.
Loser:
Mike Brown & the Bears secondary. The Bears DB's missed tackles and looked lost throughout; however, it was the cushion Mike Brown gave Michael Jenkins that cost them the game.
Houston 29 / Miami 28
Winner: Matt Schaub struggled through the first half of the game, but
Andre Johnson (HOU) was a rock. Johnson had 10 grabs for 178 yards, and set up the game winning score.
Loser:
Ted Ginn Jr. (MIA): the former first round pick should’ve stayed home. Ginn contributed 1 catch, and lost a yard on the day.
Indianapolis 31 / Baltimore 3
Winners:
Peyton Manning & Robert Mathis (IND). Manning got back on track for the season. He spread the ball around well, and put three balls in the endzone. Robert Mathis was Joe Flacco’s worst nightmare. Mathis terrorized the Ravens QB all day, and put him to the turf three times.
Loser:
The Baltimore Running Backs. McClain and McGahee were down-right awful. Their lack of production, and the inability of their defense, forced the rookie Flacco to drop back 38 times. Far too many for a rookie QB who was being hammered like Nick Nolte on a Saturday night.
Minnesota 12 / Detroit 10
Winner: Dan Orlovsky must’ve had a cheese steak in his jock because
Kevin Williams (MIN) had no trouble locating the Lions QB. Williams ate up Orlovsky four times, and had eight tackles on the day.
Loser:
Rudi Johnson (DET) should’ve left town with his stolen luggage. Its hard to believe this guy put up 1300 yards three times in his career. The Lions starter only averaged 2.2 yards per carry against MIN.
New Orleans 34 / Oakland 3
Winner:
Drew Brees(NO) is the best quarterback in the NFL right now. His numbers against the Raiders are mind-boggling: 26 of 30 for 320 yards, 3 TD’s, and a QB rating of 144.4. He spread the ball out to nine different receivers, and kept the Raiders D on the field for almost 40 minutes.
Loser: The former 1st round pick,
JaMarcus Russell (OAK). Russell’s stats are like a funhouse mirror version of Brees': 13 of 35 for 159 yards, 1 interception, and a QB rating of 40.1.
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