After crazy action in the early games, order was completely restored in the late action…almost.
Quick Shots:
Anybody want to argue with me that the Pittsburgh Steelers are done? Anybody want to argue with me that Ben Roethlisberger needs to be holding a clipboard right now? After Roethlisberger’s masterpiece against the Raiders last week, Big Ben goes out against the Broncos and gets outperformed by Jake Plummer. Yes, I said Jake Plummer. In Denver’s 31-20 win over Pittsburgh, Plummer threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns, while Roethlisberger threw three picks. Yes, I know he passed for 433 yards, but some of his throws in this game and therefore this season are just painful to watch. Nice game by Javon Walker (six receptions for 134 yards, two touchdowns and one rush for 72 yards and a touchdown)…Here is the “almost” in the order being completely restored out of the late action in the NFL – the 49ers defeated the Vikings 9-3. Okay, moving on…The Browns hung tough with the Chargers, but LaDainian Tomlinson cruised for 172 yards and three touchdowns in San Diego’s 32-25 victory over Cleveland. Phillip Rivers looked good in the win as well, throwing for 211 yards on 19 of 28 passing. The most productive tight end in the league, Kellen Winslow had a solid contest – catching 11 passes for 78 yards. With Cleveland moving the ball pretty well against a normally stout Chargers defense, you know what San Diego is thinking – one game down, three more to go until Shawne Merriman gets back in the starting lineup.
Most impressed with: Javon Walker is making Green Bay look silly that they didn’t even talk with the guy about a new contract last year before he got injured. LT’s day against Cleveland was equally impressive as well.
Least impressed with: I’ve said my piece on Roethlisberger. I like the guy, but he just looks like he needs more time to recover from everything he’s had to go threw this season. And I apologize to all the Charlie Batch haters out there, but the guy isn’t that bad and might not lose games to say, oh, the freaking Oakland Raiders!
