– It’s overtime in the Titans-Texans game and Vince Young takes the snap from center and dashes to the edge of Houston’s defense. The next thing Texans fans know Young runs past defenders for a 39 yard touchdown run. Final score, 26-20 Tennessee, as Houston fans throw up thinking about how Young could have been theirs. I seem to remember a few years ago when an exciting young quarterback named Michael Vick dashed 40-plus yards for a winning touchdown in overtime in Minnesota. Before we all know it, people everywhere will be saying he should be a running back or he can’t be a true pocket passer. Others will hold out hope that he’s the next generation of quarterback. Sound fair fetched? It didn’t seem that long ago that Vick was just fun to watch. Now everybody has an opinion on his style of play. So please people, let’s just enjoy for a second how Young has led the Titans to four straight comeback wins and how he only has Tennessee fans excited, huh?
– Green Bay’s 30-19 win over the 49ers was the type of game that everybody loves watching Brett Favre again. I can hear John Madden to Al Michaels right now: “He (Favre) looks like he’s having fun again doesn’t he Al?” Favre threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns. People don’t talk enough about Donald Driver. He’s not a spotlight lover like Terrell Owens or Chad Johnson, but he always comes to play. Driver finished with nine catches for 160 yards and a touchdown. Other than Frank Gore’s terrific 130 rushing yards, San Francisco played flat and like a team that’s still missing some talent on defense in order to be competitive week to week.
– Everybody that had Cincinnati dead after dropping a few games at midseason needs to dust the Bengals off again. Cincy crushed Oakland 27-10, as Carson Palmer threw for two scores and Rudi Johnson rushed for two more. The real news is how well the defense is playing of late. After serving as a punching bag for most of the season, the Bengal defense has only given up 17 points in the last three games. Everybody knows the offense is phenomenal, but if the defense can continue its great play, Cincy has to be considered a strong Super Bowl contender again.
– Minnesota beat Detroit 30-20. Somehow, someway, Brad Johnson still has a shot at the postseason. This was another Lions-type loss with ex-Lion Artose Pinner going off for 125 yards and three touchdowns in place of Chester Taylor. How Matt Millen still has a job amazes me.
