Here’s what some of the local columnists are saying in the wake of their teams losing on Sunday:

– Was it all Eli Manning’s fault that the Vikings smoked the Giants? Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post doesn’t think so.

– Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says that it was Scott Linehan’s fault the Rams lost to the Seahawks on Sunday, not Gus Frerotte’s fumble on the goal line in the closing seconds of the game.

– Woody Page of the Denver Post hammers the Broncos for committing the seven deadly sins of football, none bigger than kicking the ball to Devin Hester not once, but twice.

– Jerry Sullivan of the Buffalo News states the obvious: J.P. Losman is out of chances. It’s now the Trent Edwards show in Buffalo.

– Tom Sorensen of the Charlotte Observer notes that the Panthers don’t have the worst record in the NFC, but they certainly are the worst team.

– Jason Whitlock of the Kansas City Star says that the Chiefs are making a strong case to join the Dolphins, Rams and Falcons in the race for the No. 1 overall draft pick.

– Titans to finish 8-8? David Climer of the Tennessean thinks so.