The Sunday Rundown

Another week is almost under our belts, what did we learn this time?

• LT is starting to look a bit old. For the second week in a row the man behind your Vizio looked fairly unimpressive. Yes, he did rush for over 100 yards and two touchdowns last week, but he did it all late in the game and did little to help his team keep up for the first three and a half quarters. We've seen how fast a league MVP can become irrelevant/expendable/unemployed (Shaun Alexander anyone?), but it would be quite a shock to see this guy out any time soon.

• The Chiefs got shut out, and unless I'm forgetting someone, that would be a first this season. It's fitting for a team that has so few bright spots. Like I mentioned in my NFL Pick 'Em, the Panthers watched tape of LJ running all over Denver and they adjusted accordingly. The guy got just seven carries and two yards. Damon Huard or whoever happens to be throwing the ball around there apparently didn't fare much better.

• How 'bout those Falcons? A team with endless issues last season has started the this season over .500. Any dissenters in Hotlanta who doubted taking Matt Ryan with the third pick are busy cleaning up their blogs right about now. A win over Green Bay in Green Bay, that's alright for a rookie.

• The Redskins are certifiably the Real Deal. The two teams in the division they were not supposed to beat, and they did it twice in a row. The next three games are practically gimmes so they're definitely looking good for the playoffs. Capital City is starting to look relevant again.

• Dallas is starting to slump like the Mets in October. Sure they won today, but they barely won. Against the Bengals. I'm not sure what's going wrong down there, but my best guess would be a slouching defense. The Romo/T.O. connection can only get you so far. That Marion Barber guy is pretty good too.

• The Tennessee Titans are nowhere near as good as advertised. A soft schedule and a hard D has kept this unit alive and well, but anyone should be able to see a fall in production on the horizon. Of course, when one looks at the schedule ahead of them, there's maybe two teams you could see beating them, being Indy and Green Bay. Jacksonville and Pittsburgh may pull one out too. This means playoffs for the Titans, but not a great deal further. They'll meet with the big boys in January.
  

• Have we had a genuinely exciting Sunday night game this season? I don't know what it is (anemic offenses?) but Pittsburgh at Jacksonville just sounds like a sackfest. Nothing wrong with that I guess.