To do so would cause absolute chaos for footballBoth bring different elements to the game Therersquos an obvious disconnect thereSeriously these guys are known as the HeatBut for now let's recap the moves of the past weekPGSGMonteEllis has been heating up latelyTodd Haley's hair just got a littler grayerHe will be guarding one of the NFL's top receivers tonightFrom there each country represents a percent of the worldmarketUtley homered in the seventh to close the gap to 43
Kansas City Chiefs (2-7) Previous Rankings: 29, 31, 25, 2730 Detroit Lions (1-8) Previous Rankings: 30, 27, 2731 Oakland Raiders (2-7) Previous Rankings: 24, 30, 24, 2632. Cincinnati completing the four game sweep of Baltimore and Pittsburgh, the teams that made up last January's AFC title game Cincy is just flat out good.2 The amazing slew of injuries to big name guys. The extent of most of the injuries are not known yet, but Brian Westbrook and Jordan Gross are most likely done for the season.3. Bill Belichick's decision to go for it on fourth and two from deep in his own territory. Even a coaching genius like Belichick can't get a pass on that one A horrible decision.4 St Louis giving the Saints a competitive game. How does a team blowout the Eagles in Philly and come so close to a loss against the Rams The Patriots are coming to New Orleans in two weeks; the Saints better start playing like they're an undefeated team or they'll get stomped all over by New England.5 The Broncos continual collapse. This is the team most of us thought the Broncos were when the season started. 
A few weeks ago a division crown seemed inevitable, now an 8-8 record is a real possibility Five Best Games of the Week1 Indianapolis vs. New EnglandA great game was expected and a great game was delivered. Classic Manning and Classic Brady were on display (Classic Belichick was not) in a game that truly came down to the wire What a game.2 New York Jets vs. Tampa BayTampa almost came up with a second straight comeback win. A Dan Carpenter field goal with seconds left ended those hopes.4 Carolina vs.
AtlantaJonathan Stewart's 45 yard scamper with about two minutes left ended this game, but it was a very close one throughout. A two point conversion by Atlanta would have tied it with about three minutes remaining. 5 Pittsburgh vs. CincinnatiThe close score and quality of the teams might qualify this game as better than the fifth of the week, but nobody wants to watch a game without an offensive TD It's not TV friendly football.Five "WOW" Performances1. Chris Johnson (26 rushes, 132 yards, 2 TDs, 9 catches, 100 yards)Adrian Peterson is widely considered the best back in football, but it really needs to be reconsidered. The fact is, Peterson has a fumbling problem, Johnson is a better pass catcher, and he is faster Those things tell me that CJ is the better back Johnson has the makings of Barry Sanders Part II.2 Bengals defense (12 points allowed, no TD's allowed vs. Pittsburgh)What a unit Mike Zimmer and Marvin Lewis have trained this season.
The Bengals have been one of the leagues stingiest defenses all season long and just dominated the Steelers in Pittsburgh.It's about as common as finding a crocodile in Canada to play better defense than Pittsburgh when they don't allow an offensive touchdown, but that's what the Bengals did. The Bengals are beating Baltimore and Pittsburgh at their own game this year 3. Maurice Jones-Drew (24 rushes, 123 yards, 1 TD, 2 catches, 22 yards)MJD might be the most likable guy in the league. He actually said he was sorry to fantasy owners of himself for taking a knee at the one yard line to run the clock down so Jacksonville could kick a field goal as time expired.MJD plays fantasy himself, and probably owns himself as well, so he was probably as mad as anybody.
