NFL Brief- Week 7

Finally some separation between the haves and the have nots. Week 7 showed us that we do have some powerhouses in this league and there is a clearer picture now of who is a playoff contender and who will not be playing past December. Yes that inadvertently rhymed! Near halfway through the season, we have more teams looking to get in the playoffs, 19 at or above .500 but 6 teams who are a cut above.

1. Titans- Kerry Collins is playing sober this season
2. Giants- Confident Eli, could be scary if Plaxico is ever 100%
3. Steelers -Put anyone at RB and the line will get them room to run
4. Bills- With their smarter QB back from being concussed, Stanford grad Trent Edwards helping the Bills Circle the Wagon
5. Panthers- Swarming pass rush, steady backfield, and a healthy Del"homme" ("the man" in french)
6. Bucs - Team buying into Gruden's hard nose D philosophy + Jeff Garcia married to a former playmate = Great Success


Interesting game of the week-- Jets at Raiders. "The Icing on the cake" Interim Raiders Coach Tom Cable's first game was nothing short of a coaching experience. With a 3 pt lead in the final seconds of regulation, Jay Feely hit a 52 yard field goal that doinked off the post and was no good. Great for Oakland right, escaping with a close win, not so fast? Cable called for a timeout to Ice the Jet kicker's veins before the ball had snapped. So Feely got one more shot and put it through the uprights sending us into OT. Luckily for Cable, he has the strongest kicker in the league in Sebastian Janikowski who hit a Oakland home record 57 yarder at the end of overtime to solidify the new coach's first win.

Undefeated teams-- Titans

Defeated only teams-- Bengals, Detroit

Question of the week-- What's worse, playing for the Lions in a broken down city, or playing for the Bengals? Please comment and let us know!!!