The 15-Play Drive

15 thoughts on week-7 in the NFL...

1. Brett Favre's magic has officially disappeared. What that means is he's no longer good enough to overcome his own mistakes. The moments of brilliance are few and far between these days.

2. One other note on the Sunday night game...Visanthe Shiancoe's TD catch should never have been overturned via replay. He absolutely had possession.

3. In his post-game comments, Mike Singletary said he still believes his 1-6 49ers can make the playoffs. He also revealed he believes in the tooth fairy and strippers with a heart of gold.

4. Are Niners fans still calling for David Carr? I think not.

5. I don't disagree with Bill Belichick's philosophy in going for it on 4th and 1 late in the 4th quarter, but the play call was awful. You have to put the ball in Tom Brady's hands there.

6. With his two interception returns for touchdowns Sunday, Browns linebacker David Bowens has now found the endzone as many times as Larry Fitzgerald this season.

7. I think Roger Goodell overreacted to last week's string of devastating hits. That said, if the league's emphasis on player safety had a negative impact on yesterday's games, I didn't see it.

8. Spoke with Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward on the Sunday Drive after their win in Miami. His take on the bizarre ruling following the Roethlisberger fumble, "Our guys said they had the ball. Their guys said they had the ball. I'm going to believe our guys over their guys." Get all that?

9. DeAngelo Hall is clearly Jay Cutler's new favorite target. Hall's stat line of 4-receptions (interceptions) for 92-yards and a touchdown was better than anything the Bears' receivers did Sunday.

10. Did the Raiders just score again? I imagine that performance even brought the color back to Al Davis's face. Then again...

11. There were several huge receiving days in week-7, but to me Kenny Britt's was the most impressive. The Titans wideout caught 7-balls for 225-yards and 3-TD's. Keep in mind he didn't start the game as punishment for his role in a fight last week, Kerry Collins was his quarterback, and the rest of the team combined had 10-receptions for 51-yards.

12. I still like Kevin Kolb, but let's face it...his uneven performance made Andy Reid's decision to name Michael Vick the team's starting quarterback a whole lot easier.

13. Don't know if he's injured, but something is not quite right about Drew Brees. With those 4-interceptions yesterday, he's now thrown 10 this year. Brees was picked off 11-times all of last season.

14. The Todd Collins award of the week goes to Cardinals rookie QB Max Hall. Even with a concussion, 4 of 16-passing for 36-yards and an interception is embarrassing. And yes, he's still Arizona's best option.

15. Strange, but I don't hear all the proponents of the overtime rule change saying anything now. We've had 7-games go into sudden death this season. None of them have been decided on the first possession.