Bears 48, Lions 24 It’s hard to believe that this game ended at 48-24. This contest was actually tied 21-21 at halftime, but Bears return specialist Johnny Knox took a kickoff for a touchdown to open the third quarter, and Chicago never looked back. Though the Bears won by 24, the big story is Matthew…

Bills 30, Colts 7 I didn’t expect Peyton Manning to play much in this game. You may look at his stat line (14-of-18, 95 yards, 1 INT) and think that because of those 18 attempts, he was in for a while, but that’s misleading. In the wind and snow, Manning pretty much exclusively tossed screen…

Packers 31, Browns 3 The Browns are a disgrace. If this score doesn’t indicate that, they were out-gained 460-139 in this contest, with just 57 yards in the second half. They lost the time-of-possession battle by 11.5 minutes, and were beaten on first downs, 25-12. Things started off promising for the Browns. They got inside…

Ravens 13, Titans 10 I had the Ravens +3 as my Pick of the Month. I was obviously thrilled to watch them win, but I’ll concede that the Titans should have been victorious. Tennessee dominated the game in terms of yardage and time of possession (391-211 and 34:07-25:53). They just fumbled it too many times…

Falcons 31, Redskins 17 The Falcons won this game by 14 to improve to 5-3, but what this score doesn’t tell you is that this contest was almost evenly matched. In fact, Washington out-gained Atlanta, 312-306. The problem, as always for the Redskins, was dumb, careless mistakes. Here are some: – On Atlanta’s first drive,…

Top Fantasy Quarterbacks: Ben Roethlisberger: 18-of-29, 275 yards. 3 carries, 55 rush yards. 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush). Aaron Rodgers: 22-of-31, 301 yards. 4 TDs. Drew Brees: 29-of-43, 382 yards. 4 TDs, 2 INTs. Peyton Manning: 38-of-52, 396 yards. 4 TDs, 3 INTs. Ryan Fitzpatrick: 21-of-34, 316 yards. 4 TDs, 2 INTs. Philip Rivers:…

Browns 20, Bengals 12 It’s a shame Carson Palmer didn’t play in this game. And not because Ryan Fitzpatrick was horrendous, and not because Cincinnati could have dodged an 0-4 start. If Derek Anderson would have defeated Palmer, that would have meant that an Oregon State alumnus would have knocked off a USC product as…

Top Fantasy Quarterbacks: QB Dog Killer: 20-of-28, 333 yards. 4 TDs. 8 carries, 80 rush yards. 2 rush TDs. Tom Brady: 30-of-43, 350 yards. 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush). Matt Cassel: 33-of-53, 469 yards. 4 TDs. Kyle Orton: 22-of-34, 296 yards. 4 TDs. Ben Roethlisberger: 30-of-49, 387 yards. 3 TDs, 1 INT. Matt Ryan:…

Steelers 31, Browns 0 Bravo, Mike Tomlin. Unlike the Buccaneers, Colts and Jaguars last year, the Steelers won’t be flat in the postseason. All the starters played the majority of the contest. Steelers fans had a collective heart attack when Ben Roethlisberger was carried off the field in a stretcher, but it turns out that…

Jets 34, Patriots 31 I was expecting it in the first quarter. When it didn’t happen, I thought, “OK, if this gets tight in the second half, it’ll come.” It didn’t. But when the game went into overtime, I would have bet the farm that it would come to fruition in the extra session. To…