By The Pigskin Of Our Teeth, Week 6

In Which The Novelty Wears Off, Fingers Are Unstuck, Change Is Contemplated, And Declarations Are... NOT Made

CHICANERY RU- wait, no. What's that saying about lightning striking twice in the same place? Then both teams decided to run the ball in the second half. What's going to happen now is teams are gonna blitz Donovan like madmen because nobody can a) get the ball down the field or b) get down the field to CATCH the ball. Thrash taking over return duties was the most he's contributed all season. Nice breakdown on that last kickoff, guys! Fuck. Fuck fuck FUCK. It's time for a change. It's time to... find out if Freddie Mitchell can actually help this team.

The Bills have gone schizoid. Discuss.

I still can't name five Carolina Panthers and was surprised they hung on after Davis went out. Anyone else think Peyton was laughing (at least on the inside) when he came out before the game-tying drive? "Seven points? This ain't NOTHIN'." And who knew the Panthers could score points? Kudos.

How exactly do you give up 35 to the Bucs?

If the Bears are gonna change quarterbacks, they might as well skip Chandler and go straight to Grossman.

How many times does the kicker save a touchdown? Chiefs-Packers was weird - there were about three occasions where I was convinced it was over, but if KC's found its passing game... oh WOW. Those 12-0 whispers I'm hearing might not be that far-fetched. Loved loved LOVED the play call after Green's fumble in OT. "END this shit!"

Jerry Rice has no touchdown catches. Think about that for a minute. Then think about the fact that the Raiders have played very badly against two of the league's "lesser lights", if I may be diplomatic. Then add in the aforementioned 19 penalties. Then consider that the Chiefs are undefeated and the Broncos have only lost to the Chiefs. All that said, I won't write them off... but they're in "Act of God" territory now.

Don't look now, but the Ravens are in first place.

Steve Beuerelein's still alive?

I kept hearing about Hamlin on these other boards and now believe. He's a little too aggressive, but he'll learn to reel himself in with experience. Alexander didn't go off on a Sunday night? Fatherhood's made him soft. :) The Niners are still having kicking issues, and T.O. didn't make any friends with all those passes he dropped. And ANOTHER game ends on a fumble. How odd.

The case of Peerless Price is why I'm not convinced it's all McNabb's fault - Price has 28 catches from a bad quarterback. No other Falcons WR has more than SEVEN. (Aside: MOVE DUNN OUT THERE.) Bet you nobody would think I'd be asking "How did this team beat the Cowboys?" at the end of Week 6.

Fantasy Report: I started Plummer. The Broncos didn't, but I doubt it would've mattered against Nate, who should really have a better record than he does. Next week I've got Weeba/Aaron/The Guy Who Got Burned When Vick Broke His Leg A Week After The Draft. EDIT: Now Plummer's out for a month with a broken foot. So much for MY season.

TOP 3:
1. Kansas City - TESTIFAH!
2. Carolina - A surprising effort
3. Indianapolis - A tough way to fall

BOTTOM 3:
30. Arizona - It's not good when the Ravens are lighting you up
31. Chicago - "And it don't matter / and I don't care..."
32. San Diego - Did they play this week?