The Ravens lost on Monday night to the Packers. Everything that could go wrong, went wrong. My evening would have been a total wash, had it not been for my dad and uncle getting into a heated argument about how good/bad the Ravens are.

When things go bad, my uncle thinks the world will end and everyone on the team is horrible. My dad is the realist, but with a slight more optimism. My uncle sees the glass half empty; my dad, half full. So when you get two opposites in a room and their favorite team, still in the hunt for a playoff spot, loses..... well, let's just say it can get rather ugly- or comical, depending how you look at it. It was the latter for me.

-Play Of The Week: Robert Meachem saves the Saints undefeated season with a strip fumble for a fumble. One of the best plays of the year, actually.


-Upset Of The Week: Clearly Oakland's victory over the Steelers. The Raiders offense has been pretty awful.... until Sunday. Bruce Gradkowski threw for 308 yards and 3 TDs- all in the 4th qtr- and the final TD took the lead with 9 seconds remaining. I really turned my nose up to this game, even during game time. But the Steelers let the Raiders hang around, and they came out with the victory.


- Who would've thought, the 2 worst looking games on paper, would turn out to be the 2 best games of the week. The NO/Was and Oak/Pit games were nothing short of exciting, all the way through. You have to love football for parity.

-I said on the GGals vlog last week, that I didn't think Mike Vick would be a huge factor in his homecoming game against his former team, the Falcons. But I guess Andy Reid had another plan. Vick scored two TDs- 1 rush, 1 pass- in Philly's rout over Atlanta, 34-7. The Eagles looked to shut out the Falcons in their own home, something that hasn't been done in over 20 years, but Atlanta did put up some garbage points in the 4th Qtr as time expired. Fans even started chanting, "We Want Vick", as the 4th qtr was underway. Welcome Back Vick!


-New England is in trouble. After Miami defeated them this past Sunday, 22-21, the Dolphins are only one game behind the Pats for 1st place in the AFC East. This cannot be good for the Belichick Boys. The Pats have lost 2 straight and is winless in opponents stadiums. The Pats' D is playing poorly right now, and they are fighting for their playoff lives. This is definitely something to watch out for.

-Minnesota has been pretty untouchable this season. But Arizona brought them back down to earth a little, in their 30-17 win over the Vikings. The "Geriatric Bowl" was in full effect, with Favre and Warner being two of the oldest starting QBs in the league right now. Favre went back to his old, gunslinging ways, by forcing throws in tight spots and throwing 2 INTs in the game. The Cardinals look to be ready to get their playoff push underway. They looked great.

*extra point* My thoughts and prayers go out to Vikings LB EJ Henderson. EJ had a devastating leg injury and will be out for the rest of the season. Watching it happen in real time was extremely painful to witness. If you saw Willis McGahee's leg injury in the 2003 BCS Championship game, it was along those lines. Henderson is a former Terp, so I have extra love for him. I hope he has a full recovery.

-Guess I was wrong about Tennessee ending the Colts' winning streak. Hey, I can't be awesome all the time, I do have flaws.

-Congrats to LaDainian Tomlinson, who passed Jim Brown for 8th on the all-time rushing list. LT also scored his 150th TD, and did such a feat faster than the likes of Hall Of Famers Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice. LT has been one of the greatest players this decade. Even after the injury plagued seasons, he's still churning, running and scoring TDs. Good things happening to good guys is always story. And LT deserves it


*extra point* Philip Rivers, I still love you boo!