The biggest upset of the week had to be the Bears beating the Packers 21-10 in Lambeau Field. Mike Green had a big game with 9 tackles, but it was another safety named Mike, team captain Mike Brown, who had the biggest play that game. Brown's 95-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the second quarter gave the Bears an 11-point lead, a lead they would never lose. It was Brian Urlacher who stripped the ball from GB RB Ahman Green, and Brown was in the right place at the right time. It was Brown's 5th defensive score for the Bears, a team record…

Brown's 95 fumble return was the second longest in Bear's history. The longest? Legendary George Halas, the team founder, had a 98-yard return in 1923…

Brown has played in every game of his Bear's career. That streak will end, as Brown hurt his right Achilles' tendon in the closing minutes and is expected to be out for the season…

With key defensive players Boss Bailey and Dre Bly out with injuries, the Detroit Lions have had to rely on other players on their way to a startling 2-0 start. One of those players is DE James Hall. Hall's previous yearly high sack number was 4.5. After two games this year Hall already has 3.5, including 2 in their win over Houston yesterday…

Steeler safety Troy Polamalu finally had a big day statistically, with 8 solo and 3 assisted tackles. But it was in a losing effort against the Baltimore Ravens…

Baltimore's defense gave up 310 yards and 16 first downs, but it was their ability to make big plays that made the difference for the Raven's D. They had sacks from two different safeties, a cornerback and a linebacker to help disrupt any progress the Steelers offense could make. An interception by All-Pro corner Chris McAlister followed by his 51-yard scamper for a score finally closed things out for Baltimore late in the 4th…

Deion Sanders' return to the NFL took an abrupt halt as the Raven dime corner left the game late in the first half with a hamstring injury. No news as of this writing on when he'll return…

Atlanta Falcon DE Brady Smith made the big play Sunday against the Rams as he stripped the ball out of QB Marc Bulger's hands in the Rams endzone near the beginning of the 4th quarter. After causing the fumble, Smith actually caught it in midair for the TD to seal the victory for the Falcons. A strange play, to say the least. On the play, Smith was credited with a sack, a forced fumble, a recovered fumble and a TD…

Brady Smith's counterpart on the other side, Patrick Kerney, had another big game, with 2 sacks and 4 tackle. Kerney now has at least one tackle in 74 consecutive games…

Indy CB Nick Harper's interception in the early parts of the 4th quarter helped seal the victory for the Colts against their divisional rival Titans. Harper added 5 tackles and an assist…

For those who still think that the Indy WLB is the predominant tackling position for the Colts, they need to look again. So far, SLB David Thornton is showing that, despite his move from the weak side to the strong side, he can still produce big fantasy numbers. Thornton had 9-3 to Cato June's 5-4…

Dwight Freeney had another sack this week. In the not-relevant-at-all fact department, the Colts are now 14-6 in games when Freeney has registered a sack…

Giant QB Kurt Warner might have rung up his first victory in a long time, but it was the Giants defense that should get the most credit. With the score tied at 7, Giant safety Shaun Williams knocked the ball loose from Skins RB Clinton Portis. Giant LB Barrett Green scooped the ball up and returned the ball 16 yards for a TD to put the Giants up by 7. Overall, the Giants had 3 forced fumbles and 4 INTs…

DT Fred Robbins had perhaps his most spectacular play of his career with a tipped pass that became an incredible interception. A Giant FG immediately followed and gave the Giants a lead they never relinquished…

Robbins started things off for the Giants with a sack and a forced fumble recovered by DE Michael Strahan. On the very next play, Warner connected on a 38 yard TD pass to tie the game. Robbins ended up with 2 sacks, 3 tackles, a forced fumble and an INT. He equaled his season high sack total with 2…

Star 49er safety Tony Parrish started his 98th straight game in their loss against the Saints…

SS Jay Bellamy got the game ball for the Saints, as he contributed 10-1 with a forced fumble and a recovered fumble. Bellamy has proven to a very solid FF performer over his career…

Ultra-talented Panther DE Julius Peppers had a disappointing season last year with only 37-7 and 7 sacks. He's off to a good start this season and had 2 sacks in their win over the Chiefs Sunday…

Chief's LB Monty Beisel is looking like a FF gem after his first two professional starts. Beisel won the starting nod after Kawika Mitchell and Mike Maslowski both got hurt prior to the season. Beisel now has 20 total tackles and an INT after two games…

Jaguar OLB Akin Ayodele recovered Quentin Griffin's fumble at Jacksonville's 23-yard line to wrap up the victory for the defensive minded 2-0 Jaguars. Ayodele also had 5 tackles in the game…

Rookie safety Michael Boulware intercepted Chris Simms' pass in the closing minutes to end the Tampa Bay rally in the Seahawks 10-6 win. CB Marcus Trufant had another inception earlier on in the game, followed by a 41-yard return that helped set up a TD for Seattle. Trufant also had 7 tackles and an assist…

Cowboy DE Greg Ellis led a Dallas defense that helped shut down Jeff Garcia by keeping the pressure on him in their win over the Browns. Ellis had a sack, 4 tackles and an assist, but mainly led to the harassment of Garcia, who threw 3 INTs…

Just last week in this column I wrote about Jet LB Sam Cowart and how good he looked in their season opener, as it was previously widely speculated to be a matter of time before Jonathan Vilma took over for Cowart. That all changed in the first half of the Jets win over the San Diego Chargers Sunday when Cowart got hurt. It was revealed on Tuesday that Cowart sprained his MCL in his left knee and would be out 4-6 weeks. Vilma will start in Cowart's place when they return from their bye week on October 3rd…

The Oakland Raiders sacked Bills QB Drew Bledsoe seven times en route to their win on Sunday. LB/DE DeLawrence Grant led the way with 2 sacks. ILB Danny Clark, getting more time due to the injured Napoleon Harris, added a sack and 11 total tackles. DE Tyler Brayton continues to play well, posting another 1.5 sacks along with 7 total tackles…

Cardinals QB Josh McCown also fell victim to the sack, as he was sacked five times, all in the first half, against the Patriots. Rodney Harrison and Willie McGinest each recorded 2 sacks. When McCown was able to get the throw off in time, he found himself in more trouble. McCown threw two INTs, both to Patriot safety Eugene Wilson…

Bengal LB Brian Simmons is still a little banged up right now, but he still found the ability to contribute in Cincinnati's win over the offense-less Miami Dolphins Sunday. Simmons alone had as many TDs as the Miami offense when he returned a 3rd quarter interception 50 yards for the score. Simmons added 4-4 tackles in his first start of the year…

After an impressive second year, many believed Simmons was on his way to a tremendous career. Although he remains an effective, productive player, Simmons has yet to reach the status many placed upon him earlier in his previous six seasons…

I'll say it again, I believe Zach Thomas is on his way to his best statistical season in the NFL. He was already a top 10 FF performer at LB the last few years. I'd be very happy if I owned Thomas right now. Unless, of course, Thomas has lingering effects of a concussion. The Palm Beach post wrote that Thomas believes he might have suffered a concussion during the game…

You couldn't tell it by looking at the total yards produced by the Viking offense, but the Eagles defense did what was necessary to beat Minnesota Sunday. CB Sheldon Brown led the way with 9-4 and added a sack. The Eagles defense stopped the run and took away the dangerous Viking vertical passing game…

That was a great hit by Eagle safety Michael Lewis on Daunte Culpepper in the first half, preventing Culpepper from scoring. Lewis is looking more and more like one of the best safeties in the game…

I still can't believe the Bears beat the Packers in Lambeau Field…

Until next week…