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Hello everyone.  What a great week of football last week.  Man oh man.  Due to some technical difficulties, the normal format of this post will be changed slightly.  Let's take a look at some of the most impressive things and some of the simply uninspiring performances as we rewind on the NFL, Week 4:

Top 5 Performances

1. Brett Favre.  How can you not pick him?  With all of the hype surrounding this game, Favre played as good as he has in a game in a long time.  He cotained his nerves, nerves which he said has has never felt before a game ever including the game he played the night after his father died.  He picked apart the Packers defense and threw the ball with some zip in helping lead the Vikings to a 30-23 win over the team that Favre played for for 16 seasons.  Great performance Brett.

2. Jared Allen.  Sorry to stay in the same game, but how can you not be impressed by what Jared Allen did.  He had 4.5 sacks, a forced fumble, and a safety against  a Packers offensive line riddled with injuries.  But that shouldn't take away from his performance.  He pressured Aaron Rodgers all night long and is probably giving Rodgers nightmares.  That was an MVP like performance by the Mullet Man.

3. Broncos.  Have to include the whole team in this discussion.  The defense confused and pressured Romo all second half and held up on a goal line stand.  Champ Bailey played great and the Broncos offense came up big when they had to.  It was a great catch by Brandon Marshall, but an even better run after the catch.  Congrats Broncos.  You are now being taken seriously by everyone in the NFL.

4. Defenses.  I'm including both the Saints and 49ers because both defenses played incredible last week.  The 49ers had 3 defenive TDs against the Rams.  That is unheard of.  The Saints meanwhile made Mark Sanchez look like what he is: a rookie.  And Darren Sharper has regained a step that is making him a force to be reckoned with.  Both teams are playing great (combined 7-1 record) and a lot of it can be contributed to their defenses.

5. Ball boy at Lions-Bears game.  I'm talking about the kickoff return for a TD by Bears rookie Johnny Knox.  Did you see the ball boy run down the sidelines.  He is fast.  Sign him up.  With that speed he may find himself on an NFL roster someday.  It was a fun sight to see.

Disappointments

1. Rams.  No other way around it, this team is the worst in the NFL.  They have nothing on offense besides Steven Jackson and they are just executing poorly.  Look at the game against the 49ers.  Pathetic.

2. Packers o-line.  I mentioned earlier about how Jared Allen destroyed the Packers offensive line, but he wasn't alone.  The Packers offensive line allowed 8 sacks in the game.  Aaron Rodgers has now been sacked 20 times this season.  The Packers won't get very far this year if they don't keep Rodgers upright.

3. Redskins.  I know they won, but they have won both their home games by a combined 5 points to teams that are a combined 0-8.  Something needs to happen in D.C.  I don't know what, but something needs to fire up this team.

4. Tony Romo.  Why would you throw against Champ Bailey twice at the end of the game to Sam Hurd?  Come on Romo.  Why Witten was blocking is another question that I've yet to find an answer to.  But Romo needs to start playing more consistant.  Patience is running out in Dallas and before you know it, Romo's time in Dallas may soon be done.

5. Winless teams.  It is not often that you have a few winless teams that are this bad, but the Rams, Chiefs, Bucs, and Browns are all terrible.  The Titans and Panthers are proving that they were overrated this season, but they at least have some weapons.  The previous mentioned teams have none.  

Overall, I went 10-4 in my picks this week.  For the year I am 44-18.  Not bad.  Do you have a better performance or think that there was something else more disappointing this week in the NFL?  Let me know.  Until next time, c ya.