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1. The luckiest guy in the league is San Diego's Vincent Jackson. He could've cost the Chargers a game they wound up winning. Fortunately, referee Mike Carey stepped in to rule Jackson's stupid spike a forward pass? That's why they call it Thanksgiving weekend, Vincent.
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2. Was it just me or did Vince Young's fourth-quarter performance take you back to the Rose Bowl? I mean, it's fourth-and-10 at his own 24, and he runs for 19? How does that happen? Tom Coughlin has some very tough questions to answer, and this time they're not from Tiki Barber.
3. Jim Mora is wrong. The coach killer in Atlanta isn't Michael Vick, but it could be wide receiver Roddy White. He's the guy who dropped that second-half bomb at the New Orleans 8. On second thought, maybe it's defensive back Derrick Johnson. He failed to turn on that Hail Mary with no time left in the first half. Instead of 14-6 deficit, the Falcons go into halftime down 21-6. Terrible.
4. Here's how much Indianapolis misses Edgerrin James: Joseph Addai's four touchdowns Sunday night were one more than Edge has all season.
5. Nope, I don't take Jacksonville seriously as a playoff threat. You have to win on the road to qualify, and the Jags are 1-4, with three of those losses to losing clubs.
6. My only thought when I read that weird, weird story about Warren Sapp and food poisoning was this: Good thing the man didn't tick off Vladimir Putin.
7. I'm sorry, Chicago's decision to kick a field goal with 3:31 left made no sense. The Bears were down by a touchdown, so the field goal meant ... yep, it meant they still had to score a touchdown.
8. Forget the next five games. Let's call the MVP election now: LaDainian Tomlinson wins in a landslide. He runs. He catches. He passes. And the Chargers win. And win. And win. 9. Just a hunch, but the Rams draft a defensive lineman with their first draft choice. With 134 yards, San Francisco's Frank Gore became the eighth back to gash the Rams for 100 or more yards rushing this season.
10. The best evidence that Tony Romo's good for Dallas: When's the last time you heard a peep out of Terrell Owens? Case closed.
11. Yeah, that was a nice win for New England. But beware, Patriots fans: Tom Brady isn't himself at Gillette Stadium, and don't ask me why. In his last three games at home he's thrown for two TDs and seven interceptions. What's more, he has three interceptions on the road, where he hasn't lost. He has eight at home where he's 3-3.
12. The sky isn't falling, but the New York Giants are. They haven't had more than 300 yards in offense in any of their last five games when they exceeded 300 in each of their first six. Yes, Eli Manning has been awful, but you can't tell me he doesn't miss Amani Toomer. He had the best set of hands on the team. Now he's gone.
13. Welcome to the NFL, J.P. Losman. For the record, that's consecutive game-winning drives in the last minute for the Bills' quarterback -- and that's how you measure quarterbacks. Give credit to Dick Jauron: He stuck with the guy all season and let him evolve. Too bad that didn't happen a year ago.
14. What's with Ben Roethlisberger on the road? He's awful. Not only is he 2-4 there; he has 13 interceptions. What's worse, he hasn't thrown for a score in three of those six games. Take away his win last month in Atlanta, and Big Ben has three touchdowns and 13 interceptions in five road starts.