Some women demand it, all clocks count it and every defense should know that the game won't end before that time has elapsed. In Week 3, it seems that some teams forgot that. It still astounds me that some teams can have a playbook with a set defensive gameplan that they follow until the last drive of the game. At that point, it seems that they tend to rush three or four people and place the remaining players split between the first down marker and the rest at the goal line.

Let's check in at Minnesota. First, blame the San Francisco offense for not getting a game-clinching first down at midfield with 1:50 left and ended up punting into the end zone. From there, they allowed 40-year old Brett Favre to get 10 passing plays off without a sack in the last 90 seconds and complete the game-winning 32-yard TD pass, with two seconds left in the game no less. Where else was he going to throw?!?!?!?! Merton Hanks had a minor coronary after that TD. The doctors aren't sure if it was from SF giving the TD up or from residual after-effects from prior TD celebrations.

Pittsburgh had never given up a 16-play 5-minute game-losing drive in their history....until.... Could it be that they wanted that record to sit alongside their 6 th Super Bowl trophy? After three quarters of TD-less football from Cincy, why not let them top a 6-play 85-yard drive with one that doubles the number of plays for a TD? Maybe they'll run out of time?!?! Could be. At least they challenged the Bengals to convert two 4 th-downs. Sad. It is painfully obvious how much Troy Polamolu means to their team.

Seattle stakes themselves to a 13-0 lead against the Bears and are playing flawless football. Then, realizing that they are currently a rag-tag group of scrubs, they begin turning the ball over and lose the lead. Miraculously, thanks to the lack of turnover-optimization by the Bears, they take the lead back with five minutes to go in the game. With five minutes to go, the Bears had more than enough time to put together their longest drive of the game with Seattle's D giving up their longest play of the night to the biggest threat the Bears have on the team. The true Seattle D finally shows up.

The only late stop by a team on Sunday was not really a "stop". It was Houston proving why they will never by more than an 8-8 club. They drive 80 yards in 90-seconds to the Jacksonville 2-yard line. They score to take the lead with just over 2 minutes left, but it is negated on a pass interference call and then they fumble it away using their second-string running back instead of utilizing one of their other FOUR top-notch offensive weapons. Win or lose with the players that got you where you are at...and Chris Brown was merely a spectator until he fumbled waltzing into the end zone.

A couple of funny thoughts:

  • Seattle decided (most likely unintentionally) to wear a "Gag Green" version of no other NFL team and a distant cousin of NCAA neighbor, Oregon Ducks, and their "Gang Green" uniforms. Bad decision and bad outcome. We'll let Richard Blackwell decide the ultimate impact of this decision.

  • I was the person who ranked Clinton Portis 13 th in the MFS player rankings. 1700 total yards last year justified it, but my gut said that Washington wasn't ready for prime time this year but I went with it. It seemed pre-destined that they would lose in Motown....and they did. I think Ted Nugent fired an arrow through their insignia after the game, officially putting an end to the losing streak. Wango Tango, my friends!

  • I was happy that Buffalo did not get Terrell Owens a cheap catch at the end of their pathetic effort versus the Saints to extend his streak of games with a catch. It cheapens the game to placate an ego and run a meaningless play. His output was reflective of the whole Bills effort.

  • After all the talk about how Philadelphia was going to use Michael Vick, his game line against KC was very amusing; 0-2 passing and one carry for 7 yards. He doesn't belong on anyone's roster.

Waiver Wire Wonders:

QB: None. You should make a trade before looking at Derek Anderson, Kyle Boller, Chad Henne or Josh Johnson.

RB: Glen Coffee (SF) – If your league has a Frank Gore owner that did not grab his backup, show him no mercy and add Coffee. Regardless if Gore's ankle is sprained or strained, expect the ‘Bama grad to get the rock many times against a bad Rams team next week.

RB: Maurice Morris (DET) – Morris should be shouldering (hee-hee) the load for Detroit in Chicago next Sunday with Kevin Smith spending time on the bench. Don't expect a lot, but Bye weeks start in Week 4 and you may need some one-week help.

RB: Jerome Harrison (CLE) – It is hard to advocate acquiring any Browns right now, but they do have a home game against their in-state rival, Cincinnati Bengals. Harrison looked good at times last year filling in for Jamal Lewis, so you could do worse if you need someone this week. James Davis could be the team's long-term answer at RB, but has a dinged up shoulder and saw very little action against Baltimore.

WR: Mark Bradley and Bobby Wade (KC) – Bradley was the forgotten man in KC until Dwayne Bowe sat this past week out with a bad hammy. He had a nice all-around day against Philly. I would recommend Bobby Wade as my first choice since he was the team's number 2 WR with Bowe in the lineup, but you can grab Bradley if Wade is not available as KC is going to throw a lot for the rest of the year as Matt Cassel gets healthier and more comfortable.