Divisional Recap

1. The last 4 minutes of the Saints-Niners was incredible.

2. Was I the only one thinking that Alex Smith should have went down at the 1 yard line to run more time off the clock?

3. Gregg Williams is a good defensive coach but the Saints defensive got torched by a mediocre quarterback. Is that enough to make Jeff Fisher rethink hiring Williams for the Rams? Apparently not. Not sure what Fisher is thinking by wanting to hire Brian Schottenheimer. There are more creative play-caller than him. Schottenheimer was one of the problems with the Jets, not sure he is the answer Bradford and the Rams need.

4. The Broncos offensive line looks over matched against the Patriots. However, they are running a high school offense so pros can look over matched.

5. Watch all this week how much Belichick and Brady get for beating a bad Denver Broncos team. The media will look at the score and highlights but not actually pay attention to the real story, which is:Denver backed into the playoffs and got pass an "arrogant" Steelers team. The Broncos were not a real threat to the Pats.

6. Was I the only one who thought the Packers looked flat? They dropped passes, loss fumbles and generally looked confused on defense. They played completely uninspired football.

7. How great is it to watch Ed Reed play defensive back. He is an all-time great.

8. Thought it was ultra cool that Arian Foster and Ray Lewis traded jersey's at the end of the game. Foster recognizes greatness and professionalism on the field and Ray knows his time is almost up.

9. You know if the Ravens ACTUALLY gave Flacco sometime in the pocket to pass, maybe his numbers would be better.

10. Eli Manning gets no credit. He gets constantly compared to his brother and in the end he may have more Super Bowls than Peyton. Eli never gets mentioned with the Rodgers and Brady's of the league but this Sunday he sure stepped up and proved he should be. Eli has stepped out of his brothers shadow and is making a name for himself in a very tough media market. Think Peyton could survive NYC? I don't think so.

11. I have written in the past how there are no more legacy and maybe I was looking on the wrong side of the ball. The Ravens have two guys that are legacy players in Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. In my lifetime the only linebacker and safety that have been better at their positions are Lawrence Taylor and Ronnie Lott, and those two guys were rivals. Lewis has been the most dominant linebacker for the last 10 years or so. He may have lost a step speed-wise but makes that up with football intelligence. Reed on the other hand is probably the best ball-hawking safety I have ever seen. Brady will have a lot of trouble fooling Reed and the Ravens because of these two legacy players.

12. My X-factor player in the Ravens-Patriots game is Haloti Ngata. He has to dominate the Pats o-line and make Brady uncomfortable.

13. The X-factor for me in the Giants-49ers game will be Frank Gore and Kendall Hunter. If these guys can run for big yards and catch the ball out of the backfield for decent games it will make life on Alex Smith and Vernon Davis a lot better.