NFL

Bill Belichick:  I listened to his explanation as to why he went for the fourth-and-two, but the only thing that I keep hearing in my head is:  What was he thinking???? With the Patriots leading by a score of 4-28 in the closing minutes, Belichick decided to risk giving Manning the ball back on the Patriots 28-yard line. Obviously, the New England Patriots did not convert the fourth down and Peyton Manning made Belichick pay for his gamble. In only four straight plays, Manning connected with Reggie Wayne to win the game. Amazing!

Chris Simms: Simms, who came off the Broncos bench due to Kyle Orton’s injury, should have refused to enter the game. Simms finished the game going 3-of-13 for 13 yards and an interception. He looked truly lost at QB and the Broncos as a team only gained 36 yards of total offense after halftime. Kyle Orton anyone?

JaMarcus Russell:  I feel so bad for the guy I don’t even want to put him on the list. Russell completed just 9-of-24 passes for 64 yards before being benched on Sunday. Please, please Al, sign quality head coach that can help this kid.

Ben Roethlisberger: Usually up for a big game, Roethlisberger completed only 50 percent of his passes (20-of-40), was picked off once, did not throw a TD pass and finished the game with a passer rating of only 51.5. Not JaMarcus Russell like by any stretch of the imagination, but Steeler fans have grown accustom of seeing more out of their QB.

The Jets’ defense: The Jets defense has been pretty stout the entire season, but the team yielded 250 yards of total offense to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first half alone. Even though the Jets were behind nearly the entire game, they had a chance to win until a 15-yard catch by Mike Thomas and a 33-yard grab by Marcedes Lewis to help set up the game-winning kick by Josh Scobee. Once really got away here.

The Eagles’ running game: What has become a regular assurance, Eagles RB Brian Westbrook suffered another concussion and none of the backup players could get anything going against San Diego Chargers defense that was down several starters.

Nathan Nau:  Yes, I will admit it, with the score at 31-21