NFL Week 8

-Brett Favre certainly enjoyed his return to Lambeau. He threw four touchdowns, to four different receivers. Although Green Bay managed to turn around what had all the makings of a blow out with the Vikings up 24-3 two minutes into the third quarter, Favre and the Vikings didn't let the momentum shift get to them first coming up with a number of big defensive plays, and a couple touchdown drives to finish the Packers off. Look out for Favre's budding relationship with rookie wide-out Percy Harvin, who is also a threat in the return game. Character questions caused Harvin to slide to 22^nd overall in the first round, but so far his head seems to be on straight, making him one of the steals of the draft.

-Both New York teams get cold: Through Week 4, the Giants were 4-0, and the Jets were 3-1, having just lost what was billed the game of the week against the red-hot Saints. Four weeks on and both teams sit at 4-4, with the Giants getting crushed by the Eagles, and the Jets losing another shoot-out with the Dolphins. In addition to Eli Manning inconsistent's play, the Giants much-heralded pass rush was non-existent against the Eagles, as McNabb picked their injury depleted secondary apart. With safety Kenny Philips is out for the year, and cornerback Aaron Ross missing Sunday's game with lingering hamstring issues, backups CC Brown and Michael Johnson and Terrell Thomas need to start performing.

For the Jets, the loss wasn't by as wide a margin, but it was perhaps more heartbreaking. Having already lost a Monday night thriller to the Dolphins, this time it was their turn to have the ball in the dying seconds with a chance to snatch the win. Sanchez took a sack on third down in the red zone, leaving him having to convert a fourth and thirteen. Pressured on the play, he backed up to the Dolphins' 30 before overthrowing his target in the end zone.

With the Yankees being as hot as they are right now, maybe there isn't enough room for another form team in the Big Apple at the moment.

-Baltimore look awfully good for a 4-3 team. First they lost to the Bengals when Carson Palmer connected with Andre Caldwell for the winning TD with 22 ticks remaining, then Steve Hauschka missed the go-ahead field goal with 2 seconds left against the Vikings. After two tough losses and coming off their bye, Baltimore looked like a hungry team against the Broncos. They knew they had a chance to knock off one of the last undefeated teams in the NFL, and came out firing.

Ed Reed's jarring hit caused Knowshon Moreno to fumble early on and was a sign of things to come. Baltimore's D shut down Orton and the Denver passing game, as receivers Brandon Marshall and Eddie Royal had quiet games. What a difference two weeks makes for the Broncos who were also coming off a bye. thoroughly dominated the Chargers the last time they took the field.

-Miles Austin may not have had his best game statistically but he is one of the hottest receivers in the NFL right now: His stat sheet for the day, 5 catches for 61 yards and a touchdown, doesn't tell the whole story. He tormented Marcus Truffant all day, causing him to concede two pass interference penalties, and drew enough attention to open up other receivers for Tony Romo. No coincidence that Romo had his best game of the year throwing for over 250 yards and three touchdowns. Austin did lose some style points however for failing to get up over the crossbar for a celebratory dunk on his touchdown.

-Always be wary of teams that win when they're off their game: How often do the Colts win when Manning doesn't throw a touchdown pass? Joseph Addai accounted for the Colts' only TD when he found Reggie Wayne in the corner of the end zone on a trick play, as they moved to 7-0. Their game against the Texans looks like one of the best matchups of next weekend.