Week four had it all. Upsets, goal line stands, emotional moments, another direct snap for a rushing touchdown, an unsuccessful 76-yard field goal attempt, head coach firings, and a sighting of a nostalgic T.O.

Some of this week’s upsets had a common theme, exposing shaky defenses. The went into Dallas and upset the undefeated, rival Cowboys by making their defense look old, tired, and overrated. Kansas City was also looking to expose another undefeated team’s defense. The Chiefs, who decided to put under center instead of , handed the ball off to and rode him to a 33-16 victory over the rival , humbling the red-hot Jay Cutler in the process.

So guess which head coach was fired first? If you guessed , you’re wrong. He was fired Tuesday. got the boot from the St. Louis Rams on Monday. The decision was apparent after an 0-4 start and the negative hoopla surrounding the benching of franchise quarterback . Linehan’s record as the Rams head coach was a meager 11-25 since 2006. Kiffin’s firing, on the other hand, was based on front office politics. On the field, the young Raiders are actually improving, but wasn’t impressed with Kiffin’s tenure as head coach (a whopping one full season and four games).

The Best of Week 4

Best QB: – Just when you think he’s done, Favre keep coming back to wow you. In week four, Favre threw for 289 yards and a career-high 6 touchdowns. Most of us thought he was done setting personal bests, but apparently, the mystique is still there and anythings is possible.

Best RB: Larry Johnson – He wasn’t happy about not getting the carries he should be getting. How do you please a franchise player? Give him the ball! Johnson ran rickshaw all over the Denver Broncos for 198 yards and 2 touchdowns on 28 attempts. Is the L.J. of old back? The Chiefs and their fans sure hope so.

Best WR: – He was the only real source of offense for the Green Bay Packers Sunday. Jennings caught 6 passes for 109 yards and had 2 touchdown receptions in a 30-21 loss to the .

Best Defense: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Congratulations Tampa Bay. You have officially created concerns about Aaron Rodgers. Did Rodgers throw three picks or did the Buccaneers get three takeaways through the air? I’ll go with the latter because this defense reminds me of those 2002 Buccaneers. Let’s hope for the sake of Bucs fans that doesn’t keep turning the ball over so their defense gets exhausted or banged up.

Best Special Teamer: – He might have kicked the ball out of bounds, but he did great given the circumstances. Bryant’s 3-month old son died in his sleep earlier in the week, and he buried his son the day before the Buccaneers played the Packers. However, Bryant decided to use the game as a therapeutic escape. He faired well going 3/3 on field goals with one of them giving the Bucs the lead in the 4th quarter.

Best Rookie: – The Tennessee Titans have quite the one-two punch this season. The lighting to LenDale White’s thunder is Johnson. He didn’t break any big runs, but he managed to crack into the endzone twice on 17 carries and 61 yards.

Best Game of the Week: @ – The first half was mostly about offense. Bears’ quarterback threw a career-high 3 touchdowns in the half, but the Eagles got a 23-yard touchdown strike from to during their second drive of the game as well as a 1-yard touchdown run from in the 2nd quarter. Then in the second half, it was all defense. The Eagles managed just 6 points, and the Bears could only muster out a field goal. The game came down to a goal line stand from the Bears defense on 4th & goal late in the 4th quarter. The defense, who had trouble closing out games the past two weeks, stopped Buckhalter at the 1-yard line. It was an exciting Sunday night match-up, and a huge 24-20 victory for the Bears.

The Worst of Week 4

Worst QB: Brian Griese – He threw 37 fewer passes than he did last week, and it was still too many attempts for him to handle. Griese continued his interception-happy play this week by throwing 3 picks to only one touchdown and 149 yards. However, the Buccaneers still managed to get the win thanks to their defense, but they can’t be the heroes every week.

Worst RB: – Where has he been so far this season? 20 rushing yards on 15 attempts is not going to cut it. I know Grant’s had a nagging hamstring injury, but his gaudy numbers continue to be a major concern. They are an even bigger concern since the Packers might need a strong running game with Aaron Rodgers being banged-up.

Worst WR: – There weren’t a lot of bad outings by wide receivers this week, so I’ll twist this a bit. He didn’t have an awful game statistically, 7 receptions for 71 yards and a score is pretty good, but his attitude warrants him this award. You think Tony Romo is not getting the ball to you enough T.O.? According to Cris Collinsworth, you got nearly 1/3 of the looks on offense in week four. How about you get some more separation or not drop key catches?

Worst Defense: – The New Orleans Saints have been without their best deep-threat in Marques Colston. The 49ers never noticed that, giving up 363 yards through the air. even hurled 81, 52, and 33 yards passes in this game, and had only 2 receptions in this game, but they were for 99 yards and one touchdown.

Worst Special Teams Player: – Hindsight is a funny thing. Akers missed two field goals early, including a 50-yard field goal that went wide right. However, when your opponent wins by a score of 24-20, those 6 points turned out to be crucial.

Worst Rookie: This is the second week in a row, and third total, where I have not been able to find a rookie who has played poor enough to earn this honor. This must be a pretty impressive rookie class.

Worst Game of the Week: @ – This was just brutal for the human eye. The Browns came out victorious over the Bengals in the Battle of Ohio, but it was a blooper real. Last season, these teams put on a heck of an offensive exhibition and were supposed to be high-powered offenses coming into this season. This time it was a 20-12 stinker. Granted, Carson Palmer was not on the field, but I don’t think he could have even saved this awful game.

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