5: Chicago Bears 24, Oakland Raiders 21

The Bears’ usually meager offense finally found some zip in the final quarter and rode Paul Edinger’s 48-yard game winning field goal to defeat the aging Raiders.

Down 18-3 at the half, Kordell Stewart finally found some of the form that he had when he was voted to the Pro Bowl two years ago. Mixing 52 yards rushing with 160 yards passing, Stewart seemed to find his rhythm in the fourth quarter.

Meanwhile, the Raiders are left with more questions than answers. The Raiders had to settle for field goals on six drives, with Sebastian Janikowski missing one of them. Janikowski also missed his first extra point ever in the first quarter.

4: Green Bay Packers 35, Seattle Seahawks 13

Brett Favre looked like the quarterback of old, leading five consecutive touchdown drives to embarrass former Packer Coach Mike Holmgren and the Seahawks.

Shawn Alexander put forth his best effort with 102 yards on 20 carries, but was outdone on this day by Ahman Green, who was traded to the Packers by Holmgren, with his 27 carries for 228 yards.

Just about the only positive for the Seahawks was rookie Josh Brown’s 58 yard field goal as time expired in the first half.

3: New England Patriots 38, Tennessee Titans 30

In a wild game that featured several changes in momentum, Tom Brady led his team with a mistake- free 17-31 for 193 yards. The real star for the Patriots was Mike Cloud. A free agent signed in the off season from the Chiefs, Cloud was suspended for the first four games with a substance abuse violation. His two touchdowns to go along with his 73 yards was more than enough to fill in for the injured Antoine Smith.

The back-breaker for the Titans was Ty Law’s fouth quarter interception return for a touchdown. Law has taken over as the defensive leader after the departure of Lawyer Milloy to the Bills.

2: Miami Dolphins 23, New York Giants 10

While Ricky Williams was shut down by the Giants’ defense, the Dolphins were able to force four turnovers and defeat the Giants.

A favorite to go to the Super Bowl by some experts in the beginning of the season, the Giants are fading fast. The 2-2 Giants seem to have a jinx on special teams.

First it was the playoff loss against the San Francisco 49ers because of long-snapping problems; on Sunday it was Matt Bryant hurting his hamstring.

It hurt the Giants the most at the beginning of the third quarter when Giants Coach Jim Fossil sent in punter Jeff Feagles to try and cap off a nine minute drive with a chip shot field goal. Feagles, who had never attempted a NFL kick, missed wide right.

After that it was all cruise control for the Dolphins, who move to first in the AFC East.

1: Kansas City Chiefs 24, Denver Broncos 23

Making his best case for being the first kick returner in the NFL to win MVP honors, Dante Hall returned yet another kick for a touchdown, this one a 93 yard doozie that will definitely be a candidate for an ESPY Award at the end of the year.

Hall, who has now successfully returned a kick for a touchdown in four straight games, had a hand in half the teams’ total yards.

The rest was left to Trent Green, who went 15 of 29 for 128 yards and two scores; and Priest Holmes, who had another solid game with 17 rushes for 97 yards, four catches for 14 yards but no touchdowns.

The Broncos still had a solid running game from sophomore Clinton Portis, who had 23 rushes for 141 yards.

Player of the Week: Dante Hall

It is often said in sports that only big players come up in big games. That’s exactly what Hall did.

Not only did he have the touchdown that won the game, the return was by himself, since the Chiefs sent 10 guys to block the punt. He also had a pitch that set up a 53 yard return and a couple of catches. All this against one of the best teams in the AFC, a division rival, and in a game when both teams are undefeated.

Enough said.

Disappointment of the Week: Emmitt Smith

For a man that made his legacy in Dallas to go back to Texas stadium in Cardinal red and white seemed almost sacreligious.

For him to not even get positive rushing yards the entire day was just embarrassing.

To see him in the post-game interview crying about how much the game was about how hard you try was just pitiful.

He never mentioned that instead of retiring a Cowboy, he wanted to play one more season for a team that had no chance of breaking .500, not to mention competiting for a Super Bowl berth.

Isn’t this the same guy that said that he was “surrounded by trash” in Dallas? Obviously not, since the Cowboys are 3-1 without him with basically the same core of players.

Next time, if you are looking for sympathy, don’t look like the pitiful old man that you are now and retire with some dignity.

Watch out for: Byron Leftwich

Leftwich is largely ignored, mainly because of his rookie status, but you can’t ignore the fact that he has had 691 yards and five touchdowns in two games while only throwing three picks.

With his main man Jimmy Smith finally returning from a suspension and with Fred Taylor finally healthy, he is dangerous. If he is anything like my last two picks, Quincy Carter and Hall, he should be on his way to winning rookie of the year.