A lot of pundits were quick to anoint Jason Campbell after he sliced up the Lions back in Week 5, but it's generally a mistake to get too excited about a big day against an easy mark. Campbell has struggled in his three games since — he was so-so at Green Bay, off the mark against Arizona, and downright brutal at New England, showing absolutely no pocket awareness whatsoever.

When you adjust to the ball in the air as well as Braylon Edwards does, getting open isn't really that important. Randy Moss is the league's best at playing the ball in the air, but the emerging Edwards might be as good as anyone else. Edwards will be playing in February, one way or another.

The Drew Brees explosion wasn't that surprising — he's been sharp for three straight games now. But I'll be honest and admit I was stunned to see the 2006 version of Marques Colston back in the building (he just missed a fourth touchdown, too). The New Orleans schedule is tame enough for the Saints to make a strong playoff run.

Chris Chambers only had two catches, but one of them went for a TD and Philip Rivers just missed him on another bomb. The Chargers ran less game-intensive snaps on offense than usual, given that they scored twice on returns and had 35 points by halftime (teams west of Foxboro generally aren't worried about max scoring). Mike Salfino defended Chambers backstage this week while I was skeptical; score this one to Salfino.

Cedric Benson runs with surprising vision at times, but he's not the power back he was touted to be at Texas. He generally goes down at first contact; if his line isn't ripping open huge holes, he can't be effective.

Cleo Lemon isn't really getting a fair shake, between the bad weather and Miami's spotty wideout play. Keep in mind he also lost Ronnie Brown (injury) and Chambers (trade) over the last two weeks. Nonetheless, the rebuilding Fins will be wise to audition John Beck later in the year.

It's one thing for the Patriots to keep Tom Brady on the field late in blowout victories, but continually exposing him on quarterback sneaks while comfortably ahead is just playing with fire. Let's hope this doesn't turn into the 2000 Rams revisited, an offense for the ages that became derailed when the ringleader — Kurt Warner — went down with an injury.

Quick hits: There isn't a better technical wideout in the league than Indy's Reggie Wayne. He's got plenty of physical gifts, of course, but he's a star because he understands his craft so well. ... Jeff Garcia has solid numbers, but he's leaving big plays on the field every week. Joey Galloway was behind the Jacksonville secondary constantly on Sunday. ... Want to understand the term "moving the pile?" Watch Marshawn Lynch for a quarter. ... Laughably, there were several outlets who questioned Derek Anderson's chances at St. Louis because he had "performed poorly on the road" in 2007. Two games is not a just sample, friends (Anderson really didn't play that poorly at New England, anyway). To anyone logical, Anderson's big Week 8 showing was merely par for the course. ... It's not a matter of if with Greg Olsen, it's a matter of when. Give him full health and he'll make multiple Pro Bowl trips. ... When you dress in the candy-bar uniforms the Bears had on, you deserve to lose. Even the 1979 San Diego Padres were laughing at you. ... The J.P. Losman bomb to Lee Evans was a fluke all the way, but long-suffering Evans owners will take whatever they can get. ... David Carr can't play, not in the NFL anyway. Go north, young man. Chuckle if you want, but the Panthers really need to keep Vinny Testaverde healthy (that goes double for Steve Smith). ... Cheer up, Stephen Gostkowski owners. At least Bill Belichick isn't calling for two-point tries after all those red-zone conversions. ... If Minnesota doesn't have the worst pass defense in the NFC right now, it's at least in the conversation.

— Davis Ferris has been writing about fantasy sports for various newspapers and Web sites since 1992.