What a performance by the Saints. I would have loved to see how the Packers would have fared (no doubt a much closer contest), but the Cards were also pretty unlucky losing both Antrel Rolle (concussion) and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (knee) in the first quarter Saturday…I still like Beanie Wells plenty long-term, but I've never seen a running back have more problems with handoffs/pitches than him during his rookie season…"Jeremy Shockey comes up limping." The only news I heard this weekend less shocking than the rumored Lindsay Lohan sex tape…Might want to keep your head on a swivel after an interception Kurt Warner. What a hit he took…Imagine taking Mike Bell in a fantasy playoff format since the always hurt Pierre Thomas was banged up, only to see the immortal Lynell Hamilton get the goal-line TD instead…What a clean pocket Drew Brees had all game. New Orleans' offensive line is very good when healthy…Arizona's tackling was bordering on pathetic this week, but Reggie Bush did look pretty explosive.

Peyton Manning wasn't exactly sharp Saturday night, but the apparent rust factor by the Colts didn't come to fruition. The Ravens are not built to be down 17-3 at halftime…As much as any team in the league, Baltimore needs to acquire a playmaker at wide receiver. Brandon Marshall?...In a way, Joseph Addai's constant injuries are even more frustrating since he's often able to return to the same game (or a week later with no mention on the injury report). Either this guy is extremely tough, or he's missing action with maladies most players wouldn't. My bet is the latter…That said, while I'll be all over younger, more exciting backs who ended 2010 behind veterans, I'm not sold on Donald Brown. Addai should enter next year well ahead of Brown on fantasy cheat sheets…I'm a John Harbaugh fan for sure, but his decision to punt down 20-3 with eight minutes left Saturday was indefensible. Have we really reached the point where coaches are playing to lose by the least amount of points as possible over giving their team the best chance to win even in the playoffs? I mean, even if they didn't convert and held Indy to a field goal, it was still a three-score game. Just awful…Since the Colts rested their starters and ultimately helped the Jets reach the postseason, will the verdict end up being "careful what you wish for" with an upcoming matchup against New York? Or did they inadvertently give themselves a far easier opponent in the AFC Championship game (if the Chargers were involved instead, you'd have to think the spread would be three points instead of seven). You certainly can't dislike this matchup from the Colts' perspective…If you haven't read this article about Marvin Harrison, do so immediately. I implore all of you.

The Dallas/Minnesota game was closer than the final score indicated, but I got that game flat-out wrong, no two ways about it. And seriously, what's up with the kicking in the NFL this season?...Tony Romo didn't have his best game, and his interception was terrible, but he had no chance against that pass rush. Sunday's loss was hardly his fault…Sidney Rice is very, very good, and only the uncertain QB situation (will Brett Favre return? At 41, can he remain healthy and effective even if he does come back?) prevents me from ranking him as a top-five fantasy WR in 2010…I understand Dallas couldn't go downfield with such problems in pass protection, but what happened to all those successful WR screens we've seen recently, which would have seemingly been a perfect counter? Jason Garrett got far too cute Sunday…The Cowboys didn't allow a single rusher to gain 100 yards in a game in 2010…I'm beginning to think Roy Williams is overpaid…Favre posted a 25:2 TD:INT ratio over nine games at home this season…Marion Barber may return with more explosion back to 100 percent next year and remains the top goal-line option, and Felix Jones is definitely an injury risk (so is Barber), but there's no way Jones can't be ranked ahead of Barber in fantasy leagues, right? Is it even close? I say no…What about Joe Buck repeatedly talking about how the Vikings declined a penalty on themselves? I never knew you could do that. After Brian Sabean (who has every one beat by a mile), I'd probably say Buck is my second least favorite person in the world.

No team chokes like the Chargers in the playoffs (specifically, Nate Kaeding and Norv Turner). Admittedly, the Jets were an awful matchup for the pass first team, but still, what a debacle. I can understand why Darrelle Revis wasn't shadowing Vincent Jackson (so Philip Rivers didn't have an obvious first read always, and obviously Antonio Gates is a huge weapon as well), and none of Jackson's catches came with Revis on him. What an interception by the best player who isn't a quarterback in the NFL…Rex Ryan is my favorite coach/manager in all of sports, and I'm happy for him…That said, with 55 seconds left in the first half at the Chargers' 45-yard line, why did the Jets spike the ball? You're telling me 5-10 seconds is more important than a down at that point?...Vincent Jackson kicking the challenge flag was incredibly stupid, but I agree with Phil Simms – is a penalty really necessary at that time? I mean, who cares if he kicked a challenge flag? The winner of this game is playing in the AFC Championship!...Question San Diego's decision to go for an onside kick at the end of the game all you want (and in hindsight it looks worse because on 4th-and-1 from their own 30, the Jets are punting no matter what instead of going for it), but one thing is indisputable – it was a fantastic kick…Speaking of Norv Turner (I probably would have gone for the onside kick, to be fair), this guy has no clue. Please give LaDainian Tomlinson 15 touches compared to just six to Darren Sproles. After all, pleasing veterans who used to be good should definitely take precedence over making the AFC title game. Congratulations Norv, you were blessed with an awful AFC West division and one of the three best players in football, but after that, what is there? And I'd love to know what this guy got on his SATs. With 2:07 left Sunday, he decided to wait until after the two-minute warning to use his last timeout. This would be defensible with something like two-three seconds left beforehand, because then that opens up the opponents' playbook (they can pass), but this wasn't that case. Pathetic. Especially since Ryan and the Jets went for it on 4th-and-1 later on to seal the victory, I took pleasure in watching stupidity ultimately lose…I get that just because I think a RB is better than the veteran behind him doesn't mean the playing time will be dispersed as such, but considering Thomas Jones' mileage, what's happened down the final stretch, New York's ridiculously good defense, offensive line and run-first philosophy, I'm going to be drafting Shonn Greene aggressively in 2010. It would be nice if he were more of an option as a receiver (his catch Sunday was the first of his career), but I'll have him ranked as a top-15 fantasy back next year.