Week 7 in the NFL

Nick Russ here with the happenings of week 7 in the NFL. A power outage at Ralph Wilson Stadium was ironic and a bit ominous for The Chargers and Bills. The Bills beat the Bolts 23-14 Sunday on the arm of a returning Trent Edwards. Edwards had suffered a concussion in the Bills loss at Arizona in week 5. Edwards went 25/30 for 261 yards and one touch down. The key for the Bills victory came from San Diego QB Philip Rivers. Rivers had a pick and two fumbles that ultimately added up to 10 Bills points. Rivers blamed the loss on himself but the Chargers have been inconsistent over the season. The Bolts are on their way across the pond to battle the Saints in London.

The one thing positive the Chargers can have is that they are in a weak AFC west and are only one game behind Denver. Their match up with a battered New Orleans is winnable then they can rest on the bye week and be ready for second half-season push. The Bills are off to their best start since 1995. They will pay Miami a visit this weekend then they're home for what could be a great game against the Giants.

Elsewhere in the AFC the Steelers have been cruising along in first place in the North. There only loss came at week 3 against the Eagles. The Steelers take on the Giants this week in what is gonna be a great match up. Its a tough road after that against the Redskins and Colts.

Colts are in a bad way right now. The Packers D stepped up against Peyton and co. as the Pack beat Indy 34-14. Penalties and turnovers did in the Colts as the Packers backup secondary returned to interceptions for long touchdowns. Packers running back Ryan Grant had his first 100 yard rushing game of the season and Aaron Rodgers with his bad shoulder threw 21/28 and 186 yards with one touchdown. The Colts did not need a loss with the Titans continuing to win. Speaking of which the Colts travel to Nashville to play the Titans in what doesn't seem like a must win for the Colts but a win against the Titans could help get the Colts back on track.

Last week I said that Dallas was on the verge of imploding and this week they are flirting with critical mass. A loss was not needed but it was against the Rams one of the worst teams in the NFC. After attempting a week of practice Tony Romo found himself on the sidelines Sunday as Brad Johnson took the snaps. Brad threw three picks and managed 17/34 and one touchdown. Rams running back Stephen Jackson had a track meet of 160 yards against the Dallas defense, but the real story for the Rams was for the second straight week the defense forced 4 turnovers. The Rams are 2-0 after firing coach Scott Linehan. Adding to Dallas's woes is the loss of pro bowl safety Roy Williams for the year with a broken forearm. The Cowboys have a critical game against Tampa because the next game is against the Giants.

We have word that the axe is being sharpened for yet another coach. San Fransisco's Mike Nolan's has been fired. 18-37 in three and a half seasons, Nolan failed to turn around the program and fielded the worst offense in the league his first two seasons. Mike Singletary has been given command for the rest of the year. The Bears and Vikings had a rarely seen shoot out. Both teams combined for 89 points total. The Bears secondary managed to grab 4 picks off of Gus Frerotte with their starters Charles Tillman and Nathan Vasher out with injuries. The Bears special teams managed to score off of a muffed punt return, and a botched punt. The Vikings did managed to net 439 on a Bears defense that had their fans holding their breath. The Bears are atop the NFC North again and are on the bye and can rest some of their injured players. Then they can come back in force against Detroit. The Vikings still have the potential to be force in the North. Like the Bears they have a bye and come back home to face the Texans.

Last week I went 3 for 1 bringing my total to 7-5.

This week I'll take Buffalo over Miami

The Saints over the Chargers in London

Philadelphia over the Falcons

And my game of the week: The Titans over the Colts

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