NFL - Week Ten Review

The "bye" weeks are over with now and it's on to the final seven games for the NFL.
Week Ten saw some surprises around the league, but none bigger than the Dallas Cowboys, playing their first game under interim Head Coach Jason Garrett, going into the Meadowlands Stadium and beating the New York Giants, 33-20.
The Cowboys rolled out to a 26-6 lead in the third quarter behind quarterback Jon Kitna, the Heftyinfo NFL co-player of the Week.
Kitna had three TD passes and threw for 327 yards in the win. A 71-yard pass for a touchdown to Felix Jones provided the 26-6 lead and the Cowboys, who fired Head Coach Wade Phillips last week, were on their way to their second win of the 2010 season. The loss dropped the Giants to 6-3 for the season.
The biggest play of the day was the Jacksonville Jaguars "Hail Mary" pass that resulted in a deflection for a touchdown catch by wide receiver Mike Thomas to provide the 31-24 win for the Jags.
There was sour grapes at the end of the Denver-Kansas City game as Chiefs Head Coach Todd Haley refused to shake hands with Broncos Head Coach Josh McDaniels after the Broncos thumped the slumping Chiefs, 49-29.
The Broncos exploded to a 35-0 lead as Heftyinfo NFL co-player of the Week Kyle Orton threw four touchdown passes and had 296 yards to lead the rout.
Kansas City's vaunted running game was limited to just 51 yards and quarterback Matt Cassel passed for 469 yards and three TDs in the loss.
The Buffalo Bills finally won a game as they held off the Detroit Lions, 14-12 in Buffalo. Bills running back Fred Jackson rushed for 133 yards and scored a touchdown in the win.
The Miami Dolphins rolled past the visiting Tennessee Titans, 29-17 despite losing two quarterbacks to injury in the game.
Chad Pennington, who started the game at QB for the Dolphins went out with a shoulder injury and then Chad Henne also was lost to a knee injury. Miami will have Tyler Thigpen at quarterback until further notice.
In Cleveland, the New York Jets had to go to overtime for the second straight week to get a win as they beat the Browns, 26-20 to improve to 7-2.
Jets' QB Mark Sanchez hit wideout Santonio Holmes for the winning 37-yard scoring pass.
Chicago squashed Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings, 27-13 as the Bears defense intercepted Favre three times and also forced a fumble by the 41-year old quarterback.
Jay Cutler passed for 237 yards and three touchdowns in the win, which put Chicago back in first place at 6-3 in the NFC North. The Vikings dropped to 3-6 and are likely out of playoff contention.
Indianapolis knocked off Cincinnati, 23-17 to go to 6-3 while the Bengals slipped to 2-7 as quarterback Carson Palmer was intercepted three times, including one for a Colts score.
Tampa Bay continued to hang around in the NFC South with a 31-16 trouncing over the Carolina Panthers. The Buccaneers are 6-3 and tied for second with New Orleans, one game behind division leader Atlanta.
The Falcons (7-2) came back in the closing seconds last Thursday to defeat the Baltimore Ravens, 26-21 as QB Matt Ryan completed the game winning TD pass to wide receiver Roddy White.
San Francisco got its third win in four games as kicker Joe Nedney kicked a 29-yard field goal in overtime to beat the Rams, 23-20. 49ers' QB Troy Smith had 356 passing yards in the win.
The Seattle Seahawks improved to 5-4 and first place in the NFC West with a 36-18 rout at Arizona. Matt Hasselbeck returned as the starting quarterback for Seattle and threw for 333 yards and a touchdown. Kicker Olindo Mare made five field goals for the Seahawks in the game.
In the Sunday Night Football game, the New England Patriots rode the arm of quarterback Tom Brady (pictured upper right) who had 350 yards passing and three TD passes plus a TD run, to the surprisingly easy road win against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
New England improved to 7-2 and a first place tie with the Jets in the AFC East. The Steelers (6-3) are tied with Baltimore for first in the AFC North.
Michael Vick (pictured upper left) dominated the Monday Night Football game for the Philadelphia Eagles in a 59-28 rout of the host Washington Redskins. For the effort, Vick is the third Heftyinfo NFL co-Player of the Week.
Vick passed for 333 yards and four touchdowns and also rushed for two scores and 80 yards.
Wow!
Philadelphia (6-3) is tied for first place with the New York Giants in the NFC East and those two teams face each other in Philly next Sunday evening in the prime time game.