SIZZLE

Ben Roethlistberger – 14-for-19 – 208 yards – 3 touchdowns – 0 interceptions – no need to pass in the fourth quarter
Tom Brady – 15-for-27 – 201 yards – 3 touchdowns – 0 interceptions – not flashy, but incredibly impressive

DeShaun Foster – 151 rushing yards – straight up the gut
Rudi Johnson – 56 yards – 1 touchdown – the Bengals needed more of a pick-up from their running game after Carson Palmer left
Clinton Portis – 53 yards – 1 touchdown
Jerome Bettis - 52 yards rushing – 1 touchdown

Steve Smith – 10 receptions – 84 yards – 1 receiving touchdown – 1 rushing touchdown – best offensive player of the weekend, by far
Ben Watson – 5 receptions – 91 yards – 1 touchdown – coming out party
Cedric Wilson – 3 receptions – 104 yards – 1 touchdown – surprise player of the week

John Kasay - 3 field goals

Panthers defense – Shutout – 5 turnovers – 4 sacks – complete domination
Redskins defense – Touchdown – 3 turnovers – 3 sacks
Patriots defense – Touchdown – 2 turnovers – 6 sacks – Willie McGinest with 4.5 sacks

FIZZLE

Eli Manning – 10-for-18 – 113 yards – 0 touchdowns – 3 interceptions – even worse than the numbers reflect
Mark Brunell – 7-for-15 – 41 yards – 0 touchdowns – 1 interception – this team really won?

Tiki Barber – 41 rushing yards – virtually invisible
Corey Dillon – 40 rushing yards – will need a bigger effort to defeat the Broncos
Fred Taylor – 24 yards rushing

Santana Moss – 2 receptions for 18 yards
Chris Cooley – 2 receptions for 11 yards
Plaxico Burress – ZERO – no catches for the Giants top wide receiver

Jay Feely and Adam Vinatieri - no field goal opportunities

Bengals defense – over 30 points allowed – Palmer’s injury had little to do with the Bengals' lack of defense