Vikings kicker Gary Anderson became the all-time leading scorer in NFL history this week with 2004 points. After the game, he was congratulated by his children, who were both wearing Randy Moss Vikings jerseys. If this doesn't go to show that kickers will never get any respect in the game of football, I don't know what will.

The Baltimore Ravens continue to have more problems scoring than Pat Buchanan at a NOW convention, with the touchdown-less streak standing at sixteen quarters. Brian Billick benched quarterback Tony Banks and went to backup Trent Dilfer in the second half of this game. Isn't that one of the stages of Grief? Denial, anger, Dilfer, acceptance.

In an ironic twist, Bengals running back Corey Dillon, who already owns the rookie single-game rushing record, ran for 278 yards against the Broncos to own the all-time single-game mark as well. The ironic part here is that all Dillon really wants to run is out of Cincinnati. As for Denver, the last team I saw have this much trouble bringing down a running back was the LAPD.

By the way, before Bengals fans become convinced their team is turning things around, check out the quarterbacks in this game. Akili Smith was 2-9 for 34 yards, Scott Mitchell was 0-5 with no touchdowns and five cheeseburgers. Those are numbers that even the propaganda spin doctors at NFL Films will have a hard time turning positive. "The Cincinnati Bengals 2000 Video Yearbook: Every Pass an Adventure!"

After the Cowboys 48-7 win over Arizona, I think we can all agree on two things. It was wrong for the crowd to boo Troy Aikman last week. And, it was pretty much 100% correct for a crowd to boo the Cardinals.

And finally, I know I'm not much for current events, but I think Jim Lehrer did an awful job moderating the President's Cup.

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