Sunday belonged to the other quarterback - Buffalo's Ryan Fitzpatrick, who went 27 of 40 for 369 yards and two touchdowns.
Dating to 1950, the Bills became the only team to overcome deficits of at least 18 points to win in consecutive weeks, according to STATS L.L.C. In fact, only six teams have won twice in one season when trailing by 18 or more points.
The last team to do so: the Patriots in 1996.
Remember the Cold War?
When Detroit rallied from a 20-0 first-half deficit to beat Minnesota, 26-23, in overtime the Lions improved to 3-0 for the first time since 1980.
To give you an idea of how long ago that really was, Jimmy Carter was in the White House, a country that no longer exists (the Soviet Union) was bogged down in Afghanistan, Earl Campbell and Walter Payton were all-pro running backs, and Mike Schmidt had not yet won the first of his three MVPs.
But the story here is not so much the dramatic improvement of the Lions - predicted in many quarters - but the abject collapse of the Vikings. Minnesota blew a double-digit lead in the second half for the third straight week. They can't blame that on Donovan McNabb.
Meanwhile, in New Orleans
There's a reason Drew Brees is about to sign a gigantic new deal that will make him the best-paid quarterback in a QB's league. You saw it again on Sunday.
Saints 40, Texans 34, after Houston had led, 16-7.
Weird stat
The Bears managed just 13 yards rushing on 12 attempts in a dull, 27-17 loss to the Packers in Chicago.
Next week at the Linc
The 49ers, the Eagles' next opponent, went to Cincinnati with the league's top run defense (54.5 yards a game) and held the Bengals' Cedric Benson to 64 yards on 17 carries. The Niners haven't allowed a 100-yard rusher in the last 25 games.
