The Vikings may have a commanding lead, but they have not locked up the division, not this early in the year. Neither team exactly jumped out, but Ravens coach Brian Billick has a pretty fair point about being overly critical of a team that is 5-1 and making very few turnovers. The Ravens do need Tony Banks to be more consistent, and he has enough weapons around him to do that. The most stunning development from this game was Tom Coughlin's benching of QB Mark Brunell , and then a shaky endorsement of Brunell for Monday night's game at Tennessee. Brunell and the Jags looked to me like a team pressing too hard.
Crisis is almost an understatement.
He looked so relaxed passing the ball Sunday that this is hardly the time to bench him if and when Kent Graham recovers from his hip injury. Of course, Steelers coach Bill Cowher can now follow the playbook of the Vikings' Dennis Green in 1998. Back then, Vikings starting QB Brad Johnson was injured early in the season and Green said he would return as soon as he was healthy. Vinny Testaverde holds his hand as he leaves Sunday's game with a pinched nerve. In this case, it's the coach.