I observed a few things this weekend: One, I can’t win a bet against the spread right now to save my life. Honestly. Teasers, parlays, straight up, money lines. . . you name it. I can’t win. I’m in a funk, and I promise to get out of it. If you’re someone that says they predicted the Dolphins win over New England, well, you’re not fooling anyone. That said, here’s my observations from this week.

• The Falcons are a really, really good team when they play a really, really bad team.
• Herm Edwards won’t be coaching the Chiefs after this year’s 1-15 record. Looking ahead, they’ve got one game they’ll be favored: Week 16 at home with the Dolphins.
• It took a small scale miracle to come back and win a game they had no business winning, but you’ve gotta keep giving it to the Bills for figuring out ways to win. They may just be the team to beat in the AFC East.
• He’s going to get fired, but considering what he’s working with, Lane Kiffin isn’t doing a bad job.
• How many times this year do you think we’ll see Brian Griese have 67 attempts and throw for more than 400 yards?
• He didn’t look bad, but the big play just isn’t there for the Bears with Kyle Orton. His longest pass of the season? 32 yards. It may not be long before Sexy Rexy is back.
• Having played the Chargers, Bears, and Vikings in their first three games, the Panthers have to be pretty happy about being 2-1. The Vikes, on the other hand, can’t be too thrilled about 1-2.
• Sure, Tom Brady wasn’t there. But how many times was the Wild Hog formation going to work in this game before the New England D figured it out? Something to confess: This Patriots defense is getting older and older, and it’s finally starting to catch up with them. Thank you, Ronnie Brown, for having a coming out party the week my fantasy team is playing you.
• Say goodbye to Marvin Lewis. You can’t blame him for the loss, but this Cincy team has been spiraling downward since their loss to Pittsburgh three years ago in the playoffs.
• Are the Titans the best team in football right now? They don’t have a ton of star power, but they play great defense and just enough offense.
• The Texans were a potential surprise team. So much for that.
• How in the hell are the Redskins 2-1? I watched them live against New York, and my only thought is that they’re maybe a really good home team and a really poor away team. Good teams just don’t play the way they did that first game of the season.
• The Lions have been down 21-0, 21-0, and now 21-3. With the offensive firepower they have, there’s just no excuse for that. And at some point, stack some guys in the box so teams don’t average 10 yards per carry on you.
• Speaking of no defense: The Rams have been out-scored 115-29. Trade Torri, trade Stephen Jackson, and start over.
• Denver is on pace to break New England’s scoring record set just last year.
• The Eagles have everything they need to get to a Super Bowl, and they’re starting to prove it little by little.
• The Pats are 2-1. The Colts are 1-2. The Chargers are 0-3. What is happening to the AFC?
• Time to put a timeline on when Brady Quinn gets his first start.
• The Cowboys are the toast of the NFC, and they proved it by beating Green Bay on the road.