The RedZone: Week 7 in the NFL

Ryan's Top 5

5. Reggie Hodges - 1 carry, 68 yards. As anyone who has ever played me on Madden will tell you, I love trick plays. Seeing as the Packers Fake FG Pass failed, I go instead to the Browns and their punters fake out followed by a run through the sizeable hole through the Saints defense. Yes the drive only resulted in a FG in a surprise 30-17 victory, but watching a punter do a RB's job on 4th down was magnificent to watch!

4. Dez Bryant - 4 catches, 54 yards, 2 TD's; 93-yard punt return for a TD. His mother may (or may not) be a whore, but boy is this lad worth the negative press. The Cowboys may have fallen to 1-5 with a 41-35 capitulation against the Giants, but it hasn't been for lack of want from Bryant. Unfortunately with Tony Romo's placing on the IR list imminent, you suspect that with John Kitna under centre, Bryant will be spending most of his rookie season impressing as a PR, rather than a WR!

3. Kenny Britt - 7 catches, 225 yards, 3 TD's. After a truly forgettable week which involved getting into a little bit of a scrap in a nightclub and subsequently being benched for the start of the Titans 37-19 victory over the Eagles, Britt managed to put all of the bad karma behind him and come out with a career day. Having been consistently productive throughout Tennessee's impressive start to the season (5-2), Britt went one step further and shredded the Birds' secondary in the 4th quarter. He has been Vince Young's and Kerry Collins' go-to-guy thus far - he'll probably attract tougher coverage in future weeks.

=1. DeAngelo Hall - 7 tackles, 4 INT's. A truly amazing performance, tying the All-Time NFL record for a single game. Prime's "BABY" went hawking after Chicago's Jay Cutler, who again looked shaky with leaden feet and a crumbling O-Line. He doesn't just try to defend passes, he gambles everything and goes for the pick. This weekend, it paid off for the Redskins. Hall capped off his day by taking one pick 92 yards back to the house. As for the Bears - well, you're pretty much doomed when your franchise QB tosses 4 picks. They lost 17-14.

=1. Darren McFadden - 16 carries, 165 yards, 3 TD's; 2 catches, 31 yards, 1 TD. Where did this come from? McFadden has looked decent in parts this season, but never would you have put the Raiders blowing out the Broncos 59-14 on the road (a franchise record points scored). The Broncos leave for Wembley with their tails firmly between their legs having been unable to contain the Jason Campbell-led offense. In the first half alone, Oakland piled up 38 points before Denver managed to get onto the board.

Graeme's Top 5

5. Mike Williams - 11 catches, 87 yards, 1 TD - This week I'm giving all my awards to the guys that really deserve recognition from this column; blokes who have been crap for most of their careers but pulled one out of the bag when it counted. First up is Mike Williams. Anyone who has followed the Detroit Lions for the past decade will be aware of their absolutely terrible record of drafting bust wide recievers in the first round (P.S. Calvin Johnson was so obviously brilliant that an idiot could have drafted him. And did). Mike was drafted 10th overall and was overweight, lazy and hopeless. After being released, he bumped around the league and ended up sitting at home with no teams interested. Except the Seahawks and coach Pete Carroll, Williams' coach at USC. I don't know what Carroll says to Mike, but it certainly makes him perform as he seems to now be playing like the talent he was predicted to be. On form, and at 6'5" and 235 pounds, he is almost unguardable.

4. Todd Bouman - 18/34. 222 yards, 2 TD's- Fine, he lost to the Chiefs, and fine he threw a pick 6. But that was one of only three mistakes Bouman made playing a decent team in a hostile stadium. Not bad for a 38 year old who has been cut and re-signed by the Jags three times prior to this year, was cut again this season and was only brought back a week ago due to injuries to everyone else.

3. David Bowens - 2 INT's, 2 TD's - Yes, Ex-Saint Scott Fujita had the better day (with 11 tackles, a pick and a sack), but when you're a journeyman outside linebacker/ end playing for your 6th team and you get 2 pick 6's against Drew Brees you get on The RedZone!

2. The Titans' O-Line - let Kerry Collins throw for 276 yards, 3 TD's - Collins has the mobility of a medium sized rock, and will thus be sacked at least 3 or 4 times a game (3 in this game). However, for the most part the dangerous Eagles pass rush got nowhere near the old bloke under centre, who aside from the sacks was not hit at all, allowing him to light it up to Kenny Britt.

1. The Raiders' O-Line - Darren McFadden rushed for 165 yards and 3 TD's behind them, Jason Campbell threw for 202 yards, 2 TD's and only two sacks! - The Oakland Raiders' offensive linemen are exactly the kind of players this column seeks to praise. They were completely dominant against the Broncos. And I don't care what team they were playing, the Oakland line dominating anyone is an event unheard of for at least the past 7 years. Draft bust Robert Gallery, journeymen Cooper Carlisle and Khalif Barnes, unwanted Samson Satele and no-hoper Mario Henderson; this writer salutes your rare display of competence.

GM