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Patriots primed? [David Elfin]

Tom Brady finished 17-for-21 for 167 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Laurence Maroney averaged 4 yards a carry in his first game as the No. 1 back. The defense held Carolina to seven points.

A mess in KC [David Elfin]

So much for the wisdom of dumping Trent Green and replacing him with Brodie Croyle.

Broncos cut Kenard Lang [David Elfin]

Sorry to see old pal Kenard Lang cut by Denver. Lang started every game for the Broncos at defensive end last season after an attempted switch to linebacker didn't work.

Gardener dropped by Kansas City [David Elfin]

So, Rod Gardner has been cut again. This time by Kansas City.

Waiving goodbye [David Elfin]

When you've covered the Redskins for the better part of 15 years, you've seen hundreds of players come and go. So reading the final cuts on the NFL waiver wire brings back plenty of memories. It probably does for ardent Washington fans, too.

And the Saints go marching home (with their tails between their legs)

Unlike some colleagues (see, Illustrated, Sports), I haven't been on the Saints' bandwagon so I wasn't totally stunned by how badly they played last night in Indianapolis.

Probably not Belichick's first infraction [David Elfin]

Roger Goodell's swift punishment of Bill Belichick and the Patriots for their spying on the New York Jets doesn't end the questions. Or it shouldn't.

O.J. stirs memories [David Elfin]

O.J. Simpson's latest run-in with the law summoned memories of the scariest day I've spent in the Redskin Park locker room in 16 years of covering the Redskins and/or the NFL.

Norv, Norv, Norv

Two games into the season and only six teams are averaging fewer points than Norv Turner's San Diego Chargers. Norv inherited a 14-2 team with MVP LaDainian Tomlinson, the game's top running back; Antonio Gates, probably the best tight end; and promising quarterback Philip Rivers because Marty Schottenheimer couldn't beat Bill Belichick in a playoff game.