The Texans' Kris Brown hit three field goals over 50 yards on Sunday, including the 57-yard game-winner against Miami. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

• Houston's Kris Brown had quite possibly the greatest day in NFL kicking history. Not only did he win the game over Miami 22-19 with a last-second, franchise-record 57-yard blast, but also he connected five times in five tries, three of them from 54 yards or longer: 54, 43, 54, 20 and 57.

All told, there were nine field goals in the game (Miami's Jay Feely had four), accounting for the final eight scores of the game.

• Don't underestimate the size of that win for the improved Texans. Had Houston lost for a second consecutive week to a winless team, and fallen under .500 for the first time this season after its 2-0 start, doubt may have creeped into Gary Kubiak's young team. But now, at 3-2, the upcoming stretch of at Jacksonville, Tennessee and at San Diego doesn't look quite so daunting.

• Has anybody in the NFL been more productive this season than Plaxico Burress? Against the Jets, the lanky Giants receiver recorded his seventh touchdown of the season, meaning he's reaching the end zone every 3.4 catches this year. Burress has scored in all five games, with three in New York's opener and one in each of the past four games.

• The Colts not only have never missed Edgerrin James since he left last year for Arizona during free agency, they apparently don't even miss Joseph Addai, who replaced James as a rookie in 2006. Addai missed the Tampa Bay game on Sunday with an injury, which opened the door for the Colts' Kenton Keith to rush 28 times for 121 yards and two touchdowns against a very tough Bucs defense. There's depth, and then there's what the Patriots and Colts have in clearly establishing themselves as the best two teams in the NFL, thus far.

• Here's the good news, Lions fans: Detroit doesn't have any more visits scheduled to the East Coast (or, more specifically, road games against NFC East teams). In the span of three games, the Lions have played at Philadelphia and at Washington, losing 56-21 to the Eagles and 34-3 to the Redskins. That's a 90-24 combined butt-kicking.

And just in case you're not keeping score, Detroit has surrendered 117 points in its past three games, or 39 per week. I don't care how good the Lions offense can be, Jon Kitna's 10-win prediction isn't coming true with that shoddy defense.

• That's what it's going to be like for New England opponents this season. Cleveland did a great job of taking away Randy Moss in its 34-17 loss at the Patriots, holding No. 81 to a modest three catches for 46 yards and keeping him out of the end zone for the first time all year. So instead, the Patriots feed tight end Benjamin Watson and receiver Donte' Stallworth, who combined for 10 catches for 172 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

• The Rams finally broke out of their month-long slump (32 touchdown-less drives), putting up 31 points against the Cardinals, behind backup quarterback Gus Frerotte. But while that was the offense we expected to see out of St. Louis all season, that was also a very familiar Rams defensive performance in Arizona's 34-31 win. And the heat that's already on St. Louis coach Scott Linehan rises another degree or three.

• What's wrong with Osi Umenyiora? The Giants defensive end had New York's only sack against the Jets, which was 11 fewer than the G-men totaled last week against the Eagles, and five fewer for him alone. Must be quadruple-teaming him.

• With or without a healthy Steven Jackson, the Rams discovered they have a running game thanks to rookie back Brian Leonard, the former Rutgers star. Making his second start in place of the injured Jackson, Leonard rumbled for 102 yards on 18 carries and added 33 receiving yards on five catches.

• I can't figure out where Jerious Norwood has been in Atlanta's offense so far in 2007? Much was made this preseason about the plan to get the second-year running back more involved in his team's running game, and Falcons coach Bobby Petrino has continued to promise more touches for Norwood in recent weeks.

But Norwood continues to be almost a non-factor in the backfield. He ran six times for 23 yards Sunday at Tennessee, and caught two passes for four yards. He entered Week 5 with just 29 carries for 124 yards rushing, for a decent 4.3 average, but with no more than 32 yards in any game.

His speed is game-changing quality, as he showed on kickoff returns against the Titans. He had a 76-yard return in the second half and averaged 48.0 yards on three kick returns.

• Looks like Pittsburgh might have another Bus in its backfield with the 247-pound Najeh Davenport doing a pretty fair Jerome Bettis impersonation against Seattle. Davenport plowed into the end zone from 1 and 5 yards in the second half; and like the original Bus, he can break into the open field and put some distance between himself and the defense. Davenport reeled off a 45-yard run against the Seahawks, and finished with seven carries for 58 yards, and four receptions for 38 more.

• Nobody in the NFL was busier than Ryan Plackemeier in Week 5. Seattle's second-year punter swung his right leg nine times for a 43.9 yard average in the Seahawks' desultory 21-0 showing at Pittsburgh.

Seattle was out-gained 342-144 by the Steelers, and the Seahawks produced just eight first downs, rushed for only 38 yards and had just 19:15 of possession time. For Seattle, it was a missed opportunity to both exact some revenge for Pittsburgh's win in Super Bowl XL, and to prove it belongs in the discussion when the topic turns to the NFC's elite teams.