The Awards Section

Donovan McNabb quieted the media storm around him by throwing four touchdowns against the Lions. Jim McIsaac/Getty Images

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Offensive Player of the Week

Philadelphia QB Donovan McNabb, and it took him only an hour to win this vaunted award. Literally. After one hour of real time, McNabb had led the Eagles to five touchdowns in five drives, was 10 of 11 for 214 yards with three touchdown passes, and had put the Eagles up 35-7.

After his second TD, a beautiful play-action throw to Kevin Curtis, McNabb and his play-action fake to Brian Westbrook made color man Brian Baldinger apoplectic. "This is unbelievable!'' Baldinger enthused during the commercial break. "This is football! Did you see everybody bite on the play-action?'' For the half, McNabb completed 14 of 15 for 332 yards and four touchdowns. For the game, McNabb was 21 of 26 for 381 yards (the third-highest total in his career), four TDs and no picks.

Defensive Player of the Week

A collective award: The Jacksonville defense. The stats for the Jags were notable, but not because they didn't play well. The Jags limited the potent Broncos offense (much of that is potential, because Denver doesn't look potent yet) to two scores in a 23-14 Jags win. Travis Henry was held to 35 yards on 11 carries, and the Broncos, who held the ball for only 21:18, were limited to 42 plays in 10 series. When your average series is 4.2 plays over the course of a game, it usually means a defense dominated the game. That's what happened here.

Special Teams Player of the Week

Buffalo P Brian Moorman. No punter in the NFL likely will make a better boot this year than the one Moorman made midway through the second quarter to get the Bills out of a hole in Foxboro. After taking three shots to get the punter some room from their 1-yard line, the Bills had to punt from the 1. Moorman lined up about 10 inches from the back of the end zone. He took the snap, quick-punted, and drove Wes Welker back, back, back ... all the way to the New England 24. An amazing punt, even if Welker ran it back 29 yards to the Buffalo 47. For the day, Moorman punted seven times for a 49.0-yard average, pinning the Pats at their 2 and 11 on two second-half boots.

Coach of the Week

Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin. Talk about setting the right tone. This guy is showing all of football -- management, coaches, players -- that your age does not matter. What does matter is your ability to motivate players and get them to play like every week is the most important game of their lives. "Wednesday's a big day for us. Thursday's a big day for us. It's not just Sunday,'' he said after a 37-16 win over the 49ers made the Steelers (and Tomlin) 3-0. "The journey's what's important, not the destination.''

Goat of the Week

Houston SS Michael Boulware. Maybe now we know why Seattle gave up on him. On the Texans' first defensive series, Indy was at the Texans' 2, and Boulware stood across from Colts tight end Dallas Clark, ready to bump him. Boulware's a good, athletic, tough safety -- at least he's supposed to be all of those things. And when Clark left the line, he gave Boulware a simple fake, left him in his wake, and caught a 2-yard TD at the back of the end zone.

You've got to make that bump. The Colts are going to get enough easy-looking touchdowns, and Boulware gave them an easy one, not just easy-looking. One play or two turns the tide, and you can't afford for simple plays like bumps inside the 5-yard line to not be made.

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