The Awards Section

Texans kicker Kris Brown hit three field goals of more than 50 yards Sunday, including the 57-yard game-winner as the clock expired. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

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Offensive Players of the Week

Washington QB Jason Campbell, who is rounding into one of the best 10 or 12 quarterbacks in the league. Playing without his top receiver, Santana Moss, against a Detroit team that came in with a 3-1 record, Campbell completed 23-of-29 passes for 248 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions. The most noticeable thing about him is his presence, confidence and total command of the Gibbs/Saunders combo platter of an offense.

"As an offense,'' Campbell said postgame via the cellular, "we're doing a good job of not forcing things right now.'' There's a lot more than that going on in Washington. If the 'Skins hadn't gone somnambulant in the second half against the Giants in Week 3, they'd be 4-0.

Indianapolis TE Dallas Clark. His seven-catch, 49-yard, one-touchdown afternoon in Indy's rout of the Bucs is hardly player-of-the-week stuff. But this is sort of a season-long achievement award. Clark got hit as hard as a player can get hit when Bucs defensive back Tanard Jackson knocked the wind out of him -- and Clark, after writhing on the ground, later returned to the game. He kept on ticking. He's a vital security blanket for Peyton Manning, as these numbers attest: He has five touchdown receptions, the same as Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne combined. Just watch the Colts. Clark is an invaluable piece of the Super Bowl puzzle.

Defensive Players of the Week

Pittsburgh CB Ike Taylor. Late first half. Steelers trying to preserve a 7-0 lead; Seahawks driving. Matt Hasselbeck sends wideout Ben Obomanu up the field into the end zone, and he dekes Taylor one way. Taylor recovers in a Champ Baileyesque way, stepping in front of Obomanu to make an acrobatic interception. "Ike's a good football player, with the potential to be great,'' coach Mike Tomlin said. Five tackles and four passes defensed, too. Heck of a job.

Chicago CB Charles Tillman. Twice in the first half at Green Bay, Tillman forced a fumble by rookie wide receiver James Jones. Instead of Green Bay exiting the field after 30 minutes with a lead of 24-7, 27-7 or 31-7, the Packers led 17-7 ... and then coughed up the lead altogether in the second half and lost 27-20. For the game, Tillman had four tackles to go with his two forced fumbles.

Special Teams Players of the Week

Houston K Kris Brown, who had a day for the ages. No kicker in the 88-year history of the NFL has ever kicked three field goals of at least 54 yards in a game. Brown went five-for-five from these distances: 54, 43, 54, 20 and the game-winner from 57 yards at game's end. The final: Houston 22, Miami 19.

San Diego LB Carlos Polk, who made the kind of tackle special-teams coaches dream about to break the San Diego-Denver game wide open. After the Chargers scored in the first quarter to go up 7-0, the Chargers kicked off to Brian Clark, who got speared by Polk, forcing the ball to squirt out of Clark's hands. The Chargers recovered and scored to make it 14-0 midway through the quarter. If the Chargers do turn their season around, this is one of the plays they'll look back at as a turning point.

Jacksonville P Adam Podlesh. His four punts in Kansas City pinned the Chiefs at their 3, 20, 8 and 5. A punter, and his outside coverage players, can't have a better day.

Coach of the Week

Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh. No coach had a better win against bigger odds this weekend, obviously, than the former NFL quarterback's 24-23 beatdown of USC. Having been around Harbaugh a lot over the years, I'm sure he told every one of his players "you can do anything on this earth if you believe you can," taking advantage of the fact that the Cardinal was a 41-point 'dog. "He has the most confidence I've ever seen,'' said guard Alex Fletcher after the game, "and it just rubs off.''

Goat of the Week

Houston DT Travis Johnson. I don't care how angry you are. Green's block on Johnson was a legal play, according to the NFL rule book, and for Johnson to first taunt an unconscious man and then continue the tirade after the game ... that is low.

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