7. I think the league has to allow field goals to be reviewable. The league's argument will be field goals have never been reviewable by instant replay because of the Pandora's Box it would open to have kicks flying directly over the top of uprights open for review. But how many of those do you see per year? Two? Three? It's more important to be sure you can fix a potential bizarre game-changer like Dawson's kick. Funny thing about that game, when it was over, ref Pete Morelli asked someone if they got the call right. Told they did, Morelli was very relieved.

8. I think the first quarterback chosen in a good draft for quarterbacks next April will be Kentucky's Andre' Woodson, over Brian Brohm of Louisville and Matt Ryan of BC. All good choices, though.

9. I think the Jets have to be thrilled with Kellen Clemens leading the team 76 yards in 13 plays in two minutes for the game-tying field goal in the fourth quarter. The kid doesn't get flustered. He drew praise from the disappointed Steelers for being cool under pressure. New York will have a high draft choice come April, but won't need to use it on a passer.

10. I think these are my non-football thoughts of the week:

a. Rest in peace, Joe Nuxhall. I got to know the ol' lefthander as a cub baseball reporter for the Cincinnati Enquirer in the early '80s, once incurring his wrath for transcribing an 86-word-question (all one sentence) that he asked Mario Soto in a postgame interview on the Reds Radio Network. Joe always did ask the darndest questions. But he was a great guy, a classic old baseball man with the ultimate respect for the game and the people in it.

I remember, I think it was 1982, shagging balls a couple of mornings on the road for guys taking early batting practice -- Johnny Bench, Paul Householder, Duane Walker -- on the AstroTurf in Busch Stadium, with Nux throwing for what must have been an hour. He was 53 or 54 then, throwing in a broiler, never complaining.

b. Pete Thamel, your imagination never ceases to amaze me. Thamel, who covers college sports for the New York Times, wrote about how Stanford keeps and attracts coaches by buying them homes in the super-rich Palo Alto area. What a smart story.

c. Miss you, Dave Anderson. How've you been?

d. And while I'm praising writers, we're lucky to have Damon Hack, Lee Jenkins and Jim Trotter at SI. That's homerish, but I'm learning things from them every week.

e. Coffeenerdness: Starbucks just can't get the egg nog latte right. Still has sort of a metallic taste, and I've tried them at five stores. It's not bad, just pretty average. By the way, I've been delinquent in praising the baristas in Upper Montclair, who are on one heck of an efficient roll. Great roster of worker-bee gals there, Seattle.

f. Martin Brodeur is going to Favre the record for hockey goalies. In other words, he'll put them pretty far out of reach for a while. Brodeur won his 500th game the other night in Philly, and is 52 wins away from the all-time record for wins by a goalie. That should come in two years or less. Tough run for the Devs, who score about as much as the Devil Rays.

g. Congrats to the Oak Knoll (N.J.) School's field-hockey team, which handed Eastern High its first loss to a New Jersey team in nine years last week. A tremendous achievement, obviously. I've seen both teams play, and each school turns out terrific players and people.

h. I can't get enough of The Office.

i. Friday Night Lights seems a little too risqué this season, too babe-ish to seem like a real high-school experience. Am I wrong? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.

Who I Like Tonight, and I Mean Tony Kornheiser

Denver 14, Tennessee 10. America, meet Selvin Young.