Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin tried a controversial on-sides kick late in the game against the Packers. Getty Images

Pro Football Hall of Famer James Lofton joined the show after calling the Panthers-Vikings game on Sunday night.

Lofton said he wasn't that surprised Vikings coach Brad Childress considered pulling Brett Favre.

"I would have thought that two weeks ago when they were losing to Arizona that he would have pulled him out because he was taking a pounding in that ball game," Lofton said. "But this is a game where you kept waiting for them to do something and it just didn't materialize. Credit the Carolina Panthers, but I've never seen a team that flat when it really mattered before."

Lofton also commented on the San Diego Chargers. "They can manufacture points on just about anybody," Lofton said. "They don't dink and dunk it. They put the ball down the field. That puts a lot of pressure on the cornerbacks."

Lofton credits San Diego head coach Norv Turner for not just relying on the run and changing the gameplan. "Norv Turner is a guy who doesn't press the panic buttons early," Lofton said.

Lofton also was shocked by the Steelers trying an on-side kick while leading late against the Packers. "My eyes have gone bad, because I must have been misreading what the score of the game is," Lofton said. "That trumped Bill Belichick's fourth-down call against the Colts earlier in the season as the most controversial call of the season."

Check out the well-behaved Danettes at Dan's Christmas party this weekend.

Vince Young and the Titans are back in the playoff picture. AP

Dan has his work cut out for him on Monday breaking down the NFL playoff picture. Here are some of the burning questions coming out of one of the more incredible Sundays we've seen in a while.

-- The Steelers had an incredible win over the Packers as Ben Roethlisberger hit Mike Wallace as the clock read :00. Big Ben threw for over 500 yards. Can the Steelers sneak into the postseason?

-- Tough day for the Bengals as they tried to honor the memory of Chris Henry by winning in San Diego. They came up just short, as San Diego's Nate Kaeding hit the game winner in the final seconds. Can anyone stop the Chargers?

-- The Broncos slipped up against the Raiders in a 20-19 shocker. Denver is now 8-6 and in the middle of the AFC playoff mess.

-- The Titans beat the Dolphins 27-24 in overtime. Can the Tennessee reach the playoffs? What if the Titans had started Vince Young all season?

-- The Patriots beat the Bills 17-10 in an ugly one. Is New England dangerous in the postseason? The Pats don't look very scary right now, but they do have Tom Brady, Randy Moss and Wes Welker.

-- The Browns' Jerome Harrison almost broke the single-game rushing record in a win over K.C. Harrison ended up with 286 yards, just 10 yards short of Adrian Peterson's mark last year. Who is this guy and will the next personnel chief in Cleveland build around him?

-- The Jets let a win slip out of their hand against the Falcons. Tony Gonzalez had a late TD to give Atlanta the 10-7 win. Is New York's Mark Sanchez really that bad?

-- The Ravens beat up the Bears 31-7. Does anyone want to face Baltimore in the playoffs?

-- What's with all the bad kicking in the NFL right now? Obviously Dallas' Nick Folk is in trouble. And Green Bay's Mason Crosby looks bad.

Dallas running back Marion Barber celebrates one of his two touchdowns on Saturday night. AP

The Cowboys got the NFL weekend off to an interesting start by knocking off the Saints in New Orleans. Despite a late scare, Dallas held on to win 24-17 and put itself in good playoff position in the NFC for now. The Saints are 13-1 and still have a great chance to have homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.

Meanwhile, the NFL is having to deal with some weather issues as flights are being cancelled throughout the nation. The Eagles-49ers and Bears-Ravens games were pushed back to 4:15 as the East Coast shovels out on Sunday.

Stop by the Locker Room all day to debate about the rest of the Week 15 action. There are several huge games that will go a long way to determine who reaches the postseason. Not to mention fantasy football playoffs for several Locker Room members.

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John Daly joined the show to talk about Tiger Woods and more.

Dan asked Daly his reaction when the Tiger story unfolded.

"A little shock," Daly said. "I never dreamed that was going on."

Still, Daly maintains that this story has nothing to do with Tiger as a golfer. "It's none of my business," Daly said.

Daly thinks fans should not get hung up on the scandal. "Respect him for his ability, what he can do with a golf ball and [don't] worry about what he does in his personal life," Daly said. "Because he's not the only one that's done that in this world. Everybody thinks Tiger Woods is the only one that's done that? Women have done it. Men have done it.  It happens."

And Daly, who has been in his own fair share of trouble, thinks Tiger needs to get back on the course as soon as he can. "He screwed up. Just face it and move on," Daly said. "He's got a great coach. A great agent. The greatest caddie. ... Just start practicing and play golf. the sooner he comes and plays golf and wins, the better off."

Daly is amazed that Tiger had all this going on and still won 14 majors. "The amazing thing is doing all this and he still won 14 majors?" Daly said. "What's he going to do when he gets it all right? We're in for a killing from this guy."

On a personal note, Daly said he's down to 182. He used to be 298. He basically was in L.A. and leaned down to tie his shoe and was out of breath, so he got the Lap-Band surgery. Daly said he has a lot more energy and stamina and thinks eventually it will make his game better.

Here is a special ornament from Patrick "Seton" O'Connor's mother Judy. Check out the note.

Although Judy is the best, feel free to make fun of Seton.

Virtual Mark Ingram had a big game to lead Alabama past Texas. Getty Images

The Alabama Crimson Tide are the 2009 FBCS virtual college football champions. They beat Texas 62-44 in the first annual video game look at what the college football playoffs should look like.

Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram ran for 181 yards to lead the Tide past a defenseless Texas.

Colt McCoy ended his college career on a down note, tossing three interceptions in the loss.

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Seahawks wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh joined the show to talk about his former teammate Chris Henry, who died on Thursday at the age of 26.

"He was a nice dude," Houshmandzadeh said. "Everybody talks good about someoen when they pass. But he was nice. "

Housghmandzadeh said he was "real laid back" and "real quiet." "He had a real distinct laugh. ... You walk into a room and you hear a bunch of people laughing and you hear his laugh, you know it's him," Houshmandzadeh said.

Houshmandzadeh also noted that Henry changed a lot.

"I thought last year was the tipping point for him," Houshmandzadeh said. "When he got released and no ne signed him for a period of time, then we resigned him. ... He changed."

Houshmandzadeh said he wants to honor Henry. "I'm gonna talk to Coach Mora and our equipment staff. I'm sure Coach Mora won't have a problem with it. "

Real laid back. Real quiet.

It almost was like a movie, like it was fake," Houshmandzadeh said.

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Washington coach Steve Sarkisian joined the show to talk about his quarterback Jake Locker's decision to stay in school and not go into the NFL draft.

"Deep down he wanted to stay, but he wanted the facts and things to support that," Sarkisian said.

So after looking at all the information, Sarkisian said there were plenty of reasons for him to stay. 

"I wasn't shocked. I was obviously happy. Happy for him for his due diligence and taking his time. And happy for our program."

Sarkisian said that even though Locker is high on draft board, those can change. "There was no guarantees Jake was going to be a top five [pick]," Sarkisian said.

He also talked about guys like Peyton Manning staying for his whole career. "He wants to finish his career here on a high, high note," Sarkisian.

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NBC's Tony Dungy joined the show to talk about the 14-0 Indianapolis Colts.

"I think Jim Caldwell is going to try to win the games, but I don't think he's going to play everyone all the way through," Dungy said.

Dungy said that he wouldn't have taken the same strategy.

"I would have rested the guys this week," Dungy said. "Let 'em have the long 10-day period. And then play everyboyd in the Jets game [in Week 16]."

Dungy said the Colts did a great job of protecting Peyton Manning last night against the Jags. But still, people in that organization remember players getting hurt in meaningless games in the past. For example, Dungy said GM Bill Polian lost Cornelius Bennett in a meaningless game in Buffalo and it hurt them in the Bills in the playoffs that year.

"It is the first round of the playoffs that is more important than how you finish the regular season," Dungy said. "You have to look at that January 16th-17th as your opening day of the season and whatever you feel like is going to best prepare your team to play well on that day."

Dungy did make one thing clear, it's not up to Peyton and the other players. They always want to play. "That decision is going to be made by Jim Irsay, Bill Polian and Jim Caldwell," Dungy said.

Dungy said Indianapolis faces only one real threat in the AFC. "I don't think anyone other than San Diego can beat the Colts," Dungy said.

And just to be clear, Dungy reiterated that he has no interest in the Redskins job.