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Some thoughts about this week:

• Trip, the KC/Bengals game was in HD. Looked damn good, too. CBS did that right, at least.
• Speaking of CBS, the hell was with its sleek graphics package? It was like, yesterday it was lame and boring, and then today they have things flashing everywhere and flying every which way. It was looking nice and everything (and I do like that the new look, albiet they need to start using the complete line type scoreboard that FOX, NBC, and ABC use now), and they finally emphesize that a touchdown was actually SCORED), but are we going to be getting headaches from how flashy their new package is? And when the hell did CBS suddenly discover the type of graphics technology that FOX has used all these years? They seemed to have some problems with it, though. Some technical glitches, but nothing major. And when did James Brown move to CBS? He seemed somewhat out of place with those other guys.
• That hit that Trent Green took that made him get that concussion was nasty, and while I too don't think it was a dirty hit, it's not a hit you want to take, and I do hope he doesn't have anything serious going on. On the worst side, if he's out for the season, then unless whoever the hell his name was actually brings it to another level, the Chief's season is done.
• The Steelers look great again, regardless of who their QB is. Big Ben should be back to play in the next game, but Batch did fine. They should be favorites to go to the playoffs this year, too.
• NFL rules don't allow networks to stay with a switched-to game past 4:15PM if it goes that far? What in the FUCK? Stay with the game until the end, regardless of when you switched over to the other game (for those like me who are too poor or too cheap to get any of those NFL cable packages). Didn't the NFL learn its lesson from the "Heidi" fiasco? Who comes up with these rules? Must be the same people who came up with the touchdown celebrations rule? Let the players PLAY and have FUN doing it.