NFL Week 5 Interview

Once again, I'm here with sports analyst Henry to run down all the exciting action in Week 5 of the NFL season.

Q. I want to start by talking about the few remaining undefeated teams. Who are they, and are they actually that good?

A. Well, they're the Titans and Giants. They've both played a couple of tough games, but it's hard to tell who's tough and who isn't because of what's been going on in the AFC. Also, despite the NFC being very strong, the strong teams are eventually going to meet each other.

Q. Now the winless teams. Who are they, and are they actually that bad?

A. Bengals, Texans, Rams and Lions. Yes, they are that bad. The Bengals have had chances to beat tough NFC East teams, but haven't succeeded. The Texans can't hold onto leads. And the Lions and Rams are just bad.

Q. How about the Texans' epic collapse today? Was it all Sage Rosenfels' fault?

A. He shouldn't have fumbled the ball, but keep in mind that those plays were scramble runs, which probably happened because nobody was open.

Q. This crazy Dolphins offense... Can they actually make a run with this deranged two-RB attack?

A. Perhaps. But they still have to play the Jets again, the Patriots again, the Bills, the AFC West... It doesn't look good down the stretch. But they have beaten the Chargers and Patriots.

Q. Are the Dolphins a playoff team?

A. We'll see if they can turn it around. However, we are only five games into the season, and for the Dolphins four.

Q. Who deserves credit for the turnaround?

A. Give credit to the Dolphins' staff and the players both. The staff surprised other teams with the Wildcat formation, and Ronnie Brown, Ricky Williams and the rest of the offense have executed it well.

Q. Someone else tried the direct snap today, didn't they?

A. That was the Patriots, but not in the Wildcat formation. It was a direct snap to Kevin Faulk in a goal-line situation.

Q. Speaking of the goal line, what's with Andy Reid and the Eagles' goal-line approach? He keeps trying to punch it in and failing.

A. That's something they're definitely going to have to work on, especially because they play in one of the toughest divisions.

Q. Does that goal-line approach bespeak a lack of confidence in Donovan McNabb's passing?

A. It could be that, or it could just be bad play-calling. And remember, this time it wasn't a goal-to-go situation. They had a short first down inside the ten-yard line. So they could have gotten a first down before a touchdown.

Q. The Seahawks got brutalized today. What happened?

A. Maybe getting back the receivers didn't help the Seahawks after all. They looked just as bad in their 44-6 loss.

Q. That Chiefs blowout today made me think maybe the Panthers are for real. You?

A. They've looked really good, but remember that it was a 34-0 blowout against the Chiefs.

Q. Overall: Exciting week or boring week? I thought it was fairly boring.

A. Fairly boring, but there weren't too many prime-time matchups. The Colts' comeback was nice, though.

Q. Five games into the season, what has surprised you the most?

A. The fact that the only undefeated team in the AFC is the Titans -- the Kerry-Collins-led Titans.

Q. I'm very surprised by the Redskins and the Cardinals. Perennial disappointments, both these teams look almost competent. What do you think?

A. Competent is a bit of an understatement. The Redskins made a comeback victory over the Eagles, and the Cardinals destroyed the Bills.

Q. What team is the biggest disappointment so far?

A. The Texans. Several people, including ESPN The Magazine, didn't envision Houston being winless at this point in the season.

Q. Any other standout performances from Week 5 you'd care to note?

A. Standing out in a bad way was Brian Griese's less-than-100-yard performance after putting up huge numbers in previous games. He did get injured late in the game, and was replaced by Jeff Garcia, who completed the same amount of passes in a lower number of attempts.

Q. Now comes the part where I hand the keyboard over to Henry to type anything he wants.

A. Is there ever going to be a time when we know whether a quarterback is sitting out a game or not?