MVP Ratings - Defense (Week 7)

Rank	Player	Pos	Team	G	Tackles	Sacks	Int	FFum	PD	MVP Score
1	Elvis Dumervil	LB	DEN	6	23	10	0	2	2	503
2	James Harrison	LB	PIT	7	41	8	0	4	1	461
3	Jared Allen	DE	MIN	7	29	8	0	3	2	449
4	Darren Sharper	S	NO	6	22	0	6	0	8	422
5	Leon Hall	CB	CIN	7	38	0	3	2	10	398
6	Andre Carter	DE	WAS	7	34	6	0	3	3	394
7	Antwan Odom	DE	CIN	6	19	8	0	0	2	379
8	Jairus Byrd	S	BUF	7	27	0	5	0	7	367
9	Julius Peppers	DE	CAR	6	25	6	0	2	2	345
10	Patrick Willis	LB	SF	6	59	2	2	2	4	339
11	Jason Taylor	LB	MIA	6	16	6	0	2	2	336
12	Dwight Freeney	DE	IND	6	13	7	0	1	1	333
13	Jimmy Wilkerson	DE	TB	7	31	6	0	2	1	331
14	Antrel Rolle	S	ARI	6	30	2	3	1	4	330
15	Terrell Thomas	CB	NYG	7	28	1	2	1	8	328
16	Darrelle Revis	CB	NYJ	7	28	0	2	0	11	328
17	Aqib Talib	CB	TB	7	25	0	4	0	7	325
18	Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie	CB	ARI	6	17	0	3	1	8	317
19	Aaron Schobel	DE	BUF	7	27	4	1	1	3	307
20	DeMarcus Ware	LB	DAL	6	24	4	0	2	4	304
21	Justin Tuck	DE	NYG	7	24	4	0	3	3	304

MVP Ratings - Receivers (Week 7)

Rank	Player	Pos	Team	G	Rec	Yards	TD	MVP Score
1	Reggie Wayne	WR	IND	6	39	542	5	416
2	Andre Johnson	WR	HOU	7	38	634	4	412
3	Miles Austin	WR	DAL	6	21	502	5	400
4	Owen Daniels	TE	HOU	7	39	497	5	396
5	Steve Smith	WR	NYG	7	45	594	4	396
6	Chad Ochocinco	WR	CIN	7	39	573	5	388
7	Marques Colston	WR	NO	6	30	466	5	384
8	Randy Moss	WR	NE	7	43	565	4	384
9	Vincent Jackson	WR	SD	6	29	561	4	384
10	Vernon Davis	TE	SF	6	29	355	6	380
11	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	ARI	6	41	443	5	376
12	Roddy White	WR	ATL	6	33	435	5	372
13	Wes Welker	WR	NE	5	46	484	4	352
14	Mario Manningham	WR	NYG	7	28	439	4	332
15	Dallas Clark	TE	IND	6	38	485	3	312
16	Donald Driver	WR	GB	6	27	479	3	308
17	Heath Miller	TE	PIT	7	40	353	4	300

MVP Ratings - RBs (Week 7)

Rank	Player	Team	G	Rushes	Yards	TD	Rec	Yards	TD	MVP Score
1	Adrian Peterson	MIN	7	138	687	8	18	145	0	452
2	Cedric Benson	CIN	7	164	720	5	10	66	0	412
3	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAC	6	108	463	8	26	165	0	388
4	Thomas Jones	NYJ	7	122	602	7	5	21	0	388
5	Ray Rice	BAL	6	73	441	3	33	325	1	384
6	Ronnie Brown	MIA	6	109	491	7	9	64	0	360
7	Ricky Williams	MIA	6	70	396	5	13	144	1	336
8	Chris Johnson	TEN	6	95	596	2	16	126	1	328
9	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	6	105	461	5	18	173	0	312
10	Steven Jackson	STL	7	143	635	0	21	169	0	280
11	Ryan Grant	GB	6	118	495	3	13	103	0	276
12	Steve Slaton	HOU	7	109	341	2	27	304	3	276
13	Michael Turner	ATL	6	118	403	7	3	21	0	268
14	Joseph Addai	IND	6	82	274	4	27	156	1	252

MVP Ratings - QBs (Week 7)

Rank	Player	Team	G	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	Int	MVP Score
1	Tom Brady	NE	7	179	273	2032	15	4	569
2	Matt Schaub	HOU	7	163	249	2074	16	5	560
3	Peyton Manning	IND	6	156	215	1880	15	4	550
4	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	7	164	233	2062	11	6	527
5	Brett Favre	MIN	7	158	229	1681	12	3	492
6	Drew Brees	NO	6	132	197	1698	14	5	460
7	Aaron Rodgers	GB	6	121	184	1702	11	2	442
8	Joe Flacco	BAL	6	145	225	1674	11	5	441
9	Carson Palmer	CIN	7	140	227	1608	13	7	428
10	Kurt Warner	ARI	6	158	237	1672	9	6	423
11	Kyle Orton	DEN	6	124	194	1465	9	1	405
12	Philip Rivers	SD	6	126	213	1787	10	3	397
13	Tony Romo	DAL	6	117	194	1652	9	4	368
14	Jay Cutler	CHI	6	136	209	1452	11	10	360
15	Matt Ryan	ATL	6	120	191	1360	11	6	356
16	Eli Manning	NYG	7	120	203	1633	12	6	350
17	Jason Campbell	WAS	7	136	206	1481	8	7	340
18	David Garrard	JAC	6	130	212	1464	5	3	328
19	Matt Cassel	KC	6	102	186	994	8	5	262

That's a pretty darn impressive list of QBs at the top of the rankings. Four of the first five names there have won a Super Bowl. Who said you didn't need a quality quarterback to win a championship?

How about some other QBs not shown above that have had less than impressive seasons? Here's a list of players that have a minimum of 5 games with at least 600 yards passing.

Player	Team	G	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	Int	MVP Score
Shaun Hill	SF	6	87	155	943	5	2	227
Trent Edwards	BUF	6	91	153	985	5	6	218
Kerry Collins	TEN	6	108	197	1071	5	8	195
Mark Sanchez	NYJ	7	94	178	1178	6	10	187
Seneca Wallace	SEA	5	74	112	645	3	2	175
Marc Bulger	STL	6	78	135	780	3	3	168
Jake Delhomme	CAR	6	106	177	1172	4	13	151
Josh Johnson	TB	6	63	125	685	4	8	97
JaMarcus Russell	OAK	7	74	160	891	2	8	44
Derek Anderson	CLE	5	60	137	605	2	7	44

Game of the Week - Week 8

Minnesota Vikings (6-1) at Green Bay Packers (4-2) [-1]

New York Giants (5-2) [-0] at Philadelphia Eagles (4-2)
Denver Broncos (6-0) [-2] at Baltimore Ravens (3-3)
Atlanta Falcons (4-2) at New Orleans Saints (6-0) [-7]
San Francisco 49ers (3-3) at Indianapolis Colts (6-0) [-8]
Houston Texans (4-3) [-2] at Buffalo Bills (3-4)
Seattle Seahawks (2-4) at Dallas Cowboys (4-2) [-3]
Miami Dolphins (2-4) at New York Jets (4-3) [-4]
Carolina Panthers (2-4) at Arizona Cardinals (4-2) [-7]
Cleveland Browns (1-6) at Chicago Bears (3-3) [-7]
Oakland Raiders (2-5) at San Diego Chargers (3-3) [-10]
Jacksonville Jaguars (3-3) [-7] at Tennessee Titans (0-6)
St. Louis Rams (0-7) at Detroit Lions (1-5) [-5]

Expect ESPN to feature Brett Favre's return to Green Bay in a big way. I know it's a more of a human interest story to them but it should be the best game of the week on its own merits.

A lot of games where one team can look to salvage their season before it is too late. Another loss to many of those two-win teams and it could be well and truly over for 2009.

I have an unhealthy fascination with each dog of the week. The Rams and Lions should be an interesting game (notice I avoided quotation marks around interesting). The Fox Sports team of Ron Pitts and John Lynch that is covering the game is probably wondering what the hell they did wrong.