This was one stormy Sunday. The 49ers were blown out of the Windy City by the Bears. The Giants blew up at home against the Vikings. Tampa Bay blew by Washington in the final minute. And the Rams may have seen their playoff chances blown away.

As usual, our Critics wanted to weigh in.

AUDIBLES FROM OUR SCREEN WRITERS
		Alan Grant		Brian Murphy		Scoop Jackson		Patrick Hruby
What I learned about the Giants this week:		Mike Sweatman (Giants' special teams coach) is in trouble		Don't anoint 'em yet, Gotham		Never bet on them		On broken plays, they break
Over/under on Tom Coughlin postgame expletives:		20 (2 per minute in the 10-minute "cool down" period)		Or worse -- cold, angry, silent parental disapproval		20		More than NY's 5 turnovers
Who should quarterback the Bills the rest of the way?		Losman. He's the future		Losman, if only for the 'do rag		Losman		Holcomb
Best Triplets: Troy, Emmitt and Irvin, or Peyton, Edgerrin and Marvin?		Troy, Emmitt and Irvin		Better question: 3 rings, or 0 rings?		Montana, Craig and Rice		C) Playboy's Dahm triplets
What would you do after sprinting 108 yards?		Sit, reflect, take oxygen		Apply Ben-Gay liberally		Call Nike … contract time		Request defibrillation
More fun to watch, crazy snow or crazy wind?		Wind		Snow is football. Period.		Snow		Let it snow!
On deck at QB for the 49ers …		Arnaz Battle		79-year-old Y.A. Tittle		Matt Leinart		Vince Young, if they're lucky
Joey Harrington or Jeff Garcia?		Harrington		Harrington. Garcia can't tickle ivories.		Jeff Garcia		There's another choice, right?
Three words to sum up Arizona:		Too much expectation		Bidwill should sell		Sorry Larry Fitzgerald		Blindfolds and cigarettes
Pats' win over the 'Fins proved …		Dolphins are still not good		AFC East won't provide Super Bowl entry		It ain't over		Averageness trumps mediocrity
Jacksonville, contender or pretender?		Contender		Contender … Matt Jones Fan Club taking applications		Contender		Playoff contender, championship pretender
Thoughts on Jon Gruden's last call?		Having guts pays dividends		It's a game! Play to win. Awesome.		Should be this week's "Damn Moment"		Stupid 'Skins penalty made it easy
Simms Jr., how ya like him now?		Jury's still out		Kid's got moxie. Applause, applause.		Still not his daddy		About as much as Joey Harrington
Fav NFL cheerleading squad (besides Topcats):		'91 L.A. Raiders. It's personal.		USC Trojan Song Girls		Redskins		USC. The pros are scary up close
Do you believe in the Broncos?		Yes. Yes, I do.		Not yet -- road games at Dallas, KC and SD lurk		All year long (check the grids)		I'm Plummer agnostic
Shaun Alexander or L.T.:		L.T. can do more		This week, Shaun. This year, L.T.		Shaun … this week		Alexander for fantasy, L.T. for real
If Christian Okoye was the "Nigerian Nightmare," Samkon Gado is …		A GM's wet dream -- cheap labor		Baby Nightmare? Maybe "Nigerian Nightsweat"		The Lagos Legend		Samkon Gado. A nickname would be superfluous.
Charlie Batch looks like …		Hines Ward. And a little like Fat Joe. Only not fat. And David Carradine.		He can still play (if healthy) … but hurry back, Ben.		The best re-sign of the season (till he got hurt)		Mark Jackson. Duh.
MVP of the day?		Brett Favre		Nathan Vasher, all 108 yards of him		Shaun Alexander and Edge James (tie)		Simeon Rice
Feelings on MNF without T.O.?		He'll be back		Anything on ESPN Classic?		He will be MNF		Van Halen without Diamond Dave