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Well, the third week of the NFL season is in the books, and things are finally starting to fall in to place. The teams that everyone thought would be winning are now doing so. There were no shocking upsets this week like there were in the two previous weeks. Even so, there were still plenty of good games. Here's a quick rundown of what happened in some of the bigger contests.

New England over Pittsburgh
When the Patriots lost to the Panthers last week, some people were ready to write them off. But the Pats came back and beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh to answer some of those doubts. Tom Brady did what he does best, which is lead the Patriots on a last-ditch Fourth Quarter drive to get them in field goal range. Then Adam Vinatieri did what he does best, which is kick the game winning field goal with time running out. Brady passed for 372 yards on the day, while running back Corey Dillon added two rushing touchdowns.

Tampa Bay over Green Bay
With Green Bay's 17-16 loss to Tampa Bay, the Packers fall to 0-2 in the NFC North Division, and 0-3 overall. This marks the first time in Brett Favre's career as an NFL starter that his team has lost its first 3 games of the season. Favre threw three interceptions in the game, bringing his season total to 7. Carnell "Cadillac" Williams had another huge day for the Bucs. The rookie out of Auburn gained 158 yards, and is now in the record books as the rookie who has rushed for the most yards in his first 3 games.

Seattle over Arizona
Well, this game wasn't particularly competitive and the outcome wasn't a shocker, either. But I am including it in this week's wrap-up because Shaun Alexander had a monster game. He rushed for 120 yards and 4 touchdowns, which tied his personal career-best. The Cardinals, on the other hand, continued their offensive struggles. They haven't scored a touchdown since Week One, and didn't even really come close to doing so against the Seahawks, either. They are now 0-3 in a season when a lot of analysts predicted that they would make it to the playoffs with at least a Wild Card berth.

San Diego over New York Giants
Eli Manning and the Giants visited Qualcomm Stadium for the first time in Manning's young NFL career. You may remember that San Diego had the first pick in the draft a couple years ago when Manning was eligible, but Manning made it clear that he would refuse to play for that team. So the Chargers ended up orchestrating a trade and the Giants got him instead. Well, the San Diego fans booed just about every single time Manning tried to take a snap and the Chargers defense was fired up all game long. Quarterback Drew Brees finally broke out of his mini slump and passed for 191 yards and 2 touchdowns. The undisputed star of the game, however, was running back LaDainian Tomlinson. Tomlinson rushed for 192 yards and 3 touchdowns, plus he even threw a touchdown pass. I guess he really can do it all!