The St. Louis Reign of Terror Continues

↵Who knew the Rams would be the Rosetta Stone of the NFL? One week after a surprise first victory over bandwagon-building Washington, St. Louis opened up a 21-7 first quarter lead over Dallas. The Rams worked on a short field on each scoring drive, capitalizing once on a Brad Johnson interception. St. Louis blew a good opportunity to open the second quarter, picking up a Marion Barber fumble at the Dallas 36, but picking up only two yards before a shanked field goal try.
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↵Dallas isn’t alone in danger. NFC Eastmate New York is in a dogfight with hot-and-cold San Francisco, with the Giants leading 14-10 in the second. The Niners haven’t been able to slow the NYG offense, but J.T. O’Sullivan has had all sorts of time to choose his weapons; two long strikes to electric receiver Josh Morgan have kept it close. S.F.‘s competitiveness seems more tenuous; Brandon Jacobs has been fierce, and Eli Manning has spent the afternoon looking deep. A few stops and the Giants should pull away.
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↵The real fireworks can be found in Chicago, where Gus Frerotte and Kyle Orton are reenacting the Aaron Burr-Alexander Hamilton duel, with the score 17-17 midway through the second quarter.↵