National sports columnist Paula Duffy gives her take on Sunday’s games running the gamut from two shutouts to two  shoot-outs and goes around the nation for a wrap up and commentary.

Falcons beat the Bears 21-14: Not a pretty game but one in which red zone mistakes cost the Bears a win. Here’s a hint of what it was like: Jay Cutler ran for more yards than any RB on either team.

Patriots dominated the Titans 59-0: What’s Jeff Fisher to do, conduct a human sacrifice to scare his team into performing? Brady throws for six TDs in snow and slush and an undrafted rookie plays the bulk of the second half at QB to blunt the shots that Belichick was piling on.

Buffalo Bills squeaked one out against the Jets in OT 16-13: Ryan’s defense wasn’t bullied like last week but then again, the offense disappeared and special teams failed him. Sanchez threw five INTs, a botched snap in OT dooms a FG but Thomas Jones romped for over 200 yds.

Raiders over the Eagles 13-9: Yes you read that right. McNabb was shut out while JaMarcus Russell hit Zach Miller for an 86 yd. score. Camera shots of Al Davis with blanket on his lap in his special chair are just plain sad, or mean depending on your view. With nothing working why didn’t they use the Wildcat?

Arizona Cardinals beat the Seahawks 24-3: Seattle got punched in the mouth early in the first quarter and never recovered. It couldn’t get on the field until 11 minutes had ticked off the clock. Hasselbeck got manhandled with five sacks and Kurt Warner became fastest to throw for career 30,000 yards.

Carolina Panthers topped the Buccaneers 28-21: The Bucs keep getting closer to a win and they’re now losing to other bad teams. Jake Delhomme remained upright by handing off the ball to Williams and Stewart for 257 yards. Even two INTs that gave the Bucs two scores couldn’t spoil the Panthers’ day.

Kansas City beats the Redskins 14-6: Todd Haley got his first win as head coach compliments of the Washington Redskins. After the game, Peter King reported that the Redskins stripped coach Jim Zorn of his play-calling duties. Will that correct their offensive issues? Despite benching Jason Campbell, Washington couldn’t score a TD.

Saints beat the NY Giants 48-27: Giants exposed or just one of those week? Hard to tell since the Saints never seemed to be doing anything other than scoring one way or another. Brandon Jacobs must be more cranky than ever as he gained only 33 yards. Brees back on track as he throws for four TDs.

Pittsburgh strolled past the Browns 27-14: Steelers continue dominance over the Brown but Big Ben thinks team offense wasn’t as good as he thought it would be. Browns highlights: QB completed 9 passes! Well actually it was Joshua Cribbs 98 yard kickoff return for a TD.

Jacksonville beats the Rams in OT 23-20: Jones-Drew goes off for three TDs but Rams made it more than interesting. St. Louis remains unbeaten and Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo looked liked a beaten dog in post-game interview. His former employer, the Giants could have used his defensive schemes in New Orleans.

Bret Favre and the Vikings beats the Ravens 33-31: But for a last second missed FG the Ravens would have stolen the magic out from under Brett Favre and the Vikings. Adrian Peterson finally cracks the 100 yd. mark. Flacco held his own nicely but Favre is on a mission. Neither team’s vaunted defense could hold the other. Pretty surprising.

Houston beat the Bengals 28-17: Matt Schaub made his fantasy owners happy with four TDs and there was no winning final drive this week for Cincinnati. Ochocinco had a great day but Andre Johnson, held without a TD had 135 yards receiving.

Green Bay shut out the Lions 26-0: Two shutouts in one day for the NFL. Not good. Aaron Rodgers still got clobbered with five sacks (does his O-line dislike him?) but threw for 2 TDs and 350+ yards. Detroit looked awful and lost another QB as Culpepper pulled a hamstring.