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This past Sunday there are a couple of surprising winners and losers in the NFL. Let’s begin with a dominating performance by the Miami Dolphins on the road against the New England Patriots. The last time New England lost a regular season game was December 10, 2006 against the Dolphins. Stunned again and an end to the Patriots 21 regular season winning streak. Didn’t anyone watch the tapes?

Dolphins RB Ronnie Brown was impressive with his 5 total touchdowns, 1 passing and 4 rushing, against a very haphazard Patriots defense. Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter talked a lot of smack about the Patriots and quarterback Matt Cassel the week prior to Sundays match up then went out and piled up three sacks. Porter hasn’t looked this good in two years. This has to be the biggest upset this weekend although it was not the only upset worth mentioning.

The Indianapolis Colts rush defense seemed to be lost without Pro-Bowl S Bob Sanders, as the Jacksonville Jaguars ran up and down the Colts both on the field and the scoreboard. Jaguar running backs, Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor had over 100 yards rushing and each regained their 2007 form.

Then there are the Raiders and Al Davis, who will have his chance to fire Head Coach Lane Kiffin today after the Oakland Raiders lost 23-24 to the Buffalo Bills. Wait a second, the Raiders only lost by 1 point to a 2-0 team in Buffalo? That is 2 consecutive games that the Raiders looked competitive.

The person that should really be fired is Defensive Coordinator Rob Ryan, who could not figure out how to keep his defense from letting the Bills score a field goal late in the game. If it matters at all, in defeat the Raiders are starting to show their true potential as a young team.

With the Bills having upcoming games at the St. Louis Rams and Arizona Cardinals, are they looking at 5-0 heading into their Week 6 bye? It’s time to start believing it.

Finally, the NFC has the last two remaining undefeated teams and a combined record of 10-2, with the Cowboys ending a losing streak by claiming a victory at historic Lambeau, and beating last year's NFC runner-up, Green Bay Packers.