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Drew Brees, Saints, was 26-of-30 for 320 yards and three touchdowns in New Orleans' 34-3 win over Oakland.

"He was a neat guy," the Bears' left guard recalled Wednesday. Neat as in cool. But neat as in clear-the-table tidy, too.

Five things to watch for and other quick-hit thoughts for Week 6 in the NFL: 1. Rising stock : Each week, Falcons rookie quarterback Matt Ryan gets a new test in his NFL education.

Clemson visits No. 21 Wake Forest at 7:30 tonight on ESPN. The Tigers , preseason ACC favorites, must beat the Demon Deacons to have a realistic chance of winning the Atlantic Division.

For a team that was not projected to do much this year, the Falcons went 2-2 in the first quarter of the season.

The Tennessee Titans are still unbeaten, thanks to a late touchdown drive and a defense that outperformed the top-ranked unit in the league.

Chris Crane scampered around the left side for a 13-yard touchdown with 22.8 seconds left to help Boston College beat North Carolina State 38-31 on Saturday.

The NFL has fined Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers $10,000 for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan.

When he's not delivering doughnuts on Saturdays or making sure there's plenty of Popeye's chicken available for road trips, rookie quarterback Matt Ryan directs the Atlanta Falcons offense.

As a rookie quarterback playing right away for a team that ranked among the league's worst last season, Matt Ryan was expected to take his licks in 2008.

Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith stands on the sideline during Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs at the Georgia Dome.

Some names on the Boston College depth chart remain familiar to Tom O'Brien, but when the North Carolina State coach leads the Wolfpack against his former team, it'll be different this time.

Atlanta rookie Matt Ryan broke some of Doug Flutie's records at Boston College, including career 400-yard passing games and single-season touchdown passes .

For the last four years, Chris Crane's core responsibilities as an understudy were to analyze game film, carry a clipboard on the sidelines and patiently wait for an opportunity to play - two of those years in ...

Carolina Panthers' second pick in the first round , Jeff Otah , takes a break during the teams summer school workout in Charlotte on Thursday, May 29, 2008.

While Detroit, St. Louis and some other members of the NFL's 2007 bottom tier continue to struggle, the Atlanta Falcons have started off nicely.

Eight in the box: Individual defensive player rankings Gaines Adams registered two sacks and three tackles vs.

The movie Good Will Hunting is on the TNT network almost constantly, so much so that I'm beginning to wonder whether Ted Turner might have a little crush on Gus Van Sant.

Pretty hard to quibble about a 54-0 victory, good weather and reasonably priced concession stand beverages.

Chris Crane ran for a pair of third-quarter scores and threw a touchdown pass early in the fourth after being benched to lead Boston College to a 34-7 win Saturday over Central Florida.