The 2 o'clock hour is slipping into 3, and Rare Essence is deep into its second set at the Hyatt. Snapshots of Quentin "Footz" Davidson are projected onto two large screens flanking the stage, while the band eulogizes its former drummer, who was slain in 1994. ("Put ya' hands up for Footz, y'all!").

Been two months, said Patterson, who listed as probable for Sunday on the injury report. Don want to use the word anxious because anxious doesn go well when you trying to be productive out there. But I am looking forward to it, to get back out there, put some good stuff on tape and get back to my old self.

When you play opposite the best cover corner in the NFL, you are going to get challenged frequently. Cromartie stood up to that challenge and more, as he often shared coverage responsibilities of the opponent No. 1 receiver as Revis battled a hamstring injury.

Fast facts: a fourgame road winning streak. Are 1233 on the road in the series. Bristol has come a long way but she is no contender for the top prize. She should have been eliminated weeks ago. Her mother political pull with the Tea Party advocates just shows that the real judges have no say in who should win.

is a 2point favorite away from the Land of 10,000 Lakes and the contest has an over/under of 44 1/2. That number makes a lot of sense, when you stop and think about it. Both teams last year were pretty bad. Guess you never expect it because you always try to be optimistic about things, but this is the NFL. It just the nature of the beast, linebacker Derrick Johnson said. Goes on all the time, throughout the year.

He's not telling yet. www.ravensofficialnfljerseys.com/21_LARDARIUS_WEBB_JERSEY.html Childress said he has made a decision between veteran Brad Johnson and rookie Tarvaris Jackson, then resorted to gamesmanship when pressed about which player will be under center against the Lions. Childress said he has informed the quarterback he has chosen.

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES Broncos QB Peyton Manning first player in NFL history to throw for 300 yards, three touchdowns and complete 70 percent of passes in three straight games. Saints QB Drew Brees looking to extend record to 50 straight games with touchdown pass.

The replacement officials certainly made their presence known in this game. There were www.ravensofficialnfljerseys.com/58_ELVIS_DUMERVIL_JERSEY.html seven extended replay reviews (in addition to the automatic reviews after every score), and five of them were reversed. Only one of those calls was truly controversial, but it definitely hurt the Saints.

At a news conference at the festival over the weekend, Scorsese acknowledged only that he is in talks with De Niro about another crime drama, which would be their first since 1995. "There's no doubt about that. We're working on something like that," he said.