Can I use this space to say I was wrong?

Back in the summer when the New York Jets made the move to trade for Brett Favre, I flat out said I didn't like it.

I thought the Jets were an 8-8 team with or without Favre.

Eric Mangini and the Jets are getting their draft pick's worth out of Brett Favre. (AP)

Not only are they more than that but they might be the best team in the AFC. In the past two weeks, they've gone to New England and beat the Patriots and on Sunday went to Tennessee and handed the Titans their first loss of the season.

It was the way the Jets won that so impressed. They dominated from start to finish in winning 34-13.

The Jets spread out the Titans defense, taking Albert Haynesworth out of the equation, and Favre dink-and-dunked the Jets to scoring drives on the first possession of the game and the first possession of the second half. Favre was 12-for-14 in those two drives. He finished 25-of-32 for 224 yards and two touchdowns.

The Jets traded a fourth-round pick to the Packers to get Favre. If he plays 50 percent of the team's snaps this season -- which he has -- the pick now is a third. If he plays in 70 percent and the team makes the playoffs, it becomes a second. If he plays in 80 percent and the Jets make it to the Super Bowl, it becomes a first.

Can you hear the Packers chanting now: Go, Jets, go?

That first-round pick to Green Bay is now possible.

In spreading out the Titans defense, the Jets might have won the game and also given the league a blueprint on how to beat the Titans. They also earned an A+ here in my weekly grades.

The Jets would still need the Titans to lose two more of their final five to have a chance to take home-field advantage in the playoffs, and they would have to win all their games. That's probably not going to happen. But a first-round bye is possible.

If that happens, it would mean they would need to win one game and then they'd be in the AFC Championship Game.

And if that is the case, the deal for Favre will definitely be worth it.

And I -- go ahead and cheer -- will be wrong.

Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008
Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Cincinnati Bengals 10		Prev. Grade	GPA
B	Steelers: The defense was the story -- again. They limited the Bengals to 208 yards. The offense didn't get it going until the second half, but Ben Roethlisberger had a nice go of it after halftime.	B	2.82
C-	Bengals: No Carson Palmer and no Chad Johnson means no points. They never seemed to get anything going. The defense played well for three quarters but had little help from the offense, so it didn't matter.	C+	1.71
Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008
NY Jets 34, Tennessee Titans 13		Prev. Grade	GPA
A+	Jets: The offense moved the ball and the defense choked off the Tennessee running game. Brett Favre had two sharp drives to open each half. The defense was dominant for most of the day.	B	2.77
C-	Titans: They couldn't get the running game going, which is key to their team, and they had trouble stopping the Jets. The lack of a deep threat showed up here. The defense just had an off day.	B	3.12
Chicago Bears 27, St. Louis Rams 3		Prev. Grade	GPA
B+	Bears: They jumped to the big lead and then cruised home. The defense had a great day, picking off Trent Green four times. Matt Forte had a nice day running it, going for 132 and two scores.	F	2.58
F	Rams: They couldn't do a thing on offense. It was really bad. It didn't help that Marc Bulger got knocked out in the first quarter. The defense couldn't stop the run -- again. It's bad.	F	1.15
New England Patriots 48, Miami Dolphins 28		Prev. Grade	GPA
B	Patriots: This was all about the passing game. Matt Cassel had a huge day throwing it, with three scores and 415 yards. Randy Moss helped a bunch with three touchdown catches. The defense better improve playing the pass -- or it will cost them down the road.	C	2.58
C-	Dolphins: Chad Pennington threw it well, but he couldn't keep up. The defense was abused. The man coverage was torched. They need help in the secondary.	B-	2.49
Buffalo Bills 54, Kansas City Chiefs 31		Prev. Grade	GPA
B+	Bills: They took full advantage of five turnovers by the Chiefs to jump to a huge lead after halftime. This was a tough spot coming off a bad run, but they handled it. Trent Edwards had a big day with two passing touchdowns and two rushing scores.	C	2.42
D	Chiefs: When you're not good and you turn the ball over, it's a disaster. That's what we saw here. Tyler Thigpen's bubble burst a little bit. The defense was put in point-blank situations way too many times.	C-	1.65
Minnesota Vikings 30, Jacksonville Jaguars 12		Prev. Grade	GPA
B+	Vikings: Two fumbles led to a 14-0 lead before the fans were in their seats. That helps on the road. They ended up with four recovered fumbles, one returned for a touchdown. The offense didn't have to do too much to win this one.	C	2.43
D	Jaguars: It gets uglier by the week. With your season on the line, how can you fall behind 14-0? That's inexcusable. The offense is a disaster. The defense was put in a lot of tough spots.	C-	1.85
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38, Detroit Lions 20		Prev. Grade	GPA
B	Buccaneers: They started poorly, but the sign of a good team is when they can rally from 17 down on the road. Ronde Barber's pick for a score and Clifton Smith's 70-yard punt return for a touchdown were the big plays. The defense played well after the first 10 minutes.	B+	2.79
D	Lions: It looked good early, but as usual it went bad. They can't pass the ball at all and that shows up every week. Daunte Culpepper isn't the answer. The defense showed some signs of progress.	C-	1.19
Dallas Cowboys 35, San Francisco 49ers 22		Prev. Grade	GPA
B+	Cowboys: Tony Romo to Terrell Owens won this game. They lit it up. With Romo back, the Cowboys are back. The defense, which has struggled all season, made key stops in the red zone.	B+	2.60
C	49ers: They got it going early, leading 6-0, but they needed to score touchdowns. The defense had a rough go of it. Covering Owens might have been a good idea. Shaun Hill moved the ball, but he had no help from the running game.	B+	2.13
Houston Texans 16, Cleveland Browns 6		Prev. Grade	GPA
B+	Texans: They had three interceptions and the defense dominated all day long. Sage Rosenfels moved the chains, but was picked once. The defense made it so the offense didn't have to do that much, limiting the Browns to 240 yards of offense.	C-	2.00
D	Browns: Brady Quinn was terrible, throwing for 94 yards and getting picked twice before heading to the bench. Derek Anderson wasn't much better when he came in. The defense wasn't bad, but got no help from the offense.	B	1.97
Baltimore Ravens 36, Philadelphia Eagles 7		Prev. Grade	GPA
A	Ravens: Give this one to the defense. They owned Philadelphia. They had four picks and Ed Reed had a 108-yard INT return for a touchdown. Joe Flacco was efficient, throwing two touchdown passes. The special teams need to tighten up after that kickoff return for a score.	D	2.66
D	Eagles: What a mess. They can't do anything on offense -- no matter who the quarterback is. Donovan McNabb was benched. Wow. The defense played well for a while but with no offense they broke down. What do you expect?	F	2.35
Oakland Raiders 31, Denver Broncos 10		Prev. Grade	GPA
A	Raiders: The defense came in and played a heck of a game. The offense finally scored. Darren McFadden had two scores and JaMarcus Russell played an efficient game. Justin Fargas ran it hard. The big play was the punt return for a touchdown by Johnnie Lee Higgins.	C-	1.61
F	Broncos: This is a crippling loss. They did nothing on offense until it was too late. Jay Cutler just wasn't sharp. The defense struggled.	B+	2.15
Washington Redskins 20, Seattle Seahawks 17		Prev. Grade	GPA
B	Redskins: The defense had a really good day. They limited Matt Hasselbeck to 103 yards passing and picked him off twice. Clinton Portis was the big star on offense with 143 yards rushing and some key running late.	C-	2.53
C-	Seahawks: Their defense played better, but this time the offense didn't help. They had the Redskins pinned back late and let them drive out of their own end. That was the difference. The passing game was nonexistent.	D	1.68
NY Giants 37, Arizona Cardinals 29		Prev. Grade	GPA
B	Giants: They better have given return man Domenik Hixon a game ball. He set up three scores with big returns. Eli Manning had another efficient day. The defense gave up some passing yards, but doesn't everybody to Arizona? This was a nice road victory.	A	3.18
C+	Cardinals: The special teams killed them here. Every time they made something happen, they gave up a big return. They didn't run the ball again, which put too much on the passing game. Kurt Warner's fourth-quarter pick hurt.	B	2.87
Atlanta Falcons 45, Carolina Panthers 28		Prev. Grade	GPA
B+	Falcons: Michael Turner scored four touchdowns and ran for over 100, Matt Ryan was efficient throwing it and the defense did a nice job against the Carolina running game. The punt return for a touchdown by Harry Douglas was huge.	B-	3.05
C-	Panthers: You can't fall behind 17-0 before you get a first down and expect to win. They did make it interesting in the second half, but that punt return was a killer. The vaunted defense didn't play well.	B-	2.75
Indianapolis Colts 23, San Diego Chargers 20		Prev. Grade	GPA
B	Colts: That was a big-time drive to win it for Peyton Manning. He had another solid day and made some clutch throws. The defense gave up some yards, but tightened up in the red zone.	B-	2.43
C-	Chargers: They moved the ball, and get credit for a rally from 10 down to tie it, but the defense has to stop the Colts in the end. The fumble at the start of the half by Philip Rivers was the crucial play. They had a chance to go up 17-10.	C-	2.18
Monday, Nov. 24, 2008
New Orleans Saints 51, Green Bay Packers 29		Prev. Grade	GPA
B+	Saints: Drew Brees was sensational again, throwing four touchdown passes. The defense made some big plays with three interceptions. They looked like a playoff team on this night.	B	2.52
D	Packers: The defense was terrible. There's no way a unit with that secondary should have those kinds of lapses in pass defense. Aaron Rodgers didn't help with the three picks.	A	2.46