If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it happened.

But I saw it.

Thanks to having a night game in Jacksonville on Sunday, I spent the afternoon on my couch, the NFL Sunday Ticket GameMix in front of me all afternoon long.

The Texans' loss Sunday can be placed squarely on the shoulders of Sage Rosenfels. (AP)

It can be daunting trying to watch eight games at once, causing the head to spin at a rapid rate, but as the end of the early games came, I switched to watch one game. I had to. It turned out to be one of the biggest meltdowns we've seen in a long time.

That's you, Sage Rosenfels.

The Houston Texans led the Indianapolis Colts 27-10 with 8:18 left in the game and blew the lead and the game in losing 31-27. It was bad enough they let Peyton Manning drive the Colts to a quick score to make it 27-17, but then Rosenfels had his find-me-a-hole 10 minutes.

And to think he wasn't even supposed to start. The only reason Rosenfels was in the game was because Matt Schaub had to go to the hospital Saturday night with a stomach virus and was too weak to play.

Schaub couldn't be any sicker than Rosenfels was feeling Sunday night. Imagine how many Texans fans threw up on their shoes after this one?

Rosenfels started off his horrible end with a really stupid play. Faced with a third-and-8 at the Colts 39, Rosenfels bootlegged left and was hit by three Colts, choosing to take the shot by leaping in the air instead of protecting the ball. The football came loose and Gary Brackett picked it up and raced 68 yards for a touchdown.

Calm down, Sage. It's a bad play, but it's not a killer yet.

The next one was. Rosenfels, trying to make a first down, saw the ball hit out of his hands by Robert Mathis and the Colts recovered. They turned that into the go-ahead score with 1:54 left to make it 31-27.

OK, there's still time and two timeouts. So what does Rosenfels do? He throws a pick where there was no receiver in the area.

Game over.

Meltdown over.

Did I really see it?

As Rosenfels left the field, his face looked like he just saw a ghost. This will be a tough one to overcome.

For the Colts, it could be the thing that turns their season around. They were staring at 1-3 and now they're 2-2. That's a big difference.

I hate to do it, but I have to give the Texans an F for their performance. How else can you grade a team that turns it over three times in their final 10 plays? What else can we give a team that blows a 17-point lead with 8:18 left?

I'm just glad I got to see it.

Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008
Washington Redskins 23, Philadelphia Eagles 17		Prev. Grade	GPA
A	Redskins: That was a physically dominating performance. They pushed the Eagles defense around. Clinton Portis had a great day and the Redskins defense did the rest. That's an impressive victory.	A	3.14
C-	Eagles: After the early lead, they did nothing. They couldn't move it and they couldn't get the Redskins off the field. Aside from DeSean Jackson's big return for a touchdown, they didn't have much good on offense.	B-	2.76
NY Giants 44, Seattle Seahawks 6		Prev. Grade	GPA
A	Giants: Eli Manning has really elevated his game, and it showed here. Without Plaxico Burress, he still had a big day. The defense did the rest, making life miserable for Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck.	B-	3.42
F	Seahawks: They don't show up on the East Coast. It's that simple. That was awful. The defense was supposed to be a strong point, but it sure isn't. They have problems.	A	1.68
Miami Dolphins 17, San Diego Chargers 10		Prev. Grade	GPA
A	Dolphins: This one goes to that Miami defense. They limited the Chargers to 212 yards. That's impressive. Ronnie Brown had another big day with 125 yards and a touchdown.	A+	2.42
D	Chargers: They had no life. They couldn't get the offense going at all. L.T. had 35 yards. The offense just isn't clicking this season. The defense didn't seem to have an answer for that Wildcat formation.	B-	2.00
Indianapolis Colts 31, Houston Texans 27		Prev. Grade	GPA
C	Colts: They got a gift. That's all there is to it. They were dominated for most of the game. But that's why it's a 60-minute game. That could be a season turnaround for them.	C+	2.25
F	Texans: Sage Rosenfels might want to hide for the next couple of days. They let a good day turn sour in the final five minutes. How did that happen? How?	C	1.00
Atlanta Falcons 27, Green Bay Packers 24		Prev. Grade	GPA
A	Falcons: This is a huge victory for this young team, the first on the road for first-year coach Mike Smith. Michael Turner had a good day running the football with 121 yards and two touchdowns. John Abraham harassed Aaron Rodgers all day.	D	2.72
C	Packers: Rodgers toughed it out through his sore shoulder and threw for 313 yards and three touchdowns. This wasn't on him. The defense was at fault here.	C-	2.08
Chicago Bears 34, Detroit Lions 7		Prev. Grade	GPA
A	Bears: The best thing to come out of this game is that Kyle Orton showed he could have a big game throwing it. The defense dominated a bad Lions offense. They just might be the class of the NFC North.	B	2.88
F	Lions: That was as bad as it gets. They couldn't do a thing on offense and turned the ball over for a score. Will they win a game? Maybe not.	D	0.93
Carolina Panthers 34, Kansas City Chiefs 0		Prev. Grade	GPA
A	Panthers: They did whatever they wanted on offense. Jake Delhomme had a good day and running back DeAngelo Williams also came up big with a career-high 123 rushing yards and three total touchdowns. The defense was suffocating.	B+	3.12
F	Chiefs: Does it matter who plays quarterback when you don't have any? Damon Huard was terrible with two interceptions and not even 100 yards passing. The defense was overmatched, too.	A	1.54
Tennessee Titans 13, Baltimore Ravens 10		Prev. Grade	GPA
B	Titans: It wasn't pretty, but this is what good teams do. They find a way to win. Kerry Collins led the game-winning drive after struggling for most of the day. The defense showed why it's tops in the league.	B	3.26
C	Ravens: You have to be able to score more than 10 points, even against a good defense, if you are to win games like this. An impressive defensive effort went to waste.	C-	2.42
Denver Broncos 16, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13		Prev. Grade	GPA
B-	Broncos: The defense did a nice job against a Tampa Bay offense that is limited in the passing game. The Denver offense wasn't as effective as it has been, but it got it going some in the third quarter.	C-	2.88
C-	Buccaneers: At some point, that passing game has to be better or it will waste a lot of defensive efforts like the one Tampa Bay had Sunday. Jeff Garcia or Brian Griese? Does it matter?	B-	2.48
New England Patriots 30, San Francisco 49ers 21		Prev. Grade	GPA
B+	Patriots: It seemed like the Patriots owned the ball, and they did. They held it all day long. Matt Cassel showed he could throw the deep ball with his 66-yard touchdown chuck to Randy Moss. He did suffer two interceptions.	F	2.50
C	49ers: The defense let them down. They couldn't get off the field. J.T. O'Sullivan made some plays, but his three interceptions hurt.	C-	2.40
Dallas Cowboys 31, Cincinnati Bengals 22		Prev. Grade	GPA
B-	Cowboys: They got back to the running game and controlled the clock. Felix Jones is a home-run hitter. They got careless after going up 17-0 and that will come back and bite them against good teams.	C	3.20
C-	Bengals: Give them credit for not folding after falling behind 17-0. Carson Palmer got it going in the second half. They had a chance, but Chris Perry's fumble was a killer.	C-	1.62
Arizona Cardinals 41, Buffalo Bills 17		Prev. Grade	GPA
A	Cardinals: They owned the ball and the defense had three takeaways. That will win a lot of games. Kurt Warner bounced back with a nice day throwing the ball. This was an impressive victory after two tough losses.	D-	2.80
D	Bills: Once Trent Edwards went down in the first quarter, they were playing uphill all day. But that didn't lose this game. Not getting the Cardinals off the field was the difference. They couldn't stop them on third down.	B	2.72
Pittsburgh Steelers 26, Jacksonville Jaguars 21		Prev. Grade	GPA
B+	Steelers: Ben Roethlisberger was outstanding, picking apart the Jaguars and leading them on an 80-yard, game-winning TD drive. The defense made the big stop at the end and limited the Jacksonville running game.	C	2.86
C-	Jaguars: They keep giving up game-winning drives in the end. That has to stop. They did little on offense. The big play was Rashean Mathis' interception return for a touchdown.	B-	2.08
Monday, Oct. 6, 2008
Minnesota Vikings 30, New Orleans Saints 27		Prev. Grade	GPA
B	Vikings: They won a weird game, but you know they'll take it, especially with Adrian Peterson shut down. That blocked field goal for a touchdown was huge. They might want to work on that punt-coverage unit.	C-	2.28
C-	Saints: They did a lot of things wrong, and it cost them big time. Were it not for Reggie Bush's two punt returns for touchdowns, they would have had no chance.	A	2.48