THUMB THINGS TO PONDER

Thumbs Up

To Jets linebacker Bart Scott, who is, in my mind, one of the best interviews in sports. Intelligent, funny, honest, he's the whole package. Asked the other day about the confident attitude that he and head coach Rex Ryan have brought to the Jets, he said, "I think we're no more confident than any other team. I just think the only difference is we tell you [media] guys that and the rest of the people lie to you."

Thumbs Up

To Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, whose Monday night performance against his old team, the Packers, more than lived up to the game's hype. Favre completed 24 of 31 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns in his team's 30-23 win. Not bad for a guy who will turn 40 tomorrow. Through four games, Favre is third in the league in passing with a 104.7 passer rating and just one interception in 125 pass attempts.

Thumbs Down

To Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo for foolishly challenging the Broncos' eight-time Pro Bowl cornerback Champ Bailey on the final two plays of Sunday's 17-10 loss. On both of the plays, Romo tried to hit wide receiver Sam Hurd, who ran slant routes on Bailey. Bailey knocked away both passes to preserve the win. I could make a joke here about what sex with Jessica Simpson does to a man's brain. But Romo never was a Mensa candidate to begin with.

- Paul Domowitch