In Week 5 of the 2009 NFL season, we saw a couple of historic performances on the football field. Here’s a look at the best of the best NFL performances in Week 5.
QB Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts
This season, Peyton Manning is reminding people that he’s still the best quarterback in the NFL. Week 5 was more proof. Against the Titans, Manning had 309 passing yards to go with three touchdown tosses.
RB Michael Turner, Atlanta Falcons
After a breakout campaign a year ago, Michael Turner had been relatively quiet to begin the 2009 NFL season. In Week 5, however, he was quite …read more

Asking for a raise was never this interesting. (Ok, except on the Office.)
- The Steelers lock up Ben Roethlisberger for 8 years, $102 million extension. Now only the Pittsburgh equipment manager will ever have to deal with his unwieldy last name.
- The Atlanta Falcons release Warrick Dunn after signing Michael Turner. This should fix everything. (Also, I’d like to note, I think Michael Turner was the third most important running back on the Chargers last year.)
- Randy Moss resigns with the Patriots for two years of dicking around and a third year of being unstoppable.
- Tampa Bay continues to …read more