Roethlisberger reportedly could miss about a month. That's about half as long as the Dallas Cowboys might be without Romo,
Cheap NFL Jerseys China, whose collarbone was broken last week. No surprise here: Without Romo on Sunday, Dallas lost for the first time this season.
So when guys such as Ben Roethlisberger, Tony Romo and Drew Brees are missing time with injuries, the league might think it needs to try something new to protect QBs. Here's the problem with jumping to the conclusion that leaky offensive lines are to blame: Heading into Monday night, games are averaging only 3.98 sacks, tied with 2010 for the second fewest through Week 3 since 1970, according to STATS.
TIP O' THE KAEP: Remember back when the zone-read option was all the rage and Robert Griffin III and Colin Kaepernick were in the spotlight? Seems so long ago, doesn't it? RG3 hasn't been active this season for the Redskins, while Kaepernick turned in one of the most abysmal performances in NFL history in San Francisco's 47-7 loss to Arizona: Two of his first four throws results in pick-6s; four interceptions in all; 9 of 19 for 67 yards; quarterback rating of 16.7.
FLOPS: Baltimore and Detroit joined New Orleans and Chicago at 0-3. One of these is not like the others, though: The Ravens won a playoff game last season ... and they have never been 0-3.
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Then again, the Saints and Bears are a combined 0-6, so it might not really matter who's playing quarterback.
Especially in this fantasy-fueled age, the NFL knows its product is at its most popular when face-of-the-franchise quarterbacks are throwing for gobs of yards and TD after TD.
MEGA-JULIO: There might be a new "best receiver in the NFL" right now