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DeSean Jackson, who only had two catches for 26 yards in the Eagles' loss to the Chicago Bears yesterday, reportedly was given a public dressing down by coach Andy Reid.

According to the report on NFL.com, Reid was very unhappy by what he perceived as Jackson's "casual attitude" before and during the game.

Jackson is one of the Eagles' main playmakers, and if he isn't giving the team 100 percent of his effort, then you can point to that as a reason the Eagles lost.

When you have two teams with as much talent as the Eagles and Bears, it often comes down to who wants the victory more. It seems, by this report, that the Bears wanted it more than Jackson did.

Andy Reid still has no Super Bowl on his head coaching resume, and this season was beginning to look like his best chance in years to get there with how well Michael Vick is playing. But if his No. 1 wide receiver already is taking plays off, the Eagles are in trouble.

Reid absolutely did the right thing calling Jackson out in front of the team. When it's a question of effort, the only way to correct that action is to make sure the rest of the team is aware of it, and knows the guy in charge is aware of it.

The Eagles don't have a lot of room to lose in the NFC East, and every game just got that much more important for the rest of the season with yesterday's loss.

For a Look at some other playoff-bound teams, check out New England Patriots Bear Similarities to Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints.

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Steve Johnson tweeted his feelings about his drop after the game. The tweet is priceless, so let's take a look.

"I praise you 24/7!!! And this how you do me!!! You expect me to learn from this???How??? I'll never forget this!! Ever!! Thx Tho."

That tweet allegedly came from Johnson's Twitter account, and Johnson hasn't surfaced to deny it since it hit the Internet last night, so for right now we have to assume it was him and not someone hacking into his Twitter account.

Blaming God for his drop is like thanking God for a victory: It assumes whatever God you believe in actually cares about football and is doing things to affect the outcome.

If that's the case, God hates Cleveland sports and is a front-running Yankees fan who also has a weird fascination with Bill Belichick and the Miami Heat.

We're not sure where God stands on the NFC West, but we're pretty sure some kind of blaphemy occurred in that division sometime recently. Perhaps God is displeased with Kurt Warner's retirement and decided to take it out on an entire division.

For a look at how the playoff races look, check out Breaking Down the Playoff Races With Five Weeks Left.

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According to the latest reports, Cortland Finnegan told the Texans bench, "Watch this," right before the brawl broke out.

If these allegations are true, that could affect how the NFL punishes Finnegan for the fight on Sunday.

Finnegan has a reputation as a dirty player, and this fight certainly isn't going to do anything to change that reputation. But Finnegan let his teammates down because not only was he not on the field for the end of yesterday's game, he may not be on the field for their next game.

The Titans need all the help they can get right now as injuries and in-fighting have pretty much destroyed their playoff hopes. Just think, six weeks ago the Titans looked like they were headed to the AFC Championship Game with all the offensive weapons they had.

Now the Titans have more questions than answers, Rusty Smith was awful, Vince Young is gone, and Jeff Fisher finds another new gray hair every morning.

Speaking of quarterbacks, here's a look at how each quarterback did. NFL Week 12: Grading Michael Vick, Peyton Manning and the Quarterbacks.

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Ben Roethlisberger's foot took a nasty twist during a tackle in Sunday's game, and now the Steelers quarterback is undergoing tests to see how bad it was injured.

Whatever the injury is, it's unlikely it will keep Roethlisberger out of this week's game versus the Baltimore Ravens, as he played the rest of the game on Sunday.

Unless it's some kind of hairline fracture, you can bet Roethlisberger will be playing in a game that will determine sole possession of the AFC North.

The Steelers lost the first game versus the Ravens earlier this season 17-14, but that was without Roethlisberger at the helm, and that was a close game that could've gone either way.

The Steelers offense needs Roethlisberger, and they need him to be mobile as the offensive line isn't exactly an elite unit and relying on Rashard Mendenhall and the running game versus the Baltimore Ravens isn't a great game plan.

That isn't a knock on Mendenhall, but it is showing respect for the Ravens defense. However, Peyton Hillis ran all over the Ravens earlier in the season when the Ravens played the Browns, so there is hope for the Steelers running game.

For a look at some of NFL Week 12's less glorious moments, check out NFL Week 12 Report Cards: Worst of the Worst.

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Jay Cutler threw for 247 yards and four touchdowns on Sunday, leading the Bears to victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.

This was the Bears' best win all season, hands-down. The Bears have been facing a lot of questions all season, despite their record, because of the perception some of their victories were steals.

This isn't an unfair observation given the ruling at the end of the Detroit game and the fact the Bears still barely beat the Packers earlier in the year despite the Packers committing enough penalties in one game to last them the entire year.

However, the Bears defense never has been in question this year, as it is one of the best defensive units in the league. The offense, however, has been somewhat suspect, especially the line, which gave up 19 sacks in three games at one point.

Whatever the offensive problems were, they looked fixed last night versus the Eagles, relatively speaking. Cutler still got sacked four times, but the four touchdowns speak for themselves, and Matt Forte had 117 yards rushing, including a 61-yard gallop.

If the Bears offense can keep it together going down the stretch, the NFC North will be an interesting division to watch as the Bears and the Packers duke it out for control.

For a look at how the Bears fared in the report cards, check out NFL Week 12: Complete Report Card For Every NFL Team.

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Adrian Peterson had to leave yesterday's game with an ankle injury and the Vikings were left to carry on without him. The Vikings still managed to win, with Toby Gerhart running for 76 yards on 22 carries.

Peterson passed the 1,000-yard mark earlier in the game, but he said his ankle "rolled up" on him. The Vikings don't want to speculate on what the injury might be, but that won't stop us from speculating here.

Obviously, Peterson's foot will need to be amputated and that will be the end of his career.

Seriously, though, "rolled up" suggests some kind of sprain. As Cleveland Browns quarterbacks will attest, you don't want the high ankle sprain because that can keep you out at least a month, if not six weeks.

So this injury could sideline Peterson the rest of the season at this point. This isn't good news for the Vikings, but it's not like the Vikings are in the middle of a playoff run.

If the Vikings are lucky, though, the injury is fairly minor and Peterson will be able to come back in a week or two, as it is doubtful he'd be ready to again this weekend.

For a look at where the Vikings sit in this week's power rankings, check out NFL Power Rankings Week 13: Eagles Loss Shakes Things Up, Who's No. 1?

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Steve Johnson had one of the worst drops in the last 10 years of NFL play. There's just no getting around that.

Johnson said after the game that he'll never get over that drop. That's a bad sign because the only way to be successful in professional sports is to have a very good short-term memory. You have to have selective amnesia when you're out on the field in order to succeed.

If Johnson can't get over this, the drops only will continue, as that drop on Sunday will be in his brain every time a pass comes his way.

There's a long string of professional athletes whose careers basically ended after one bad day. They became so emotionally scarred by a horrifically bad performance that if affected the way they played from that day forward.

Johnson may want to seek professional counseling after his statements to the press and his really weird tweet about God and religion following the game. It sounds like he needs a hug.

Then again, we all need a hug every now and then, but I'm sure Johnson will find a lot of hugs in Pittsburgh right now. In fact, I'm sure Johnson wouldn't have to pay for a drink or dinner in Pittsburgh this week.

For another look at Steve Johnson and other wide receivers, check out NFL Power Rankings Week 12: How High Is Bills WR Steve Johnson After 3 TDs?

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There are running backs, and then there is Peyton Hillis.

Hillis doesn't just run down the field and make cuts, he runs over blockers, through defenders, and generally leaves a trail of bodies in his wake. Hillis' running style is loosely described as "bruising," but I prefer to call it "bone-jarring" or "teeth-rattling."

No matter what guys on the other team might say to the media, you know these guys are glad when the game is over and they know Hillis won't be hitting them anymore.

Hillis came to the Browns in the offseason via trade for Brady Quinn, instantly becoming one of the worst trades in the history of the NFL and adding fuel to the "Fire Josh McDaniels" fire in Denver.

While the Browns don't have a lot of depth at many of their positions, Hillis is a one-man wrecking crew that hits defenders so hard on his runs, they may take a different angle later in the game. Hillis had 131 yards rushing and three touchdowns against the Panthers. That's a pretty good day.

For another look at the Hillis trade, plus a bunch of other bad deals, check out Peyton Hillis for Brady Quinn and the 25 Worst Trades of Last 25 Years.

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If there ever was a case to be made for the NFL to apply flex scheduling to Monday Night Football, it's tonight's game "featuring" the 49ers and the Cardinals.

Both teams are awful, it's just a question of how bad each team is. As it stands right now, the Cardinals do look like the worse team as they've turned to Derek Anderson and his Arm Of Doom as their quarterback.

They've tried undrafted rookie Max Hall at quarterback, but John Skelton still hasn't gotten his shot. Not that Matt Leinart was the answer they threw away, but the Cardinals didn't do a very good job of planning for Kurt Warner's replacement.

The 49ers, on the other hand, have gotten inconsistent play out of Alex Smith, and Troy Smith looked promising before last week's debacle.

The 49ers and the Cardinals may both be drafting quarterbacks in the first round in the upcoming draft; the question this game could determine is who gets the first crack at the new crop of gunslingers.

While the decision to schedule two NFC West teams on Monday Night Football apparently was a bad one, here's a whole bunch of other bad decisions for you to ponder: Randy Moss, Brett Favre and the 25 Worst Decisions of 2010 NFL Season.

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The Colts lost a big game to the Chargers on Sunday night, and between the injuries and the mounting losses, this could be it for the Colts in 2010.

The AFC South is too competitive this year, and the Colts no longer have a lot of wiggle room in the division.

The Colts have lost too many weapons on offense, and Peyton Manning can't do everything by himself.

The other thing to consider here is the Colts no longer have Tony Dungy at the helm to guide them through bad times, and as talented as Jim Caldwell is, he's not Dungy.

The Colts dynasty is far from over, but it looks like their reign in the AFC South may be coming to a temporary end this year.

In a way, this is a good thing, as it will allow the Colts to have a much higher position in the draft than they've had for much of the last decade, and the team needs to recharge and rebuild to get through the next couple of years.

For another look at the Colts' situation, check out Peyton Manning: Are His Colts Too Banged Up for Legend QB to Save This Year?

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The media has gone into overdrive with "Spygate II" brewing in Denver. Head Coach Josh McDaniels, a hefty branch off of the Bill Belichick coaching tree, now faces cheating allegations of his own.

McDaniels and the Broncos already have been fined $50,000 by the league for the actions of their employee videotaping a 49ers walkthrough and then not reporting it to the league in a timely manner.

McDaniels has made the situation worse with further allegations he was relating the current incident to how things were allegedly done when he worked for Belichick and the Patriots during the first Spygate incident.

McDaniels has denied he made statements to that effect to Peter King of Sports Illustrated, as reported during NBC's pregame show on Sunday night.

Whatever happened, McDaniels clearly gave his employee the impression that taping the 49ers walkthrough wasn't being discouraged, and that once he realized what was in front of him, he tried to sweep it under the carpet rather than deal with the situation.

While the Patriots are, rightfully, not saying a word and staying out of it, McDaniels now not only is looking at the end of his tenure in Denver, but the end of his career in football.

What team wants to hire a coach who doesn't win and has the "cheater" moniker attached to him that will bring another level of league scrutiny to everything the team does?

If McDaniels gets even another coordinator's job, he'll be lucky. This is a bad situation that only seems to be getting worse.

For another look at McDaniels and other guys of questionable character, check out The 20 Sleaziest Figures In Sports.

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Michael Vick has been playing so well the last few weeks, his 333 yards with two touchdowns and one bad interception right before halftime looked bad by comparison.

The truth is, Vick didn't have a bad day—he just didn't have as good of a day as he needed to, and the Bears defense shut down the Eagles running game, limiting their options.

DeSean Jackson didn't have much of an impact on the game, although Jeremy Maclin did get a touchdown grab.

The Eagles shouldn't have lost this game, but the Bears surprised everyone and made a statement for the playoffs.

The question now is how the Eagles respond to this loss, and will Vick continue to be the lights out quarterback he's been this season—or will other teams start to figure him out again and bring his high-flying game back down to Earth permanently.

For another look at the Michael Vick situation, check out Michael Vick: Is His 2010 Resurgence A One-Year Burst That Could Be Long-Term Bust?

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Philip Rivers led the Chargers to a great win over the suddenly bad Indianapolis Colts. Rivers and the Chargers now are one game over .500 and one game behind the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC West.

The Chargers have one of the best offenses in the league, and Rivers is one of the league's most dominating quarterbacks. Rivers is turning into the kind of quarterback the rest of the league fears, but he didn't have his best game last night.

Peyton Manning completed four passes to the Chargers, two of which were returned for touchdowns. Rivers didn't have any touchdowns last night, and only 185 yards passing.

But his numbers in some of the losses this year have been so staggering in their greatness that you wondered how the team lost (special teams blunders, in a few cases).

While Rivers didn't have his best game Sunday night, the rest of the team propped him up and now the Chargers are contenders again.

For a different look at Rivers, check out Philip Rivers: Will He Go Down As the Most Overrated QB in NFL History?

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The brawl between Cortland Finnegan and Andre Johnson certainly was one of the more entertaining aspects of Sunday's action, but it's going to lead to a suspension.

"The Brawl" will be one of the most-repeated clips of the 2010 season, and Finnegan came out on the losing end. That being said, the Titans have to be worried about the length of the suspension because they're already short-handed on offense.

If Finnegan is gone for any length of time, that takes a playmaker out of their defense, as well.

The Titans are known for playing dirty, and now that is catching up with them as Finnegan may be spending at least one weekend watching the game from his house.

The Texans can't really afford to lose Johnson, either, but again, there's not much that can be done at this point. The fight happened, it's over, and the league probably will weigh in on the event later today.

For a look at other dirty players in the league, check out Cortland Finnegan and the 20 Dirtiest Players in Sports Today.