Kerry Collins

THE TOP FIVE 1 Giants (8-1) Can they burst the Ravens' bubble? 2 Titans (9-0) Kerry Collins delivered when they needed him. 3 Colts (5-4) Beating Patriots and Steelers showed true grit. 4 Steelers (6-3) Walking a tightrope with injuries. 5 Panthers (7-2) DeAngelo Williams rescued Jake Delhomme. THE BOTTOM FIVE 28 Bengals (1-8) It's a lost season for Carson Palmer. 29 Chiefs (1-8) Herm Edwards coached to win the game. 30 Raiders (2-7) Dismal team getting worse. 31 Rams (2-7)

Not sure what the referee saw when he called Terrell Suggs for roughing the passer with a little under six minutes left in the game on a third-down play. The penalty kept the Tennessee drive going at the Titans' 35-yard line. It was a blow-to-the-head call as Suggs' right arm caught Titans QB Kerry Collins with what looked like a glancing blow. It appeared that Suggs might have been going for the ball as he was blocked and the contact with Collins' helmet appeared incidental as his arm landed on the quarterback's shoulder.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Sounding dispirited and grimly determined, Penn State quarterback John Sacca said yesterday that there is a "very strong possibility" he will no longer be with the undefeated Nittany Lions when they take the field against Rutgers on Saturday night.Sacca, a fourth-year junior, said that if he quits the team, he also would leave the university and try to resume his football career elsewhere, even though he would be unable to transfer to another Division I-A school."I doubt that I'll be at practice [today]

BaseballMilwaukee Brewers -- Called up P Jamie McAndrew from Triple-A New Orleans.New York Yankees -- Activated P Scott Kamieniecki from the 15-day DL. Placed P Josias Manzanillo on the 15-day DL. Signed C-OF Michael Munson and assigned him to Rookie-level Tampa.San Diego Padres -- Placed IF Bip Roberts on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 14. Purchased the contract of OF ArchiCianfrocco from Triple-A Las Vegas.CollegePrairie View A&M -- Named Hensley Sapenter football coach and athletic director.

Some tips this week for fantasy football players:Players to keepQB Brett Favre, Packers: His TD total (31) in past 10 games is more than 16-game totals produced by 28 of NFL's 30 teams in 1995.QB Troy Aikman, Cowboys: Has hit 96 of 141 passes for 1,021 yards, six TDs and one INT in his past five games against AFC opponents.RB Curtis Martin, Patriots: Faces No. 25 defense against the rush in Jaguars.WR Anthony Miller, Broncos: Has career-best 1,075 yards vs. Chiefs.QB Neil O'Donnell, Jets: Coming off first back-to-back, 300-yard passing games in seven-year career.

If you only see 10 games all year, these are the ones you'll want to see:Jets at Patriots, Sept. 14: Will Bill Parcells and Drew Bledsoe shake hands or come out swinging?49ers at Panthers, Sept. 29: The 49ers find out if new coach Steve Mariucci is up to the task in a crucial Monday night TV confrontation.Saints at Bears, Oct. 5: Iron Mike Ditka won't pull any punches in his return to Chicago.Patriots at Broncos, Oct. 6: Bledsoe and John Elway, a combined 0-4 in the Super Bowl, go deep.Packers at Patriots, Oct. 27: A Patriot win still won't make up for a Super Bowl loss.

THREE PLAYERS TO WATCH Giants QB Kerry Collins: After becoming the fourth NFL player to throw for more than 300 yards in five consecutive games, Collins (right) goes for six in a row against Seattle. Saints RB Deuce McAllister: The second-year runner averaged 5.9 yards per carry against the Packers, and the Bears just lost DT Ted Washington. Chiefs RB Priest Holmes: Last year's rushing champion goes against the Patriots' No. 2 rush defense. Holmes already has rushed for four touchdowns.

Today's games Philadelphia (12-3) at N.Y. Giants (9-6) Time: 1:30 p.m. TV: Chs. 45, 5. Line: Eagles by 2. Key stat: Giants have won three straight by combined score of 108-55. Worth watching: Giants QB Kerry Collins leads NFC with 3,817 yards passing and has thrown 18 TD passes. Eagles QB A.J. Feeley has thrown six TD passes in four games. Outlook: The Eagles have won four straight - all against losing teams - with third-stringer Feeley. The Giants are one of the NFL's hottest teams and have the most important intangible: a win puts them in the playoffs.

Ravens quarterback Anthony Wright is scheduled to have surgery on his right shoulder Monday afternoon at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The surgery will determine whether Wright will be sidelined for the first month of the season or the entire year. Wright has a partially torn labrum, an injury the team feels he suffered on a blind-side hit in the first half of the Nov. 23 game against the Seattle Seahawks. Although Wright played through the soreness the rest of the year, his arm strength grew progressively worse during the offseason, prompting the Ravens to examine the shoulder earlier this week.

With Kerry Collins reportedly agreeing to a deal with the Oakland Raiders, the Ravens will look to Kordell Stewart or another soon-to-be released veteran as their backup quarterback. Stewart, the former Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears starter who is 5-0 in Baltimore, would appear to have the inside track on the job at this point. Ravens officials contacted Stewart's agent on Friday, when it was announced Anthony Wright would have surgery on his right shoulder, and believe Stewart's athletic style would fit in an offensive system wrapped around Kyle Boller.