Anyone else ready for a wardrobe malfunction?

After week nine of the NFL season, one thing is clear: all those preseason predictions can go right out the window. I thought I'd recap some of the major stories of the first half of the NFL season this week because some of them are as shocking as Janet Jackson's halftime performance at the Super Bowl.\nThe top story has to be the 7-1 Pittsburgh Steelers and the success of their rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Roethl ... err, Ben has been outstanding this year and is 6-0 as a starter -- boy that whole Eli Manning fiasco on draft day seems pretty stupid now huh? In consecutive weeks, the Steelers polished off the two Super Bowl favorites, beating the Patriots and Eagles handily. Looks like there might be a new favorite on the block, but I still like the Pats.\nNext we have the "lowly" San Diego Chargers, a team who no one (including your favorite columnist) thought would do anything this year. The Chargers have been dominant recently as they are currently tied atop the AFC West at 6-3. Their success is due strictly to the emergence of Drew Brees, who in his fourth year, is looking like the quarterback the Chargers drafted out of Purdue. Currently, only Daunte Culpepper and Peyton Manning have higher quarterback ratings than Brees. As a Charger fan let me just say this, "Where the hell was that last year, Drew?" Apparently, Brees decided it was time to play like an MVP candidate since this is the last year of his contract. Who does he think he is, Adrian Beltre?\nNext, you have to discuss the quirky, almost homoerotic relationship between Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens. I mean it's cool that they like each other and have fun together, but some things I just don't want to know about. They show up on talk shows together, do each other's laundry and cook for each other -- just not stuff I care to know. Now I'm not saying that TO and Donovan are gay, but like Mr. Owens says, "if it looks like a rat and smells like a rat, by golly it's a rat."\nLocal favorites, the Colts, have been spectacular on offense, and Manning is staring down another MVP trophy. The problem? They have no defense. I don't mean that their defense is bad, they literally have none. Watching a Colts game is like watching old Brigham Young University games on ESPN Classic, whoever has the ball last will usually win. The fighting Dungys have allowed 418 yards of offense per game and that's not how championships are won. \nI mean at this point they don't really need a running game; Can Edgerrin play cornerback? \nThe fact that the Colts are 4-3 with that offense, is almost as inexcusable as making "The Godfather Part III." If Peyton's defensive counterparts don't figure something out, Colts fans will once again be disappointed come playoff time. \nOther than that, this season has pretty much been exactly what it should be. Bill Parcells has melted down at several press conferences, Kyle Boller has continued his legacy as the most disappointing draft pick since Akili Smith. Jake Plummer keeps winning games despite the fact that he's terrible and the Bears have been doing what the Bears do ... losing.