October 22, 2007 Table Of Contents
SI Fantasy Plus
But what does one good week mean for these '07 underperformers?
By Adam Duerson
WE LIKE THE MATCH UP
By Adam Duerson
By Adam Duerson
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
Can't Anyone Here Play This Game?
A shortage of qualified quarterbacks is transforming the NFL
By Damon Hack
Jeff Garcia ... Powering Through
As told to Lisa Altobelli
Some parents say a Texas Special Olympics coach pushed kids too hard
By Benoit Denizet-Lewis
These NFLers have just a single career catch—and it went for a TD
Team TBS has a rocky postseason debut
What to watch and watch for
By Sarah Kwak
PRO FOOTBALL
After a systematic dismantling of the unbeaten Cowboys, Tom Brady and the Patriots are clearly operating on a higher plane than the rest of the league. Can the Colts, or anyone else, stop them?
By Tim Layden
There's still a looooong way to go before the Patriots hit 19--0
By Jim Trotter
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
In a state loaded with talent and long ruled by the Big Three, No. 2--ranked South Florida is leading the charge for a quartet of up-and-comers that are eager to become powers themselves
By Phil Taylor
More upsets and a surprise Heisman winner could cap the most volatile season in memory
Shunned by Division I programs, Danny Woodhead went to Chadron State and rushed into the record books
By Mark Beech
BASEBALL
With their young, dime-store pen proving mightier than the swords in the favored Red Sox' lineup, the Indians took the lead in an ALCS that had the rare look of a drawn-out October drama
By Tom Verducci
Rolling Rocks Are Here to Stay
The Rockies' remarkable streak will come to an end (we think); their talent base, though, is built to last
TWO ATHLETES, TWO SOLDIERS
Inside
By Jim Trotter
By Peter King
By Mark Beech
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly