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America’s big game this weekend was Cowboys at Vikings, where Tony Romo took on Brett Favre and his 41 years. Big expectations surround these teams, both 1-3, but the Vikings scraped off a win with a field goal. The Cowboys did try to rally in the last six seconds with an impressive Hail Mary and a bunch of lateral passing, but lost in the end, 21-24. Former Florida QB Tim Tebow scored his first NFL touchdown with the Broncos, who still lost to the Jets, 20-24. And the Lions lost to the Giants in their 24th consecutive away-game loss.

It was a scary weekend at the new Meadowlands stadium when two players in two different games were seriously injured on the same field. Rutgers’ defensive tackle Eric LaGrand suffered a severe spinal cord injury during Saturday’s game against Army and is currently paralyzed from the neck down. A recovery is possible, and he and his family are hopeful. Also, Lions linebacker Zach Follett suffered a similarly serious injury and had to be taken off the field in a stretcher and hospitalized. Keep these guys in your thoughts this week!