Make no mistake, if John Fox hadn’t played in college with Chiefs coach Herm Edwards, Carolina hangs 50 on the visitors from KC.

This was as non-competitive as it gets in the NFL. And here’s the mystery: The Chiefs beat Denver (4-1) last week, which beat Tamp Bay (3-2) yesterday. Were there a transitive property of sports, the Panthers should beat the Bucs 63-6 next Sunday.

But it never works that way, does it?

Bonus Observation: I swear the little Alltel towels handed out at the stadium made the crowd cheer more. Certainly it looked good from the upper deck.