D is for Disruption

Eli Manning can't escape the gravity of Star Lotulelei

Kansas City's Smith gets another nod for ProUte of the Week, but it's not Alex Smith this time. Sean Smith had 3 tackles, an assist, 2 PDefs, and one of the two interceptions of Michael Vick. 

Star Lotulelei had one of seven sacks of Eli Manning as the Panthers dismantled the Giants. He also had a tackle for loss and an assist.

Eric Weddle had six tackles and three assists, but he wasn't covering rookie Justin Hunter on the game-winning touchdown for Tennessee.

Kansas City stayed unbeaten and has already won more games than all of last season, and they did it in Andy Reid's return to Philadelphia. Vick was sacked six times and the Eagles committed four turnovers, so Sean Smith was a beneficiary of a disruptive defense.

Carolina got their first win of the season in a 38-0 drubbing of New York; that's the largest margin of victory in franchise history. Eli Manning threw one interception, a season-low, but was sacked seven times. Four of those were by defensive ends (Hardy had 3), but both rookie defensive tackles had one apiece. The play of Lotulelei in the middle helps the edge rushers, and vice versa. It is a team sport after all, but only one player can be the ProUte of the Week. For week three it was DB Sean Smith!

Koa Misi had four tackles before he left the game in the third quarter with a shoulder injury; fellow Dolphin Paul Soliai missed the whole game with a bad knee, and Cameron Wake went out with a knee injury on the first series. Could mean more snaps for Derrick Shelby this week. Steve Smith had a hard landing and got up sore, but everybody knows how tough he is!