Quarterback's Tony Romo and Mike Vick had a few things in common going into week four.

Both entered their individual games under intense scrutiny.

Both teams have a rampant, unforgiving fan base. (Remember, the Philadelphia Eagles fans infamously ‘booed' Santa Claus)

And kevlar.

Yes, kevlar. A para-aramid synthetic fibre, that's five times stronger than steel and used to make bulletproof vests.

Both banged-up QB's went into their respective contests under ominous injury clouds - Romo has played the past three weeks with broken ribs and a punctured lung, while Vick suffered a concussion and a broken hand in the past fortnight - and turned to the military-grade material for extra protection.

Yet, at the end of Week four, they'd added another similarity to the list.

The duo surrendered 20-plus point leads in the second half.

For Vick's squad, the Philadelphia Eagles, this wasn't how 2011 was supposed to go. The team of highly priced free agent acquisitions was supposed to romp through the regular season, en route to a Superbowl date next February.

Right now, the Eagles are 1-3.

Hardly the start envisioned by the fans of the so-called ‘dream team'.

The Eagles' struggles are best summed up by one reality. In the past three weeks, Philadelphia has failed to hold on to leads late in the game. Over that span, their opponents - while turning the ball over three times and not forcing one themselves - have collectively outscored them 36-0.

That's simply not going to get the job done.

Moving onto the Dallas Cowboys, and it's hard not to feel sorry for Tony Romo.

The much-maligned star in "Big-D" has led his side to come-from-behind triumphs over San Francisco and Washington respectively.

To make the feat even more impressive, he did so while playing with broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Romo was inflicted with the injury early against the 49ers, but has continued to play through the pain, without missing a snap.

Yet all the while, his doubters are waiting in line for a chance to get their own hits in.

Make no mistake, Tony Romo is a very good quarterback, but very good doesn't cut it in Dallas. Following in the footsteps on greats like Troy Aikmen and Roger Staubach, you get the feeling that until Romo leads ‘America's Team' to a Superbowl title, he's never going to silence the doubters.

DETROIT DOES IT AGAIN

This Detroit Lions side is rewriting the record books.

Against the Cowboys - on the road in Dallas nonetheless - erased a 24-point third quarter deficit to get the win. It's been 54 years since the Lions have come back from as far down as 24 points. Last week they dug themselves out of a 20-point hole, en route to eclipsing the Vikings. No other side in history has turned around 20-point margins, two weeks running.

But these Detroit Lions are on a roll.

In fact, if we were to include the final three games of last season and the 2011 preseason, the Lions have won 11-straight contests.

Again, it was the Stafford-Johnson connection that carried the Lions on offense against the Cowboys, as the two linked up on both of Detroit's offensive touchdowns. The dynamic duo has started the season in terrific form, and is arguably the most damaging combination in the league.

Yet this week, they needed two defensive touchdowns - from Bobby Carpenter and Chris Houston - to help claw their way back.

It's unsure how long the Lions can stay undefeated in 2011, but their mouth-watering clash with divisional rivals Chicago next week, will go a long way in proving just how good this squad can be.

IT'S A TRAP!

The Buffalo Bills have been one of the stories of the 2011 campaign.

The long-suffering franchise got off to an unimaginable 3-0 start, capped off by their improbable comeback win against the heavily fancied New England Patriots in Week 3.

All that stood in their way of four straight wins to begin the season was the measly little Cincinnati Bengals.

The Bills should have easily accounted for them.

But as they say, that's why they play the games.

Cincinnati rookie Quarterback Andy Dalton, led his side to 10 points in the final four minutes, culminating in the go-ahead field goal as time expired, handing the Bills their first defeat.

But Bills fans shouldn't despair.

Prior to the season, a 3-1 start was seen, as impossibility for Buffalo, and considering that they host the struggling Eagles next week, 4-1 isn't out of the question.