This Raven Headed in Wrong Direction

Times NFL writer Sam Farmer poses--and answers--the league’s burning questions.

Q: Weirdest injury of the week?

A: Baltimore Raven Coach Brian Billick wound up with a bloody nose after getting head-butted by defensive tackle Tony Siragusa while the two were celebrating a victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Q: The second weirdest?

A: Cowboy offensive lineman Aaron Gibson is nursing a painful rib injury--caused by a sneeze.

Q: Does home-field advantage mean anything anymore?

A: Not in the past two weeks, when visiting teams have gone 22-8.

Q: Why won’t the Rams win the Super Bowl?

A: Turnovers. They have 31 so far--nearly twice the league average (18.8)--and their turnover differential is minus-9.

Q: Who is Chicago quarterback Jim Miller leaving off his Christmas-card list?

A: Former Detroit Coach Bobby Ross, who cut Miller in 1998 training camp.

“Quite frankly,� Miller said, “if Bobby Ross was the captain of the Titanic, he’d be the first one in the lifeboat. The guy’s a liar and a loser, and that’s the way I look at him.�

Otherwise, they’re best friends.