Hello and welcome to the Baker’s Dozen Blog. Every Tuesday I will give you 13 things that I learned from the previous weekends NFL games. It probably won’t be as funny and entertaining as Letterman’s Top Ten’s, but I’m going to do my best. Without further ado, here’s what I learned during Week 7 of the NFL season:

1.         Tebow time is now. Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow was effectively ineffective passing the ball through the first three and a half quarters of play against the Dolphins. Down 15-0 with 5:23 remaining in the game, chances of a victory seemed slim, but Tebow somehow flipped the switch as he has shown he can do time and time again.

After only throwing for 26 yards up to that point, Tebow led the Broncos offense down the field twice for touchdowns with drives of 80 and 55 yards following an onside kick recovery, as well as running up the middle for the ensuing two-point conversion. Tebow was quiet in overtime, but the Broncos won off a game winning 52-yard field goal by Matt Prater, that was set up by a fumble by Dolphins QB Matt Moore. All aboard the Tebow Train folks, next stop Detroit.

2.         Kyle Boller stinks. Boller, a former first round draft pick out of Cal by the Baltimore Ravens, was picked off by second year safety Kendrick Lewis for a 59-yard touchdown on his first pass attempt of the game in his first start as a Raider. He went on to throw two more interceptions, making head coach Hugh Jackson look like a genius for making the trade for “retired” Bengals QB Carson Palmer, although this genius moment was short lived, as Palmer threw three picks of his own, one of them being taken back for a 58-yard touchdown. Oh yea, and Tara Reid dumped him in ’04. Burn.

3.         Unless Shaun Alexander is coming through the door with a time machine, you should NEVER start a Seahawks player in Fantasy Football. I made this mistake this weekend when I started running back Marshawn Lynch and rookie wide receiver Doug Baldwin. Lynch, who was probable but projected to start with an ankle injury, tweaked his back in pregame warm-ups and was ruled out for the game. Zero Points. Doug Baldwin – 330 yards and two touchdowns through his first five career games – was held without a catch on Sunday against the Browns. Zero points. Stick to coffee, Seattle.

4.         The “Suck For Luck” race heated up as the Miami Dolphins (now 0-6) were “Tebow-ed” and the Indianapolis Colts (0-7), were…well, they were beat by the Saints 62-7, so I don’t need to go into much detail on how that game went. With the return of The Messiah Payton Peyton Manning this season looking unlikely and rumors amidst both teams about possible coaching changes, it will be very interesting to see which team can “Suck for Luck” the most. Who am I kidding? The Colts will probably just draft an offensive lineman if they get the first pick anyways. Hope Luck likes 70-degree weather in winter.

5.         Big D is ready to “star” in Big D. Cowboy’s rookie running back Demarco Murray, who had a stellar college career at Oklahoma, looked impressive in his first NFL start, rushing for a team record 253 yards on 25 carries, including a 91-yard rush for a touchdown in the first quarter. It might be too soon to say, but with Felix Jones looking more and more like a third-down back, Murray might be the best thing in Dallas since a guy by the name of Emmitt Smith.

6.         Pondering a quarterback change was a great decision by Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier. Rookie Christian Ponder replaced veteran Donavan McNabb as the Vikings starting quarterback as they faced the Super Bowl Champion Packers on the road. Ponder looked impressive from the get-go, completing a 72-yard bomb to Michael Jenkins on the Vikings first play from scrimmage, capping off the drive with a two-yard touchdown pass to tight end Visanthe Shiancoe. The Vikings went on to lose 33-27, with Ponder passing for 219 yards and throwing two touchdowns along with two interceptions, but Ponder looked like the player Leslie Frazier envisioned when he selected him with the 12^th overall pick.

7.         Matt Forte needs a raise. Forte rushed for 145 yards on 25 carries against a stout Buccaneers defense, including an impressive 32-yard run in the first quarter. In Mike Martz’s pass happy offense, he has rushed for 672 yards, second in the league to Adrian Peterson, and has hauled in 38 receptions for 419 yards and three total touchdowns in seven games. Forte’s base salary for 2011 is $555,000. Not very impressive for the leagues second leading rusher. Like Forte has said himself, if the Bears don’t pay him, somebody else will.

8.         Steve Smith is one lucky fellow. After trying to force his way out of Carolina and showing no interest in being part of the teams rebuilding process, Smith has thrived with rookie sensation Cam Newton under center. Smith has topped over 140 yards in four games this year, and has a league leading 818 yards in seven games, more than he had in 14 total games in 2010.

9.         Where in the world is CJ2K? Chris Johnson was inept for a Titans offense that put up seven points to the Texans 41. Johnson had 18 yards on 10 carries, giving him a total of 268 yards on 93 carries for an unimpressive 2.9 yards/carry. His production has continued to dwindle since his 2000-yard campaign in 2009, but things may be looking up for Johnson over the next few weeks. The Titans next three games are against the Colts, Bengals, and Panthers.

10.       The Bears, Falcons, and Jets are all who we thought they were. For now. All three teams struggled out of the gate to 3-3 records, but all had impressive wins on Saturday, defeating the Buccaneers, Lions, and Chargers respectively. Game balls go to Matt Forte, Matt Bryant, and Darrelle Revis.

11.       The Buccaneers abandoned ship when a Bear jumped on board. They’ve played two games in three years at Wembley Stadium in London, England, and have come back to the states empty handed each time. Next time, the Buc’s should stay docked on U.S. soil.

12.       Scobeeeeee dooby doooooo! Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Josh Scobee kicked an NFL record tying three 50+ yard field goals in a Monday Night Football matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. The often-blacked out Jaguars gave the hard nosed Ravens a black eye of their own as they went on to win the game 12-7.

13.       Fumblitis was rampant this week in the NFL. Willis McGahee, Dustin Keller, Jabar Gaffney, Charlie Whitehurst, Carnell Williams (Twice), Tashard Choice, Randall Cobb (Twice), Curtis Painter, Delone Carter and Blaine Gabbert all put the football on the turf in Week 7. But the Fumblitis award for Week 7 goes to running backs Ray Rice and Maurice Jones-Drew for their MNF performances. Rice, who has only lost four fumbles in 50 career games, lost two on Monday night and Jones-Drew, who has fumbled 16 times in 83 career games, only losing 8, fumbled three times on Monday night, but only lost the ball once. Congrats guys.