A quick look back at the exploits of this morning's Sunday Spotlight subjects...

Indy's pass defense: No veterans? No problem. Well, sort of. Matt Schaub(notes) tuned the Colts' pass defense up for 32 completions in 43 attempts for 311 yards and a touchdown, but it was the two picks he threw -- one to rookie cornerback Jerraud Powers(notes), who also had a season-high 10 tackles -- that basically made the difference on this game. You can blame kicker Kris Brown(notes) for the last-second miss, or running back Ryan Moats(notes) for that questionable fumble at the Colts' 1-yard line, but Schaub, for all his numbers, couldn't force the issue against an undermanned Colts secondary in the 20-17 loss.

San Francisco's run defense: The Niners have been great in defending running backs on the edge, but they haven't faced an outside threat like Chris Johnson this year. Johnson ran 25 times for 135 yards and two touchdowns as the Titans won their second straight game after losing their first six. He also had an 81-yard run negated by a ruling that he went out of bounds. The Niners were pretty solid with stopping Johnson when he ran between the tackles -- not really his specialty -- but when he bounced to the edge, he was as much of a problem to bring down as he's been all year. Johnson is pulling away from the pack with 959 rushing yards (Cedric Benson(notes) is second with 837), and he's a must to watch this season.

The Miami Wildcat vs. the Patriots: New England did a pretty good job of limiting the Miami Dolphins' Wildcat plays up the middle, but they got hoodwinked by a Ronnie Brown(notes) option touchdown pass for the second straight season. In addition, the Dolphins got creative with the playbook and finally found ways to integrate rookie quarterback Pat White(notes). Slowed by the timing of the sweeps and pitches of the 'Cat, White looked much more comfortable running a series of option pitches and a number of Pistol formation plays. The Pistol, a formation invented by coach Chris Ault of the Nevada Wolf Pack, is a sawed-off shotgun formation with an H-back to block and a back behind the quarterback. Like the Wildcat, it's as much a power play as an option trick-fest. It helped White make his way in the offense, but the Dolphins still lost, 27-17, to the high-powered Pats.

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