The Bengals were not the only team to do this on the day and that’s why this week’s good, bad and ugly is a reminder of that childhood rule.

The good

For anyone who said, “It’s over,” when the New England Patriots went up 31-14 over the Indianapolis Colts, you probably don’t know much about the rivalry.

Flashback to 2006: The Pats were up 18 points in the AFC Championship game. Long story short, the Colts won, 38-34, and went on to become Super Bowl champions.

Now, flashback to last season, the score was the exact same heading into the fourth quarter and the Colts came back to win, 35-34.

If anything, playing from behind against the Patriots is an advantage for Colts quarterback Peyton Manning.

It was déjà vu all over again as Manning sliced through the Patriots’ secondary and cut the score to 31-28 (including two touchdowns for former Spartan Blair White). Without several offensive weapons, Manning threw for four touchdowns and 396 yards.

The Colts were set to force this game into overtime, if not come away with a victory.

Then, somehow, the usually unhuman Manning threw an interception on the final drive, causing the Patriots to give thanks and celebrate the holiday a few days early this year.

These two teams very well could meet again with much more on the line and if Manning’s weapons are healthy, it will be interesting to see if the results differ.

Elsewhere, the fat lady is not singing for the Green Bay Packers, who continued their rare streak Sunday.

After embarrassing the Minnesota Vikings at home, 31-3, and holding them without a touchdown, the Vikings felt so disgusted that they sent head coach Brad Childress packing.

It comes only one game after doing the same to the Dallas Cowboys, who followed by dropping Wade Phillips like a bad habit.

That’s right, in back-to-back games the Packers have caused two coaches to get fired. And, if anything, both teams should be thanking them for finally making them realize how hopeless their situations were.

Next up for the Packers are the Atlanta Falcons, whose coach was voted Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year in 2008.

The bad

The drama with Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young apparently isn’t finished as many previously thought.

Various reports said after Young was benched for undrafted rookie quarterback Rusty Smith on Sunday, he went on a tirade and lashed out at head coach Jeff Fisher.

Is anyone else picturing a spoiled 5-year-old girl who was just told “no” by her parents for the first time?

People are calling out that it is time for the Titans to cut Young, however, starting Smith can’t be something the organization wants to do with playoff aspirations.

With Randy Moss in the locker room and Young and Fisher’s argument, this could be just the start of the Titans imploding.

The extremely ugly

The Houston Texans learned about finishing games the hard way again, this time at the New York Jets.

After the ridiculous Hail Mary touchdown by the Jacksonville Jaguars last week, you thought out of all the teams in the NFL, the Texans would know that a game is never over until the final whistle.

It must’ve slipped the players’ minds Sunday, as Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez took the ball and threw a 42-yard pass to receiver Braylon Edwards with 16 seconds left. The next play, Sanchez connected with Santonio Holmes for a touchdown and the Jets sealed a victory.

The Texans now have dropped four in a row and, after previously regarded as a top playoff contender, they are the laughingstock of the NFL.

Anthony Odoardi is a State News sports reporter. He can be reached at odoardia@msu.edu.