START ‘EMS I NAILED

1.) Tom Brady – 23 for 26 for 267 yds., 4TDs & 0 INTs. He had a QB rating of 149.0 and 34 fantasy points. The real Tom Brady showed up when his team needed a division clinching game.
2.) Kurt Warner – 313 yds. with 2 TDs & 0 INTs. 23 points. Another solid performance from old faithful.
3.) Jerome Harrison – 39 rushes for 148 yards & 1TD. 18 points. He set a Browns record for carries so it seems like they’ll run him until his wheels fall off with one game remaining.

START ‘EMS I SCREWED

1.) Ricky Williams – 10 carries for 35 yds. & 5 receptions for another 26 yds. 10 points. Could have done a little better if he didn’t get banged up.
2.) Maurice Jones-Drew – 18 carries for 63 yards & 3 receptions for 35 yds. for 12 points. This wasn’t horrible for a regular RB, but for MJD it was.

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START ‘EMS I NAILED
1.) Philip Rivers – 308 yards, 3TDs & 2 INTs for 26 fantasy points. He’s quietly becoming a MVP candidate.
2.) Fred Jackson – 80 yards rushing & 4 receptions for 32 yards for 15 points. Not great, but not bad for an avg. Running Back on a terrible team.
3.) Anquan Boldin – 72 yards on 6 receptions that got reversed to 67 yards on 5 receptions midway through the week. This stat (2 point reduction) gave me a fantasy win (against Big Ed) instead of a loss. 17 points

START ‘EMS I SCREWED
1.) Robert Meachem – 5 receptions for a measly 43 yards. 9 points. Not
what his owners were hoping for in the FF playoffs.
2.) Dwayne Bowe – 4 receptions for 56 yards. 9 points. He’s obviously
is still shaking the rust off from the 4 game suspension after dropping
a sure TD.

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START ‘EM

QBs
1.) Alex Smith vs. Cardinals – He’s had 40+ attempts in each of the
last 2 games & this one looks like it could be a shootout.
2.) Aaron Rodgers @ Bears – He’s quietly put up the the most points in
FF this year. He doesn’t make many mistakes even in a hostile
environment… full of underachievers!
3.) Chad Henne @ Jaguars – He’s going to the air more (52 attempts vs
Pats) now that Ronnie Brown is out of the picture. Plus the Dolphins
smell blood with New England’s slide.

RBs
1.) Pierre Thomas @ Cardinals – Mike Bell has knee issues & probably
won’t see much action. This means Thomas should be a #1 back against a
poor Falcons defense.
2.) Fred Jackson @ Chiefs – KC’s defense has given up 8TDs to RBs &
have allowed the 5th most fantasy points to RBs this season. Jackson is
still the starter so he looks to get the bulk of the carries.
3.) Ryan Grant @ Bears – He’s scored in 4 straight games against
Chicago & the Packers will likely rely heavily on the run once they get
the lead.

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Start Ems that made me look good
1.) Alex Smith – He threw for 232 yards with no picks (21 fantasy points) He’s getting very consistent.
2.) Ricky Williams – 115 yds rushing and 1 TD (15 points) Not huge numbers but very respectable.
3.) Chris Chambers – 8 receptions for 70 yds. and 1TD (20 points) He’s making the Chargers look silly for releasing him.

Start Ems that made me look bad
1.) Matt Ryan – he was lost on the first series with a sprained toe (0 points) You can’t predict that.
2.) D’Angelo Williams – 40 yds rushing a a few receptions (9 points) When Cadillac Williams outperforms you, you’re in trouble.
3.) Vincent Jackson – 39 receiving yards (5 points) I guess all the love went to Gates.

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QBs
1.) Matt Ryan vs Buccaneers – Look for him to break out of his November slump. The Bucs have allowed the 3rd most fantasy points to QBs this season.
2.) Matt Schaub vs Colts – They’ll be playing from behind and will rely on Schaub to keep it close. He’ll go to his stud Andre Johnson early & often.
3.) Alex Smith vs Jaguars – USA Today’s Sports Weekly has him ranked the 24th best QB start. I beg to differ. The Jags defense ranks 26th in the NFL against the pass and Smith has thrown multiple TDs in three out of the five games he’s played this season.

RBs
1.) Ricky Williams at Bills – He’s back to looking like the pre-bong
hitting, soul searching running back we used to know.
2.) D’Angelo Williams at Jets – Williams is clearly the Panthers best back and will prove it against the beaten down Jets… No matter how much crying Rex Ryan does before the game.
3.) Pierre Thomas vs New England - Everybody thinks that this years “MNF game of the year” is going to be a shootout (which it might be) but I expect the Saints to shake it up & give the Pats a heavy dose of Thomas.

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QBs
1.) Brett Favre vs. Seattle – The shocking combo of Favre to breakout WR Sidney Rice is one the NFLs best this season.
2.) Tom Brady vs. Jets – This is a statement game for Brady & he’ll have all his weapons at his disposal unlike their last meeting. The Patriots won’t let it come down to the last minute like last weeks debacle.
3.) Drew Brees at Tampa Bay – Brees has been quiet lately as far as fantasy production goes… he’ll make his owners happy to have him this week.

RBs
1.) Chris Johnson at Houston – I know, I’m really going out on a limb. But the last time he played these guys he had 50 fantasy points. I’ll take 30 & be happy!!
2.) Maurice Jones-Drew vs. Buffalo – He’ll make up for the kneel down at the 1yd yard line.
3.) LaDainian Tomlinson at Denver – He’s not what he used to be but as the season progresses he’s getting better & the Broncos are getting worse.

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Hindsight is 20/20

Jay Cutler and Alex Smith – in what Fantasy Gurus projected to be a shootout between these 2 QBs…were only able to scrape together 4 fantasy points combined! They should be ashamed of themselves for bringing that kind of performance to the Spotlight Thursday night game. They’re lucky most people didn’t get to see it because it was only shown on the NFL network.

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QBs
1.) Tom Brady at Colts – he loves the spotlight & this Sunday Night
game will put him on the biggest stage so far this season. Plus he must
love the fact that Bob Sanders (Colts hard hitting Safety) is out for
the season.
2.) Peyton Manning vs. Patriots – Ditto for Manning. He loves the
spotlight and has an arsenal of weapons at his disposal. He’ll try to
find the Pats weaknesses in the secondary & expose them.
3.) Mark Sanchez vs. Jaguars – He’s had an up & down season so far but
Jacksonville ranks 26th in the NFL against the pass and some middle of
the road QBs have posted some solid numbers against them.

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