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QBs
1.) Aaron Rodgers vs. Seahawks – A must start against Seattle’s #29 ranked pass defense. Not a bad matchup for FFs #1 ranked QB at home.
2.) Tom Brady vs. Jaguars – His spot here used to be a given…but have you seen him play this past month? The Jags pass defense has been a cure for struggling QBs all year. A 100% chance of rain at Foxboro could actually help Brady because the Jags DBs struggle with backpeddling.
3.) Kurt Warner vs Rams – The Rams #22 ranked pass defense has little chance of slowing Warner. Many fantasy owners have stockpiled Cardinals players for this juicy title week matchup.

RBs
1.) Ricky Williams vs. Texans – The Dolphins have the #4 ranked rushing offense. Williams has got 10 TDs in his last 9 games & at least 20 touches in 6 straight games.
2.) Jerome Harrison vs. Raiders – He’s coming off a monster game and at
least 20 touches are expected. With Brady Quinn on IR and Derek
Anderson starting at QB wouldn’t you run the ball? Especially against
the Raiders’ #28 ranked rush defense.
3.) Maurice Jones-Drew @ Patriots – He’s still showing plenty of burst
as his first season as the lone RB draw to a close. The Patriots are
not very strong in run defense especially with 2 of their studs (Ty
Warren & Vince Wilfork) still on the mend.

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QBs
1.) Philip Rivers vs. Bengals – Rivers has guided the Chargers to 8
victories in a row and they’re once again one of the favorites to make
a Superbowl run. Rivers has passed for 22 TDs vs. 7 INTs with a 104 QB rating. He quietly goes about his business while Manning, Brady & Brees get all the press. This match up has implications with possibly the #2 seed in the AFC playoffs on the line. Add this to the fact that the
Bengals have had a rough week with the death of Chris Henry & may not be focused like the should be.
2.) Kurt Warner @ Lions – Here’s his bounce-back game after last week’s debacle.
3.) Matt Schaub @ Rams – The Texans are shooting for their best record in franchise history and won’t let the 1-12 Rams get in their way. All he has to do is throw it to Andre Johnson 10 times & he’ll post
excellent numbers.

RBs
1.) Laurence Maroney @ Bills – Larry Mo has become New England’s
workhorse RB and had quietly hit paydirt 8 times this year. He’s facing
the worst run defense in the AFC in a game that looks like both teams
will grind it out because of the weather.
2.) Fred Jackson vs. Patriots – Jackson has done well in the past vs.
the Patriots and had a pretty good game against them to start the
season. Plus New England has two of their best run stuffers (Ty Warren
& Vince Wilfork) banged up & not at full strength.
3.) Ray Rice vs. Bears – Rice has given new life to the Ravens offense
this year & if Fantasy Drafts were held again right now he’d probably
come off the board in the top half of the 1st round. Chicago is ranked
25th against the run. Say no more.

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