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 ‘EM

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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