Written By: Johnny Davis
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49ers @ Lions
- San Fran
ILB Navorro Bowman (8 solo tackles-6 assists, pass defensed) outshined ILB
Patrick Willis (5-2, 3 PD) again. Rookie OLB Aldon Smith (4-0, forced fumble, 2
sacks, safety, PD) has had three straight QB-terrorizing games. DE Justin Smith
(5-2, 1.5 sacks) has found his mojo. FS Dashon Goldson (4-3) has cooled off a
bit after a hot start.
- Detroit
WLB Deandre Levy (7-5) has had three straight outstanding games. MLB Stephen
Tulloch (2-4, 1 sack) hasn’t been quite what we were hoping for. DT Ndamukong
Suh (0-2) had a very quiet game. DE Kyle Vanden Bosch (1-1, fumble recovery,
FF, 1 sack) was all over the stat sheet.
Bills @ Giants
- New York
DE Jason Pierre-Paul (3-0, 1 sack, PD) continues his breakout campaign. FS
Antrel Rolle (6-2) is having a great season. DE Osi Umenyiora (2-2, 1 sack) has
been getting to the QB since returning from injury. Fourth LB Jacquian Williams
(1-1, PD) disappointed after several strong games in a row. SLB Mathias
Kiwanuka (6-1, FF, 1 sack) had his best game of the season. WLB Michael Boley
(7-1) and SS Kenny Phillips (5-2) are having good seasons.
- Buffalo CB
Terrence McGee (11-0, 2 PD) returned from injury with a bang. He sucked up all
the tackles, causing FS Jairus Byrd (2-2) and third safety Bryan Scott (1-2) to
have quiet statistical games. It didn’t seem to hurt SS George Wilson (7-3),
who is having a fantastic season. DE Dwan Edwards (4-3) can put up good tackle
numbers every now and then. Rookie DE Marcell Dareus (3-1) is coming along.
Eagles @ Redskins
- Philly SS
Kurt Coleman (5-2, 3 int, 3 PD) caught more passes from Rex Grossman than most
Washington receivers did. FS Nate Allen (2-1, int, 2 PD) got one, too. Nobody
else really stood out: DE Jason Babin (2-0), MLB Jamar Chaney (1-0), WLB Brian
Rolle (3-2, PD), and DE Darryl Tapp (2-0, 1 sack).
- Washington
SS LaRon Landry (8-0) looks ready to put up outstanding tackle numbers down the
fantasy home stretch. FS O.J. Atogwe (6-2, int, 1 sack, PD) had a spectacular
game. ILB London Fletcher (4-8, 2 PD) had a very active game, but he isn’t
getting the solo tackle numbers we’d like to see. Rookie OLB Ryan Kerrigan
(2-3) had a down game. You could do worse than ILB Rocky McIntosh (6-5).
Colts @ Bengals
- Cincinnati
MLB Rey Maualuga went down with an ankle injury and is expected to miss “a
while.” No LB shined in his absence. FS Reggie Nelson (4-3, FF) is having a
good season. DE Michael Johnson (2-1, 1 sack) did much better than last week’s
goose egg. DE Carlos Dunlap (0-1, 35-yd fumble return TD) isn’t putting up the
numbers we had hoped for, but he took one to the house in this game. DT Domata
Peko (0-1) was quiet.
- Indy’s LBs
got plenty of tackles: MLB Pat Angerer (5-3), WLB Kavell Conner (4-5), and SLB
Philip Wheeler (5-1). Even back-up LB Ernie Sims (3-2) had an impact after
missing most of this year with a knee injury. FS Antoine Bethea (4-4) saw
plenty of action. DE Dwight Freeney (0-0) and DE Robert Mathis (0-0, PD) didn’t
make an impact on the stat sheet.
Jaguars @ Steelers
- Pittsburgh
ILB James Farrior (6-5, 1 sack, pass defensed) had his second-straight huge
game since OLB James Harrison got injured and Lawrence Timmons was moved to the
outside to replace him. OLB Lamarr Woodley (4-4, 2 sacks) has also benefitted
from the shift. Timmons (0-0) has most certainly not benefitted from the shift;
he didn’t even register a half a little piece of a tackle in this game. DE
Brett Keisel (4-2, 2 sacks, PD) was gigantic. You could do worse than FS Ryan
Clark (5-5). SS Troy Polamalu (4-1) went out with concussion symptoms.
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Jacksonville MLB Paul Posluszny (9-7) is back, baby! That’s three straight
outstanding statistical performances after three straight stink bombs to start
the season. SLB Daryl Smith (5-3) keeps chugging along. DE Jeremy Mincey (3-5)
appears to have emerged as a viable IDP option. FS Dawan Landry (2-2, PD) has
been up and down this season.
Rams @ Packers
- Green Bay
ILB Desmond Bishop (9-5) can’t be stopped. FS Morgan Burnett (6-3, FF) played
with a club on his broken hand, but it didn’t hurt his numbers. ILB A.J. Hawk
(7-2, 1 sack) had the kind of game IDP owners wish he would have all the time,
aside from that whole middle finger business. SS Charlie Peprah (4-5) has been
serviceable. OLB Clay Matthews (1-0, 1 sack, 3 PD) and CB Charles Woodson (2-2,
1 sack) got to the QB.
- St. Louis
DE Chris Long (1-1) is not having the breakout we had hoped for. MLB James
Laurinaitis (5-3) has not been as dominant as we had hoped for. FS Quintin
Mikell (6-1) can get it done.
Panthers @ Falcons
- Atlanta
MLB Curtis Lofton (3-4, PD) and WLB Sean Weatherspoon (4-1, PD) had down games
by their standards. FS Thomas Decoud (7-1, int, PD) has shown the ability to
put up numbers. DE Ray Edwards (2-1, 1 sack) has been doing a little something
lately.
- Carolina
SLB James Anderson (7-5) is getting it done. You can find more upside than MLB
Dan Connor (4-2) offers. After two strong weeks, SS Charles Godfrey (3-0) came
back down to Earth. DE Greg Hardy (2-1) has been up and down. DE Charles
Johnson (4-1, 1 sack, PD) had his best game of the season.
Browns @ Raiders
- Oakland SS
Tyvon Branch (6-2) has been consistently good all season. MLB Rolando McClain
(6-1, 2 PD) has put up good fantasy numbers every week except week 1. DT
Richard Seymour (1-0) has been up and down. DE Lamarr Houston (1-0, 1 sack) got
his first sack of the season. Aaron Curry (2-1) didn’t do much in his debut as
the WLB.
- Cleveland
MLB D’Qwell Jackson (9-0) continues his strong season. Rookie DE Jabaal Sheard
(4-0, FF, 1 sack) is showing flashes. Rookie DT Phil Taylor (3-0, 1 sack) is
doing about as well as a rookie DT possibly could. SS T.J. Ward (6-2) had his
best game of the season. Outside of an outstanding week 3 performance, DT
Ahtyba Rubin (3-0) has done very little to get excited about.
Texans @ Ravens
- Baltimore
MLB Ray Lewis (8-4, 1 sack) is immortal. DT Haloti Ngata (6-2, 1 sack) is
having an outstanding fantasy season for a DT. Bernard Pollard (5-0, 2 PD)
started at SS with Tom Zbikowski dinged up. CB Lardarius Webb (6-1, FF)
continues his fantastic season. FS Ed Reed (3-1, PD) has been kind of quiet the
last few games. DE/OLB Terrell Suggs
(0-0, PD) was unusually quiet.
- Houston
ILB DeMeco Ryans (0-4) looks like a bust. ILB Brian Cushing (3-2) cannot be
relied upon. DE Tim Jamison (2-0, fumble recovery, FF, 2 sacks) came out of
nowhere to have a monster day. FS Danieal Manning (9-2) doesn’t usually post
those kind of tackle numbers. SS Glover Quin (6-1) is trying to remain
fantasy-relevant. DE Antonio Smith (3-0) failed to get to the QB for the first
time this season.
Cowboys @ Patriots
- New
England DE Andre Carter (4-1, 2 sacks) has had two-straight good performances.
SS Pat Chung (3-7) has been good but not great. With WLB Jerod Mayo out, the
LBs did OK: Brandon Spikes (6-2), Gary Guyton (5-5), and Rob Ninkovich (3-4,
PD). CB Kyle Arrington (7-4, int, PD) has shown fantasy potential.
- Dallas ILB
Sean Lee (6-6, int, PD) put in another studly performance. OLB Demarcus Ware
(4-1, 2 sacks) had his third two-sack game of the season. CB Orlando Scandrick
(5-1, PD) came back from an ankle injury.
Saints @ Bucs
- Tampa DE
Michael Bennett (4-0) is having a good season. Rookie MLB Mason Foster (1-2)
left with an ankle injury. It looks like Tampa’s safeties are in flux with FS
Tanard Jackson (5-0, int, PD) back from suspension. SS Sean Jones (4-0) didn’t
benefit from Jackson’s return. CB Ronde Barber (6-1, PD) is having an
up-and-down season.
- New
Orleans SS Roman Harper (5-1) hasn’t been setting the world ablaze the last
couple of games. But really, no Saint IDP has. Witness DE Will Smith (0-1) and
MLB Jonathan Vilma (5-0).
Vikings @ Bears
- Chicago’s IDP LBs are slumping: MLB Brian
Urlacher (5-0) and WLB Lance Briggs (3-1). DE Julius Peppers (3-0, 2 sacks) fought
through a knee injury. DE Israel Indonije (2-0, 1 sack) is having a decent
season. CB Charles Tillman (10-1) is a tackle factory.
- Minnesota
DE Jared Allen (3-0, fumble recovery, FF, 1 sack) has gotten to the QB in each
game this season. SLB Chad Greenway (7-1) is a viable option. DE Brian Robison
(3-0) has been up and down. MLB E.J. Henderson (4-1, 2 PD) let little bro Erin
(8-0, FF) get the tackles. You could do worse than FS Husain Abdullah (5-0). CB
Antoine Winfield missed the game with a neck injury.
Dolphins @ Jets
- New York
CB Darrelle Revis (3-0, 2 int, 4 PD, 100-yd int return TD) had a highlight-reel
night, but you can continue to ignore him in fantasy. OLB Calvin Pace (6-1, FF,
2 sacks) came out of nowhere with a huge game. ILB Bart Scott (4-1, FF, .5
sack) has been serviceable but unspectacular this season. SS Eric Smith (1-0)
let FS Jim Leonhard (7-0, FF) do the heavy lifting.
- Miami SS
Yeremiah Bell (7-0) had a good game even though he got half as many solo
tackles as his last outing. ILB Karlos Dansby (6-0, 1 sack) had his best game
of the season. FS Reshad Jones (6-0) continues to start. OLB Cameron Wake (2-0)
has not been the beast he is capable of being.
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Last Updated: October 18, 2011
