NFL Week 4: Monday Night Game Wrapup

New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals

Tom Brady - 25/32, 231 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT, 2/-2. What's crazy is that this was his worst game of the season so far.

Carson Palmer - 21/35, 234 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT. The NE defense is tough, but Palmer missed several open targets and was not on top of his game. The Bengals have a bye week to figure out what's wrong with their offense as it hasn't looked right the last 2 games.

Sammy Morris - 21/117, 2/15, 1 TD. Morris was a beast against a beat up Bengals rush defense, cranking out yardage and scoring late in the game. He's a must-have for Maroney owners, and he's a solid pickup for other guys as well given the uncertain health of Maroney.

Kenny Watson - 13/55, 2/8. Watson looked very good running the ball, but with the Bengals falling behind so fast, he didn't get many touches. He's a must-have for Rudi owners, but other owners should look elsewhere with Cincy on bye this week. That might give Rudi enough time to heal.

Randy Moss - 9/102, 2 TD. The steal of the fantasy draft? It's looking that way so far. He's as good as he's ever been, and he and Brady are sharing a very special chemistry right now. The Bengals took away the deep ball, so Moss was content to carve them up underneath. Cleveland's up next, and they can't cover anyone.

Wes Welker - 3/22, 1/27. A bit disappointing given the weak opponent, but Stallworth emerged as an option this week, which could mean problems for Welker's value moving forward. A nice run on a reverse gave him a decent yardage total.

Donte Stallworth - 4/49. He finally broke through with his best game of the season. With Moss hogging all the fun and Welker owning the slot, he'll be inconsistent, but he could re-emerge as a fantasy factor with another solid week. Pick him up if you have a hole in your WR core, and taking a chance with him against the Browns this week probably won't hurt you.

Ben Watson - 2/12. He's a forgotten man in terms of yardage, and he's going to do this when he doesn't score, as I mentioned before. He's a better TE2 than a TE1 thanks to the lack of yardage.

Chad Johnson - 3/53. CJ was visibly frustrated for much of the game as he was able to get open, but Palmer threw errantly towards him a number of times. CJ made an outstanding catch having to come back towards the ball in the 1st half. Expect improvement after the bye week.

T.J. Houshmandzadeh - 10/100, 1 TD. He's been a WR1 this year so far thanks to his consistent catches and TDs. He's been gold in PPR leagues. The Bengals are stuggling a bit, but Housh's owners haven't noticed.