Arizona Cardinals - The Arizona passing attack looks back to normal, mostly thanks to Kurt Warner's improved downfield passing. Boldin is healthy again as well, so expect continued success moving forward. Wells continues to get more and more carries, but he's still in a timeshare. It's inevitable that Wells will take the starting job at some point, but it's taking longer than expected. He's a great RB3 to have for your stretch run as he'll likely be an every week RB2 before the season is up.
Atlanta Falcons - Matt Ryan is officially struggling. He hasn't looked good for several weeks, so at least consider other options moving forward. Luckily it's not affecting Roddy White too much, but Tony Gonzalez has slowed down since his hot start. Ryan will likely get back on track. Michael Turner was in the midst of another monster game until a high ankle sprain ended his day. Jason Snelling will start in his place and needs to be added in every league.
Baltimore Ravens - Flacco, much like Ryan, is mired in a slump right now. I think teams have started to catch on to the fact he prefers to run a hurry-up, no-huddle offense as he lacks the full decision making (to this point) to run a normal offense. He also lacks great weapons around him, only boasting the ageless Derrick Mason for a reliable target. Ray Rice continues to run great and anchor himself into a RB1 for the rest of the season. His TD did come on a busted play where Cleveland only had 10 men on the field, and they weren't set either.
Buffalo Bills - There is nobody on this team worth starting except for Lee Evans right now as he's clearly passed Terrell Owens as the #1 target on this team, if Owens was ever actually considered the #1 target. Owens had a promising week 10, but given his body of work this season, it's hard to recommend throwing him back in your lineup next week. Lynch and Jackson are stuck in the middle of one of the worst RB committees, at least production-wise, in the NFL.
Carolina Panthers - Business as usual as the Panthers have found their groove. Delhomme manages the game, Steve Smith posted his best fantasy game of the season despite the injury, and the rushing attack was excellent again as both Williams and Stewart posted good fantasy days. Stewart again received the majority of the goal line work, and while he's not the official goal line back, he appears to be the preferred option.
Cincinnati Bengals - The Bengals posted another big win, but it was mostly on their defense as their offense stalled near/in the red zone on multiple occasions, Palmer failed to throw a TD again, and Benson injured his hip and missed most of the game. Benson isn't expected to miss week 11, but he could be hampered a bit, which could mean more attempts for Palmer. On the plus side, Laveraneus Coles seems to have solved his problems and has become a productive member of the passing game. Bernard Scott would start for Benson should he miss week 11.
Chicago Bears - Horrible. Cutler is making retarded decisions, especially in the red zone, and the offensive line continues to hold back Matt Forte. Devin Hester and Greg Olsen remain productive thanks to volume passing, and Forte is saving his owners will his increased role in the passing game as well.
Cleveland Browns - These guys fucking suck.
Dallas Cowboys - Dallas just looked lost versus Green Bay, not scoring until 38 seconds left in the game. Green Bay shut down Miles Austin again, and on the positive side, Roy Williams did step up and posted some solid numbers. It wasn't all good as he dropped more passes and lost a key fumble, but he at least made some plays and capitalized on the defensive attention Miles Austin is receiving. The rushing attack is a lost cause right now with a 3 man rotation. Barber is still their best RB, but he fractured his thumb and it affected his pass blocking, knocking him from most of the game. It shouldn't be a concern for next week, but he's starting to get nicked up in an annoying fashion.
Denver Broncos - Kyle Orton started on fire...and then in week 10 fashion, suffered an ankle injury that knocked him out of the game. He finally took some shots down field and hooked up with Marshall for 2 big TDs before going out. Simms was worthless after taking over, and Royal was absent again. Buckhalter lost another fumble, putting him in the dog house while Moreno had a great afternoon.
Detroit Lions - Stafford had another rough day, but against the relentless Vikings front 7, this was not a surprise. Calvin Johnson bounced back with a productive day, but the constant double teams are limiting his big plays. Kevin Smith lost a couple carries to his backups, but he produced pretty well per touch outside of a fumble.
Green Bay Packers - Rodgers spent another day on the run, and despite the closed door meeting with the entire offense, Rodgers posted one of his worst games of the season, not even managing 200 yards, which limited both Driver and Jennings. Grant had another solid day on the ground. Given the state of the passing blocking, and despite all the talent at the skill positions in the passing game, Green Bay should use it's running game more moving forward. Just an opinion.
Houston Texans - Bye week.
Indianapolis Colts - What a game! Manning threw some awful passes, but he came through when it mattered most, and Wayne had a monster game in the win. The Patriots harassed Clark most of the game and somewhat limited him, but he still managed to post a nice game with 65 yards. Addai scored off of a nice screen pass, got hurt, then Brown and Simpson both got hurt, forcing Addai back into the game, who then capped off the first of Indy's final 2 drives with a TD. I apologize for suggesting moving Addai back to the bench...he wasn't overly involved between the game plan and his injuries, but ultimately put up a great day. This is why I don't post a start/sit column...there's so many random things that can happen in the game.
Jacksonville Jaguars - MJD was obviously the story of this game. He could have posted a monster performance, but he lost a fumble at the 1 in the 2nd half, and then took a knee on the 1 to set up the game winning field goal attempt. I know there's mixed reactions on this, and I really appreciate what Jones-Drew did in terms of being selfless, but you HAVE to take the points when you have the chance. There's a number of things that could have gone wrong like fumbled snaps when downing the ball, a bad snap on the FG attempt, an improbable shank, etc. A TD would have put them up 5, and they likely would have gone for 2. That would have forced the Jets to go all the way down the field and score a TD. Luckily it didn't cost them, but I didn't think it was the right decision.
Kansas City Chiefs - Cassel posted another bad game, but thanks to the opponent, the Chiefs worked out a victory. Their red zone offense is horrible. Jamaal Charles posted a great game, mostly thanks to a 44 yard TD off of a 3rd down draw play. He got 18 carries, but given this game came against Oakland, and KC won't normally be nursing a lead, it's hard to take much away from that performance other than the fact he should have taken the lead in the committee.
Miami Dolphins - The Dolphins got it down, but not without losing Ronnie Brown for at least a week with a dual ankle/foot injury. Brown was on his way to a monster game, posting 80 yards a TD in the first half before coming up lame in the 3rd quarter. Ricky finished it out with a nice day, although he didn't score. The passing attack is not worth talking about.
Minnesota Vikings - Favre had a big day thanks to Sidney Rice repeatedly torching the Lions secondary deep down the field, and Peterson tore them up as expected. This played out exactly as was expected.
New England Patriots - Disappointment city. Brady looked great once again, and Moss turned in a monster game while Welker consistently made plays over the middle of the field. Maroney was mostly ineffective, and he lost a huge fumble at the goal line. The Patriots rode the hot hand with Faulk getting 1 less carry than Maroney while posting more than twice as many yards. If you can get something for Maroney, do it. Sammy Morris will return soon.
New Orleans Saints - A dream match up gone wrong as Brees posted a mediocre day against a normally poor St. Louis defense. Reggie Bush, of all people, was the story as he scored in a 3 yard rush (up the middle of all plays) and also caught a drag route where he out-raced the defense to the end zone for his 2nd TD. Everyone else had off days, but nothing to worry about.
New York Giants - Bye week.
New York Jets - Sanchez had another blah game, but Cotchery returned with a good game, and Edwards posted solid yardage. Thomas Jones also put up another good outing including a TD.
Oakland Raiders - Fantasy wasteland. Miller had another down game...he could be one of the best fantasy TEs in football on any other team.
Philadelphia Eagles - McNabb, forced to chuck it all game, posted huge numbers and spread the ball around to his talented receivers as they all had good games. Westbrook suffered a 2nd concussion on another big hit, and there's a good chance you won't seem him play again for quite some time. LeSean McCoy will take over indefinitely, and Leonard Weaver will continue to be sprinkled in.
Pittsburgh Steelers - Big Ben and the rest of the offense was simply shut down by a highly motivated and aggressive Cincy D. Just a bad game and nothing to worry about...they will bounce back.
San Diego Chargers - Rivers did his job, posting another good game despite Vincent Jackson being almost completely shut out. LT had the best game of the season and shocked everyone by showcasing some of his old moves and some explosion. Hopefully he can close strong, but he hasn't been consistent at all.
San Francisco 49ers - Alex Smith posted an off game against a motivated Bears front 7, possibly thanks to Vernon Davis running his fat mouth. Frank Gore had a great game and has looked awesome all season long.
Seattle Seahawks - Hasselbeck posted another 300 yard game, and TJ Housh came out of nowhere and posted a monster game, but please don't take that as a sign of things to come as it was certainly an anomaly. Jones, like countless RBs listed above, suffered a game-ending injury with some sort of rib ailment. It was initially reported as a broken rib as he suffered bleeding of the lung, but then that was refuted. Justin Forsett looked great in his first extensive action of the season and has hopefully earned a bigger role moving forward as I've seemingly been calling for it all season. :P
St. Louis Rams - Bulger posted his best game in seemingly forever, and that could be a factor of Donnie Avery being healthy and the emergence of youngster Brandon Gibson, who looks like a real player and could help offset the early season loss of Laurent Robinson. Steven Jackson posted another monster game.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Josh Freeman did a decent job again, showing more accuracy and posting a solid 7 YPA. Kellen Winslow posted another great game with over 100 yards. Williams and Ward split carries again, with Williams being more productive per touch and tossing in a TD.
Tennessee Titans - About what was expected. Vince Young did what was asked, managing the game, and Chris Johnson went absolutely wild. He also proved he's the goal line back by scoring again from 1 yard out.
Washington Redskins - Betts, despite a foot sprain, ran wild on the Broncos with 114 yards and a TD. Considering it's obvious he's healthy now, he'll be a RB2 for as long as Portis is out. Not much else to say about the offense.
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