Posted by guido in New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
Drew Brees helped the Saints stay undefeated with three touchdown passes. Reggie Bush was on the receiving end of two of those touchdowns throws. Strangely, no Saints receiver went over fifty-seven yards receiving.
The Falcons have turned to airing it out in Michael Turner’s absence. Chris Redman threw for over 300 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
Ryan Grant started the game off with a sixty-two yard touchdown run and bookended that with a one yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. He finished with 137 yards rushing and the two scores. Aaron Rodgers threw for only 180 yards and no touchdowns.
I still can’t get over how the Bears seem to avoid running the ball with Matt Forte. He’s only gone over 100 yards once this year and his four total touchdowns firmly plant him in bust territory for the year. Speaking of busts, I don’t think anyone is ready to pull the plug on Jay Cutler, but he has had very few standout performances this year. He barely threw for over 20o yards and his two touchdown passes were tainted again by his two interceptions.
Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts
Brandon Marshall broke the NFL record for receptions and surely rewarded some of his owners by helping them clinch a post-season spot or get past the first round of the playoffs. Marshall finished with 200 yards receiving and two touchdowns.
Peyton Manning seemed to have a big game with his four touchdown passes, but he only threw for 220 yards and also threw three to the other team. Dallas Clark caught three of Manning’s touchdown passes. Reggie Wayne had another stinker of a game. He hasn’t topped 100 yards in the last four weeks and has only once touchdown in the same stretch.
The real fantasy implication with all this is that the Colts have now clinched the number one seed in the AFC. Chances are Manning, Wayne and Clark will start, but play sparingly during the most crucial fantasy weeks.
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
Not much to say about the Bills. They won, but their quarterback threw for only eighty-six yards. Terrell Ownens caught a touchdown, but only had fifteen yards receiving.
Like most running backs before him, Jamaal Charles broke out against the Bills. He ran for 143 yards, which included a 76 yard touchdown run. He also added thirty-right yards receiving.
Cincinnati Bengals at Minnesota Vikings
Carson Palmer has had a very mediocre year despite his team’s overall success. He threw for less than a 100 yards against the Vikings averaging less than four yards a completion. The lone Bengals’ touchdown was a Palmer toss to Chad Ochocinco.
The Vikings offense got back on track after their poor performance last week at Arizona. Adrian Peterson rushed for ninety-seven yards and two touchdowns. He also had forty yards receiving. Sidney Rice caught a touchdown.
Carolina Panthers at New England Patriots
Carolina’s offense struggled on the road in Foxboro. Steve Smith owners (assuming there are any out there still) got rewarded with a touchdown and eighty-three yards receiving.
The talk of discord in the Pats locker room seems to be slightly exaggerated. They didn’t look great against the Panthers, but still got the job done. Tom Brady had one of his worst showings of the season. He had a season low in yardage (192 yards) and only one touchdown with an interception. Wes Welker went over 100 yards receiving, but Randy Moss only had one catch for sixteen yards. Owners of Brady and Co. should get back on track against the Bills next week during the fantasy playoffs.
New York Jets at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Thomas Jones continued a quietly great season against the Bucs. He scored two touchdowns on ninety-nine yards rushing. Jay Feely had the second best day for a Jet. He was 4 of 5 on field goals including three of forty yards or more.
The Bucs defense didn’t offer much resistance to the Jets, but their offense didn’t do them any favors. Rookie quarterback, Josh Freeman threw three interceptions and did not top 100 yards passing.
Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars
Ricky Williams rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown in the Dolphins win. Greg Camarillo caught seven passes for 110 yards.
Maurice Jones-Drew scored the only touchdown for the Jags.
Detroit Lions at Baltimore Ravens
The Lions offense could only manage a field goal against the Ravens defense. Daunte Culpepper was picked off twice by and averaged only four yards a pass.
Lots of Ravens got in on the fun against the Lions. Ray Rice led the way with 166 yards rushing, fifty-three yards receiving and a touchdown. Willis McGahee scored two touchdowns while Le'Ron McClain, Derrick Mason and Troy Smith all had one touchdown each.
Seattle Seahawks at Houston Texans
The Seahawks managed only one touchdown on a pass from Matt Hasselbeck to John Carlson.
Seattle’s secondary did not show up at all in Houston. Andre Johnson torched the Hawks defense to the tune of 193 yards and two touchdowns. Matt Schaub threw for 365 yards, the two scores to Johnson and an interception.
St. Louis Rams at Tennessee Titans
You know the Rams are having a bad year when Keith Null is your starting quarterback. Nothing against, Null, but he’s not exactly a household name. Null threw five interceptions in his career debut and most likely finale.
The Titans got big time performances from their two biggest fantasy names. Chris Johnson had 186 total yards and three touchdowns. Rob Bironas was 4 of 4 on field goals and added five extra points.
Oakland Raiders at Washington Redskins
The Raiders lost Bruce Gradkowski to injury and lost any chance to win the game. Justin Fargas found the end zone for the Raiders only touchdown.
The Skins offense put up the most points they have all year and got a rare win. Jason Campbell hooked up with Fred Davis for two touchdowns and Quinton Ganther scored two touchdowns from the one yard line.
San Diego Chargers at Dallas Cowboys
The Chargers came into Dallas and took care of business. Philip Rivers hooked up with Antonio Gates for a touchdown and hit Vincent Jackson seven times for 120 yards. LaDainian Tomlinson scored a touchdown for the fifth week in a row.
Tony Romo threw two touchdowns and no picks. The Cowboys three headed rushing attack has essentially ruined the value of all three backs in Dallas now that they are all healthy.
