Well folks, that's all for this edition of the two-minute drill. Be sure to check out the best and worst fantasy performances of the week later tonight and my Monday morning quarterback tomorrow.
» The 200-year old Vinny Testaverde just led Carolina to a win on the road. I'd start him over David Carr the rest of the season if I'm head coach John Fox. Carr is no more than a serviceable NFL backup.
» Wow, I just saw my future wife. She was a brown-haired Dallas cheerleader that was just on our TV feed here at the office. Players can't do it, but fantasy writers can date cheerleaders, right? ... Touchdown, DeAngelo Williams, on a 13-yard run. Williams has nine carries for 121 yards and has posted his first solid game of the season for fantasy owners. ... LaDainian Tomlinson finished with 198 rushing yards and four touchdowns in a win over Oakland. He's baaaack! ...
» Touchdown, Donte Stallworth, on a 69-yard pass from Tom Brady. Stallworth now has seven catches for 136 yards and one score. Brady's touchdown pass was his fifth of the contest and marks a career single-game high. He is now the king of the fantasy football mountain. ... John Kasay just booted his fourth field goal, this one from 45 yards out. ... Another touchdown for LaDainian Tomlinson, this one on a 41-yard run. He now has four touchdowns against Oakland. All hail L.T. -- he's back from the fantasy wasteland!
» Steve Smith just scored on a 65-yard touchdown pass from Vinny Testaverde. The Legend of Vincenzo lives on! Smith has 10 catches for 136 yards and one score in the contest. ... Touchdown, Zach Miller, on a 1-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper. ... Marion Barber just saved a safety on a miraculous run that gained two yards. ... Touchdown, Tom Brady, on a 1-yard pass to Kyle Brady. Tom Brady now has four touchdown passes on the afternoon and 20 for the season. ... Daunte Culpepper has no touchdowns and two interceptions in San Diego. He also has one lost fumble.
» Touchdown, Patrick Crayton, on an 8-yard pass from Tony Romo. Dallas takes the lead 24-21. ... Sammy Morris went to the locker room with an injured chest. His return is doubtful, so Kevin Faulk will take over in the backfield. ... It's obvious what New England wants to do against Dallas, and that's put Tom Brady in the shotgun and spread out a defense that is without CB Anthony Henry. The Cowboys have shut down Randy Moss to this point, but Donte' Stallworth and Wes Welker have killed them.
» John Kasay has kicked three field goals for Carolina. ... Touchdown, LaDainian Tomlinson, on a 13-yard run. He now has three touchdowns on the afternoon. Welcome back L.T.! ... Touchdown, Terrell Owens, on a 12-yard pass from Tony Romo. New England leads 21-17 at halftime. ... Benjamin Watson went to the locker room with what looks like an injured ankle.
» Touchdown, Wes Welker, on a 12-yard pass from Tom Brady. Welker now has 94 yards and two touchdowns. Brady has three touchdowns of his own. ... Steve Smith has five catches for 50 yards at halftime. ... Touchdown, Dallas defense, on a 29-yard fumble recovery and score by Jason Hatcher. ... Touchdown, Edgerrin James, on a 23-yard run. He has 11 carries for 58 yards.
» There are no better uniforms in the NFL than San Diego's powder blues. ... Marion Barber is running hard for Dallas. I don't think Julius Jones will see much work in this one. ... It doesn't look like Kurt Warner will come back this afternoon. That's a massive blow for a lot of fantasy owners. ... Tom Brady on a 35-yard pass to Wes Welker for the touchdown. Brady has two touchdowns in the first quarter, while Welker hass 77 yards and the score. Could be a blowout in Big D.
» Kurt Warner has a strained left elbow. His return is questionable. He has the elbow wrapped in ice on the sidelines. ... Vinny Testaverde has eight completions, and three have been to Steve Smith. That's a positive sign. ... Tim Rattay is in for the Cardinals. ... Touchdown, LaDainian Tomlinson, his second in the first quarter against Oakland. This is the L.T. we know and love!
» Touchdown, Randy Moss, on a 6-yard pass from Tom Brady. ... Kurt Warner was taken to the locker room with a arm injury. Tim Rattay is warming for the Cardinals. ... Touchdown, LaDainian Tomlinson, on a goal-line run. ... Larry Johnson finished with 143 all-purpose yards and one touchdown against Cincinnati, and he would have scored twice had he not lost a fumble at the goal line. ... Ronnie Brown caught nine passes and had 170 all-purpose yards against Cleveland.
» Vinny Testaverde is starting for Carolina. ... Devin Hester just scored on an 81-yard touchdown pass from Brian Griese. He now has two touchdowns against Minnesota. Hester is the ultimate weapon! ... Vince Young never returned in the Tennessee-Tampa Bay contest. Let the talk of the Madden curse start now. ... Cleo Lemon now has four touchdowns against Cleveland. He just threw one to David Martin, who has two of his own on the afternoon.
» Maurice Jones-Drew has 184 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns against Houston. Kevin Walter has 11 catches for 154 yards in the contest for the Texans. ... Gus Frerotte is taking a beating in Baltimore. After all, it is the same offensive line that caused Marc Bulger all those problems and a pair of broken ribs. Marques Hagans, who is a converted wide receiver, has come into the contest. ... Touchdown, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, on a 30-yard pass from Carson Palmer. "Who's your momma" has two scores on the afternoon.
» Brian Westbrook finished with six catches and 156 all-purpose yards against the Jets. He would have scored a touchdown as well had it not been for a penalty. ... If you have Derek Anderson and Adrian Peterson this week, chance are you'll win. I'm facing NFL.com Senior Associate Editor Jim Reineking in our in-house league, and he has them both! They've combined to score 78 points, and I'm down 110 points! Peterson has 233 rushing yards and three scores. Wow.
» Adrian Peterson just scored his third touchdown against the Bears. Like I said, he'll be a top-five fantasy pick next season. ... Derek Anderson just scored his fourth touchdown of the afternoon on a 16-yard pass to Braylon Edwards. What a fantasy connection! Edwards has three touchdowns of his own. ... Touchdown, Jacksonville defense, on a 77-yard fumble recovery from Daryl Smith. As expected, Houston can't muster any offense against the Jaguars.
» Todd Heap re-aggravated his injured hamstring and is out for the rest of the afternoon. He doesn't have a catch against St. Louis. ... Maurice Jones-Drew scores on a 7-yard run. ... Touchdown, Braylon Edwards, on a 5-yard pass from Derek Anderson. Edwards now has two scores. ... South Florida is ranked No. 2 in the new college football poll. Unreal. They're not even in South Florida! ... Adrian Peterson has 176 rushing yards and two touchdowns against Chicago. ... Cleo Lemon has three touchdowns against Cleveland.
» Believe it or not, LaMont Jordan is active in San Diego. I still think he's a risky fantasy option. Vince Young has a quadriceps ailment. ... Touchdown, Joey Galloway, on a 69-yard pass from Jeff Garcia. ... Larry Johnson is over 100 rushing yards on the afternoon. ... Vince Young hurt his leg against Tampa Bay. Can you say Madden Curse? I'll keep you updated. ... Anquan Boldin and Laurence Maroney are both inactive.
» Drew Bennett was injured in Baltimore. The Rams are now down to Marques Hagans as their No. 2 wide receiver with Isaac Bruce, Dante Hall and Dane Looker all inactive.Touchdown, David Martin, on a 14-yard pass from Cleo Lemon. ... Chris Cooley has seven catches for 97 yards and one touchdown against Green Bay. ... Kevin Curtis is over 100 yards against the Jets. ... Touchdown, George Wrighster, on a 1-yard pass from David Garrard.
» Adrian Peterson just make a tremendous run for a touchdown against Chicago. He made a sick move and ran it 67 yards for the score. A.P. will be a top-five fantasy pick next season. ... Willis McGahee scores on a 6-yard run. It's his first score of the season. ... Touchdown, Braylon Edwards, on a 24-yard pass from Derek Anderson. Miami is the worst team in the NFL. ... Finally! Touchdown, Larry Johnson, on an 8-yard run. It's Johnson's first touchdown of the season.
» Jeff Wilkins misses a 35-yard field goal attempt. ... Larry Johnson breaks one 34 yards and has the ball knocked out of his hands at the goal line for a touchback! Fantasy owners can't win with him, but at least he has 66 rushing yards. ... Kyle Boller just fumbled in the St. Louis-Baltimore contest. Gus Frerotte is 1 for 5 with no touchdowns and two interceptions. ... Kris Brown just kicked his second field goal of the afternoon. ... The Tennessee-Tampa Bay contest looks like this week's snore-fest.
» Matt Stover now has two field goals for Baltimore. He is so underrated in fantasy football it's ridiculous. ... Touchdown, Bernard Berrian, on a 39-yard pass from Brian Griese. Berrian had no one even close to him. ... Tony Gonzalez now has the all-time record for touchdowns at the tight end position. He passed Shannon Sharpe with a score this afternoon. ... Kyle Boller is down in the St. Louis-Baltimore contest. ... Touchdown, Derek Anderson, on a 1-yard run.
» Will Laurence Maroney be active this week? The Providence Journal reports he was in uniform and running during early warmups. I'll keep you posted. ... Troy Williamson scores on a 60-yard reception. It's his first touchdown since Week 4 of the 2005 season. ... Thomas Jones has 82 yards on eight carries against the Eagles. Must be the N.Y. Titans unforms! ... Touchdown, Tony Gonzalez, on a 3-yard pass from Damon Huard. ... Larry Johnson lives! He just ran one for 20 yards.
» Jason Campbell scores a 6-yard run. ... Touchdown, Devin Hester, on an 89-yard punt return. Man, he is just sick on special teams. ... Kansas City's offensive line is atrocious. Damon Huard doesn't even have time to make a throw. This is bad news for Larry Johnson. ... T.J. Houshmandzadeh just scored on a 42-yard catch and run from Carson Palmer. ... Touchdown, DeShawn Wynn, on a 3-yard run. ... Fred Taylor just broke off a 76-yard run. Guess his groin is fine.
» Jason Wright just scored from one yard out. He was a great sleeper this week. ... Touchdown, Kevin Curtis, on a 75-yard pass and catch from Donovan McNabb. ... Kyle Boller is starting for Baltimore. ... So who will win the Duel in Dallas? I'm a huge Cowboys fan, and I have to admit I'm worried. The P-Men are so talented in all aspects, but it should be a tremendous matchup. If Terrell Owens has a bad week, I'm afraid he'll implode. Let's hope that popcorn T.O. talked about doesn't have butter and he catches the ball this week.
» The Jets are wearing throwback New York Titans uniforms this week. It's odd to see the Jets in anything but green. It's kinda like seeing a black Kermit the Frog. ... I'd like to get your opinion on a trade I made in one of my leagues. I dealt Brett Favre, Reggie Bush and Donald Driver for Vince Young, Larry Johnson and Chad Johnson. A few people had an issue with the deal, but Favre is third in the league in overall points and L.J. has been dreadful. If this was your league, would you overturn this trade? Send me an email at the link above.
» I'd like to say thank you to Eric Gagne this morning. I hope Terry Francona keeps using him in the late innings against Cleveland. ... If Larry Johnson doesn't break out this afternoon against Cincinnati, I will be a lot more worried about him than I am now. He should kill the Bengals, even without a solid offensive line in front of him.
» Jamal Lewis is inactive, so Jason Wright will start for Cleveland. Ahman Green, Santana Moss, Antwaan Randle El, Fred Taylor, Todd Heap, Derrick Mason, Chad Pennington, Laveranues Coles, Ronnie Brown, Brian Westbrook, L.J. Smith and Rudi Johnson are all active.
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