After a week of some upsets we review Week 7 in the NFL. We had some huge surprises such as Carson Palmer throwing for 412 yards and 3 touchdowns and the Cleveland Browns playing like they own the league. Let's break down the match-ups.
Cincinnati @ Atlanta
Roddy White caught 201 of Matt Ryan's 299 yards passing and 2 of the 3 touchdowns. The Takeaway here is that White is a fantasy monster and if you didn't start him you should be ashamed of yourself. Palmer wakes up from his Fantasy Coma and throws for 412 yards and 3 touchdowns in a losing effort. I don't look for this to continue on a regular basis but it is possible. Surprise of the game is Jordan Shipley with 6 receptions for 131 yards and 1 touchdown. Shipley is slowly becoming a sleeper and could potentially be a #3 Wide Receiver.
Philadelphia @ Tennessee
Kenny Britt is a Monster as I stated previously in the predictions blog, and he proved it by catching 225 of Collins' 276 yards and all 3 of Collins' touchdowns. That is really all of the relevant fantasy info out of the game except that Brent Celek had his first bad game with Kolb under center in a loss to the Titans.
Washington @ Chicago
McNabb has another solid game, and so did Cutler. Really about it. Redskins win.
Jacksonville @ Kansas City
Matt Cassel continues to disappoint even against what ESPN.com dubbed the worst secondary in football. He had an OK game where many though he would be back to those flashes of greatness from New England, with a 193 yard and 2 touchdown performance. Both of those touchdowns and a good majority of the yards went to the (previously) Fantasy Comatose Dwayne Bowe. Chiefs win in a closer game than it should have been.
Pittsburgh @ Miami
Roethlisberger has a pretty monstrous game against a good secondary from Miami. 302 yards and 2 touchdowns from Big Ben lead the Steelers to a win over the Dolphins.
UPSET SPECIAL (I would just like to brag a little bit that I definitely called this game and even only missed the score by 3 points...yay me)
Cleveland @ New Orleans
Colt McCoy has a horrible fantasy game in the biggest upset of this season so far (in the NFL), but the Defense comes up huge as Brees throws 4 interceptions and 2 of those were returned for touchdowns. Colston woke up a little for 112 yards and a touchdown and if he can continue this trend he will be back in Fantasy Lineups soon.
St. Louis @ Tampa Bay
Freeman appears to be the only solid Fantasy player in a close win against the improving Rams team. Mike Williams has another "down" game with only 82 yards. Sam Bradford did throw for 2 touchdowns in his 126 yards and is slowly moving his way towards fantasy relevance.
San Francisco @ Carolina
Panthers pick up their first win in an ugly matchup.
Buffalo @ Baltimore
Quarterbacks played well with Ryan Fitzpatrick outperforming Joe Flacco. Fred Jackson and Steve Johnson led the rushing and passing attacks (respectively) and Johnson scored 1 touchdown with 158 yards and Jackson rushed for 73 yards. Rice and Boldin led the attacks for the Ravens and the Ravens had to sneak out a win in overtime.
Arizona @ Seattle
No Relevance from Arizona but Settle continues to impress with Mike Williams, and Marshawn Lynch leading the way for Hasselbeck in their 22-10 victory.
WHAT THE .... MOMENT OF THE WEEK
Oakland @ Denver
Zach Miller, Darren McFadden, and Jason Campbell led the offensive attack for the Oakland Raiders this week and start to finish Oakland pulls out the impressive win (Domination) of Denver by scoring 59 total points (Most In Team History). Knowshon Moreno returns to form by scoring two touchdowns but unfortunately those were the only points that the Broncos could muster against a much improved Raiders team. 59-14.
New England @ San Diego
Brady is Brady, Rivers is Rivers, both teams are banged up and it's hard at any given time aside from the aforementioned players to determine who is going to play well. The big thing is Gates, and Malcolm Floyd were injured but Crayton picked up the slack (somewhat).
Minnesota @ Green Bay
Big Story is that Brett Favre has two fractured bones in his ankle and his status for next week (8) is in doubt. Peterson has a stud game and Aaron Rodgers throws for 295 yards and 2 touchdowns. Brett tried to work some of that signature "magic" and feel short against that Packers D 28-24.
New York Giants @ Dallas
Tony Romo left Monday Night Football's game in the second quarter with a broken collarbone and will likely miss a pretty good chunk of time this season. Hakeem Nicks caught 9 balls for 108 yards and 2 touchdowns with Eli throwing for 306 yards and 4 touchdowns. John Kitna put up some OK numbers with 2 touchdowns and 187 yards. Cowboys lose and my prediction is that the season is lost. NYG 41- DAL 35.
Lot's of great action this weekend and next week looks just as promising so tune in for more information as it comes out.
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