2009 Week Five Wrap Up

Stars 

Miles Austin - This week it was all about the WRs and we have another player coming out of nowhere and becoming the star of the week.  Without Roy Williams, the Cowboys passing game actually got better.  A lot better.  Austin racked up a mind boggling 250 receiving yards and 2 TDs.  Before this game he had a total of 5 catches for 81 yards on the season.  This just goes to show anything can happen on any given Sunday.

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Roddy White - Up until this week, White's numbers have been kind of plain.  Coming out of the bye, White got back into his Pro Bowl form and then some with 210 yards receiving and 2 TDs.

Ahmad Bradshaw - Okay, now granted it was at home against Oakland, but 10 yards per carry is crazy!  Bradshaw had 110 yards on just 11 carries and found pay dirt twice.  Could Jacobs and Bradshaw be the new Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew?

Michael Turner - Another Falcon having a monster week was the Burner.  He blew away San Fran's under performing defense for just 97 yards, but carried 3 of his 22 carries into the end zone.

Matt Hasselbeck - Welcome back Matt Hasselbeck!  The Seahawks and your owners (myself included) have missed you.  He came in and played like the Pro Bowl QB I expected him to be in the preseason against Jacksonville yesterday.  Hasselbeck lit up their defense for 241 yards and 4 TDs.  Next week is Arizona before heading into the bye week. 

Stumblers

Derek Anderson - No one will ever confuse Derek Anderson for Joe Montana, but completing just two passes on 17 attempts against the Bills?  Two passes??  Really??  He threw a INT as well, which means one third of his passes that didn't hit the ground were caught by the wrong team.  It sounds unbelievable except the real unbelievable part is the Browns actually won the game.

Maurice Jones-Drew - I could've given this week's honor to the entire Jaguars team, but figured I would just give it to the player we expected to perform the best.  MJD gained just 34 yards on 12 carries and did not score a TD which has saved him in weeks past.  That's a tough game, but he should bounce back strong at home against the Rams next week.

49ers D/ST - Last week they were as good as a fantasy defense can be.  This week... well they really couldn't have gotten much worse.  They gave up big plays, fumbled interceptions and got slammed for 45 points by the Falcons.  Not exactly how you want to go into the bye week.  Mike Singletary will ride them hard in this extra week.

Randy Moss - In all fairness to Moss he was being covered by one of the best in the game, Champ Bailey, this week.  But when you're supposed to be one of the best, you should do better than just one catch.  Moss caught just one 36 yard pass and picked off a Kyle Orton pass on a Hail Mary play.  Unless you get crazy points for INT, Moss disappointed.

Joe Flacco - Well it was bound to happen eventually I just never thought it would be against the Bengals of all teams.  Flacco had trouble moving the team, throwing for only 186 yards and 1 TD that came after a great catch and run by Ray Rice.  Flacco was picked off twice and the Ravens fell to 3-2.  My family and I were at M&T Bank Stadium this past weekend and our Steelers vibes must have given the Ravens some bad luck.