Stars
Tom Brady - Everyone on the Stars list this week scored 30+ on a day that was a points fest in fantasy football. In a snow blizzard, Tom Brady racked up 380 passing yards and threw 6 TD passes. Five of those TD passes were in the 2nd quarter. The '07 Brady is back and next week they'll play the Buccaneers.
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Maurice Jones-Drew - For awhile it looked as though MJD was going to have another clunker, then he exploded. Jones-Drew finished with 133 yards rushing, 45 yards receiving and 3 TDs. Its a real simple equation for Jacksonville's OC, Jones-Drew + more touches = big points.
Ray Rice - Speaking of more touches leading to big points, Ray Rice had yet another big game yet only touched the ball 20 times (10 rushes, 10 receptions). He made the most of his chances though, rushing for 77 yards and 2 TDs while tacking on 117 receiving yards. He's currently on pace to break 2000 total yards.
Drew Brees - Going up against the vaunted undefeated Giants defense, I don't think anyone was expecting a big game. However at one point I thought to myself, "Geeez, is he going to get 600 yards?" Brees only ended up with 369 yards passing and only 4 TDs. Next week, the Saints head to Miami who has one of the poorer pass defenses in the league.
Randy Moss - With Brady having a big day, you know that Moss did as well. Moss caught 8 passes for 129 yards and 3 TDs in the Patriots rout of the Titans.
Stumblers
Matt Hasselbeck - Going up against the worst pass defense in football, Hasselbeck completed less than half of his passes, barely threw for over 100 yards, got picked off and fumbled. Now granted, his offensive line didn't do him any favors, but its the Cardinals. They were giving up an average of 300 passing yards.
Donnie Avery - After reappearing last week against Minnesota, Avery disappeared this week against Jacksonville. The erratic WR caught just one pass for 17 yards. Fortunately for his owners, it was for a TD.
Mark Sanchez - There's losing a game, giving away a game and then there's what Mark Sanchez did on Sunday. He was 10 for 29 for 119 yards and 5 INTs. He now has 1 TD and 8 INT in his last three games. Yikes
Eagles offense - Last week, they looked like Super Bowl contenders. This week, well... they lost to the Raiders. They're barely a football team. They failed to score a TD and David Akers missed two field goals that was the difference. Its the Raiders guys. Really?
Titans D/ST - 59 points allowed... need I say more?
Posted
Oct 19 2009, 08:53 AM
by
Nick Fruscello