Aldon Smith @ Seahawks - It took Aldon Smith a few games into his rookie year to make an impact for the 49ers, but since his breakout game week four against the Eagles, Smith has gone on to post 13 sacks in the past 11 games. In that time, Smith has only failed to post a sack in three games, and he has five and a half sacks in his last three games. A hobbled Ben Roethlisberger felt the wrath of Smith, and h ...

Jeremy Maclin @ Cowboys - After suffering a minor setback to his hamstring injury against the Dolphins, Jeremy Maclin came back against the Jets to finish second on the team in targets with five and totaled three receptions for 57 yards. More importantly, Coach Andy Reid confirmed that Maclin finished the game without re-aggravating his hammy. In what should be a better matchup against the Cowboys, Maclin i ...

C.J. Spiller vs. Broncos  - The Bills second year tail back has had an up and down four weeks as the teams' starter, since taking over from Fred Jackson after he was lost to injury. That said, last weeks' performance against the Dolphins was the kind of production that could have sent your team to the Super Bowl, if you had him in the lineup, as he rolled up over 150 yards of offense and scored two touchdow ...

Key RB Injuries - In recent days, a bunch of injuries have surfaced to key running backs as we get set for the most important week of the season. Below I have a quick writeup, as it stands on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the progress reports for these running backs as we get close to Saturday, as the league will be playing most of it's games a day early, before Christmas. Maurice Jones-Drew (ankle) - After a hot ...

Start'em Michael Vick @ Cowboys - Before recommending Michael Vick as a worthy starter, I wanted to see him look like the player we've known in the past, after he returned from his rib injury. Vick finally showed up against the Jets, and this week he has a matchup worthy of starting against, as the Eagles should put up over 30 points against the Cowboys. Matt Ryan @ Saints - The Falcons and Saints are set t ...

Quarterback Kyle Orton - With Kyle Orton making his first start for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Packers fell to their first defeat of the season. Orton failed to throw a touchdown pass, but he did throw for 299 yards, while spreading the football around. This week the Chiefs will face a Raiders secondary that has been prone to giving up big plays in recent weeks, as we watched Calvin Johnson total over 200 ...

Adrian Peterson @ Redskins - It's tempting to look past Adrian Peterson mire ten carries against the Saints, and rank Peterson as the usual RB-1 stud he is when healthy, but with Toby Gerhart playing well, I have my concerns. I'm sure those fantasy owners who actually made it to the Super Bowl with Peterson in the lineup last week, are feeling the same way, but if healthy, he's likely a must play on your te ...

Julio Jones @ Saints - In recent weeks rookie receiver Julio Jones has proven to be the Falcons new top big-play threat. This was what the Falcons had hoped for when they traded up to select him in the first round, and now fantasy owners should view him as a top ten play this week. Maybe it was just garbage time, but if you go back and look at some of the receptions, Jones was making in the fourth quarter a ...

LeSean McCoy @ Cowboys - Only time will tell how the season finally ends for LeSean McCoy, but if I had to give out an award for the overall fantasy MVP of 2011, he would get my vote. It's not just McCoy's almost 1,600 total yards from scrimmage or his 20 touchdowns, it's the consistency in which he's totaled these numbers. McCoy has failed to score a touchdown in only one game this year, and with Super Bow ...

Philip Rivers @ Lions - It appears Philip Rivers is finally healthy, or at least he's playing like the guy we remember from a year ago. While the past few weeks haven't presented the matchups that would allow Rivers to post huge numbers, this weeks' game against the Lions could be one of the wilder offensive performances on both sides of the football, we've seen all year. Because the Lions lack a running ga ...