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Welcome to Week 11 of your Fantasy Football Sleepers and Busts. I'll review last week before going into this week's studs and duds.
Sleepers:
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Matt Ryan: 250 passing, 0 TD/1 INT, 18 rush yds = 9 pts. The Broncos actually shut him down, although the same couldn't be said about Michael Turner. No TDs mean a bad week for fantasy QBs.
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Pierre Thomas: 88 yds rush, 1 TD, 55 yds rec = 19 pts. Big week for the Saints backup RB, as they finally won a road game. He could have another decent week this week against GB on Monday night.
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Bobby Engram: 30 yards = 3 pts. I'm done taking Seahawk players. They aren't worth anything, especially WR.
Busts:
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Tony Romo: 198 yds passing, 1 TD/2 INT = 9 pts. Romo struggled in his first game back, but did get the win, thanks to his battering-ram RB Marion Barber. I'll take it.
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LaDainian Tomlinson: 57 yds rushing, 1 TD, 45 receiving = 15 pts. Tomlinson played much better this week against a very good Steeler defense. Hopefully it doesn't carry over to this week.
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T.J. Houshmandzadeh: 149 yards, 1 TD = 20 pts. I picked the wrong Bengal WR. T.J. had a huge week.
My bonus pick of Jake Delhomme was not a good one. Only 98 yds passing, 1 TD = 9 pts. I can't believe I played him over Shaun Hill last week. At least I still won.
So I was 2 / 7 last week, and 40/75 for the season. I need to do a better job this week. I've been struggling. Here are you fantasy nuggets for Week 12:
Sleepers:
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Jason Campbell vs. SEA: Jim Zorn returns to where he was coaching last year. I'm sure he is very familiar with what the Seahawks do, and will help his QB have a big week. The Redskins desparately need a win, and Campbell should help them do just that.
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Justin Fargas vs. DEN: Darren McFadden is back healthy, so he probably won't get as many carries as he has been getting. However, the Broncos are bad against the run, and Fargas wants to keep his job. Expect good things from him this week.
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Donnie Avery vs. CHI: The Bears have been torched through the air the past 2 weeks by the Titans and Packers. I know the Rams are awful, but they have shown, at times, to be able to throw the ball with some consistency. The Bears are 31st against WR this season, so there is a chance the Rams could find their passing game again this week.
Busts:
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Brett Favre vs. TEN: Favre hasn't thrown an INT in 3 weeks. I think that ends this week. As much as I want the Jets to win, I just can't see it happening. Favre is going to take some ill-advised risks, and it will cost him.
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Brian Westbrook vs. BAL: Andy Reid all but decided he didn't want to run the ball last week, as McNabb threw 58 times against a bad Bengals time. Now they play a legitimate defense in Baltimore. Don't expect Westbrook to do much.
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Roddy White vs. CAR: The Falcons got stomped by the Panthers the first time around, and I'm thinking the same will happen again. Matt Ryan struggled, meaning White struggled. Expect more of the same this week.
Bonus pick: Jeff Garcia vs. DET. Garcia is playing one of his former teams this week, and should shred up that defense. We're just 1 week away from 11-0 vs. 0-11. I can't wait.
Weekly Derek Anderson "bust" pick: Quinn got his first win on Monday night, thanks to the big leg of Phil Dawson, and Trent Edwards pulling a Peyton in the first quarter, throwing 3 INTs. This week, he's playing with a broken finger in his throwing hand. Let's see how this works out against the team the Colts beat last week, the Texans.