Fantasy Football Studs & Duds

QB Reports: Week 11 - See Above for more comments on our weekly stud of the week honors to Drew Brees. With games against the Cardinals and Browns next, Leftwich and his receivers are looking like very desirable fantasy options for the all-important Weeks 12 and 13. Matt Jones and Wilford have stepped up huge with Jimmy Smith showing his age. Both have factored heavily into Byron Leftwich's emergence as a quality fantasy quarterback. Leftwich, who had three TD passes on Sunday, has at least 200 yards and a TD pass in four straight games. And with a two-yard TD run, the Jags' QB also has two ground TDs in the past three weeks.

MVP Peyton Manning put up 365 yards and 3 td's. He's way past heating up now and made the Bengals look like the Bungles again on Sunday. Cincinnati racked up 492 yards of total offense but could not overcome an early deficit in a wild 45-37 loss to Indianapolis. The teams combined for 62 points in the first half -- the second-most in NFL history -- as the Bengals allowed Manning's Colts to score on each of their first five possessions. Kurt Warner and his wife Brenda returned to St. Louis for a rematch with the Rams. He won this round. Sure, that was hardly the first time that Warner had ever thrown for 285 yards and three scores in the Edward Jones Dome, but it was the first time he was not wearing a Ram's uniform. Both Boldin (8-105) and Fitzgerald (9-104) scored touchdowns thereby disproving last week's rumor that the Rams actually had a secondary.

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Running Backs Report: Week 11 - Running backs are still the backbone of most fantasy teams. So those of you with Shaun Alexander and LaDainian Tomlinson are smiling, while Jamal Lewis and Corey Dillon owners are probably crying. Right?

Denver rushed for 196 yards while holding New York to just 22 yards on the ground, piling up a 42:08-17:33 advantage in time of possession as they shutout the Jets 27-0. Mike Anderson ran for 113 yards and all three Broncos touchdowns, and appears with a minor injury to Bell to be ready to get a ton of carries on Turkey-Day. At his current rate, he would finish with 1,251 yards and an impressive 13 touchdowns. Also in the AFC Larry Johnson broke Barry Word's old team record for the Chiefs on Sunday vs the Texans, but this was expected wasn't it? The Texans are the drunk cheerleader of the NFL...everyone's scoring at will on them.

Chris Brown fighting off Travis Henry for his job busted out two touchdowns on Sunday, as did Shaun Alexnder, although, if not for replay he'd only have 1. They took a TD away from Jureviscius, saying his knee was down inside the 1 yard line. Next they placed the ball at the 1, and said here ya go Shaun. For the Colts, Edge chipped in 2 td's as well on a decent game in high scoring affair. Rhodes stole another of Edge's TD's the thief. Do I sound bitter?

It's taken some time for him to do it, but Reuben Droughns is clearly proving he was no simple product of the Denver Broncos' offensive system. Droughns posted mediocre fantasy numbers earlier in the year, but now he is clearly rolling and has become a very productive focal point of the Cleveland offense. Droughns has soared past the 100-yard mark in two of his past three games and three of his past five. Marion Barber ran for two TDs among his 15 carries, making it clear that the platoon is on in Dallas. This looks every bit like the Ronnie Brown/Ricky Williams situation in Miami.

Finally, Cadillac showed up again. Nice of him wasn't it? Did you have him in your lineups though is the question? I had the show it to me attitude, so no he wasn't in mine. I have Gado going tonight over him in one of my leagues. Cadillac ran for 19 carries and a 116 yards plus a TD. As a Williams owner, I was happy to see him end his streak of four consecutive games with less than 30 rushing yards. But I'm not ready to completely green-light Williams going forward.

Wideouts Report: Week 11 - And the award goes to Chad Johnson for proposing to a Bungles Cheerleader after his Touchdown. Classic, oh this just in, he's pretty damn good too. Donte what have you done for me lately Stallworth had his usual every second game big game as did Eddie Kennison vs the stinking Texans.

Did you hear there was a game in Washington D.C. this weekend? Apparently Porter of the Raiders did. The only player in the game worth noting was Jerry Porter who had 142 yards and one score. Two Moss's and one Jordan were roughly equal to one Porter except Porter actually scored. Go figure.

The Shootout in the Edward Jones Dome saw a bunch of incredible receiving performances, but only 3 make our list today. Boldin, Holt and Fitzgerald all lit up the stats sheet on Sunday, keep them in your lineups. The 49ers' Brandon Lloyd tied his season high with seven catches in Sunday's loss to the Seattle Seahawks, totalling 119 yards and a touchdown. The score was the receiver's fourth of the 2005 campaign and first since Week 3. He also made 2 of the sickest catches this week I've ever seen. That kid seems to make grabs like that every week. Can you imagine if he had a good QB?

Burress and Wayne round out this weeks top Wideouts. Plaxico Burress made a nice juke on his defender to score from 61 yards out in the fourth quarter on Sunday. He's still Eli Manning's go-to guy. Wayne had the hot WR week for Indy Wideouts. Next Week Marvin.

Tight Ends Report - Week 11 - Dallas Clark had a career best 125 yards and a score, and Antonio Gates managed to get himself injured versus the Bills. Gates was forced to leave this week's 48-10 win over the Bills due to an injured foot, which he suffered when he was tackled after catching a 21-yard pass from Drew Brees in the middle of the third quarter. Gates remained on the ground for a few minutes, walked off the field on his own power but was later taken from the sidelines on a cart into the locker room.

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Fantasy Dud News: Dud Of the Week: Joey Galloway - 0 Catches - 0 yards receiving - 0 yards rushing. BIG FAT STINKING DONUT. If you're a Joey Galloway owner.....well I'm sorry.

Other duds
QB
Drew Bledsoe, Cowboys: 12-23, 110 yards
Mark Brunell, Redskins: 14-32, 155 yards; 2 carries, 10 yards
Jake Delhomme, Panthers: 22-38, 235 yards, 2 INTs; 2 carries, 8 yards
Joey Harrington, Lions: 17-25, 169 yards; 1 carry, 5 yards
Chris Simms, Buccaneers: 11-19, 118 yards, 1 INT

RB
Curtis Martin, 4 carries, 7 yards; 1 catch, 4 yards
Kevan Barlow, 49ers: 12 carries, 21 yards; 2 catches, 17 yards
Stephen Davis, Panthers: 4 carries, 6 yards
Steven Jackson, Rams: 12 carries, 6 yards; 3 catches, 16 yards
Jamal Lewis, Ravens: 13 carries, 28 yards, 1 lost fumble
Willis McGahee, Bills: 10 carries, 39 yards; 1 catch, 2 yards
Antowain Smith, Saints: 11 carries, 32 yards
Fred Taylor, Jaguars: 6 carries, -8 yards

WR/TE
Chris Chambers, Dolphins: 3 catches, 12 yards
Randy McMichael, Dolphins: 0 catches, 0 yards
Randy Moss, Raiders: 3 catches, 40 yards

Conclusion:

As we head into the final stretch those teams that have done well may have already seen their season peak while others are getting stronger. Anything can still happen. Anything at all. If there was one team I'd be afraid of playing down the stretch, it would be san Diego. Playoff hopefuls like Washington, Kansas City, Denver and Indianapolis will face the Bolts before the year is over, and the way they are playing on both sides of the ball, they could run the table. Heck, the last part of the season is always a gongshow. Even to the extent that Michael Vick can use his wideouts to produce over 300 passing yards in a game and yet still lose. Lastly With the number 1 pick in the draft Houston selects, Reggie Bush. He finished with a Pac-10 record 513 all-purpose yards (294 rush) and two touchdowns in a 50-42 win over Fresno State and now has 1,398 rushing yards and 15 total touchdowns headed into Southern Cal's regular-season finale against UCLA. Not only will he be a Top 3 pick in the NFL he could be a first round pick next year in Fantasy leagues around the globe.