Fantasy Football Studs & Duds

QB Reports: Fantasy Stud of the Week - Our top QB of the week is definatly Jake The Snake. Plummer completed 22-of-35 passes for 309 yards and four TDs in Sunday's 49-21 win over the Eagles. He also scrambled once for 22 yards. Plummer now has 12 TDs and three INTs on the season and remains a solid Fantasy QB and should remain a starter for owners when the Broncos return from a bye week in Week 10 at Oakland.

Does Jake Delhomme look for anyone else on the field besides Steve Smith? Well only on 50% of the plays, the rest go to Smith the top fantasy wideout this week. Delhomme and Smith were in a zone all afternoon, as the duo connected for over 150 yards and a touchdown in the first half to build an insurmountable lead. Delhomme is a solid play in Week 9 at Tampa Bay unless your other option has a much more favorable matchup.

Brees now has 13 TD passes on the season and should now be considered among the upper echelon of signal callers in Fantasy. Consider him a solid starting option for Week 9 at the Jets. As for his AFC west counterpart Kerry Collins well he was the 11th rated fantasy QB coming into week 8, well he's in the top 10 now with two TD passes to Porter. The Raiders aren't to shabby a team after all.

Running Backs Report: Not one fantasy owner in the land likes the dreaded phrase "running back by committee". In fantasy football, who wants sharing, especially in such a valuable position? We want one guy to get the ball all the time and get all the numbers. There's no need for some backup or 1a starter to steal the yards, or even worse, touchdowns. Yet somehow there are a few teams where the committee situation is working out: We've seen it in Kansas City this year with Larry Johnson having some nice days along with Priest Holmes. Stephen Davis and DeShaun Foster have gone after it this year, and now its Mike Anderson and Tatum Bell. Both by the way are on pace for 1000 yd rushing campaigns. Now that I've depressed you enough what do you think about the other tandum or RBBC that is no longer a RBBC. Steven Jackson has blown his up and missed the memo about Marshall still getting on the field. Jackson finished with 200 yards from scrimmage (179 rushing yards) and a TD reception on Sunday, made all the more impressive because it came against a staunch Jacksonville defense.

Marion Barber III is trying to make Parcells think carefully about whether or not he wants to platoon the oft injured Julius Jones and himself after his huge breakout game versus the Cardinals. The Cowboys now head to the bye week, which will give Jones an extra week to recuperate. However, one has to wonder how Marion Barber will fit into the mix going forward after his second straight solid performance (27 carries, 127 yards and two scores). In New York the amped up Tiki Barber had two huge touchdown runs escape him with last ditch tackles otherwise he'd of surely been our Stud of the Week. Having said that look for Tiki to keep this up. Washington has a good Defense. Tiki was just ON.

Lastly, and least importantly Fragile Fred had a great day against the Rams Run-D, but who doesn't have a great day against them. In 2 weeks Alexander gets this mish-mash of a horrible Defense in Seattle. Watch Out!

Wideouts Report: My two favorite plays of the day had to be Galloways long TD run, and on what looks an ankle breaker vs Champ Bailey - TO's long run vs the Broncos. Mad skill is all I can say. You can hate TO, but he's getting it done, this week on 3 catches. Porter stepped up for the Raiders with Randy Moss being injured again, and well he was the only guy Collins had to throw to on some plays, since Gabriel forgot to get off the plane.

Wilford was open regularly against the Rams, who managed to shut down primary receiver Jimmy Smith. Someone had to step forward to catch important passes for Leftwich, and it was Wilford. He was the sixth-highest scoring receiver in most leagues for Week 8.

Note: Anquan Boldin may miss significant time after he re-injured the knee that kept him out of six games a year ago. Boldin said that his knee had been bothering him all week, but that he experienced significant pain on Sunday. An MRI is scheduled for Monday, and Dennis Green hopes that his fears are not confirmed with a full tear.

Tight Ends Report - Week 8 - Battle of the Tight Ends Part I was definatly won by Gates on Sunday. He ran thru Chiefs, over Chiefs, and around Chiefs. It was almost laughable. Gonzo did his best to look decent and finally caught a TD pass, his first of the year, but man, is this ever getting ugly for KC. I don't think they have a better D than last year now. Gates, who caught three TD passes against the Chiefs, overshadowed Gonzalez as the Chargers beat the Chiefs. But even though Gates is clearly the top tight end in fantasy football, Gonzalez showed he is still one of the best. Bubba Franks in my opinion is now a weekly starter as well. Don't expect the Pack to be having to many leads from here on out their schedule only gets tougher, and Brett will be slingin it.

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Fantasy Dud News: Dud Of the Week: Carnell Williams, Buccaneers: 13 carries, 20 yards; 1 catch, 5 yards. I put him in as my #2 RB this week with the news that "he's feeling better than ever" or so he said. THANKS A LOT YOU MORON. You lost me my week. If i'd known you were going to suck so bad I'd a put in Mewelde Moore and won my week. You suck Pinto Williams.

Other duds
QB
Mark Brunell, Redskins: 11-28, 65 yards, 1 INT
Daunte Culpepper, Vikings: 3-4, 28 yards; 1 carry, 18 yards
Brett Favre, Packers: 26-39, 279 yards, 1 TD, 5 INTs; 2 carries, 4 yards

RB
Priest Holmes, Chiefs: 14 carries, 38 yards; 3 catches, 15 yards
Clinton Portis, Redskins: 4 carries, 9 yards; 3 catches, 13 yards

WR/TE
Nate Burleson, Vikings: 1 catch, 6 yards
Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Cardinals: 4 catches, 36 yards
Randy Moss, Raiders: 3 catches, 26 yards
Santana Moss, Redskins: 4 catches, 34 yards, 1 lost fumble
Jimmy Smith, Jaguars: 2 catches, 27 yards

Reasons to watch the Monday Night Game:

Bill Cowher knows the Baltimore Ravens are still dangerous even without injured defensive stars Ray Lewis and Ed Reed.

Cowher and the Pittsburgh Steelers will try not to underestimate the injury-depleted Ravens when the teams meet for the first time this season at Heinz Field.

The Steelers are coming off their biggest victory of the season, beating AFC North-leading Cincinnati on the road 27-13 on Oct. 23, while the shorthanded Ravens lost to Chicago 10-6.

"We have to come in every time respecting everybody we play," Cowher said. "Don't worry about too much more than the opponent we have this week."

Baltimore will be without Lewis and Reed, two former NFL defensive players of the year, from the defense that has allowed the second-fewest yards in the NFL. Lewis aggravated a thigh injury last week against the Bears and Reed will miss his second successive game with an ankle injury.