FantasyFootball Week 11 Studs & Duds
By: David Bachman
Fantasy Football Editor For WagerOnFootball.com

Here's a quick rundown of the NFL's week 11 fantasy football stars. These guys are the WagerOnFootball.com "ALL Week 11 STUD Team". After you check out these top performers surf over to our NFL sportsbooks page and see what great sponsors we have here at Wager On Football Sportsbook Review.

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There's been a flood of other guys who weren't on the fantasy map, even as a late-round backup pick, who all of a sudden put up huge numbers and sending fantasy owners scrambling wildly to fill such a huge hole in the lineup.

This week, Carolina's Nick Goings is the latest to join the club. The Panthers actually had two potential stud running backs to start the season in veteran Stephen Davis and the rising Foster, but both suffered season-ending injuries. That forced them to shuffle through fullbacks, deep reserves and castoffs like Brad Hoover, Joey Harris and Brandon Bennett. But they finally hit paydirt with Goings, who has had a couple of so-so starts with the Panthers in his four-year career. He nearly doubled his 2004 total with his 121 yards, and it was only 76 yards off his season-best total from 2001. Who knew he had this in him?

Then again, who knew Reuben Droughns, Denver's top fullback out of camp, would have five 100-yard games this season? Or that Derrick Blaylock could rush for four TDs in a game and approach 200 yards in another? How about Minnesota's fourth-string running back Mewelde Moore gaining 537 total yards in just three weeks? Did you think former "sleeper" picks like Jonathan Wells, Amos Zereoue and Anthony Thomas would actually wake up, if just for a week?

It's nice if you can have a stud running back who can stay consistently productive and healthy all year, but even if you can't, just remember that there's another big game lurking around the corner.

Week 11 Fantasy Football Studs

1. Nick Goings, RB, Panthers (22 carries, 121 yards, 3 TDs; 3 catches, 21 yards): I guess we finally have a starting back in Carolina. With Brad Hoover out, Goings assumed the starting role and ran with it in a big way, scoring three times. It took way too long for the Panthers to figure out the replacement for Stephen Davis and DeShaun Foster.

2. Edgerrin James, RB, Colts (23 carries, 204 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 11 yards): He's been running well in recent weeks but never seemed to find the end zone. Well, he topped himself and then some as Indy ran the ball a little more in the second half after racing out to a big lead.

3. Donovan McNabb, QB, Eagles (18-26, 222 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT; 5 carries, 34 yards; 1 lost fumble): He's heating up again after a couple of down games, and he did it in crunch time for Philadelphia, firing three TD passes in the second half, including two to Brian Westbrook, who showed his receiving chops again. And he put up those numbers despite completing just two passes to Terrell Owens, although one was a TD.

4. Peyton Manning, QB, Colts (17-28, 211 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT; 1 carry, 5 yards): The same old, same old big-TD game from Manning, who continues to be on pace to shatter Dan Marino's TD record. What's he going to do on the Thanksgiving stage against the Lions?

5. Reuben Droughns, RB, Broncos (28 carries, 166 yards, 1 TD; 2 catches, 25 yards): This year's biggest sleeper of them all continued his breakout season against a porous Saints defense. Droughns has five 100-yard outings in his past six games.

6. Muhsin Muhammad, WR, Panthers (6 catches, 118 yards, 2 TDs; 1 carry, 13 yards): He's the hottest receiver in the league right now, putting up 241 yards and five TDs the past two weeks. We'll see if that continues against a desperate Bucs defense next week.

7. Mark Campbell, TE, Bills (4 catches, 37 yards, 3 TDs): He more than doubled his TD output in one game as he all of a sudden became the second coming of Ben Coates, Drew Bledsoe's favorite tight end target in New England.

8. Reggie Wayne, WR, Colts (6 catches, 106 yards, 2 TDs): Is he becoming the No. 1 guy ahead of Marvin Harrison now? He has six TDs in his past four games.

9. Michael Pittman, RB, Buccaneers (21 carries, 106 yards, 2 TDs): He continues to reward fantasy owners for waiting a few weeks to stick with him. Pittman is definitely the man in Tampa Bay and scoring touchdowns to prove that point.

10. LaDainian Tomlinson, RB, Chargers (37 carries, 164 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 9 yards): Seems like old times for Tomlinson, who has a knack for running over the Raiders. With Drew Brees emerging (not to mention a nagging groin injury), Tomlinson's carries had tailed off slightly, but this time he got the bulk of the offense.

Other top performances: Michael Vick, QB, Falcons (12-20, 115 yards, 2 TDs; 15 carries, 104 yards); Brian Westbrook, RB, Eagles (12 carries, 63 yards; 5 catches, 42 yards, 2 TDs); Daunte Culpepper, QB, Vikings (22-32, 233 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INTs; 11 carries, 35 yards); Donte' Stallworth, WR, Saints (10 catches, 122 yards, 1 TD); Drew Bledsoe, QB, Bills (15-24, 185 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT); Kyle Boller, QB, Ravens (23-34, 232 yards, 2 TDs; 3 carries, 9 yards); Joe Jurevicius, WR, Buccaneers (5 catches, 82 yards, 2 TDs); Brett Favre, QB, Packers (33-50, 383 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs; 2 carries, 16 yards); Donald Driver, WR, Packers (10 catches, 148 yards, 1 TD); Aaron Brooks, QB, Saints (34-60, 377 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs; 1 carry, 7 yards); Shaun King, QB, Cardinals (28-52, 343 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs; 6 carries, 22 yards).

Duds

Marshall Faulk, RB, Rams (13 carries, 6 yards; 4 catches, 13 yards): Buffalo has a stout run defense, but this is ridiculous for someone of Faulk's caliber.

Santana Moss, WR, Jets (2 catches, 25 yards): So much for the revival not too long ago. Justin McCareins (6 catches, 71 yards, 1 TD) made the big catches for the Jets against the Browns.

Brandon Stokley, WR, Colts (1 catch, 7 yards): Sometimes he'll have huge weeks, sometimes it'll be like this. That's the problem of being a No. 3 receiver, even on a team like Indy.

Emmitt Smith, RB, Cardinals (11 carries, 26 yards): The old man can't be big every week. Arizona was down big early, forcing Shaun King to throw the ball a lot (52 attempts).

Eddie George, RB, Cowboys (3 catches, 5 yards): If you still had George in the starting lineup, bench him now. Rookie Julius Jones made his first NFL start, carrying the ball a whopping 30 times for a not so impressive 81 yards against a solid Ravens defense. Jones should be the man on Thanksgiving against a Bears team that was torched for more than 200 yards by Edgerrin James.

Clinton Portis, RB, Redskins (17 carries, 37 yards; 1 catch, -4 yards): The offense never got going with Patrick Ramsey under center, and shutting down Portis was part of it.

Tim Rattay, QB, 49ers (15-31, 147 yards, 1 INT; 2 carries, 6 yards, 1 lost fumble): The Bucs defense put the clamps down on the erratic Rattay. What's worse is that key targets Eric Johnson, Brandon Lloyd and Cedrick Wilson combined for three catches and 24 yards.

Roy Williams, WR, Lions (2 catches, 19 yards): It didn't help that Joey Harrington only passed for 91 yards, but the rookie has tailed off badly after a huge start to the season.

Jimmy Smith, WR, Jaguars (2 catches, 29 yards): He's quietly had a solid fantasy season, but he was just quiet on Sunday as David Garrard couldn't match the same magic as last week.

Peerless Price, WR, Falcons (0 catches, 0 yards): We know that Alge Crumpler is Michael Vick's favorite target, but no catches for Price? Yikes.

Waiver Wire Wonders


Nick Goings, RB, Panthers (22 carries, 121 yards, 3 TDs; 3 catches, 21 yards): So much for Brad Hoover, Joey Harris, Jamal Robertson and Brandon Bennett.

Antowain Smith, RB, Titans (24 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD): The veteran didn't miss a beat in stepping in for the injured Chris Brown. He's at least a good insurance policy for Brown down the stretch.

Eli Manning, QB, Giants (17-37, 162 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs): He had an up-and-down debut, and was hurt by some key drops by Jeremy Shockey. But there's still some promise, although it's hard to recommend him right now.

Now get back to work!!!

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