Looking for a sleeper to fill out your fantasy starting lineup this week? These 10 players could help you take home a win. For more lineup help, be sure to check out Start 'Em & Sit 'Em and our weekly player rankings. Team Player Analysis New...
Nov 21, 2009 | Michael Fabiano
10 hot topics for Week 11 1. Offenses hide the other side Three teams that have a concentration of injuries on the defense are lucky to have the right Band-Aid for the problem. The Colts' secondary is decimated, the Patriots' defensive line is beat up and the Eagles...
Nov 21, 2009 | Pat Kirwan
Running back Reggie Bush and defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis aren't traveling with the New Orleans Saints for Sunday's game against the Tampa??Bay??Buccaneers. A Saints spokesman said Saturday that both players had been downgraded on the official injury report...
Nov 21, 2009
NEW YORK -- Fantasy and reality collided at the 1-yard line for Maurice Jones-Drew. The Jacksonville Jaguars' running back passed up a sure touchdown and took a knee before the goal line, helping seal a victory over the New York Jets last Sunday. It also made thousands...
Nov 21, 2009
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Last month, a blurry photo featuring Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress dressed as a flight attendant with a black wig and a pink apron appeared on one of his player's Twitter pages. Tight end Visanthe Shiancoe was the culprit, but he had more...
Nov 20, 2009
Jerious Norwood practiced Friday for the second consecutive day and could stabilize the Atlanta Falcons' running back situation for this weekend's game against the New??York??Giants on Sunday. Norwood missed Atlanta's last four games because a hip flexor injury and...
Nov 20, 2009
It takes a lot to win on the road in the NFL, but there are four teams that possess the ingredients necessary to pull off the difficult feat in Week 11. These four are in a unique position to get a road win based on trends, past history and surrounding circumstances entering...
Nov 20, 2009 | Jason Feller
RotoExperts.com delivers all the important player news with in-depth fantasy analysis for Week 11. Quarterbacks ?? Brett Favre (groin, hip) was limited in practices this week but is listed as probable and will start against the Seahawks. He should come through with a...
Nov 20, 2009 | Scott Engel
Start 'Em & Sit 'Em is the ultimate look at the best and worst matchups of the week and how those matchups will affect your fantasy team. Sleeper alert highlights a player who's under the radar but could produce strong numbers based on the opponent. Owners...
Nov 20, 2009 | Michael Fabiano
Here's a look at all the key matchups to watch in Week 11: 8 p.m. ET, NFL Network (watch live look-ins)Miami at Carolina Miami OT Jake Long vs. Carolina DE Julius Peppers Miami offensive coordinator Dan Henning held the same job in Carolina from 2002-06. Both...
Nov 20, 2009 | Gil Brandt
The annual coaching carousel has already begun to creak along. It's a little early, with Buffalo coach Dick Jauron getting fired before Thanksgiving, but as the weather turns, it's inevitable in this league that teams will begin mulling changes, and the coaching hot...
Nov 20, 2009 | Jason La Canfora
Indianapolis at Baltimore Peyton Manning will likely command the flow of the game and pepper the Baltimore secondary with a variety of short and mid-range strikes on his way to another fine statistical outing. Pierre Garcon may have some difficulty beating physical coverages, so...
Nov 20, 2009 | Scott Engel
1 p.m. ET, CBS | TicketsIndianapolis at Baltimore Matchup Jason La Canfora's storyline Did you know? Series leader: Indianapolis, 7-2, including the playoffs. Streaks: The Colts have won six in a row. Playbook picks: Brian Baldinger: Ravens Sterling...
Nov 20, 2009
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Running back Jerious Norwood practiced for the first time in nearly five weeks Thursday, giving the Atlanta Falcons hope that he could play against the New??York??Giants this weekend if they are without injured starter Michael Turner. Norwood was...
Nov 19, 2009
New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin gave his team four days off during its bye week. It's time to find out if the once-mighty Giants can respond and save what seemed like a promising season. The Giants look to end their four-game slide Sunday when they host the Atlanta Falcons,...
Nov 19, 2009
When the Jay Cutler trade was made this offseason, most football people were asking how a franchise quarterback in this era could possibly be acquired in a trade like this. Now the question being asked is: Was it really a good trade for the Bears? I still think it's a...
Nov 19, 2009 | Pat Kirwan
Shortly after the Kansas City Chiefs suspended running back Larry Johnson for using a gay slur on his Twitter account and toward reporters, and ripping head coach Todd Haley publicly, some general managers and coaches I spoke with said "no way" when asked if...
Nov 19, 2009 | Steve Wyche
The Carolina Panthers and Miami Dolphins learned the hard way last season about not finishing what they started. Unexpected success ended with first-game playoff exits, dimming the lights in one regard but shining them toward a future filled with hope. Too bad for each...
Nov 18, 2009 | Steve Wyche
After watching Matt Ryan toss two more interceptions in the Falcons' 28-19 loss to the Panthers on Sunday, league observers are starting to wonder if the 2008 Offensive Rookie of the Year is suffering from a sophomore slump. Ryan, who led the Falcons to the playoffs in...
Nov 18, 2009 | Bucky Brooks
Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook has significantly improved since Sunday, when he sustained a second concussion in a three-week span, doctors said. Westbrook was evaluated Wednesday at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and underwent a battery...
Nov 18, 2009