Week 4 Heroes & Zeros

This was a great week to start…

Kyle Orton, QB, Broncos – Continued his pass-happy ways, with 341 yards, 2 TDs and an INT, plus 11 rushing yards.
Peyton Manning, QB, Colts -- Tossed 2 TDs with 1 INT, plus 352 passing yards.
David Garrard, QB, Jaguars – Turned around his fortunes with 163 passing yards and 2 TDs, plus 44 more on the ground with another TD.

Arian Foster, RB, Texans – After scaring his owners (read: me) by being benched for a quarter and a half, he made up for it with 131 rushing yards, 56 receiving yards, and a pair of TDs.
LaDainian Tomlinson, RB, Jets – Showed what he has left in the tank with 133 rushing yards and 2 TDs, plus 3 catches for 22 more yards.
Maurice Jones-Drew, RB, Jaguars – Finally got it in gear, with 105 rushing yards, 2 catches for 16 yards, and a TD both ways.
Joseph Addai, RB, Colts – Cashed in with 63 rushing yards and 2 TDs, plus 3 catches for 19 yards.
Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Steelers – Scored twice while rushing for 79 yards.
LeSean McCoy, RB, Eagles – In PPR leagues, his 12-catch, 110 yard receiving day, plus 64 rushing yards, were especially sweet.
Ahmad Bradshaw, RB, Giants – Ran for 129 yards and a TD, plus 2 catches for 14 yards and a fumble.

Terrell Owens, WR, Bengals – His 10-reception, 222-yard, 1-TD day marked his best fantasy production since mid-2007.
Calvin Johnson, WR, Lions – Reeled in 6 passes for 86 yards and 2 TDs.
Eddie Royal, WR, Broncos – Hauled in 8 catches for 113 yards and a TD.
Davone Bess, WR, Dolphins – Collected 9 passes for 93 yards and a score.
Reggie Wayne, WR, Colts – Torched the Jags with 15 catches and 196 receiving yards.
Brandon Lloyd, WR, Broncos – In PPR leagues, his 11-catch, 115-yard day was golden.

Antonio Gates, TE, Chargers – Another monster game, with 7 catches for 144 yards and 2 TDs.
Zach Miller, TE, Raiders – Captured 11 balls for 122 yards and a TD.
Dustin Keller, TE, Jets – Just 28 yards on 4 catches, but 2 went for scores.

Patriots defense/special teams – Scored on a kickoff return, a blocked punt and an interception return. Also blocked a field goal, had 2 sacks and 4 INTs.
Giants defense – Registered 10 sacks and 3 turnovers while limiting the Bears to a 4th-quarter field goal.
Chargers defense – Scored on an INT return, racked up 9 sacks and 3 turnovers and held Arizona to 3 offensive points.

This was a great week to play against…

Mike Vick, QB, Eagles – Got hammered on his way to the end zone and left the game after passing for just 49 yards and running for 17 more.
Jay Cutler, QB, Bears – Looked awful before leaving with a concussion, passing for just 42 yards and an INT, and losing 1 of his 3 fumbles.
Matt Hasselbeck, QB, Seahawks – Passed for just 191 yards with 0 TDs, 1 INT and a fumble against the no-longer-sorry Rams.
Eli Manning, QB, Giants – Despite the winning effort, passed for just 195 yards without a score, and lost 2 fumbles.

Tom Brady, QB, Patriots – Didn’t need to pass much, so he finished with just 153 yards and a single TD.

C.J. Spiller, RB, Bills – Followed up a great Week 3 with 11 rushing and 4 receiving yards.
Marshawn Lynch, RB, Bills – Rushed for a paltry 8 yards and lost a fumble.
Laurence Maroney, RB, Broncos – Ran for 5 yards, and caught 2 passes for 10 more.
Ray Rice, RB, Ravens – Though he got into the game, he tallied just 20 rushing yards and a solitary 9-yard reception.
Matt Forte, RB, Bears – Tallied 34 combined yards on Sunday night.
Beanie Wells and Tim Hightower, RBs, Cardinals – Just 49 combined yards on the day for the backfield committee.
Cedric Benson, RB, Bengals – Registered 60 yards on the ground, with no receptions.
Chris Johnson, RB, Titans – When he rushes for a mediocre 53 yards, catches 3 passes for 11 more, and coughs up a fumble, it’s a great week to face him.
Ronnie Brown, RB, Dolphins – Ran for 27 yards and added 4 catches for 29 more.

Randy Moss, WR, Patriots – Held catchless by the Dolphins.
Mike Sims-Walker, WR, Jaguars – Blanked during his team’s upset victory over the Colts.
Santana Moss, WR, Redskins – He posted a goose egg in McNabb’s triumphant return to Philly.
Mario Manningham, WR, Giants – He played, but caught nothing.
Andre Johnson, WR, Texans – Those who weren’t paying attention, or following my tweets, may have started the game-time scratch.
Legedu Naanee, WR, Chargers – Missed out on the fun with a 4-yard catch.
Louis Murphy, WR, Raiders – Managed a single 5-yard catch.
Lee Evans, WR, Bills – No Darrelle Revis? No problem for the Jets' secondary, as Evans produced one 6-yard catch.
Steve Smith, WR, Panthers – Left with a high ankle sprain after catching just 2 balls for 11 yards.
Jacoby Jones, WR, Texans – A calf injury contributed to his failure to soar in AJ’s absence, with one 12-yard reception.
Johnny Knox and Devin Hester, WRs, Bears – Suffered with their QBs, pulling in just 4 catches for 42 yards total.
Mike Wallace and Hines Ward, WRs, Steelers – Held to two catches apiece, with 24 and 14 yards, respectively.
DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin, WRs, Eagles – With Vick gone, the dynamic duo recorded just 4 catches for 34 yards between them.

Owen Daniels, TE, Texans – Upstaged by fellow TE Joel Dreesen, with 8 yards on a single reception.

Colts defense/special teams – Did absolutely nothing. No sacks, no turnovers and gave up 31 points to a team that scored 3 points last week. Yeah, I picked them up in one league just for this “primo” matchup…