Week 6 Heroes & Zeros

This was a great week to start…

QBs
Aaron Rodgers, Packers – Passed for 310 yards and 3 scores, with 1 INT, and ran for 15 yards.

RBs
Ahmad Bradshaw, Giants – Ran for 104 yards and a TD hat trick, plus 2 catches for 26 more yards.
Michael Turner, Falcons – Rumbled for 139 yards and 2 TDs, and an 8-yard catch.
Rashard Mendenhall, Steelers – Collected 146 yards and a TD.
Frank Gore, 49ers – Raced for 141 yards, including a 55-yard score.
Fred Jackson, Bills – Ran for 121 yards and a long TD, plus 5 catches for 47 yards.

WRs
Marques Colston, Saints – Caught 7 passes for 118 yards and a TD.

D/STs
Jets defense – Held Miami to 6 points, scored on a 100-yard INT return, added 2 more turnovers and 4 sacks.

This was a great week to play against…

QBs
Jason Campbell, Raiders – Passed for just 52 yards and lost a fumble before breaking his collarbone and being lost for the season.
Rex Grossman, Redskins – Bad Rex returns, with 143 passing yards, 0 TDs and 4 INTs.
Eli Manning, Giants – Threw for 292 yards but no scores.
Matt Schaub, Texans – Limited to 220 yards and 1 TD.

RBs
Redskins RBs – Tim Hightower was active but didn’t touch the ball, Ryan Torain ran for just 22 yards, and Roy Helu combined for 17 total yards.
Peyton Hillis, Browns – Just 14 rushing yards before leaving with a hamstring injury.
Felix Jones, Cowboys – Combined for 14 rushing and 19 receiving yards before leaving with an injury.

WRs
Denarius Moore, Raiders – Caught a 9-yarder and lost 3 yards on his only carry.
Victor Cruz, Giants – Limited to 12 yards on 2 receptions.
Roddy White, Falcons – Just 2 catches for 21 yards.
Robert Meachem, Saints – Caught a 23-yard pass.
Santana Moss, Redskins – Held to 38 yards on 2 catches.
DeSean Jackson, Eagles – 3 catches for 46 yards won’t cut it.

TEs
Vernon Davis, 49ers – His 2 receptions totaled 8 yards.
Owen Daniels, Texans – His 2 catches amounts to 13 yards.
Jermichael Finley, Packers – Caught a 20-yard pass.
Tony Gonzalez, Falcons – Only 29 yards on 3 catches.

Week 6 Heroes and Zeros

This was a great week to start…

Tom Brady, QB, Patriots – Oh, there’s Tom Terrific! Dismantled the Titans with his 380 passing yards and a six-pack of TDs.
Matt Schaub, QB, Texans – Torched the Bengals for 392 yards and 4 TDs.
Drew Brees, QB, Saints – Embarrassed the NFL’s No. 1 pass defense with 369 yards passing and 4 scoring strikes.
Brett Favre, QB, Vikings – Passed for 278 yards and a TD trifecta.
Ben Roethlisberger, QB, Steelers – Threw for 417 yards and a pair of TDs, offset by two turnovers.

Maurice Jones-Drew, RB, Jaguars – Rumbled for 133 yards and 3 TDs and added five catches for 45 yards.
Ray Rice, RB, Ravens – Ran for 77 yards and 2 TDs, while catching 10 passes for 117 yards.
DeAngelo Williams, RB, Panthers – Rushed for 152 yards and 2 TDs, plus two receptions for 20 yards.
Thomas Jones, RB, Jets – Raced for 210 rushing yards and a score.
Steve Slaton, RB, Texans – Ran for 43 yards and caught 6 passes for 102 yards and a score.

Randy Moss, WR, Patriots – Connected for 8 catches, 129 yards and a trio of scores.
Wes Welker, WR, Patriots – Teamed with Brady for 10 catches, 150 yards and 2 TDs.
Marques Colston, WR, Saints – Reeled in 8 receptions for 166 yards and a score.
Hines Ward, WR, Steelers – Caught 8 passes for 159 yards and 1 TD.
Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Cardinals – Tallied 13 catches for a cool 100 yards and a score.
Eddie Royal, WR, Broncos – Failed to catch a ball, but returned a kick and a punt for TDs.

Owen Daniels, TE, Texans – Hauled in 7 passes for 78 yards and a pair of TDs.
Visanthe Shiancoe, TE, Vikings – Scored twice on 4 catches for 48 yards.

Packers defense/special teams – Amassed 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and a shutout of the toothless Lions.
Patriots defense/special teams – Forced five turnovers and blanked the Titans.
Broncos defense/special teams – Notched five sacks, two turnovers and Royal’s kick and punt return scores.

This was a great week to play against…

Matt Hasselbeck, QB, Seahawks – Followed up his 4-TD outing against the Jags with a miserable 112-yard, 0-TD, 2-turnover game vs. Arizona.
Donovan McNabb, QB, Eagles – Inexplicably failed to generate a touchdown against the Raiders, ending up with just 269 passing yards.
Matt Cassel, QB, Chiefs – Passed for 186 yards without a score.
Eli Manning, QB, Giants – His 178-yard, 1-TD, 1-INT day wasn’t a fantasy disaster; it was just so 2008.

Julius Jones, RB, Seahawks – Five carries netted just five yards – and he was Seattle’s leading rusher!
Michael Bush, RB, Raiders – Tallied only 22 rushing yards.
Jamal Lewis, RB, Browns – Ran for 21 yards and caught 2 passes for just 15 more.
Matt Forte, RB, Bears – Ran for 23 yards, caught 5 passes for 37 more, and lost a fumble.
Knowshon Moreno, RB, Broncos – Managed just 44 rushing yards on Monday night.

Steve Smith, WR, Panthers – Virtually invisible against the Bucs’ pathetic secondary, with just one 4-yard catch.
Jeremy Maclin, WR, Eagles – Followed up his breakout game with one 6-yard catch.
Percy Harvin, WR, Vikings – Two receptions netted just 10 yards.
Terrell Owens, WR, Bills – Notched three catches for 13 paltry yards.
Antonio Bryant, WR, Buccaneers – Caught 2 passes for 37 yards.

I didn’t see that coming…

Laurence Maroney, RB, Patriots – Rushed for 123 yards and a score in the snow.
Zach Miller, TE, Raiders – Brought down 6 passes for 139 yards and a score in a, gulp, Oakland victory.