Week 10 Heroes & Zeros

This was a great week to start…

QBs
Aaron Rodgers, Packers – Another stellar night, with 4 TDs, 250 passing yards and 21 rushing yards.
Tom Brady, Patriots – Returned to elite form with 329 yards, 3 TDs and no turnovers.
Tony Romo, Cowboys – Threw just 3 incompletions while amassing 270 yards and a TD hat trick, without a turnover.
John Skelton, Cardinals – Did his best to create a QB controversy, with 315 yards and 3 TDs, plus 2 INTs and 15 yards rushing.

RBs
Arian Foster, Texans – Torched the Bucs with 84 rushing and 102 receiving yards, and a TD both ways.
Michael Bush, Raiders – Ran for 157 yards and a TD and caught 3 passes for 85 more yards.
Chris Johnson, Titans – Finally got rolling with 130 rushing yards and a TD, plus 4 catches for 44 yards.
DeMarco Murray, Cowboys – Rumbled for 135 yards and a TD and added 6 receptions for 36 yards.
Rashard Mendenhall, Steelers – Had just 44 yards rushing and caught a 26-yard pass, but scored twice in the process.
Reggie Bush, Dolphins – He scored twice too, while running for 47 yards (plus 4 catches for 4 yards).
Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks – Amassed 109 rushing yards and a TD, plus 5 receptions for 58 yards against the mighty Ravens.

WRs
Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals – Returned to elite form with 7 catches for 146 yards and 2 TDs.
Denarius Moore, Raiders – Hauled in 5 passes for 123 yards and 2 TDs.
Laurent Robinson, Cowboys – Took advantage of his start with 3 catches for 73 yards and a pair of TDs.
Jordy Nelson, Packers – Grabbed 5 balls for 63 yards and 2 TDs.

TEs
Rob Gronkowski, Patriots – Out-matched the Jets with 8 receptions for 113 yards and 2 TDs.
Ed Dickson, Ravens – Reeled in 10 passes for 79 yards and 2 TDs.

D/STs
Bears defense/special teams – Posted 2 sacks, 6 turnovers, a Devin Hester punt return TD and 2 pick-sixes.
Titans defense/special teams – Collected 5 sacks, 2 turnovers, held Carolina to 3 points and returned a punt for a TD.
Cowboys defense – Amassed 4 turnovers, 1 sack and an INT return for a TD while limiting Buffalo to 7 points.

This was a great week to play against…

QBs
Cam Newton, Panthers – Held to 212 passing yards and 55 rushing yards, without a score but with an interception.
Jay Cutler, Bears – Passes for 123 yards without a score or INT, and ran for 188 yards.
Ryan Fitzpatrick, Bills – Picked off 3 times while throwing for 146 yards and 1 TD, plus 20 rushing yards.
Michael Vick, Eagles – Passed for 128 yards, ran for 79, but had no scores and 2 INTs.
Matt Stafford, Lions – Looked awful while being intercepted 4 times (including 2 pick-sixes), while passing for 329 yards and a garbage-time TD.

RBs
Darren Sproles, Saints – Had 4 receptions for just 2 yards, and only ran for 1 stinking yard.
BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Patriots – Rushed 8 times for 8 yards.
Mark Ingram, Saints – Returned to the field, but only had 14 combined yards to show for it.
Frank Gore, 49ers – Had just an 8-yard catch before leaving with an injury.
DeAngelo Williams, Panthers – Continued his pathetic season with 35 rushing yards and no catches.
Delone Carter, Colts – Ran for 14 measly yards.
Willis McGahee, Broncos – Ran for only 17 yards before leaving with an injury.
LeGarrette Blount, Buccaneers – Rushed for 34 yards.
Roy Helu, Redskins – Lost the start to Ryan Torain, and finished with 53 combined yards.

WRs
DeSean Jackson, Eagles – Declared inactive for missing a team meeting.
Jason Hill, Jaguars – Posted a goose egg against the awful Colts secondary.
Jeremy Maclin, Eagles – Just 6 yards on 2 balls.
Kevin Walter, Texans – He also had 6 yards, but on 1 catch.
Stevie Johnson, Bills – Held to 8 yards on his 2 catches.
Julio Jones, Falcons – The brilliant rookie amassed 9 yards on 2 receptions.
James Jones, Packers – He posted 9 yards on 1 catch.
Hines Ward, Steelers – Got in the game, but only had a 10-yard reception.
Sidney Rice, Seahawks – Caught 2 passes for 14 yards.
Dwayne Bowe, Chiefs – Limited to 2 catches for 17 yards.
Michael Crabtree, 49ers – Had a 21-yard reception.
Vincent Jackson, Chargers – Only a 22-yard catch on the night.
Anquan Boldin, Ravens – Took 2 passes to get to 22 yards.
Lance Moore, Saints – Just a 28-yard catch for the day.
Torrey Smith, Ravens – Only 28 yards on 3 receptions.
Steve Smith, Panthers – Needed 5 catches to collect just 33 yards.
Colts receivers – Austin Collie led the way with 31 yards, Pierre Garcon chipped in 30, and Reggie Wayne brought up the rear with 13 yards.