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Jaguars 35, Cowboys 17 The irony. With Tony Romo out for most of the season, the Cowboys were counting on Jon Kitna to lead them back from a 1-5 hole. However, Kitna was the only Dallas player who showed up to this game. Kitna went 34-of-49 for 379 yards, one touchdown and four interceptions. Don’t…

Jaguars 36, Bills 26 The Jaguars looked like they were trying their hardest to give this game away. They fumbled a punt at the beginning of the contest, which led to a Bills touchdown. On the ensuing drive, David Garrard had a pass tipped and picked off. Buffalo responded with a field goal. Jacksonville was…

Packers 34, Lions 12 It’s pretty difficult to handicap NFL games. We all saw proof of this on the opening kickoff of this matchup. Jordy Nelson ran out to the 20, but fumbled. The Lions recovered. A few plays later, the Packers were whistled for a careless roughing-the-passer penalty, setting up the Lions on a…

Packers 34, Bills 7 Are the Bills trying to win games or showcase players so they can make nifty trades? I don’t understand this. They spent the No. 9 overall pick on C.J. Spiller, yet they gave him only one carry at Green Bay. Spiller took that one carry for three yards, and also had…

Top Fantasy Quarterbacks: Ben Roethlisberger: 18-of-29, 275 yards. 3 carries, 55 rush yards. 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush). Aaron Rodgers: 22-of-31, 301 yards. 4 TDs. Drew Brees: 29-of-43, 382 yards. 4 TDs, 2 INTs. Peyton Manning: 38-of-52, 396 yards. 4 TDs, 3 INTs. Ryan Fitzpatrick: 21-of-34, 316 yards. 4 TDs, 2 INTs. Philip Rivers:…

Browns 20, Bengals 12 It’s a shame Carson Palmer didn’t play in this game. And not because Ryan Fitzpatrick was horrendous, and not because Cincinnati could have dodged an 0-4 start. If Derek Anderson would have defeated Palmer, that would have meant that an Oregon State alumnus would have knocked off a USC product as…

Top Fantasy Quarterbacks: QB Dog Killer: 20-of-28, 333 yards. 4 TDs. 8 carries, 80 rush yards. 2 rush TDs. Tom Brady: 30-of-43, 350 yards. 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush). Matt Cassel: 33-of-53, 469 yards. 4 TDs. Kyle Orton: 22-of-34, 296 yards. 4 TDs. Ben Roethlisberger: 30-of-49, 387 yards. 3 TDs, 1 INT. Matt Ryan:…

Steelers 31, Browns 0 Bravo, Mike Tomlin. Unlike the Buccaneers, Colts and Jaguars last year, the Steelers won’t be flat in the postseason. All the starters played the majority of the contest. Steelers fans had a collective heart attack when Ben Roethlisberger was carried off the field in a stretcher, but it turns out that…

Jets 34, Patriots 31 I was expecting it in the first quarter. When it didn’t happen, I thought, “OK, if this gets tight in the second half, it’ll come.” It didn’t. But when the game went into overtime, I would have bet the farm that it would come to fruition in the extra session. To…

Texans 29, Dolphins 28 How can anyone ever figure out Miami’s offense when it has plays that look like this: 2-8 MIA47 (6:19) C.Pennington pass deep middle to P.Cobbs for 53 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (Direct snap to MIA #23, who handed to MIA #34, who handed to MIA #10, who threw the pass.) NFL.com doesn’t even…