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Bills 23, Chargers 14 If I were a fancy-shmancy sportswriter working for a dying newspaper, I’d start this write-up with something like, “The power may have been out at Ralph Wilson Stadium, but that didn’t stop Trent Edwards from lighting up the scoreboard.” Man, that’s good stuff. Edwards was 25-of-30 for 261 yards and a…

Top Fantasy Quarterbacks: David Garrard: 17-of-21, 260 yards. 4 pass TD. 1 rush TD. Matthew Stafford: 26-of-45, 212 yards. 4 TDs, 1 INT. Jason Campbell: 15-of-27, 310 yards. 2 TDs. Peyton Manning: 26-of-45, 268 yards. 2 TDs. Philip Rivers: 27-of-36, 305 yards. 2 TDs, 1 INT. Drew Brees: 34-of-44, 305 yards. 2 TDs, 1 INT….

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…

Giants 16, Redskins 7 Want to re-think the whole Jim Zorn hire, Daniel Snyder? I’ve never seen a team more unprepared for an NFL game than the Redskins. They showed no sense of urgency at the end of the game, and Zorn looked like he didn’t even know what a two-minute offense was. I can’t…