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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…

Ravens 29, Raiders 10 I had a mini-argument this week on the forums with Wraith about Raiders coach Tom Cable. Wraith said he was the worst thing since sliced bread. I opined that Cable was doing a fine job. Whoops! Can we count all of Cable’s gaffs on one hand? Let’s give it a try:…

Top Fantasy Quarterbacks: Peyton Manning: 40-of-57, 433 yards. 3 TDs. Jay Cutler: 23-of-35, 372 yards. 2 TDs, 1 INT. Tom Brady: 25-of-35, 258 yards. 3 TDs. Carson Palmer: 34-of-50, 345 yards. 2 TDs, 1 INT. Philip Rivers: 22-of-39, 298 yards. 2 TDs. Eli Manning: 20-of-30, 263 yards. 3 TDs, 3 INTs. David Garrard: 16-of-21, 170…

Chargers 34, Raiders 7 After LaDainian Tomlinson scored the opening touchdown of the game, which established a 10-0 lead for the Chargers, he sat down on the bench, looked at his teammates and said, “That was easy.” That’s exactly how I felt with picking the Chargers to cover the nine. The Raiders were so pathetic,…

Top Fantasy Quarterbacks: Tom Brady: 21-of-27, 341 yards. 4 TDs. Aaron Rodgers: 26-of-35, 344 yards. 12 carries, 51 rush yards. 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush). Kyle Orton: 24-of-41, 347 yards. 3 TDs. Jay Cutler: 14-of-21, 247 yards. 4 TDs. Matt Cassel: 22-of-32, 233 yards. 4 TDs. Sam Bradford: 23-of-27, 308 yards. 3 TDs. Chad…