Our weekly digest of everything fantasy football. Facts don't lie and The Huddle is full of 'em. Projections for the week of Oct. 5-Oct. 8. Stats through Oct. 3:


Dallas Cowboys, QB
Comment: Despite the fact that he may be one of the weirdest looking players in the game today, this guy is on fire. He recorded 339 yards, going 21-for-33 with three touchdowns passing and also ran one in on a 15-yard run in a 35-7 stomping of the Rams. If he didn't botch that snap in last year's playoffs, it's possible Jerry Jones might have a statue of Romo erected in front of Dallas Stadium by now.

Indianapolis Colts, RB
Comment: Addai rushed 19 times for 136 yards against Denver last week; he also found the end zone once. Addai's sophomore campaign is proving that his rookie season was no fluke.

Pittsburgh Steelers, WR
Comment: Holmes caught six passes, which is a career high, for 128 yards against Arizona last week. He also scored both of the Steelers touchdowns and burned some Cardinals' D-backs in the process. Perhaps the best thing to happen to Holmes, however, was Hines Ward's injury.

Indianapolis Colts, TE
Comment: Clark caught six passes for 76 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns against Denver. Those stats put him at three straight games with a score and boosted him into the team lead for touchdowns receptions.

Atlanta Falcons, K
Comment: The ageless one connected on four field goals and two extra points in a win over the Texans.

Defense
Comment: The Big Blue Wrecking Crew is back! They managed to sack Donovan McNabb 12 times, allowed just three points and recovered a fumble. The only thing this defense is lacking is consistency.


Arizona Cardinals, QB
Comment: His back hurts, he's complaining because he has to share time with Kurt Warner and he's been playing like garbage whenever he's in. I bet he misses Pete Carroll a lot.

Dallas Cowboys, RB
Comment: Jones rushed 13 times for only 52 yards. He did have a touchdown run from the two-yard line, but even while splitting carries with Marion Barber he should be stepping it up a bit more.

Cleveland Browns, WR
Comment: Jurevicius caught only two passes for ten yards last week against the Ravens. Granted one of them went for a touchdown, but he is playing third fiddle to Braylon Edwards and Kellen Winslow.

Atlanta Falcons, TE
Comment: Crumpler caught a measly three passes for 34 yards in a win over the Texans. He might continue to slide if the Falcons receivers keep getting open for Harrington.

Oakland Raiders, K
Comment: Janikowski has missed almost half of his field goal attempts at 55.6 percent. Even though he is perfect on extra points, don't expect him to knock down a lot of field goals.

Defense
Comment:They may have squeaked by with a win over the Jets, but don't be fooled. The Bills are pretenders, not contenders; especially against the Cowboys next week.


New England Patriots, QB
Comment: The golden boy has completed almost 80 percent of his passes this season. If you have him and don't start him, you should never be allowed to play fantasy football again. Brady has thrown at least three touchdown passes in each game this season and unless Randy Moss gets run over by a bus, Brady is going to light up Cleveland's defense in Foxboro.

Dallas Cowboys, QB
Comment: You'd have to be brain-dead not to start him against a weak Bills defense on Monday night. The Cowboys are gaining Romo-mentum each week and will not slow down in this rematch of the 1993 and 1994 Super Bowls.

Miami Dolphins, RB
Comment: Brown has cracked 110 rushing yards in each of the last two weeks. He is facing an overrated Texans run defense this week; expect Brown to gain a lot of yards and even score a touchdown or three.

Kansas City Chiefs, RB
Comment: Johnson finally broke 100 yards rushing last week! Even though he has yet to run a touchdown in, expect Grandmama to have a great day against a surprisingly weak Jaguar run defense.

New York Giants, WR
Comment: After a weak game, in which he caught four passes for 24 yards and a touchdown, Plax will be looking for revenge against their intra-stadium rivals, the New York Jets.

Pittsburgh Steelers, WR
Comment: With Hines Ward still not 100 percent, Holmes will get more passes thrown his way. Expect a big game from him in a rematch of Super Bowl XL against the Seahawks.

Indianapolis Colts, TE
Comment: Clark had two touchdowns last week against Denver. It's within reason that he and Manning could expose a mediocre Bucs defense on Sunday.

Dallas Cowboys, TE
Comment: Consistency is his middle name. You know what you're going to get and with the high-octane offense of the Cowboys, and that is usually around 100-yards and a touchdowns.

San Diego Chargers, K
Comment: His Chargers are playing a divisional game against the Broncos and it should be a high scoring affair; which translates to more point opportunities for Kaeding. For those of you scoring at home, the last time these two teams met Kaeding was accountable for 12 points.

Indianapolis Colts, K
Comment: Vinatieri is the leading scorer of all NFL kickers and averages about 10 points a week. He'll get many kicks this week as the Bucs come to town.

Defense
Comment: Yes, you read that correctly. Start the Lions defense because they are playing a gimpy Redskins team. Clinton Portis is questionable, as is Santana Moss, and the Lions will take advantage of that.

Defense
Comment: When Chicago comes to Lambeau on Sunday night, they will have all the necessary tools to win — minus a quarterback. The Packers defense will exploit Griese, Grossman or whoever else Lovie Smith throws out there. Expect a big day from the Pack's D in the frozen tundra.


Seattle Seahawks, QB
Comment: Hasselbeck will not be a big point getter this Sunday when he rolls into Steel City. The Steelers tough defense will make it hard for him to throw all day.

New York Jets, QB
Comment: Pennington had a fluke last week with his 290 yards. He will not be as impressive against the Giants when his team plays visitors in their own stadium.

San Francisco 49ers, RB
Comment: Trent Dilfer is starting at quarterback for the Niners this week, so don't expect any sort of passing game. No passing game translates into a tough Ravens defense focusing in on Gore. Baltimore could make this the second time in recent history that a Gore secedes.

Cleveland Browns, RB
Comment: Lewis averaged 2.8 yards a carry last week against the Ravens, and the Pats D is even better than the aforementioned. Don't expect more than a handful of nothing from Jamal Lewis this week.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers, WR
Comment: Galloway had 49 yards the last two weeks and is due for a breakout game. The only problem is with Cadillac and Pettigout out the Colts can focus more on the passing game. Sorry Joey, you're statement game is about to fall on deaf ears.

Carolina Panthers, WR
Comment: Smith and Panthers new quarterback David Carr have been having words on and off the field. This lack of chemistry most likely will lead to a poor game for Smith.

Green Bay Packers, TE
Comment: Franks will play, but he'll split time with Donald Lee. Splitting time is never good for fantasy owners, especially when it's your tight end.

Seattle Seahawks, TE
Comment: He gets few looks per game, his numbers are atrocious and he's playing a tough Pittsburgh defense this week. Don't expect much from Pollard and avoid starting him at all costs.

Cleveland Browns, K
Comment: Same rules that went for Nedney apply to Dawson. His Browns are facing the Pats this week so don't expect too many scoring chances.

San Francisco 49ers, K
Comment: The Niners are so bad offensively that Nedney probably won't get a chance to kick anything. Avoid starting Nedney like your life depends on it, especially since they're facing a great Baltimore defense.

Defense
Comment: If you think the Browns can stop Brady, Moss and Co. you're in for a rude awakening. Don't think twice about this one, send Cleveland to the bench faster than you can say "Do you want Frye with that?"

Defense
Comment: The Seahawks are playing a balanced Steelers team that is looking for redemption after losing to the Cardinals. Don't be surprised if the Seahawks get blown out.


Andrew Corselli is UPDATE! National Football League Editor.

312.8 The Detroit Lions are averaging 312.8 passing yards per game to lead the NFL. Who saw that one coming?

34 The Dallas Cowboys have scored 34 points or more in each game this year.

12 The Giants defense sacked McNabb 12 times on Sunday night, tying an NFL record. If these guys showed up every week they would be in for a trip to the Super Bowl.

4 Randy moss has four 100-plus yard games in his first four games with a new team. No player in NFL history has ever done that.


Houston Texans, WR
Comment: Davis really has manned up with Andre Johnson and Jacoby Jones injured. He should have a good game against a team with a weak secondary like Miami has.


vs. Steve Smith
Comment: If these two don't get on the same page, the Panthers could become the first team to lose to the Saints.

vs. Cleveland's Secondary
Comment: If they play their cards right, then Moss could break the single season touchdown record in the first half. If you like a lot of points being scored, this match up is for you.

vs. Bills Defense
Comment: Romo could beat the Bills worse than Troy Aikman did when he beat them in the Super Bowl 52-17. The Cowboys have not been held to fewer than 34 points in a single game, expect that trend to continue.


Arizona Cardinals, WR
Comment: The Cardinals most likely will sit Boldin to let his hip heal. They are playing a weak Rams team and want to get him healthy for the future.

St. Louis Rams, QB
Comment: Bulger will not start on Sunday due to two of his ribs being cracked. It's not out of the question for Bulger to miss next week as well.

Baltimore Ravens, TE
Comment: Heap has an ailing hamstring which makes him shady to start. He probably won't put up big numbers and it might not be a good idea to start him.

Denver Broncos, RB
Comment: An MRI on his injured right leg came back showing no damage, but he still listed as day-to-day.

San Francisco 49ers, QB
Comment: Smith is definitely out for Sunday but he is waiting for an MRI that could have him out for the whole season.



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