| Starters for week 17 |
| Score |
Pos |
Lock |
Name |
Team |
Vs. |
Comment |
| 0 |
DT |
| Jay Ratliff |
DAL |
PHI |
|
| 0 |
DE |
| Darnell Dockett |
ARI |
GBP |
|
| 0 |
S |
| Brian Dawkins |
DEN |
KCC |
|
| 0 |
LB |
| Aaron KampmanI |
GBP |
ARI |
|
| 14 |
QB |
 | Tony Romo |
DAL |
PHI |
This is what it's all about!!! Romo is hot now and playing Philadelphia for the division title in the regular season finale! He threw for 307 yards in Philadelphia back in November and he's playing even better now. ( 290 yds pass with 2 TDs; 5 yds rush ) |
| 13 |
RB |
| Ryan Grant |
GBP |
ARI |
Will find the end zone at least once this week. ( 75 yds rush and 2 TDs ) |
| 9 |
WR |
 | Steve Smith |
NYG |
MIN |
He's scored in the last two games and this Minnesota defense can be thrown upon. ( 6 catches for 70 yds and 1 TD ) |
| 14 |
WR |
| Santonio Holmes |
PIT |
MIA |
He's been very hot since mid-season, a must start already and a great matchup to boot! ( 9 catches for 112 yds and 1 TD ) |
| 10 |
WR |
| Mike Wallace R |
PIT |
MIA |
With Hines Ward's status for Sunday in doubt expect a heavy dosage of Mr. Wallace. ( 6 catches for 85 yds and 1 TD ) |
| 15 |
TE |
| Heath Miller |
PIT |
MIA |
Mr. under rated comes through with another solid performance. ( 6 catches for 77 yds and 1 TD ) |
| 13 |
PK |
| Matt Prater |
DEN |
KCC |
Another great week to play Prater, as Denver is poised to score a ton of points against the Chiefs at home. ( 2 XPs, 3 FGs ) |
| |
| Bench for week 17 |
| Score |
Pos |
Lock |
Name |
Team |
Vs. |
Comment |
| 0 |
S |
| Chris Hope |
TEN |
SEA |
|
| 0 |
CB |
| Charles Woodson |
GBP |
ARI |
|
| 0 |
CB |
| Antoine WinfieldP |
MIN |
NYG |
|
| 0 |
LB |
| Lawrence Timmons |
PIT |
MIA |
|
| 0 |
LB |
| E.J. HendersonI |
MIN |
NYG |
|
| 0 |
DE |
| Connor Barwin R |
HOU |
NEP |
|
| 0 |
S |
| Jairus ByrdI R |
BUF |
IND |
|
| 0 |
LB |
| Stephen Tulloch |
TEN |
SEA |
|
| 0 |
LB |
| Larry Foote |
DET |
CHI |
|
| 0 |
LB |
| Bart ScottP |
NYJ |
CIN |
|
| 0 |
DT |
| Darren Howard |
PHI |
DAL |
|
| 0 |
DE |
| Lawrence Jackson |
SEA |
TEN |
|
| 0 |
LB |
| LaMarr Woodley |
PIT |
MIA |
|
| 0 |
LB |
| Barrett Ruud |
TBB |
ATL |
|
| 0 |
DE |
| Osi Umenyiora |
NYG |
MIN |
|
| 0 |
LB |
| Channing CrowderI |
MIA |
PIT |
|
| 1 |
QB |
| Kyle Orton |
DEN |
KCC |
Orton will not need to put the ball into the air much in Week 17, as Denver's running game figures to do quite well and with Marshall out, don't expect a lot. ( 200 yds pass and 1 Int ) |
| 5 |
QB |
| David Garrard |
JAC |
CLE |
A much better matchup in week 17 against Cleveland ( 200 yds pass with 1 TD and 1 Int ) |
| 22 |
QB |
| Ben Roethlisberger |
PIT |
MIA |
All of the stops will be pulled out in this soon-to-be route, Miami can be beaten through the air and that's exactly what Pittsburgh will do, early and often. ( 355 yds pass with 3 TDs; 7 yds rush ) |
| 0 |
RB |
| Shonn Greene R |
NYJ |
CIN |
Greene sees some limited action in relief of Jones. ( 40 yds rush ) |
| 1 |
RB |
| Julius Jones |
SEA |
TEN |
The only holes are on the offense line. Sit him. He's also dinged up. ( 55 yds rush; 2 catches for 11 yds ) |
| 8 |
RB |
| Thomas Jones |
NYJ |
CIN |
Jones will see plenty of action at home against the Bengals. ( 70 yds rush and 1 TD; 3 catches for 20 yds ) |
| 0 |
RB |
| LeSean McCoy R |
PHI |
DAL |
Looks like it will be a 3-headed monster at RB with Westbrook, McCoy and Weaver all getting touches. ( 25 yds rush; 1 catch for 10 yds ) |
| 0 |
RB |
| Kevin SmithI |
DET |
CHI |
|
| 0 |
RB |
| Ronnie BrownI |
MIA |
PIT |
|
| 1 |
RB |
| Darren Sproles |
SDC |
WAS |
Has a shot at even more production, depending upon how soon the Chargers ground game becomes the Sproles & Tolbert show. ( 45 yds rush; 3 catches for 30 yds ) |
| 0 |
RB |
| Willie Parker |
PIT |
MIA |
( 13 yds rush ) |
| 7 |
RB |
| Jason Snelling |
ATL |
TBB |
Norwood played a larger role than we expected last week. Snelling will see the touches that matter. A visit to the end-zone is expected. ( 60 yds rush and 1 TD; 2 catches for 22 yds ) |
| 0 |
RB |
| Cedric Benson |
CIN |
NYJ |
They're not playing for anything and are too likely to be pulled early to reliably start anybody. Look elsewhere. The Jets benefit for the second week in a row. ( 37 yds rush; 1 catch for 8 yds ) |
| 0 |
WR |
| Anthony GonzalezI |
IND |
BUF |
|
| 0 |
WR |
| Brandon Marshall |
DEN |
KCC |
Scratched from the game this weekend. |
| 0 |
WR |
| Eddie Royal |
DEN |
KCC |
A question mark again this week due to lingering neck issues. |
| 0 |
WR |
| Steve SmithI |
CAR |
NOS |
|
| 9 |
WR |
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh |
SEA |
TEN |
These are the numbers owners had been expecting all season long. ( 6 catches for 70 yds and 1 TD ) |
| 6 |
WR |
| Mike Sims-Walker |
JAC |
CLE |
Numbers go back to normal in week 17 ( 4 catches for 50 yds and 1 TD ) |
| 3 |
WR |
| Hakeem Nicks R |
NYG |
MIN |
The rookie has played very well this year and will appear to be just shy of a 1000 yard season. Giants should throw often as the Viking stop the run well. ( 4 catches for 70 yds ) |
| 1 |
WR |
| Jerricho Cotchery |
NYJ |
CIN |
Cotchery hasn't seen any red zone action since week 11. ( 4 catches for 50 yds ) |
| 7 |
WR |
| Bernard BerrianP |
MIN |
NYG |
Re-emerging as the #2 WR on the team. ( 6 catches for 60 yds and 1 TD ) |
| 9 |
TE |
| Fred Davis |
WAS |
SDC |
He had scored in 4 straight games prior to being kept out of the end zone last week. He will find pay dirt in the season finale. ( 4 catches for 45 yds and 1 TD ) |
| 2 |
TE |
| Shawn Nelson R |
BUF |
IND |
Nelson sees limited action but none of it near the end zone. ( 2 catches for 20 yds ) |
| 0 |
TE |
| Owen DanielsI |
HOU |
NEP |
|
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