VIKINGS 34, BEARS 31: Adrian Peterson, welcome to the big boys club. (Adrian Peterson of the Vikings, of course). Two-hundred and twenty-four yards and three TDs for the young man from Oklahoma. He's arrived. The more shocking thing to me about this game is Chicago's defense ... fellas, what happened? At least you were able to salvage a Devin Hester special teams TD if you started the Bears, otherwise it was pretty bad.
EAGLES 16, JETS 9: Unlike those atrocious things the Eagles wore a couple weeks back, the Jets' throwback New York Titans unis (above) were actually pretty cool. Too bad it didn't help them play any better. Thomas Jones had his first 100-yard day as a Jet (130 to be precise) but that was about all they had going. The Eagles' only score came on a 75-yard Donovan McNabb bomb to Kevin Curtis, and everybody else was just, eh.
CHIEFS 27, BENGALS 20: Larry Johnson finally stumbled upon the end zone for the first time this season. He would have had another score, too, if he hadn't gotten stripped at about the 1-yard line with the ball going out of the end zone for a touchback. He also blew his top later with a costly penalty. Don't worry too much; remember, an angry LJ is a productive LJ, so start him next week against Oakland.
BUCS 13, TITANS 10: Vince Young left the game with a quad injury. No update yet, but no, Kerry Collins is not a fantasy option, if you're wondering. ... The Bucs' running game didn't look so hot, post-Cadillac Williams. Earnest Graham could only muster up 29 yards, but it's probably not a really fair representation of what he can do since the Titans came into the game with the league's third-ranked rush defense.
CHARGERS 28, RAIDERS 14: OK, LaDainian Tomlinson, we get it. You're as good as ever. In fact, he was the entire Bolts offense (198 rushing yards, all four TDs). And for Oakland's backfield, hold off on the Dominic Rhodes bandwagon (zero carries, zero catches in his return from suspension). LaMont Jordan (42 rushing yards, 46 receiving yards) is still atop the depth chart, followed by Justin Fargas.
JAGUARS 37, TEXANS 17: OK, Maurice Jones-Drew, we get it. You're as good as ever. Two TDs, 125 yards rushing, 49 receiving for the human bowling ball. He might be able to shine next Monday against the Colts. Kevin Walter led the Texans in receiving (12 catches, 160 yards), and word is Andre Johnson won't be back until Week 11.
RAVENS 22, RAMS 3: Hope you didn't start Gus Frerotte against Baltimore's D. Six turnovers later, you learned your lesson. Actually, hope you didn't start any Rams in this game ... I was forced to go with RB Brian Leonard in one league and was sorely disappointed (12 carries, 18 yards), but frankly I wasn't expecting much from the rookie in this one. He'll be OK, but Steven Jackson, please get well soon.
BROWNS 41, DOLPHINS 31: Surprisingly a lot of fantasy interest in this one. Braylon Edwards came through with three TDs and is basically a must-start at this point. Derek Anderson might be too, if you can believe that. The guy still gets to play St. Louis and Seattle after an upcoming bye ... Jason Wright scored, rewarding those who gambled that Jamal Lewis wouldn't be able to play. And how about Cleo Lemon? The guy takes a lot of ribbing, mainly just because of his name, but he did produce three TDs (two rushing). If you started him, for whatever reason, congratulations.
PANTHERS 25, CARDINALS 10: Just when you thought things couldn't get any weirder, Vinny Testaverde beat Tim Rattay in this game. Testaverde was signed this week to replace David Carr, who replaced Jake Delhomme ... and Rattay was signed this week and replaced Kurt Warner, who replaced Matt Leinart. What does it all mean? Well it's not the best news for any of the receivers involved, even though Vinny had the whole chemistry thing going with Steve Smith (65-yard TD grab). Warner (sprained elbow) broke fantasy owners' hearts again, getting hurt just as they got excited about using him, but the good news is the injury is to his non-throwing arm. You have to figure the Cards will try to get him back in there ASAP (since Rattay is awful and all), but still, I'm pretty down on Warner now.
SAINTS 28, SEAHAWKS 17: The Saints finally looked good for a change, with just about everybody getting a piece of the action. Even the overhyped Reggie Bush had a nice day ... did you realize his 22-yard run in this one was a career high?! You'd assume the guy's had like hundreds of those already. Not so. Maybe he'll top it next week at Atlanta. Meanwhile, Bush's counterpart, Shaun Alexander (35 yards) was outgained by fullback Leonard Weaver (40) ... just doesn't have the same ring as "Mack Strong," huh? We'll miss that guy. Matt Hasselbeck had one of those misleading stat lines (362 yards, two TDs) that don't describe how awful he and the 'Hawks looked. Bobby Engram (120 yards) did come through as I predicted, though I suspect a lot of people would rather have one of the TDs go to him than some fellow named Ben Obumanu. But hey, that's fantasy for ya.
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