Week 10 recap - Pt. 2

CHARGERS 23, COLTS 21: Doesn't get much more bizzare than this. SIX picks for Peyton Manning? Adam Vinatieri misses an easy 29-yarder with the game on the line? A punt return and a kickoff return for TDs for Darren Sproles? That's six defensive/special teams TDs for the Bolts in the past five weeks if you're keeping track. Another awful game for Philip Rivers (104 yards, 0 TDs, 2 INTs)? Twenty-two carries, 56 yards for Joseph Addai? Almost everything was out of whack. At least Reggie Wayne (140 yards, TD) and LaDainian Tomlinson (76 yards, TD) tried to restore some order. I wouldn't ready too much into the Colts' struggles - in fact I'd be pretty excited if I had Peyton Manning, since he's probably going to light up the Chiefs in Week 11. Oh, and you've got to keep starting the Chargers defense obviously.



COWBOYS 31, GIANTS 20: Well it looks like Dallas controls the NFC East ... Tony Romo couldn't stop smirking, and rightfully so after tossing four TDs, two to Terrell Owens. The role players also got involved (TDs for Patrick Crayton, Reuben Droughns and our old friend Tony Curtis). Jeremy Shockey had a career day for the Giants (12 catches, 129 yards, TD) - that's Antonio Gates territory right there. Eli Manning did a lot of smirking of his own during his one-TD, two-INT performance, but not a happy smirk, that smirk he does when he and the Giants are shooting themselves in the foot in a big game.

BENGALS 21, RAVENS 7: If you thought Carson Palmer threw three TDs in this one, think again: All 21 Cincy points came on Shayne Graham field goals. Oh, and I had him on my bench. On a positive note, we learned that there can be enough balls to go around for bad boy Chris Henry (four catches for 99 yards) in this offense ... We also learned that Steve McNair's days as an effective NFL starter (129 yards, two fumbles, INT, benched for Kyle Boller) are basically finished.

CARDINALS 31, LIONS 21: Detroit had -14 rushing yards. Think about that for a second. Kevin Jones still managed a TD to avoid a complete disaster. Jon Kitna hit Roy Williams for two scores, including one in garbage time (there's no such thing in fantasy). Larry Fitzgerald also caught a pair of TDs, as did Cards TE Leonard Pope. Is Pope now a viable fantasy tight end? Well he's got the skills, but he had never been targeted this much before (five catches, 52 yards) - he had only nine catches in the previous eight games. But hey, he's worth grabbing as a backup, especially with Cincinnati, San Francisco and Cleveland up next on the schedule.

BEARS 17, RAIDERS 6: Ugh, do I really have to talk about this one? I guess not, it's my blog after all. You can go here to read all about it.