Holy Nick Foles, Batman!

 

The Raiders actually played decent pass defense at home, but had Foles not completely regressed against Dallas prior to his concussion I’d have at least had him near my top 12. Instead, I recommended benching him. Whoops. He’ll be in my top 10 next week at Green Bay.

 

Mike Glennon won’t be, but I mean it as no disrespect after watching his poise in Seattle. The Dolphins pass defense is legit—as they showed Thursday against the Bengals—and they won’t be surprised by Tampa the way the Seahawks obviously were.

 

Shonn Greene fell about five touches short of what was expected from him, but with his first carry going for a touchdown he definitely served notice of fantasy usability as more than a handcuff. It actually turned into doubly good news, as it apparently sparked Chris Johnson to a HUGE day. The success on the ground ultimately limited Jake Locker and he turned in a clunker of a fantasy day, as did his receivers.

 

Zac Stacy’s ankle is apparently fine. That’s 60 touches for him now the last two weeks. As long as the Rams are going to keep feeding him like this, I’ll have a hard time keeping him out of my top 15 regardless of opponent. He’s about all St. Louis has going for it offensively, and fortunately for fantasy owners the Rams seem to know it.

 

It’s hard to complain about 337 yards and two touchdowns (plus an interception), but Tony Romo can’t seem to completely dominate in matchups he should. Obviously his game against Denver was historic, but since then his owners have been left wanting more despite seemingly reasonable production. Perhaps he set the bar a little too high with his performance against the Broncos. But unfortunately 300 yards AND three touchdowns in the same game seems like an unrealistic expectation regardless of how juicy his matchup is.

 

Adrian Peterson was finally let loose. I don’t think anyone is surprised by the results. Let’s keep that going, Vikings.

 

I’m cautiously optimistic about Chris Ivory, but I’m going to need to see consecutive weeks of 15+ touches before I can fully embrace him as an every-week fantasy option. He’s looked great—or at least good—when given the opportunity to carry the mail. The Jets just need to stick with him.

 

Two Washington running backs have three-touchdown games this season. None of them are named Alfred Morris. Still, Alf put up a season high in yards this week and continuous to get work as consistently as any running back. It’s OK to give an “aw shucks” about Darrell Young stealing some fantasy points, but be happy you’ve got a guy like Morris to plug in and not worry about every week.

 

Just when Ryan Mathews has earned a little trust in fantasy circles, San Diego goes and rips the ball away from him. Danny Woodhead has been and continues to be the more trustworthy of the two Chargers running backs for fantasy purposes. I would’ve liked to have seen Mathews get a shot during that final series for San Diego when they had first-and-goal at the one, but I s’pose that shows what the Chargers coaching staff thinks of him—and their offensive line.