1. Drew Brees vs. San Diego. The only thing that will slow Brees down is if the turf in England is as poor as it was last year when the Giants defeated the Dolphins. Otherwise, watch out. Brees and the rest of the Saints were humiliated on Sunday in a 30-7 loss to Carolina and are going to be looking for revenge. The Chargers aren’t able to pressure opposing QBs because philosophically, DC Cottrell is against it. Look for Brees to locate Colston and Co. all day and for him to eclipse the 300-yard mark with a few scores.
2. Matt Schaub vs. Cincinnati. This is an odd ranking for Schaub, who doesn’t usually get placed this high, but this weekend he’s taking on the lowly Bengals and he and his offensive counterparts are on fire… especially WR Andre Johnson. Look for the Texans to attack through the air and Schaub to put up another solid fantasy day. 250+ yards and at least 2 TDs.
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Jake Delhomme vs. Arizona. If there’s one thing Arizona doesn’t do well, it’s stop the pass. Delhomme, and the Panthers, come in feeling pretty good about themselves after the 30-7 rout over New Orleans and they want to continue the trend and move to 5-2 in the division. Look for Delhomme to connect with Steve Smith on a few deep plays and for the QB to have a solid game stat wise overall. 225 yards and 2, maybe 3 TDs.
4. Phillip Rivers vs. New Orleans. If there’s one thing the Saints have done well of late it’s stop the run. In the two games prior to the blowout last Sunday, they held Adrian Peterson (Min) and Darren McFadden in check. Look for them to focus once again on Tomlinson which will open things up for Gates, Jackson and Chambers, if the receiver is back. Rivers has been asked to carry/and keep the team in games a lot this year and we see more of the same this Sunday from London. 250+ yards and 2 scores.
Sleepers:
1. Donovan McNabb vs. Atlanta. The Falcons come in sporting a pretty good defense but we see McNabb, fresh off his bye week, coming to play this weekend at home. In a game that should also feature the return of star RB Brian Westbrook, we see the Eagles QB spreading the ball around and posting a very solid day numbers wise in what should be a victory for the Eagles. 250 yards and at least 2 scores.
2. J.T. O’Sullivan vs. the Seahawks. The last time these two teams played, O’Sullivan had a big day as the NIners pulled off the then upset 33-30. In this game, coming in the same week that hated HC Mike Nolan was fired, looked for a spirited effort from the Niners as a team and for Martz to look to exploit Seattle’s secondary weaknesses with his passing game. This all bodes well for O’Sullivan who should locate his receivers for multiple scores.
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October 22nd, 2008 at 18:03
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