All right, I’m sure there are a few owners out there who had the cojones (or were desperate enough) to start Steve Johnson (8-158-1) and/or Lee Evans (6-108-3) in a very bad matchup against the league’s 3rd-ranked pass defense. The bottom line is that Ryan Fitzpatrick (374 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT) is a legit starter in the NFL, and he’s giving the Bills’ receivers chances to make plays. Fred Jackson (23 carries, 74 yards) out-touched C.J. Spiller (7 carries, 33 yards) yet again, and is the clear starter for the Bills.

For the Ravens, Anquan Boldin (6-92-1) had a predictably good game and was easily the Ravens’ most targeted (13) receiver. Derrick Mason (2-48) was only targeted three times, which is worrisome. Todd Heap (3-59-2) was targeted five times but scored twice. Ray Rice (16 carries, 72 yards) was a big disappointment in a terrific matchup. Willis McGahee (11 carries, 64 yards, TD) had the better fantasy line.

Is Roddy White (11-201-2) the best WR in the league? He’s certainly playing like it. Michael Turner (144 total yards, 2 TD) had his best game of the season and even caught a couple of passes. On the other side of the ball, Chad Ochocinco (10-108-1), Terrell Owens (9-88-1) and Jordan Shipley (6-131-1) all had huge games for the Bengals, which led to Carson Palmer‘s best fantasy day of the season (412 yards, 3 TD). Shipley is likely available on your waiver wire and is worth consideration, especially in PPR leagues.

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- More ugliness from Jake Delhomme (325 yards, 3 INT). Anytime your fantasy defense faces him it’s a good thing.

- Matt Cassel (97 yards, TD, 3 INT) looked awful. Still worth rostering, but proceed with caution.

- Alex Smith (206 yards, 3 TD, INT) came off the bench to lead the 49ers’ comeback. Showed a great rapport with Vernon Davis.

- Carson Palmer (233 yards, 5 TD) was on fire against a normally decent Bears pass defense.

- Tony Romo (311 yards, 3 TD) played very well against a pretty good Falcons defense.

- Drew Brees (298 yards, TD, 3 INT) didn’t have the sharpest passing day, but he found the endzone twice on the ground.

- Steven Jackson (23 carries, 134 yards) still hasn’t found the endzone, but he continues to rack up a ton of yards from scrimmage.

- LaDainian Tomlinson (23 carries, 71 yards) has a disappointing day against the Chiefs. He failed to score on several goal line carries.

- Steve Slaton (22 touches, 89 yards, 2 TD) starting to perform up to first round expectations.

- Frank Gore (15 touches, 47 yards) had a surprisingly quiet day against an inconsistent Texans defense.

- Ryan Grant (27 carries, 148 yards, TD) had his first big fantasy day of the season.

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- Reggie Wayne (7-81-1) left the game with a groin injury after a nice start. If he misses any time, Austin Collie (4-36-1) and Pierre Garcon (3-24) would get a boost.

- Vincent Jackson (5-142-1) is pretty much a must-start in most scoring formats.

- Dwayne Bowe (2-11-1) found the endzone, but otherwise had a quiet day against a sketchy Chargers secondary.

- The 49ers have a couple of good prospects in Josh Morgan (4-62) and Michael Crabtree (5-56).

- Andre Johnson (2-62) had one big catch but left the game with a chest injury. He’s not expected to miss any time.

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- Owen Daniels (7-123-1) continues to tear it up. He’s an every-week start.

- Vernon Davis (7-93-3) really started to get it going after Alex Smith entered the game.

- Jermichael Finley (1-16) injured his knee on his only catch, early in the first quarter. If he misses time, Donald Lee (3-39) becomes backup-caliber again.

- Jeremy Shockey (4-105) looks like his old self. His 66-yard catch and run was a thing of beauty.

Be sure to check back in a few minutes for the WR, RB and QB positions.