Steelers to use rotation at RB. Willie Parker will get two series and Rashard Mendenhall one until one player gets a hot hand. Mewelde Moore will be in on third downs and in no huddle situations. It was a little more than a week ago that HC Mike Tomlin said that Willie Parker was his running back. A lot can change in a week.

Vikings intent on involving Bernard Berrian more. Berrian should be a nice play this week against the Lions, but he and Brett Favre haven’t had a lot of time to work together and it showed in Week 1 against the Browns.

Knowshon Moreno says he feels 100 percent. He also says that he ran tentatively against the Broncos, but should be ready to go against the Browns, who gave up a ton of yards to Adrian Peterson last week.

Matt Cassel is feeling much better. The Chiefs haven’t committed to announcing him as the starter, but most of the signs point to that being the case. The Raiders are actually pretty tough against the pass, so if you can hold off on starting Cassel, do so.

LaDainian Tomlinson sits out again. Given the horrible matchup against the Ravens, it would be wise to avoid using LT2 this week. If he doesn’t play and you have Darren Sproles, he could be used as a flex or as a RB2 if you’re in a PPR league.

Brandon Marshall refuses to answer the media’s questions. This could be a sign that Marshall’s attitude isn’t as good as it has seemed over the past couple of weeks and that he’s headed for a meltdown. It could also be a sign that he blames the media for all the problems he’s having in Denver and he’s going to punish them for it. Marshall has too much talent to ignore.

T.O. wants his QB to go deep. “…Trent has to better assess what he’s seeing out there and take some shots down the field. We’re going to do that, and by no means was that the reason that we lost the game.” That’s not quite the controversial Owens that we saw in Philly and Dallas, but we’ll see if it develops. The Bills should have some opportunities to go deep against the Bucs, who were torched by T.O.’s old team last week.

Matt Ryan (206 yards, 2 INT) struggled some against a good Bucs pass defense, but he had a TD pass taken away when Jason Rader fumbled the ball at the goal line…Shaun Hill (233 pass yards) threw the ball 46 times, but failed to throw a TD for the first time since he took over the job midseason…It looked like Phillip Rivers (346 yards, 2 TD, INT) was going to have a bad day, but he bounced back with two late TDs to get the win and finish with a great stat line…Considering the opponent, Ben Roethlisberger (246 yards, TD) posted great stats. It’s not often that a QB moves the ball this well on the Ravens…Matt Cassel (218 yards, 4 TD, INT) has been excellent for much of the year and he took advantage of a Radiers secondary still reeling from last week’s blowout at the hands of the Chargers.

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Warrick Dunn (19 touches, 90 yards) is splitting carries with Cadillac Williams (15 touches, 59 yards), but Dunn caught seven passes so he’s still starter worthy in PPR leagues…Cedric Benson (24 touches, 161 yards) was surprisingly productive against a pretty good Redskins rush defense. I wouldn’t be shocked if Benson is the starting RB for Cincy heading into the 2009-10 season…Clinton Portis (26 touches, 83 yards) go a lot of work but wasn’t all that productive. The Redskins elected to give the ball to Mike Sellers at the goal line instead of giving the ball to Portis…Surprisingly, the Texans contained Chris Johnson (15 touches, 67 yards) while also limiting the Titans pass offense…Ryan Grant (24 touches, 88 yards) didn’t have as good of a game as I expected, but it was nice to see him involved in the passing game (3-32)…Maurice Jones-Drew (16 touches, 70 yards, 2 TD) scored twice, but he was somewhat limited yardage-wise against a sketchy Packer rush defense…Steven Jackson (28 touches, 127 yards, TD) looks like he’s back to his old self…The Bills continue to use Fred Jackson (7-31-1) in the redzone and it cost Marshawn Lynch (24 touches, 140 yards) an even bigger stat line…If you’ve been watching our fantasy Q&A thread, you’d know that I was a big fan of Dominic Rhodes (24 touches, 116 yards, 2 TD) this week and he didn’t make a liar out of me…The worry with Kevin Smith (26 touches, 119 yards, TD) was that the Lions would fall behind and abandon the run, but Detroit stayed close and Smith had a big day…LeRon McClain (23 carries, 87 yards) once again carried the load, but Willis McGahee (8 touches, 33 yards) did play. Since the Ravens face Dallas next week, McClain wouldn’t be a terrible start…Willie Parker got twice as many touches as Mewelde Moore, but he’s still just a so-so start in Week 16 against a pretty solid Titans defense…DeAngelo Williams (12 carries, 88 yards, TD) continued his torrid run, but Jonathan Stewart (16 carries, 52 yards, TD) got most of the work when the Panthers built the lead…Marion Barber (10 touches, 26 yards) was active, but Tashard Choice (13 touches, 143 yards, TD) was the much better play. Keep an eye on this situation this week. The Cowboys might be wise to let Barber heal up for the playoffs, assuming they can gain a berth. Choice has proven that he can carry the load.

WIDE RECEIVERS

Antonio Bryant (8-108-1) owners probably don’t need to worry about Brian Griese filling in for Jeff Garcia. Bryant was every bit the playmaker this week…Chris Henry (4-54-1) is starting to eat into the targets for Chad Johnson (3-33) and T.J. Houshmandzadeh (3-19)…Andre Johnson (11-207-1) picked a great time to have an apeshit game…Isaac Bruce (7-71) continues to defy the space/time continuum…Deion Branch (5-76) caught a long pass late in the game and has now put together three pretty good games in PPR leagues…Jerricho Cotchery (4-34-1) and Laveranues Coles (5-82) bounced back with nice games after playing horribly last week against the 49ers…Marvin Harrison (2-22) has been very good all year at home, but he picked a bad week to disappear…Hines Ward (8-107) bounced back from a horrible Week 14 performance to post big numbers against a great defense…

TIGHT ENDS

It looked early on like Jason Witten was going to be the top tight end this season, but he got injured and Tony Gonzalez (6-62-1) just kept trucking along…Antonio Gates (7-78) busted out of a bad run with a solid game, but he did most of his damage when the Chargers fell behind…Dallas Clark (12-142-1) came up HUGE when fantasy owners needed him most. He singlehandedly knocked a couple of my teams out of the playoffs. (Bastard.)

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Brian Griese (269 yards, TD, INT) stepped in for Jeff Garcia and played pretty well…With Matt Jones gone for the rest of the season, David Garrard turned to Dennis Northcutt (5-127-1) who responded with a great game…DeShaun Foster (23 touches, 101 yards) filled in nicely for Frank Gore, even though he failed to score…Dan Orlovsky (233 yards, TD) looked pretty good and was quite productive against a good Colts pass defense…Tarvaris Jackson (163 yards, 4 TD) was tremendous, but before you run out and snag him off the waiver wire, he posted these numbers against the Cardinals’ poor pass defense. He has the Falcons next week and its doubtful that the receivers will be quite as open as they were on Sunday…Who knows what’s going on in Denver. P.J. Pope (10 touches, 75 yards, TD) was the most productive, but Tatum Bell (9 touches, 50 yards) started and Selvin Young (6 carries, 19 yards) also saw some work. Stay away from this next week.

QUARTERBACKS

Kyle Orton (219 yards, 2 TD, INT) had a pretty nice game against the Jags, and he is a solid start next week against the Saints, assuming the weather is decent…It was a very disappointing performance from Eli Manning (123 yards, TD) though he did throw for a late TD to avoid a totally miserable day…In my book, Matt Ryan (315 yards, TD, INT, rush TD) is the clear cut rookie of the year (assuming the Falcons don’t collapse during the stretch run). He didn’t get the win, but he continued to make plays…Shaun Hill (285 yards, 2 TD, INT) had an excellent day for fantasy owners brave enough to start him against a sketchy Jets pass defense. He has thrown nine TD over the last five games and has Miami and St. Louis over the next two weeks, so he’s a viable starter for owners in need…Brett Favre (137 yards, INT) was surprisingly ineffective against a mediocre 49ers pass defense, but he did run for a TD…Kurt Warner (279 yards, TD, INT) got off to a great start, but didn’t have to throw much in the second half since the Cardinals were so far ahead.

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Joseph Addai (12 touches, 40 yards) left the game with some sort of a shoulder injury, so this is something to keep an eye on this week at practice. Addai’s injury-plagued season has been a disappointment…Jamal Lewis (9 touches, 10 yards) was absolutely brutal against a Titans defense that is only mediocre (fantasy-wise) against opposing running backs. I don’t feel good about the Cleveland offense with Ken Dorsey at the helm…Pierre Thomas (17 touches, 109 yards, 2 TD) saved my proverbial butt in one fantasy playoff this week. He is the clear cut change-of-pace back to Reggie Bush (13 touches, 106 yards, TD)…Steve Slaton (29 touches, 160 yards) had a huge yardage day but failed to find the endzone. The Packers simply can’t stop the run, so over the next three weeks, Maurice Jones-Drew, Matt Forte and Kevin Smith have great matchups…Marshawn Lynch broke a string of three good games with a miserable 14-touch, 35-yard, zero-TD performance, likely knocking any fantasy owners out of the playoffs in the process…Frank Gore (17 touches 65 yards, TD) left the game with an ankle injury and DeShawn Foster (17 touches, 43 yards) took his place. Miami is a tough matchup next week, but in Week 16 the 49ers have the Rams, so Foster may be worth a pickup for owners in need…It’s tough to trust Larry Johnson right now. He only gained 36 yards on 11 carries against a suspect Denver rush defense…Clinton Portis (14 touches, 46 yards) missed much of the second half for undisclosed reasons, which obviously isn’t a good sign. Ladell Betts (9 touches, 60 yards) got most of the work with Portis out, but was ineffective as a runner (6 carries, 3 yards)…Willis McGahee and Ray Rice both left the Sunday night game with injuries, so that leaves LeRon McClain (20 carries, 61 yards, TD) as the potentially only healthy back in the Ravens three-back rotation. A matchup next week with Pittsburgh isn’t ideal…Brandon Jacobs (10 carries, 52 yards) re-aggravated his knee injury. He’s likely to have an MRI early this week.

WIDE RECEIVERS

Marvin Harrison (3-78-1) had another good game at home. On the year, he has posted 31-404-5 in six home games (for an average of 16.9 fantasy points). On the road, he has tallied 20-179-0 in seven home games (for an average of 5.4 fantasy points). He’s a great start next week at home against the Lions…The Giants were ready for DeSean Jackson who didn’t catch a pass and had two rush attempts for -9 yards…Braylon Edwards (3-38) was quiet with Ken Dorsey at QB. I’d stay away from the entire Cleveland offense for the remainder of the season…Jerricho Cotchery (1-10) and Laveranues Coles (1-5) were both awful today…Wes Welker (12-134) outplayed Randy Moss (3-56), who continues to be very spotty this season…

TIGHT ENDS

Visanthe Shiancoe (5-65-1) was the Vikings’ best receiver on Sunday and continues to develop into a viable starting fantasy TE…After a rough first half of the season, Jeremy Shockey (5-64) has 20 catches for 212 yards over the last four games, making him a solid start in PPR leagues. Surprisingly, he hasn’t caught a TD all year…Dustin Keller (2-14) picked a bad, bad time to break his string of four great fantasy games…John Carlson (8-69-1) has posted 14-174-1 over the last two weeks and is a solid start with two great matchups in the next two weeks…Tony Scheffler (5-61) had a nice PPR day for the second straight week…

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Now for a few players that might still be on your league’s waiver wire…

Gus Frerotte (70 yards, 2 INT) was knocked out of the game with a back injury and Tarvaris Jackson (105 yards, TD) played pretty well in his place. I wouldn’t trust him to start next week against Arizona…If Joseph Addai can’t go next week, Dominic Rhodes would be an excellent start against Detroit…L.J. Smith (6-44) has caught nine passes in the last two weeks and is working his way back to fantasy respectability…Davone Bess (9-74) had another strong day in PPR leagues. Over the last three weeks he has posted 20 catches for 245 yards and is a better WR option than Ted Ginn right now…Deion Branch (4-88-2) is definitely worth a pickup. The strong performance followed up his 5-56 last week. Seattle has the Rams and the Jets over the next two weeks, so Branch is a sneaky good start during the stretch run. The same goes for Seneca Wallace (212 yards, 3 TD, 47 rush yards), who played great in place of the injured Matt Hasselbeck. Maurice Morris (16 touches, 58 yards) got most of the work in the Seattle backfield…Peyton Hillis (9 touches, 69 yards, TD) left the game with a hamstring injury, so Tatum Bell (13 touches, 66 yards) suddenly gets a boost in value…Tashard Choice (28 touches, 166 yards) saved a lot of sharp Marion Barber owners this week. The Cowboys are really against the wall now, so it will be interesting to see how they handle MBIII next week.

Ben Roethlisberger (189 yards, TD, 4 INT) had a rough day against the Giants, who sacked him five times. Big Ben’s schedule doesn’t get any easier with two upcoming games against the Redskins and Colts, two teams with better than average pass defenses…Brad Johnson (122 yards, TD) got the Cowboys a win, but he didn’t post very good fantasy numbers. A semi-tough matchup with the Giants next week isn’t very inspiring…The Lions hung around, but Jason Campbell (328 yards, TD) was very solid in the win…Trent Edwards (227 yards, INT) was a disappointment against a mediocre Dolphins pass defense…Marc Bulger (301 yards, TD, INT) is looking more comfortable leading the Rams. He has posted decent fantasy numbers the last two weeks against good competition…Matt Ryan (277 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT) continues to impress and is developing a great rapport with Roddy White (8-113-2)…David Garrard (283 yards, 2 TD) played really well against a Browns defense that has done a pretty good job against the pass this season…Derek Anderson (246 yards, TD) was pretty solid in the win, so it looks like he bought himself at least another week as the starter.

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DeAngelo Williams (19 touches, 123 yards, TD) got the lion’s share of the carries this week. It’s tough to tell who’s going to get most of the work week-to-week in the Carolina running game…The Bills seem to be lightening the load of Marshawn Lynch (18 touches, 95 yards, TD) by using Fred Jackson (11 touches, 42 yards) quite a bit, even around the goal line…LaDainian Tomlinson (24 touches, 170 yards, TD) had his first good game in a month. The schedule is looking up after the bye with four good matchups over the next six weeks…Deuce McAllister (22 touches, 85 yards, TD) was the feature back with Reggie Bush out, but keep an eye on his eligibility as the league decides what to do with the report about his failing a drug test. If he’s suspended, Pierre Thomas (3 carries, 28 yards) and Aaron Stecker (7 touches, 36 yards) would both get extra work…Kolby Smith (13 touches, 30 yards) got more work, but Jamaal Charles (6 touches, 49 yards) was more effective…Michael Turner (17 carries, 58 yards) continues to struggle against good defenses and play great against bad defenses. He doesn’t get enough work in the passing game to make him a good play against a stout run D. He has two great matchups over the next three weeks, but then things are ugly down the stretch. He might be a guy to sell high in the next week or two, as he faces Tampa Bay and Minnesota in Weeks 15 and 16…Brian Westbrook (28 touches, 209 yards, 2 TD) is back and looks great…Maurice Jones-Drew (15 touches, 48 yards) and Fred Taylor (8 carries, 24 yards) just never got on track against the Browns…Jamal Lewis (20 carries, 81 yards, TD) looked solid against the Jags, and after a tough matchup with the Ravens next week, his schedule is looking pretty nice.

WIDE RECEIVERS

While Steve Smith (5-117-2) had a huge game, Muhsin Muhammad (5-38) dropped a sure TD early in the game…Anquan Boldin (9-63-2) returned with a big fantasy line and Larry Fitzgerald (7-115) did well in PPR leagues…Terrell Owens (5-33) continues to struggle and Roy Williams (2-10-1) didn’t do much better, though he did catch a TD…Santana Moss (9-140-1, return TD) looked great in a win and appears to be a big part of the Redskins’ attack once again…Chris Chambers (5-47) returned, but it was Vincent Jackson (4-60-1) who scored. It’s not clear who is the top WR option in San Diego…Jerricho Cotchery (9-102) was iffy heading into the game but finished with great PPR numbers…Andre Johnson (11-143) and Kevin Walter (5-70-2) chewed up the Bengals secondary…Plaxico Burress (3-15) didn’t start as part of a disciplinary measure for not getting treatment on his neck. Hopefully, he’ll fall into line, but he’s always been kind of a prima donna.

TIGHT ENDS

Jason Witten injured his ribs and finished with just one catch for eight yards. Don’t be surprised if he takes a week off to give himself two weeks to heal. More will be known about the severity of the injury later in the week…Jeremy Shockey (1-6) was active for the game, but he wasn’t very active. Billy Miller (7-82) outshined him…Don’t worry about Tony Gonzalez (6-79-1) flaking out because he wasn’t traded. The guy is a pro and he understands the best way to find a new home this offseason is to continue to play his heart out…Owen Daniels (3-21) had a surprisingly quiet day considering all the success the Texans had against the Bengals’ pass defense

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Now, for a look at a few players that probably aren’t owned in your league.

Ted Ginn (7-175) had a breakout game. Excluding a dismal Week 6 against the Texans, he’s averaging 5.8-82 over his last four games. Maybe he’s turning the corner…Rookie Chaz Schilens (3-76) appears to be the Raiders’ most dangerous receiving threat. He and JaMarcus Russell hooked up on a 60-yard bomb that nearly went for a TD…Mike Furrey was held catchless while Shaun McDonald (5-68) filled the role of WR2 for the Lions…Antonio Pittman (22 touches, 105 yards) was the main back with Steven Jackson out…Donnie Avery (6-163-1) has now caught 14 passes for 291 yards and 2 TD over the last three weeks and seems to be making a push for Torry Holt’s claim as the WR1 in St. Louis…Kevin Faulk (17 touches, 107 yards, TD) will probably be the back that gets the most touches as long as Sammy Morris and LaMont Jordan are out…Lance Moore (6-90-1) was cut in some leagues but is still a big part of the New Orleans attack, especially with Reggie Bush sidelined…Now that he knows that the starting job is his, Tyler Thigpen (280 yards, 2 TD) seems more comfortable leading the Chiefs and he has a couple of good weapons in the passing game to throw to in Dwayne Bowe and Tony Gonzalez. If you’re desperate at QB, Thigpen has four good matchups over the last seven weeks and has great matchups during the fantasy playoffs…Don’t get too excited about Leon Washington’s (6 touches, 101 yards, 2 TD) big game. He’s more explosive than Thomas Jones, but the Jets seem committed to TJ as their starter. TJ owners should definitely own Washington as a handcuff, however…Mewelde Moore (21 touches, 94 yards, TD) was cut in some leagues and, as long as Wilie Parker is out, he is a starting fantasy RB…Seneca Wallace (222 yards, 2 TD) was much better than expected as he led the Seahawks to a much needed win in San Francisco…Shaun Hill (173 yards, TD) played pretty well in relief of J.T. O’Sullivan, who was yanked prior to halftime.