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Check out and see who made an impact this week in the NFL for your fantasy football teams:

• Jaguars running back Fred Taylor had 147 yards rushing and a touchdown.
• Marques Colston had 8 receptions for 114 yards and a touchdown.
• Jamal Lewis ran all over the Bills for 163 yards to help the Browns to the victory.
• The Philadelphia Eagles Defense was responsible for the win over the Cowboys, holding them to 6 points and sacking Tony Romo four times and nabbing three interceptions.
• The Patriots Defense was just as good, contributing 5 sacks, a blocked punt and interception for a touchdown and a fumble recovery.
• Stephen Jackson had 143 yards rushing, including a 43-yard touchdown run for the Rams.
• Despite not recording a touchdown, Brian Westbrook still had a strong game with 81 yards rushing and 63 yards receiving.
• Kurt Warner tossed 3 touchdowns in a losing effort for the Cardinals.
• Clinton Portis rushed for a touchdown and 126 yards.
• Portis’ counterpart Brandon Jacobs had 130 yards in a losing effort for the Giants.
• The San Diego Chargers had a field day running on the Detroit Lions. LaDainian Tomlinson had 116 yards and 2 touchdowns while Darren Sproles had 122 yards and 2 touchdowns of his own.
• The Miami Dolphins finally won a game behind the arm of Cleo Lemon, who threw for 315 yards and a touchdown.
• Aaron Stecker ran for 95 yards and had 2 touchdowns for the Saints, taking place of Reggie Bush.
• David Garrad threw for 3 touchdowns as did Ben Roethlisberger, but it was Garrad who came away with the win over the Steelers.
• Frank Gore broke loose for 138 yards.

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Tom Brady is at is again, but Adrian Peterson was shutdown and held to only three rushing yards. Here are the players that made an impact this weekend.

• Tony Romo passed for 302 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner to Jason Witten with under a minute in the game.
• Jason Witten hauled in 15 passes for 138 yards, including the touchdown.
• Marion Barber finished the day with three touchdowns for the ‘Boys.
• Randy Moss caught 7 passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns.
• Tom Brady did it again with four touchdown passes and 399 yards.
• The Colts Defense had a great day with 3 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries, 4 sacks, a safety and a blocked punt.
• Peyton Manning matched Brady with four touchdowns of his own and 246 yards.
• Jay Cutler had a great day with 4 scores and 244 yards.
• Ryan Grant ran for 156 yards and a touchdown in a win for the Packers.
• Wide receiver Lee Evans had 2 touchdowns for the Bills in a win over the Dolphins.
• LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime over the Titans.
• The Vikings Defense racked up 2 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries and 2 interceptions, including one for a touchdown.
• Eagles running back Brian Westbrook had 116 yards rushing, 38 yards rushing and touchdown.

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Here are those who made a difference this weekend. For once, there won’t be Patriots player on this list, only because they play tonight.

• Tony Romo helped put the Cowboys above the rest in the NFC by defeating the Packers with 309 yards and 4 touchdowns.
• Terrell Owens chipped in 7 catches for 156 yards and a touchdown.
• Adrian Peterson didn’t show any signs of rust after missing a few games, rushing for 116 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Andre Johnson of the Texans caught 9 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown.
• Stephen Jackson had a good overall game with 96 yards on the ground with a touchdown and 71 yards receiving.
• Looks like that hamstring didn’t bother Braylon Edwards at all, catching 7 passes for 149 yards and a touchdown.
• LaDainian Tomlinson ran for 177 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Kevin Curtis caught 6 passes for 111 yards and a touchdown for the Eagles in a losing effort.
• Despite having no touchdown grabs, Joey Galloway hauled in 7 passes for 159 yards.
• Hines Ward had 11 catches for 90 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Falcons receiver Roddy White had 10 catches for 146 yards and a touchdown.
• The San Diego Chargers Defense had 3 interceptions and 8 sacks, including 3 from Shawne Merriman.
• Eagles running back Brian Westbrook did it all against the Seahawks, running for 93 yards and a touchdown, returning a punt for 64 yards and 46 yards receiving.
• Peyton Manning passed for 4 touchdowns and connected with Reggie Wayne for 2 of those who also finished with 158 yards receiving.
• Tony Gonzalez finished with 10 catches and 140 yards for the Chiefs.

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Here are the best of the best in NFL action yesterday. And surprisingly, Tom Brady wasn’t the most dominant player this weekend.

• In a heartbreaking loss to the 49ers, Kurt Warner tossed for a staggering 484 yards and 2 touchdowns, but it was his costly fumble in the end zone that lost the game for the Cardinals.
• Frank Gore did it all for the 49ers, running for 116 yards with 2 touchdowns and catching 11 passes for 98 yards.
• Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald hauled in 9 passes for 156 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Colts signal caller Peyton Manning was back this week with 3 touchdown passes and 272 passing yards.
• Despite not having any touchdown grabs, Patriot Wes Welker caught 13 passes for 149 yards.
• Antonio Gates caught 6 passes for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns for the San Diego Chargers.
• The Viking Defense had an awesome game with 3 out of their 4 interceptions being returned for touchdowns and 3 sacks.
• Bronco Jay Cutler passed for 302 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Brett Favre was up there with Kurt Warner in terms of stats, but led the Packers to a win with 381 yards and 3 touchdowns.
• Kellen Winslow caught 10 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown.
• Drew Brees threw for 3 touchdowns and rushed for another one in a win over Carolina.
• Chad Johnson had 3 touchdowns and 103 yards receiving on 12 catches.
• Tom Brady passed for 380 yards and only 1 touchdown.

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Here are the best of the best in NFL action yesterday. If you had one of these guys on your team this weekend, your team probably did really well.

• I feel like I’m repeating myself every weekend, but here it goes. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw for 5 touchdowns. Again. And had over 300 yards. Again. Actually, 373 yards to be exact. The man has 38 touchdowns through 10 games this year.
• Brady’s partner in crime, Randy Moss hauled in four of those touchdown passes and finished with 10 catches and 128 yards.
• Vikings running back Chester Taylor filled in nicely for the injured Adrian Peterson, capping off the day with 164 yards and three touchdowns.
• Brett Favre doesn’t look like he’s going to be slowing down anytime soon. He tossed three touchdowns and 218 yards in a win against Carolina.
• Terrell Owens took over against the Redskins yesterday, catching eight passes for 173 yards and four touchdowns.
• Tony Romo guided Dallas to another win by throwing for 293 yards and four touchdowns.
• Santana Moss had 121 yards on nine catches and one touchdown.
• Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck finished the night with 337 yards and two touchdowns.

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• Brian Westbrook did it all yesterday. The Philadelphia Eagles running back had 100 yards rushing with a touchdown and also caught 5 receptions for 83 yards and 2 touchdowns, including a game changing 53 yard touchdown.

• Donovan McNabb guided the Eagles to a come from behind victory over the Redskins, going 20 for 28, 251 yards and 4 touchdowns.

• The Colts’ Reggie Wayne hauled in 10 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown.

• Tony Romo helped to keep the Cowboys atop the NFC by beating the Giants, throwing for 247 yards on 20 for 28 passes and 4 touchdowns.

• Terrell Owens caught 6 passes for 125 yards including touchdowns strikes of 25 and 50 yards.

• Brett Favre tossed for 351 yards and 3 touchdowns.

• Jeremy Shockey had 12 catches for 129 yards and a touchdown.

• The Rams’ Marc Bulger looks to be back into his old form, tossing 2 touchdowns and 302 yards.

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For the first time in weeks, Tom Brady didn’t put up the best fantasy numbers of the week. Rather, it was a rookie who blew away the competition en route to setting a new NFL record.

Here are the players who stood out above the rest this weekend.

• Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson had himself a record day. The Vikings’ rookie running back had an NFL single game record 296 yards on the ground with 3 touchdowns. He had runs of 1, 64, and 46 yards and an average of 9.9 yards per carry. It was Peterson’s second 200-yard rushing game of the year.
• Just because Tom Brady didn’t have another great game, Randy Moss still put up his usual numbers. The Patriot had 9 grabs for 145 yards and 1 touchdown.
• Marshawn Lynch was the other rookie running back with a good afternoon. The Buffalo Bill had 153 yards rushing with a touchdown and another passing TD on the day.
• Clinton Portis almost had a 200-yard rushing day for himself, but fell just shy. The Redskin finished with 196 yards and a touchdown.
• Drew Brees led the Saints to their fourth straight win by throwing for 445 yards and 3 touchdowns.
• Colts running back Joseph Addai was a double threat yesterday as he ran for 112 yards and had 114 yards receiving with a touchdown.
• Terrell Owens showed up his former team last night as the Cowboys receiver caught 10 passes for 174 yards and a touchdown in a win over the Eagles.

Note: San Diego Charger Antonio Cromartie returned a missed field goal 109 yards for a touchdown to set a new record for the longest play in NFL history.
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• It’s beginning to sound repetitive, but Tom Brady had another 5 touchdowns this week. But this time, he changed it up a bit: he went for 3 in the air and ran into the end zone for 2 more. His season touchdown total is now at 32 through eight games.
• Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne took advantage of Marvin Harrison’s day off with 7 receptions, 168 yards and a touchdown.
• Marques Colston hauled in 3 touchdown passes and 85 yards for the Saints.
• The Patriots Defense: They recovered 3 fumbles, had an interception, 3 sacks and scored a touchdown, whooping Washington 52-7.
• Joseph Addai runs in 2 touchdowns and catches another on 100 yards rushing.
• Saints QB Drew Brees tossed 4 touchdowns for 336 yards.
• Browns receiver Braylon Edwards hauls in 8 catches for 117 yards and two scores.

Tom Brady and Randy Moss were at it again, Wes Welker does his thing, and a kicker makes NFL History.

Here are some players who made some noise this weekend.

• Is Tom Brady ever going to cool off! The New England Patriot went 21 for 25, 354 yards and 6 touchdowns including strikes of 35 and 50 yards to Randy Moss. The receiver finished with 4 catches for 122 yards.
• The “other” Patriot receiver, Wes Welker, caps off his afternoon with 9 grabs, 138 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Despite a tough loss to the Bengals, the New York Jets had something to be happy about. Laveranues Coles finished the day with 8 catches, 133 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• Despite two interceptions, Denver Bronco Jay Cutler passed for 3 touchdowns and 248 yards.
• Ben Roethlisberger tosses 4 touchdowns and 290 yards for the Steelers.
• Cincinnati Bengals running back Kenny Watson had a career day with 130 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns.
• Tennessee Titans kicker Rob Bironas sets an NFL record with 8 field goals.

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Here are the most noteworthy players from around the league who posted up some good numbers this past weekend. If you had one of these guys on your team, chances are you did alright this weekend.

• Tom Brady continued on with his touchdown tear this weekend by throwing 5 touchdowns, going 31 for 46, 388 yards. Brady’s touchdown total after yesterday, is now up to 21, putting him on pace to beat Peyton Manning’s single season record.
• Adrian Peterson ran wild on the Chicago Bears, tallying 224 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns. He finished with runs of 67, 73 and 35 yards.
• LaDanian Tomlinson looked like he was back in his MVP form by rushing for 198 yards and 4 touchdowns.
• Baltimore Ravens Defense: 5 interceptions, 4 sacks and a fumble recovery.
• Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson passed for 18 for 25 for 245 yards and 3 touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdown.
• Wes Welker had a 11 catches for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns. On top of that he had 55 kick return yards and 37 punt return yards.

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