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Ryan Fitzpatrick to start at QB Sunday




Jets head coach Todd Bowles said that Ryan Fitzpatrick will be back under center Sunday against the Jaguars. Fitzpatrick left last week's game early with a left thumb injury. He is third in the NFL in total QBR for the season

 

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[h=1]Broncos most dominant defense in fantasy

[/h]While the Broncos offense has failed to live up to lofty fantasy expectations, its defense is by far the best in the league, outscoring the No. 2 team by 39 points in ESPN standard leagues. It's no surprise they're No. 1 this week.

 

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Adrian Peterson: I can play 10 more years


The 30-year old RB told St. Louis media today he can play 10 more years. Said Peterson:"If God's willing, I'll just be able to walk away from the game at the highest level whenever I decide."

 

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Saints TE Benjamin Watson on his offensive surge at age 34: Said his whole career, he has just prepared for whatever he's asked to do. Of course all offensive players want the football. "The tight ends want to be receivers, but we're too big. And too slow sometimes." But Watson said he understands it's just as important to make the key block.

 

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[h=1]Jeffery re-emerges as a top-10 wideout

[/h]In two games since returning from injury, Alshon Jeffery has gone for 100 yards and a TD in each. That makes him a highly-ranked option this week as his Bears face the Chargers.

 

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DeAngelo Williams dropped 15lbs at request of Mike Tomlin. Todd Haley shared that Curtis Martin cut 2-3 lbs annually to stay quick.
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[h=1]Peyton, Luck outside top 10 QBs this week

[/h]The Peyton Manning-Andrew Luck battle set for Sunday actually involves a pair of QBs sitting outside the top 10 in this week's rankings.

 

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JPP will have to learn DC Steve Spagnulo system, but a Giants source told me, "It won't be hard to teach him to go get the QB."

 

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10 years ago I would’ve been on the first thing smoking to Vegas." -- Arizona Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald on how he approaches bye weeks differently today than 10 years ago. He added that he his son has a baseball tonight.

 

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[h=1]DeAngelo Williams a top-5 RB this week

[/h]With LeVeon Bell out for the season, DeAngelo Williams steps back into the Steelers' starting lineup and checks in as a top-5 option this week against the Raiders.

 

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Chuck Pagano on Andrew Luck: "Our mission is to get Andrew going. He’ll get there. He'll be back."

 

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Chuck Pagano on how firing Pep Hamilton will impact Andrew Luck since the two have history going back to Stanford: “You worry about everybody, not only the QB, other players in thee had relationships with him back at Stanford. You worry about the entire locker room, worry about the coaching staff. Not an easy thing to do obviously.”

 

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[h=1]How high can Barnidge go in fantasy?

[/h]Gary Barnidge is second to Rob Gronkowski in scoring among fantasy tight ends this season. Can he put up big numbers this week with Johnny Manziel as his QB?

 

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Saints CB Brian Dixon and twin brother Brandon are teammates again now that Brandon has been added to the practice squad. They're even sharing a locker. Hoping to catch up with both of them this week to talk about the unique experience. They were teammates at every level growing up all the way through college before taking separate NFL paths last year.

 

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New starting quarterback Blaine Gabbert looks downfield for the 49ers at the start of Wednesday's practice.

 

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The Bengals put out a statement late Wednesday warning of possible counterfeit tickets to Thursday night's game against the Browns. Local law enforcement has already apprehended people who traveled to town with fake tickets ahead of the sellout.

 

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[h=1]Joseph Randle is now a free agent

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Former Cowboys' RB Joseph Randle went unclaimed on waivers, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. He averaged 4.1 yards per carry in six games with Dallas this season, ranking 25th in the league.

 

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Panthers quarterback Cam Newton wondered why linebacker Luke Kuechly was so talkative on Saturday until he saw Kuechly dressed up as Cam Newton for Halloween.

 

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Patriots WR Julian Edelman is added to the team’s participation report Wednesday. He has a knee injury and his participation in practice was limited. Also, veteran center/guard Ryan Wendell is limited with a knee injury.

 

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Mike Zimmer said Stefon Diggs would practice today; Diggs was working with receivers during open portion of practice, but was listed out.