Week 16 value meter

Published: Dec 18, 2007 at 12:14 PM

Week 15: Thursday Game: Pittsburgh at St. Louis; Saturday Game: Dallas at Carolina

Here are our rankings for the coming week at each position to help you decide your starting lineup. Our rankings are based on the following scoring system: three points for a passing touchdown; six points for a rushing/receiving touchdown; one point for every 20 passing yards; and one point for every 10 rushing/receiving yards.

Last updated December 18. * = check status (not necessarily injury status)

Quarterback

Tom Brady NE vs. MIA
1. Peyton Manning IND vs. HOU
2. Brett Favre GB at CHI
3. *Tony Romo DAL at CAR -- Note: Thumb injury.
4. Derek Anderson CLE at CIN
5. Kurt Warner AZ vs. ATL
6. Drew Brees NO vs. PHI
7. Matt Hasselbeck SEA vs. BAL
8. Jon Kitna DET vs. KC
9. *Ben Roethlisberger PIT at STL -- Note: Nursing sore shoulder.
10. Carson Palmer CIN vs. CLE
11. Donovan McNabb PHI at NO
12. David Garrard JAC vs. OAK
13. Vince Young TEN vs. NYJ
14. Marc Bulger STL vs. PIT
15. *Philip Rivers SD vs. DEN
16. Todd Collins WAS at MIN
17. *Jeff Garcia TB at SF -- Note: Back contusion still lingers, not terribly effective last week.
18. Eli Manning NYG at BUF
19. Brodie Croyle KC at DET
20. *Sage Rosenfels HOU at IND
21. Trent Edwards BUF vs. NYG
22. Shaun Hill SF vs. TB
23. *Jay Cutler DEN at SD -- Note: Sore knee.
24. Chris Redman ATL at AZ
25. *Cleo Lemon MIA at NE
26. *Josh McCown OAK at JAC
27. *Chad Pennington NYJ at TEN -- Note: Kellen Clemens dealing with rib and shoulder injuries.
28. Tarvaris Jackson MIN vs. WAS
29. Kyle Orton CHI vs. GB
30. *Kyle Boller BAL at SEA -- Note: Mild concussion, Troy Smith finished last week.
31. *Matt Moore CAR vs. DAL

Running Back

*LaDainian Tomlinson SD vs. DEN -- Note: Hamstring twinge, but should play on Monday night. Game matters for the No. 3 seed.
1. Steven Jackson STL vs. PIT
2. Joseph Addai IND vs. HOU
3. Ryan Grant GB at CHI
4. *Brian Westbrook PHI at NO -- Note: Still dealing with knee contusion, look for him to miss at least one practice this week.
5. Earnest Graham TB at SF
6. Adrian Peterson MIN vs. WAS
7. *Fred Taylor JAC vs. OAK -- Note: Slight knee injury didn't get in the way of a huge game.
8. LenDale White TEN vs. NYJ
9. Marshawn Lynch BUF vs. NYG
10. Jamal Lewis CLE at CIN
11. Willie Parker PIT at STL
12. Laurence Maroney NE vs. MIA
13. Clinton Portis WAS at MIN
14. *Kolby Smith KC at DET -- Note: Ran reasonably well despite line woes and sore knee.
15. *Dominic Rhodes OAK at JAC -- Note: Likely starter with Justin Fargas out.
16. Rudi Johnson CIN vs. CLE
17. Marion Barber DAL at CAR
18. Maurice Jones-Drew JAC vs. OAK
19. Edgerrin James AZ vs. ATL
20. Kevin Jones DET vs. KC
21. Frank Gore SF vs. TB
22. Willis McGahee BAL at SEA
23. Brandon Jacobs NYG at BUF
24. *Jerious Norwood ATL at AZ -- Note: Right ankle injury, but expected to play. Nine carries for 73 yards last week.
25. *Aaron Stecker NO vs. PHI -- Note: Reggie Bush might be back this week, look for a timeshare. If Bush sits out, move him up above Kevin Jones.
26. *Ron Dayne HOU at IND -- Note: Ankle held up well last week, making Monday's missed practice less critical.
27. Adrian Peterson CHI vs. GB
28. Selvin Young DEN at SD
29. Thomas Jones NYJ at TEN
30. DeAngelo Williams CAR vs. DAL
31. Chester Taylor MIN vs. WAS
32. *Travis Henry DEN at SD
33. *Maurice Morris SEA vs. BAL
34. Fred Jackson BUF vs. NYG
35. Julius Jones DAL at CAR
36. *DeShaun Foster CAR vs. DAL
37. *Shaun Alexander SEA vs. BAL -- Note: Totally ineffective last week; you can't start him with any sort of confidence right now.
38. T.J. Duckett DET vs. KC
39. Kenny Watson CIN vs. CLE
40. *Darius Walker HOU at IND
41. Warrick Dunn ATL at AZ
42. Leon Washington NYJ at TEN
43. Ladell Betts WAS at MIN
44. *LaMont Jordan OAK at JAC -- Note: Back in the rotation with Justin Fargas hurt.
45. *Jesse Chatman MIA at NE -- Note: Inactive last week due to ankle injury.
46. Samkon Gado MIA at NE
47. *Michael Turner SD vs. DEN -- Note: "Pop" in his shoulder, replaced by Darren Sproles.
48. *Darren Sproles SD vs. DEN
49. *Correll Buckhalter PHI at NO
50. *Kenton Keith IND vs. HOU
51. *Reuben Droughns NYG at BUF
52. Chris Brown TEN vs. NYJ
53. Pierre Thomas NO vs. PHI
54. DeDe Dorsey CIN vs. CLE
55. Najeh Davenport PIT at STL
56. Kevin Faulk NE vs. MIA
57. Musa Smith BAL at SEA
58. *Maurice Hicks SF vs. TB
59. Jason Wright CLE at CIN
60. Michael Robinson SF vs. TB
61. *Michael Pittman TB at SF
62. *Reggie Bush NO vs. PHI -- Note: "Ahead of schedule" in rehab, will open the week as questionable.
63. *Justin Fargas OAK at JAC -- Note: Sprained MCL, probably won't play the last two weeks.

Wide Receiver

Randy Moss NE vs. MIA
1. Braylon Edwards CLE at CIN
2. Terrell Owens DAL at CAR
3. Marques Colston NO vs. PHI
4. Greg Jennings GB at CHI
5. Reggie Wayne IND vs. HOU
6. Andre Johnson HOU at IND
7. T.J. Houshmandzadeh CIN vs. CLE
8. Hines Ward PIT at STL
9. Chad Johnson CIN vs. CLE
10. *Larry Fitzgerald AZ vs. ATL -- Note: Groin injury still looms.
11. Brandon Marshall DEN at SD
12. Anthony Gonzalez IND vs. HOU
13. Shaun McDonald DET vs. KC
14. Joey Galloway TB at SF
15. Torry Holt STL vs. PIT
16. Wes Welker NE vs. MIA
17. Plaxico Burress NYG at BUF
18. *Calvin Johnson DET vs. KC
19. Lee Evans BUF vs. NYG
20. *Santonio Holmes PIT at STL -- Note: Four catches despite sore ankle, complained about the offense after the game.
21. Chris Henry CIN vs. CLE
22. *Roddy White ATL at AZ
23. Reggie Williams JAC vs. OAK
24. Bobby Engram SEA vs. BAL
25. Donald Driver GB at CHI
26. *Anquan Boldin AZ vs. ATL -- Note: Played despite toe injury last week, 50-50 this week.
27. Deion Branch SEA vs. BAL
28. Kevin Curtis PHI at NO
29. *Jerricho Cotchery NYJ at TEN
30. David Patten NO vs. PHI -- Note: Two good weeks in a row, but this is a bad matchup.
31. Derrick Mason BAL at SEA
32. Reggie Brown PHI at NO
33. Steve Smith CAR vs. DAL -- Note: Missed practice with an illness.
34. Bernard Berrian CHI vs. GB
35. Patrick Crayton DAL at CAR
36. Kevin Walter HOU at IND
37. Justin Gage TEN vs. NYJ
38. *Arnaz Battle SF vs. TB
39. Santana Moss WAS at MIN
40. Roydell Williams TEN vs. NYJ
41. Chris Chambers SD vs. DEN
42. Isaac Bruce STL vs. PIT
43. Jabar Gaffney NE vs. MIA
44. Devard Darling BAL at SEA
45. *Bryant Johnson AZ vs. ATL
46. Dwayne Bowe KC at DET
47. Ronald Curry OAK at JAC
48. Jerry Porter OAK at JAC
49. Donte Stallworth NE vs. MIA
50. *Nate Burleson SEA vs. BAL
51. *Jerheme Urban AZ vs. ATL
52. Roscoe Parrish BUF vs. NYG
53. *Ike Hilliard TB at SF
54. Ernest Wilford JAC vs. OAK
55. Amani Toomer NYG at BUF
56. Muhsin Muhammad CHI vs. GB
57. Marty Booker MIA at NE
58. *Joe Jurevicius CLE at CIN
59. Devery Henderson NO vs. PHI
60. Mike Furrey DET vs. KC
61. Ted Ginn MIA at NE
62. Michael Jenkins ATL at AZ
63. Vincent Jackson SD vs. DEN
64. Brad Smith NYJ at TEN
65. Darrell Jackson SF vs. TB
66. James Jones GB at CHI
67. Robert Ferguson MIN vs. WAS
68. Bobby Wade MIN vs. WAS
69. Mark Clayton BAL at SEA
70. *D.J. Hackett SEA vs. BAL -- Note: Could return to practice (ankle) this week.
71. Dennis Northcutt JAC vs. OAK
72. Andre Davis HOU at IND
73. Josh Reed BUF vs. NYG
74. Drew Carter CAR vs. DAL
75. Laurent Robinston ATL at AZ
76. Drew Bennett STL vs. PIT
77. *Javon Walker DEN at SD
78. *Laveranues Coles NYJ at TEN -- Note: In for only one play last week.
79. *Antwaan Randle El WAS at MIN
80. *Terry Glenn DAL at CAR -- Note: Season debut on Saturday night?
81. *Marvin Harrison IND vs. HOU
82. *Sidney Rice MIN vs. WAS -- Note: Sprained ankle, perhaps a fractured bone in ankle.
83. *Brandon Stokley DEN at SD -- Note: Scratched last week (knee), didn't practice on Monday.

Tight End

Jason Witten DAL at CAR
1. Kellen Winslow CLE at CIN
2. *Antonio Gates SD vs. DEN
3. Donald Lee GB at CHI
4. Tony Scheffler DEN at SD
5. Owen Daniels HOU at IND
6. Dallas Clark IND vs. HOU
7. Tony Gonzalez KC at DET
8. Chris Cooley WAS at MIN
9. Alge Crumpler ATL at AZ
10. Heath Miller PIT at STL
11. Billy Miller NO vs. PHI
12. Desmond Clark CHI vs. GB
13. Greg Olsen CHI vs. GB
14. Vernon Davis SF vs. TB
15. Alex Smith TB at SF
16. *Chris Baker NYJ at TEN
17. Marcedes Lewis JAC vs. OAK
18. Zach Miller OAK at JAC
19. *Kevin Boss NYG at BUF
20. Robert Royal BUF vs. NYG
21. Randy McMichael STL vs. PIT
22. Bo Scaife TEN vs. NYJ
23. *Todd Heap BAL at SEA
24. *Brent Celek PHI at NO -- Note: Three catches with L.J. Smith out last week.
25. Will Heller SEA vs. BAL
26. *Ben Watson NE vs. MIA -- Note: Ankle injury kept him out last week. No need to rush him back.
27. *Ben Utecht IND vs. HOU
28. *Eric Johnson NO vs. PHI
29. *Daniel Wilcox BAL at SEA
30. *L.J. Smith PHI at NO -- Note: Knee/ribs could keep him out again.
31. *Jeremy Shockey NYG at BUF -- Note: Out for the season.

Kicker

Nick Folk DAL at CAR
1. Phil Dawson CLE at CIN
2. Mason Crosby GB at CHI
3. Stephen Gostkowski NE vs. MIA
4. Shayne Graham CIN vs. CLE
5. Josh Brown SEA vs. BAL
6. Jason Hanson DET vs. KC
7. Jeff Reed PIT at STL
8. Nate Kaeding SD vs. DEN
9. Rob Bironas TEN vs. NYJ
10. Robbie Gould CHI vs. GB
11. Adam Vinatieri IND vs. HOU
12. Neil Rackers AZ vs. ATL
13. Ryan Longwell MIN vs. WAS
14. Kris Brown HOU at IND
15. Rian Lindell BUF vs. NYG
16. Lawrence Tynes NYG at BUF
17. Mike Nugent NYJ at TEN
18. Jeff Wilkins STL vs. PIT
19. Jason Elam DEN at SD
20. David Akers PHI at NO
21. Joe Nedney SF vs. TB
22. Matt Bryant TB at SF
23. Matt Stover BAL at SEA
24. Sebastian Janikowski OAK at JAC

Defense

New England vs. Miami
1. Seattle vs. Baltimore
2. Tampa Bay at San Francisco
3. Green Bay at Chicago
4. San Diego vs. Denver
5. Indianapolis vs. Houston
6. Jacksonville vs. Oakland
7. Dallas at Carolina
8. Minnesota vs. Washington
9. Tennessee vs. New York Jets
10. New York Giants at Buffalo
11. Pittsburgh at St. Louis
12. New Orleans vs. Philadelphia
13. Buffalo vs. New York Giants
14. Detroit vs. Kansas City
15. Baltimore at Seattle
16. Chicago vs. Green Bay
17. Arizona vs. Atlanta
18. St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh
19. Kansas City at Detroit
20. New York Jets at Tennessee
21. Denver at San Diego
22. San Francisco vs. Tampa Bay
23. Washington at Minnesota
24. Cleveland at Cincinnati
25. Philadelphia at New Orleans
26. Cincinnati vs. Cleveland
27. Atlanta at Arizona
28. Oakland at Jacksonville
29. Houston at Indianapolis
30. Carolina vs. Dallas
31. Miami at New England

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