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Week 11 value meter

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By Jeff Erickson

Week 11: No more bye weeks.

Houston, New England, New York Jets, Tampa Bay return.

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 November 13. * = check status (not necessarily injury status)

Quarterback

  1. Tom Brady NE at BUF
  2. Brett Favre GB vs. CAR
    Note -- Felt "a little woozy" after the win against the Vikings.
  3. Tony Romo DAL vs. WAS
  4. Ben Roethlisberger PIT at NYJ
  5. Marc Bulger STL at SF
  6. Derek Anderson CLE at BAL
  7. Carson Palmer CIN vs. AZ
  8. Peyton Manning IND vs. KC
  9. Donovan McNabb PHI vs. MIA
  10. Matt Hasselbeck SEA vs. CHI
  11. Drew Brees NO at HOU
    Note -- Don't be fooled by the overall numbers -- Brees played poorly on Sunday.
  12. Eli Manning NYG at DET
  13. Jeff Garcia TB at ATL
  14. *Matt Schaub HOU vs. NO
    Note -- The bye week came at the right time - Schaub should be back from his concussion.
  15. *Kurt Warner AZ at CIN
    Note -- Still feeling a lot of soreness in his left elbow, and getting taken out of goal line situations.
  16. *Jon Kitna DET vs. NYG
    Note -- Downplaying concerns about his back injury.
  17. *David Garrard JAC vs. SD
    Note -- Probably will come back from his ankle injury this week. Quinn Gray did a decent caretaking job in his absence.
  18. Jason Campbell WAS at DAL
  19. Vince Young TEN at DEN
  20. Philip Rivers SD at JAC
    Note -- Ugly game against the Colts on Sunday night.
  21. *Kyle Boller BAL vs. CLE
    Note -- Replacing the injured Steve McNair.
  22. *Jay Cutler DEN vs. TEN
    Note -- Oh joy, Denver on for another prime-time game.
  23. *Brian Griese CHI at SEA
    Note -- Left shoulder injury; Rex Grossman is back in the picture.
  24. Joey Harrington ATL vs. TB
  25. *J.P. Losman BUF vs. NE
    Note -- Like Lisa Loeb, coach Dick Jauron is "Waiting for Wednesday" to name a starter between Losman and Trent Edwards.
  26. Kellen Clemens NYJ vs. PIT
  27. *Brodie Croyle KC at IND
    Note -- Replaces Damon Huard this week.
  28. *Josh McCown OAK at MIN
    Note -- When will the JaMarcus Russell era begin?
  29. *Cleo Lemon MIA at PHI
    Note -- There's a possibility that John Beck starts this week over Lemon.
  30. *Alex Smith SF vs. STL
  31. *Vinny Testaverde CAR at GB
    Note -- David Carr, Matt Moore and Steve DeBerg all remain realistic options.
  32. *Tarvaris Jackson MIN vs. OAK
    Note -- Likely to return from his concussion this week, starting over Brooks Bollinger.

Running Back

  1. Brian Westbrook PHI vs. MIA
  2. Willie Parker PIT at NYJ
  3. Joseph Addai IND vs. KC
  4. LaDainian Tomlinson SD at JAC
  5. Willis McGahee BAL vs. CLE
  6. Brandon Jacobs NYG at DET
  7. Chester Taylor MIN vs. OAK
    Note -- Good starting option this week with Adrian Peterson out.
  8. Edgerrin James AZ at CIN
  9. *Reggie Bush NO at HOU
    Note -- Sore knee, plus got his bell rung on a helmet-to-helmet hit last week.
  10. Clinton Portis WAS at DAL
  11. *Steven Jackson STL at SF
  12. Maurice Jones-Drew JAC vs. SD
  13. Marion Barber DAL vs. WAS
  14. Ryan Grant GB vs. CAR
  15. *Frank Gore SF vs. STL
    Note -- Ankle appeared to hold up on Monday night.
  16. *Marshawn Lynch BUF vs. NE
    Note -- Injured ankle - undergoing an MRI.
  17. Jesse Chatman MIA at PHI
  18. *Justin Fargas OAK at MIN
  19. *Earnest Graham TB at ATL
    Note -- How many carries will he get with Pittman back?
  20. Warrick Dunn ATL vs. TB
  21. Laurence Maroney NE at BUF
  22. *LenDale White TEN at DEN
    Note -- Limited by a sore knee on Sunday, but should practice this week.
  23. Priest Holmes KC at IND
  24. *Kevin Jones DET vs. NYG
    Note -- Foot injury is bothering him again, and there's a chance he could sit out this week.
  25. *DeShaun Foster CAR at GB
    Note -- Injured toe in loss to the Falcons.
  26. *Selvin Young DEN vs. TEN
  27. Julius Jones DAL vs. WAS
  28. Cedric Benson CHI at SEA
    Note -- At first glance it looks like he had a good game, but he really did precious little with a lot of touches against the worst run defense in the NFL. Expecting diminishing returns this week.
  29. *Maurice Morris SEA vs. CHI
  30. Thomas Jones NYJ vs. PIT
  31. *Rudi Johnson CIN vs. AZ
    Note -- Kenny Watson running more effectively right now.
  32. *Ahman Green HOU vs. NO
    Note -- Should return from knee injury, but how much will he play?
  33. Jamal Lewis CLE at BAL
  34. *Travis Henry DEN vs. TEN
    Note -- One more game before suspension hearing, if his knee permits.
  35. DeAngelo Williams CAR at GB
  36. Fred Taylor JAC vs. SD
  37. Adrian Peterson CHI at SEA
    Note -- Will somebody please give this guy more carries?
  38. Ron Dayne HOU vs. NO
  39. *T.J. Duckett DET vs. NYG
    Note -- Could get a lot more action this week.
  40. Kenny Watson CIN vs. AZ
  41. Reuben Droughns NYG at DET
  42. Najeh Davenport PIT at NYJ
  43. Correll Buckhalter PHI vs. MIA
  44. Adimchinobe Echemandu HOU vs. NO
  45. *Michael Pittman TB at ATL
  46. *Aaron Stecker NO at HOU
    Note -- Watch Reggie Bush's status.
  47. Kevin Faulk NE at BUF
  48. Leon Washington NYJ vs. PIT
  49. *Chris Henry TEN at DEN 50. Greg Jones JAC vs. SD
  50. *Shaun Alexander SEA vs. CHI
    Note -- Held out on Monday night, and frankly, Maurice Morris is running better right now anyhow.
  51. Ladell Betts WAS at DAL
  52. Musa Smith BAL vs. CLE
  53. *Maurice Hicks SF vs. STL
  54. Brian Leonard STL at SF
  55. *Jerious Norwood ATL vs. TB
    Note -- Inactive last week with an ankle injury, but should go this week.
  56. *Kolby Smith KC at IND
  57. Vernand Morency GB vs. CAR
  58. Kenton Keith IND vs. KC
  59. Jason Wright CLE at BAL
  60. Jerome Harrison CLE at BAL
  61. Michael Turner SD at JAC
  62. Leonard Weaver SEA vs. CHI
  63. Dominic Rhodes OAK at MIN
  64. *Artose Pinner ATL vs. TB
  65. *Chris Brown TEN at DEN
  66. Pierre Thomas NO at HOU
  67. *Anthony Thomas BUF vs. NE
  68. *Dwayne Wright BUF vs. NE
  69. Andre Hall DEN vs. TEN
  70. Michael Robinson SF vs. STL
  71. *LaMont Jordan OAK at MIN
    Note -- Scratched last week.
  72. *Larry Johnson KC at IND
    Note -- Not looking good for this week either.
  73. *Adrian Peterson MIN vs. OAK
    Note -- Out for at least this week with a LCL tear.

Wide Receiver

  1. Randy Moss NE at BUF
  2. Terrell Owens DAL vs. WAS
  3. Braylon Edwards CLE at BAL
  4. Reggie Wayne IND vs. KC
  5. T.J. Houshmandzadeh CIN vs. AZ
    Note -- Touchdown streak stopped, but ultimately the return of Chris Henry is a good thing for him.
  6. Hines Ward PIT at NYJ
  7. Torry Holt STL at SF
  8. Marques Colston NO at HOU
  9. Larry Fitzgerald AZ at CIN
  10. Wes Welker NE at BUF
  11. Greg Jennings GB vs. CAR
  12. *Plaxico Burress NYG at DET
    Note -- Bye week didn't help the healing process on his ankle. It reportedly "feels worse than it has in awhile."
  13. Santonio Holmes PIT at NYJ
  14. *Chad Johnson CIN vs. AZ
  15. Joey Galloway TB at ATL
  16. D.J. Hackett SEA vs. CHI
  17. Donald Driver GB vs. CAR
  18. Brandon Marshall DEN vs. TEN
  19. Roy Williams DET vs. NYG
  20. Roddy White ATL vs. TB
  21. Bobby Engram SEA vs. CHI
  22. Patrick Crayton DAL vs. WAS
  23. *Anquan Boldin AZ at CIN
    Note -- Lingering hip injury is hurting his output.
  24. Donte' Stallworth NE at BUF
  25. Chris Henry CIN vs. AZ
  26. Kevin Curtis PHI vs. MIA
  27. *Andre Johnson HOU vs. NO
    Note -- Returning from the knee injury that's kept him out most of the year.
  28. Arnaz Battle SF vs. STL
  29. Derrick Mason BAL vs. CLE
  30. *Steve Smith CAR at GB
    Note -- Fumbled away a potential touchdown last week.
  31. Jerricho Cotchery NYJ vs. PIT
  32. Reggie Brown PHI vs. MIA
  33. Bernard Berrian CHI at SEA
  34. Shaun McDonald DET vs. NYG
  35. Lee Evans BUF vs. NE
  36. David Patten NO at HOU
  37. Chris Chambers SD at JAC
  38. Dwayne Bowe KC at IND
  39. Kevin Walter HOU vs. NO
  40. Muhsin Muhammad CHI at SEA
  41. Mark Clayton BAL vs. CLE
    Note -- Value increases if Boller sticks as the QB.
  42. Marty Booker MIA at PHI
  43. *Laveranues Coles NYJ vs. PIT
    Note -- Returning from a concussion.
  44. *Marvin Harrison IND vs. KC
    Note -- Team continuing to take a cautious approach with his knee.
  45. Andre Davis HOU vs. NO
  46. Ike Hilliard TB at ATL
  47. Amani Toomer NYG at DET
  48. James Jones GB vs. CAR
  49. Mike Furrey DET vs. NYG
  50. Ted Ginn MIA at PHI
  51. Brandon Stokley DEN vs. TEN
  52. *Jerry Porter OAK at MIN
  53. *Calvin Johnson DET vs. NYG
    Note -- Aggravated his back injury in the loss to the Cardinals.
  54. Roydell Williams TEN at DEN
  55. Keenan McCardell WAS at DAL
  56. *Joe Jurevicius CLE at BAL
    Note -- Minor leg injury.
  57. *Ronald Curry OAK at MIN
  58. *Roscoe Parrish BUF vs. NE
  59. Ernest Wilford JAC vs. SD
  60. Dennis Northcutt JAC vs. SD
  61. Michael Jenkins ATL vs. TB
  62. Vincent Jackson SD at JAC
  63. Bryant Johnson AZ at CIN
  64. Lance Moore NO at HOU
  65. Devery Henderson NO at HOU
  66. James Thrash WAS at DAL
  67. Drew Bennett STL at SF
  68. Reggie Williams JAC vs. SD
  69. Nate Burleson SEA vs. CHI
  70. Josh Reed BUF vs. NE
  71. Antwaan Randle El WAS at DAL
  72. Brandon Jones TEN at DEN
  73. Bobby Wade MIN vs. OAK
  74. *Sidney Rice MIN vs. OAK
  75. *Darrell Jackson SF vs. STL
  76. *Deion Branch SEA vs. CHI
    Note -- Sat out again with the foot injury.
  77. *Eddie Kennison KC at IND
  78. *Javon Walker DEN vs. TEN
    Note -- Longshot to return on Monday night.
  79. *Santana Moss WAS at DAL
    Note -- Bruised heel leads to a James Thrash sighting.
  80. *Demetrius Williams BAL vs. CLE
    Note -- High ankle sprain.
  81. *Isaac Bruce STL at SF
    Note -- Re-injured hamstring.
  82. *Anthony Gonzalez IND vs. KC

Tight End

  1. Kellen Winslow CLE at BAL
  2. Antonio Gates SD at JAC
  3. Jason Witten DAL vs. WAS
    Note -- Used as a blocker more often against the Giants' pass rush.
  4. Jeremy Shockey NYG at DET
  5. Heath Miller PIT at NYJ
  6. Tony Gonzalez KC at IND
  7. Chris Cooley WAS at DAL
  8. Donald Lee GB vs. CAR
  9. *L.J. Smith PHI vs. MIA
  10. *Alge Crumpler ATL vs. TB
    Note -- Not only played but caught the game-winning touchdown.
  11. *Dallas Clark IND vs. KC
    Note -- Another tricky concussion issue.
  12. *Owen Daniels HOU vs. NO
  13. Greg Olsen CHI at SEA
  14. Eric Johnson NO at HOU
  15. Ben Watson NE at BUF
  16. Leonard Pope AZ at CIN
  17. Randy McMichael STL at SF
    Note -- First touchdown of the year comes from Jackson, not Bulger.
  18. Vernon Davis SF vs. STL
  19. *Tony Scheffler DEN vs. TEN
    Note -- Chest injury against the Chiefs, but later returned.
  20. *Alex Smith TB at ATL
  21. *Chris Baker NYJ vs. PIT
  22. Desmond Clark CHI at SEA
  23. Jeff King CAR at GB
  24. Quinn Sypniewski BAL vs. CLE
  25. *Todd Heap BAL vs. CLE
    Note -- Aggravated the hamstring strain against the Bengals.
  26. Bryan Fletcher IND vs. KC
  27. Will Heller SEA vs. CHI
  28. Ben Utecht IND vs. KC
  29. Zach Miller OAK at MIN
  30. *Robert Royal BUF vs. NE
    Note -- Mild concussion against the Dolphins.
  31. Marcedes Lewis JAC vs. SD
  32. Bo Scaife TEN at DEN

Kicker

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

Defense

  1. Green Bay vs. Carolina
  2. Seattle vs. Chicago
  3. Philadelphia vs. Miami
  4. New England at Buffalo
  5. Pittsburgh at New York Jets
  6. Tennessee at Denver
  7. Indianapolis vs. Kansas City
  8. New York Giants at Detroit
    Note -- Should be a good matchup for the Giants, given Detroit's pass protection woes.
  9. Dallas vs. Washington
  10. Jacksonville vs. San Diego
  11. Detroit vs. New York Giants
  12. Minnesota vs. Oakland
  13. Kansas City at Indianapolis
    Note -- Move down if Harrison and Clark play for the Colts.
  14. Cincinnati vs. Arizona
  15. Tampa Bay at Atlanta
  16. Oakland at Minnesota
  17. Denver vs. Tennessee
  18. Baltimore vs. Cleveland
    Note -- Injuries to the secondary could be costly on Sunday.
  19. Houston vs. New Orleans
  20. St. Louis at San Francisco
  21. Atlanta vs. Tampa Bay
  22. San Diego at Jacksonville
  23. Chicago at Seattle
  24. Arizona at Cincinnati
  25. Cleveland at Baltimore
  26. San Francisco vs. St. Louis
  27. New Orleans at Houston
  28. Miami at Philadelphia
  29. Carolina at Green Bay
  30. Washington at Dallas
  31. New York Jets vs. Pittsburgh
  32. Buffalo vs. New England