Below, we explore what happened in this past week's NFL games.

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What a terrible week it was for starting running backs. Cedric Benson, Julius Jones, Ronnie Brown, Brian Westbrook and Michael Tuner all checked in at the triage unit, ruining the week for many fantasy owners.

BYE WEEKS

Houston, NY Giants

THURSDAY NIGHT

SF 10, CHI 6 reality [CHI 27, SF 24 fantasy]

Jay Cutler is a true Jeckyl and Hyde this year. "Bad Cutler" showed up Thursday night, tossing 5 picks and dashing the Bears hope of a prime-time home victory. Alex Smith wasn't much better, and he took the stats of Vernon Davis down with him, but at least the 49ers won. 

SUNDAY EARLY

CAR 28, ATL 19 reality [ATL 27, CAR 21 fantasy]

Michael Turner rolled his ankle against the Panthers and didn’t return. He’s getting an MRI sometime Monday so we’ll know more soon. From seeing the injury, it looks like he’ll miss some time.

TEN 41, BUF 17 reality [TEN 24, BUF 10 fantasy]

Fred Jackson used his rocket laser arm to find Lee Evans in the first quarter against the Titans. It was easily the best pass that has been thrown out of the Wildcat to date... Chris Johnson is one pace to have one the best rushing seasons of all time. Johnson has 130+ yards and 2 touchdowns in three straight weeks, he gets Houston next week, expect him to keep it going.

CIN 18, PIT 12 reality [PIT 20, CIN 13 fantasy]

The Award for Best Name for someone who had an interception was Cincinnati’s Frostee Ruckers.The Snowman picked off Big Ben early in the second half which led to one of Shayne Graham’s four field goals. With this win, I officially concede that I’ve been wrong about the Bengals all year, they’re for real. That defense is awesome. Now that I’ve said this they’ll spite me and lose out... Cedric Benson tried to return to the game after leaving with his hip. Out of all the injuries this one seems to be the least serious. Or so it appears right now. He’ll be 50/50 to go next week against Oakland. Lets hope he plays.

WAS 27, DEN 17 reality [DEN 31, WAS 14 fantasy]

The Broncos defense regressed to their 2008 form yesterday. They may need to practice tackling this week. Speaking of bad defense, there’s no need to leave this game. How does Brandon Marshall get that open the second time? Denver just ran the identical play about four minutes before. I guess the same play churns out the same result... Kyle Orton was having a great game and then forgot that when quarterbacks run the ball, they’re encouraged to slide. There’s a reason for that, it’s to prevent this injury. Chris Simms came in to replace him and put up what you’d expect, 3/13, 13 yards, INT. You want no part of Simms and he’ll kill the value of Marshall and that entire offense when he’s in.

MIN 27, DET 10 reality [MIN 34, DET 14 fantasy]

Nothing earth-shattering happened here. Minnesota basically did everything they were supposed to do. It was good to see Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson get into somewhat of a groove. That bodes well for their tilt against the Browns in Week 11.

JAC 24, NYJ 22 reality [NYJ 20, JAC 17 fantasy]

The Goat of the Day Award does not go to MJD for his voluntary kneel down on the one yard line. You can’t be too upset with MJD, as he finished the day with 145 total yards and a touchdown. Demanding more is just greedy. The real goat was the Saints’ Marques Colston. Colston finished the day with a quality -1 fantasy points when it should have been a at least 8. In his best match up of the year, Colston decided that there was no particular reason to try in this game. When he finally got involved, he made a bee-line for the end zone and promptly fumbled on the one yard line. The ball went through the end zone for a touchback and his -1 day... I guess the Jets are awful. How do you come off a bye and get beat down by the Jags at home? Unacceptable.

NO 28, STL 23 reality [NO 42, STL 14 fantasy]

The Rams played better than we thought, especially in their offensive line. We'll see if they can keep it up against the Cardinals in Week 12.

MIA 25, TB 23 reality [MIA 24, TB 13 fantasy]

With Josh Freeman at quarterback the Buckos do look better. At least they’re competitive now. Freeman loves passing to his safety valve at tight end. From here on out Kellen Winslow is a must start every week. See if you can grab him cheap right now before his stats get too impressive... Ronnie Brown left the game with an ankle sprain and appeared using crutches on the sidelines later in the game. Bad news for all Brown owners as he has a pretty soft upcoming schedule but probably won’t be ready for Thursday night at Carolina. There’s no news yet about the long term damage but when asked for his medical opinion Dr. Ronnie Brown commented, "I don’t think it’s too bad." All this is great news for Ricky Williams owners who stands to be a feature back for the first time since his stint with the Toronto Argonauts.

SUNDAY LATE

GB 17, DAL 7 reality [DAL 31, GB 21 fantasy]

In what I called the Shootout of the Week, Dallas turned in their worst performance of the year at Green Bay. If I ever suggest that you take an over in any game, just play the opposite. You’ll win that way.

KC 16, OAK 10 reality [KC 20, OAK 10 fantasy]

Jamaal Charles broke out in a big way. Now it was against the Raiders but it was encouraging to see him have success. It doubled the carries of Kolby Smith and tripled the yards. Charles has some nice match ups on the horizon, grab him if he’s still out there.

SD 31, PHI 23 reality [PHI 24, SD 20 fantasy]

LT looked in vintage form against the Eagles. Well, sort of. On Tomlinson’s second touchdown run he basically walked 20 yards untouched into the end zone. Two touchdowns are nice, but Tomlinson is still to get over the 100 yard mark for the season. Don’t get your hopes up that LT is back to vintage form... He may only show up three times a year but Jason Avant has some serious skills. He made one of the season’s best catches on Sunday. But don’t pick him up, after a 156 yard day, he won’t eclipse 50 for another seven games or so... Brain Westbrook left the game with his second concussion in three weeks. He may be out for the rest of the season. Go grab LeSean McCoy, he’s available in only 7% of leagues. Hope that you’re in one of those seven percent.

ARI 31, SEA 20 reality [ARI 31, SEA 24 fantasy]

It’s beginning to look it Beanie Wells is the back you want going forward in Arizona. Tim Hightower still has value but Wells is now getting more yards to go with his more touches. If the TDs can follow, like this week, he’ll have incredible value from here on out... Julius Jones got hit so hard, his lung started to bleed. It’s really a testament to inability to make people miss. This may be the last we see of Sir Julius this season.

SUNDAY NIGHT

IND 35, NE 34 reality [IND 23, NE 20 fantasy]

MONDAY NIGHT

BAL 16, CLE 0 reality [BAL 27, CLE 6 fantasy]

Cleveland is so bad, you can't really read anything into this game. If there was ever a week to start your Lions, the upcoming week is it, when they host the Browns. Even their awful defense should come up with some sacks and turnovers against the putrid Browns offense.

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