Welcome to our Week 7 Beast, Busts and Sleepers. In this feature we try to dig deep and look beyond the obvious. We look for players that may produce over their heads as our Beasts. We look for players who may underachieve as our Busts. We look for players who could surprise as our Sleepers.

THE CRITERIA

QB: 20 FP or more = Beast
RB/WR: 15 FP or more = Beast
TE/PK/DST: 10 FP or more = Beast

RECORD BY CATEGORY

Beasts: 30-26
Busts: 34-22
Sleepers: 16-29
Overall: 80-77

Let’s take a look at Week 7!

THE BEASTS
Beyond the obvious

QB: Philip Rivers SD at KC - Rivers and the Chargers crush the Chiefs.

QB: Eli Manning NYG vs. ARI - Cardinals still rank 31 against the pass.

RB: Ryan Grant GB at CLE - Packers pound it on ground against the Browns.

RB: DeAngelo Williams CAR vs. BUF - Panthers will run 45 times, pass 15 times.

WR: Vincent Jackson SD at KC - The Chiefs pass D is no match for Jackson.

WR: Chad Ochocinco CIN vs. CHI - Bengals need to air it out to win this one.

TE: Jason Witten DAL vs. ATL - Falcons allow 15.5 FP per game to the TE position.

PK: Jay Feely NYJ at OAK - Only the Titans have allowed more PK FP.

DST: Colts at Rams - Colts come out of their bye week very healthy.

THE BUSTS
Studs to Duds

QB: Chad Henne MIA vs. NO - The Saints bring Henne back down to earth.

QB: Kurt Warner ARI at NYG - Back to back on the road and heading east.

RB: Brandon Jacobs NYG vs. ARI - Cards allowing 60 rush yards per game and two TD.

RB: Adrian Peterson RB MIN at PIT - Only time he makes this list in 2009.

WR: Miles Austin DAL vs. ATL - Falcons pass D is nothing like the Chiefs pass D.

WR: Lee Evans BUF at CAR - Evans returns to obscurity.

TE: Owen Daniels HOU vs. SF - 49ers have not allowed a TE TD.

PK: Mason Crosby GB at CLE - Five point-after attempts nets 5 FP.

DST: Cowboys vs. Falcons - High scoring, track meet style game.

SLEEPERS:
Underachievers with a chance to shine

QB: Matt Ryan ATL at DAL - Ryan gets back on track in Big D.

RB: Laurence Maroney NE at TB - Fast Willie returns to face the Browns.

RB: Donald Brown IND at STL - Colts stud rookie gets chances in a blow out.

WR: Hakeem Nicks NYG vs. ARI - Nicks makes it four straight games with a TD.

WR: Johnny Knox CHI at CIN - Bengals pass D starting to show cracks.

TE: Greg Olsen CHI vs. CIN - Bengals are allowing 15.3 FPPG to the TE position.

PK: Ryan Succop KC vs. SD - Chiefs are moving the ball and Chargers D is horrible.

DST: Raiders vs. Jets - Jets are in trouble in the Black Hole.

FANTASY FACTS:

QB Tom Brady (6), Drew Brees (4), Matt Schaub (4) and Brett Favre (3) combined for 17 passing TD in Week 6. The other 24 starting QB in Week 6 combined for just 21 passing TD.

Titans QB Kerry Collins recorded just -1.45 FP. The last QB to post a lower FP total was Rex Grossman in 2006 with -2.2 FP in Week 13.

Every team in the NFL has now allowed a rushing TD after Ray Rice rushed for 2 in Week 6 against the Vikings. Rice finished 41.4 FP. The Vikings had allowed a total of 84.2 FP to the RB position through the first five weeks.

Some high end RB finally showed up in Week 6. DeAngelo Williams (13.9 FP AVG) scored 31.2 FP. Steve Slanton (12.0 FP AVG) scored 26.5 FP. Brian Westbrook (12.4 FP AVG) scored 23.1 FP.

Some high-end RB are still missing in action. CHI RB Matt Forte has 66.3 FP after scoring 307.5 FP in 2008. SD RB LaDainian Tomlinson has 45 FP after scoring 277.1 in 2008.

WR Randy Moss (38.9), Wes Welker (37.0) and Marques Colston (30.6) totaled more FP with 106.5 than the Lions and Redskins who combined for 96.0 FP.

NYG WR Steve Smith averaged 24.9 FP over the first four weeks. After scoring 8.4 FP in Week 6 he has averaged 9.2 FP in the last two weeks.

With 26.8 FP in Week 6, HOU TE Owens Daniels is on pace to score 249 FP in 2009. Daniels scored a career high 168 FP in 2008.

Despite having a combined 3-21 record the Bucs, Browns, Rams and Bills totaled 65 FP in Week 6. The Vikings, Saints, Giants and Bengals are a combined 20-3 and totaled 16 FP in Week 6.

The Titans DST allowed 407.1 FP to the WR position over 16 games in 2008. In six games in 2009, they have allowed 327.7 FP to the WR position.

FANTASY FACTOR:

The Fantasy Factor was 9-5 in Week 6 bringing our overall record to 62-28. The Eagles, Jets and Giants let us down big time.

A mismatch of Fantasy Beasts versus Fantasy Busts goes a long way to deciding the outcome of NFL games. If you wager on the outcome of games, you need to consider the Fantasy Factor.

B: Bad Bet (10-13): These are not good games to select a winner from based on the Fantasy Factor. You should stay away from these games.

M: Middle Bet (24-8): These are decent games to select a winner from based on the Fantasy Factor. You should still consider all the facts before picking from these games.

E: Excellent Bet (28-7): These are excellent games to select a winner from based on the Fantasy Factor. Load up and enjoy!!!

	B	M	E		B	M	E		B	M	E
49ers @				Vikings @		X		Colts @			X
Texans	X			Steelers				Rams
	B	M	E		B	M	E		B	M	E
Falcons @	X			Bills@				Patriots @			X
Cowboys				Panthers		X		Buccaneers
	B	M	E		B	M	E		B	M	E
Cardinals @				Jets @		X		Packers @			X
Giants	X			Raiders				Browns
					B	M	E		B	M	E
				Bears @		X		Chargers @			X
				Bengals				Chiefs
									B	M	E
								Saints @			X
								Dolphins
									B	M	E
								Eagles @			X
								Redskins

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