Blame the NBA -- AFN sports will be covering the tip-off to the pro-basketball season instead of showing NFL Replay this week. That's a disappointment to all of you hoping to watch the numerous highlights from the Redskins/Patriots game.
OK, so unless you're a Patriots fan there weren't any highlights from that game. But if you have a decent internet connection, you can watch some of the top plays at the official NFL site here.
I'm going to be putting a NFL mid-season review in our sports section in the coming weeks. Here's your chance to help me write it -- let me know what team/coach/player has been the biggest disappointment so far this year and which team/coach/player has been the biggest surprise.
If I get enough, I'll see if we can run the best comments with the story.
So have at it. The Patriots? The Saints? The fact that Fred Taylor is still somehow playing in this league? Let me know.
AFN Sports just announced its NFL Replay schedule for the week:
Wednesday
Game 1 -- Ravens at Bills
(2 p.m. Berlin time, 4 p.m. Baghdad, 4:30 p.m. Kabul, 9 p.m. Tokyo)
Buffalo rookies Trent Edwards and Marshawn Lynch weren't dominant but did just enough to upset the visiting Batlimore squad, whose offense was shut out in the first half.
Game 2
(3:30 p.m. Berlin time, 5:30 p.m. Baghdad, 6 p.m. Kabul, 10:30 p.m. Tokyo)
Titans at Texans
AFN Sports switched up the times for its highlight shows this week because of the baseball playoffs, so set your VCRs accordingly. Here’s what they’ll be showing:
Wednesday
Game 1 -- Dolphins at Browns
Just for fun (or maybe because misery loves company) here's a quick look at who the Yahoo fantasy football experts ranked as the best picks at their position in the beginning of the year, and who is actually averaging the most points per game so far this season:
QBs (1 pt for 40 yd pass, 6 per TD, -2 per INT, 1 pt per 10 yd rush)
Projected
#1 Peyton Manning
#2 Carson Palmer
#3 Drew Brees
As you try to piece together your fantasy lineup this week, remember: You are not alone. The injuries to running backs and quarterbacks combined with the Week 6 bye that has six teams sitting out (Six teams with a top rusher, no less) is leaving everyone grasping for help.
AFN Sports just announced its NFL Replay schedule for the week:
Wednesday
Game 1
(2 p.m. Berlin time, 4 p.m. Baghdad, 4:30 p.m. Kabul, 9 p.m. Tokyo)
Dolphins at Texans
More injuries mean bad news for some fantasy owners and opportunities for others:
Earnest Graham, RB, Tampa Bay
Owned in 53.2 percent of ESPN.com fantasy leagues
Usually I don't like to include players here that are owned on many teams, but after putting Michael Pittman on this list last week I had to put Graham here this week. Pittman will miss at least six weeks with an ankle injury, so if you grabbed him last week pray that Graham is still around.
David Carr, QB, Carolina
Owned in 7.9 percent of ESPN.com fantasy leagues
As you deal with the second week of roster gaps thanks to the NFL's bye weeks, here's some general advice to keep in mind:
And don't carry two kickers for five weeks just because Rams K Jeff Wilkins is on a bye in week 9. I'm not a fan of dropping a decent kicker during his bye just to protect a some third-string bench-warming wideout, but there is always someone on the waiver wire who can be plugged in that hole just a day or two before.
Sunday was brutal for RBs -- It may already be too late, but here are the names to look for on your league's waiver wire:
Michael Pittman, RB, Tampa Bay
Owned in 14.9 percent of ESPN.com fantasy leagues
The Bucs' starting job is his to lose now that Cadillac Williams is out for the season. If he's already gone in your league, Ernest Graham is worth a look -- he may become the team's third-down and goal-line back, and with Tampa's recent succcess that could be valauble in TD-heavy leagues.
Selvin Young, RB, Denver
Owned in 7.9 percent of ESPN.com fantasy leagues
