Week 13 value meter: Brady still the one

Published: Nov 28, 2007 at 01:42 AM

By Jeff Erickson

Week 13: Thursday Game: Green Bay at Dallas

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 27. * = check status (not necessarily injury status)

Quarterback

*Tom Brady NE at BAL -- Note: Non-throwing elbow is a little banged up. He'll likely show up as his usual "probable" again on the injury report this week.
1. Derek Anderson CLE at AZ
2. *Tony Romo DAL vs. GB -- Note: Minor injury to his pinkie finger.
3. Brett Favre GB at DAL
4. Ben Roethlisberger PIT vs. CIN
5. *Kurt Warner AZ vs. CLE -- Note: Sore ribs added to the medley of injuries he'll try to play through.
6. Peyton Manning IND vs. JAC
7. Carson Palmer CIN at PIT
8. *Matt Hasselbeck SEA at PHI -- Note: Ribs feeling much better than they did last week.
9. *Jon Kitna DET at MIN -- Note: Sat out practice on Monday with a sore knee, but is slated to return on Wednesday.
10. *Marc Bulger STL vs. ATL -- Note: CAT scans for his concussion on Monday came up negative. We'll likely see him over Gus Frerotte this week, pending the NFL's standard post-concussion tests.
11. Drew Brees NO vs. TB
12. *Vince Young TEN vs. HOU -- Note: Mild ankle sprain.
13. Matt Schaub HOU at TEN
14. Jason Campbell WAS vs. BUF
15. David Garrard JAC at IND
16. Eli Manning NYG at CHI
17. *Jeff Garcia TB at NO -- Note: Early back injury was a fantasy killer last week. Status for this week is still up in the air. He can't throw a ball yet. We might see Bruce Gradkowski or Luke McCown instead.
18. Philip Rivers SD at KC
19. *Kyle Boller BAL vs. NE - Note: Named the starter over Steve McNair again this week.
20. *Donovan McNabb PHI vs. SEA -- Note: McNabb's status is up in the air for this week - coach Andy Reid said that he wanted to make sure that he's 100 percent before committing to starting him over A.J. Feeley.
21. *Trent Dilfer SF at CAR
22. Jay Cutler DEN at OAK
23. Brodie Croyle KC vs. SD
24. *Daunte Culpepper OAK vs. DEN
25. Rex Grossman CHI vs. NYG
26. Kellen Clemens NYJ at MIA
27. Tarvaris Jackson MIN vs. DET
28. *Joey Harrington ATL at STL -- Note: Will start even with Byron Leftwich available to play again. Somewhere, a tree fell in the forest.
29. *Trent Edwards BUF at WAS -- Note: Named the starter for the rest of the year.
30. *Vinny Testaverde CAR vs. SF
31. John Beck MIA vs. NYJ

Running Back

LaDainian Tomlinson SD at KC
1. *Brian Westbrook PHI vs. SEA
2. Joseph Addai IND vs. JAC
3. Steven Jackson STL vs. ATL -- Note: Got banged up a little bit last week, but should be good-to-go again this week.
4. Willie Parker PIT vs. CIN
5. Willis McGahee BAL vs. NE
6. Edgerrin James AZ vs. CLE
7. Justin Fargas OAK vs. DEN
8. Frank Gore SF at CAR
9. LenDale White TEN vs. HOU
10. *Earnest Graham TB at NO
11. *Kolby Smith KC vs. SD
12. *Ryan Grant GB at DAL
13. Jamal Lewis CLE at AZ
14. Clinton Portis WAS vs. BUF
15. Marion Barber DAL vs. GB
16. *Adrian Peterson MIN vs. DET - Note: Looks like he'll return to action, but how many carries will he get?
17. *Maurice Morris SEA at PHI
18. Maurice Jones-Drew JAC at IND -- Note: Late touchdown salvaged an otherwise ugly day.
19. *Reggie Bush NO vs. TB -- Note: Played despite a painful shin injury last week.
20. Ron Dayne HOU at TEN
21. *Reuben Droughns NYG at CHI
22. *Selvin Young DEN at OAK -- Note: Expected to return this week against the Raiders - how many carries will he get, and how many will Andre Hall get (if he can play)? All three running backs have question marks, and it's a late game again for the Twins - seems like the perfect set-up for a Shanahan screw job. If he's clearly the guy this week, he could very well be a top 10 back.
23. Adrian Peterson CHI vs. NYG -- Note: Starting now that Benson is out for the year. Garrett Wolfe may take away some carries.
24. Fred Taylor JAC at IND
25. *Rudi Johnson CIN at PIT -- Note: Is he really back, or was that just a case of the Titans really missing Albert Haynesworth?
26. Thomas Jones NYJ at MIA
27. *Kevin Jones DET at MIN
28. Warrick Dunn ATL at STL -- Note: Jason Snelling is now the new short-yardage back, taking away basically any chances Dunn might have had near the goal line.
29. Julius Jones DAL vs. GB
30. *Laurence Maroney NE at BAL
31. Chester Taylor MIN vs. DET
32. *Chris Brown TEN vs. HOU
33. Najeh Davenport PIT vs. CIN
34. *Brandon Jacobs NYG at CHI -- Note: Could very well miss a second game (hamstring).
35. *Jesse Chatman MIA vs. NYJ -- Note: Left with a neck injury in addition to his ankle injury.
36. *DeShaun Foster CAR vs. SF -- Note: What's it going to take for DeAngelo Williams to get more of a chance?
37. *Andre Hall DEN at OAK -- Note: High ankle sprain against the Bears.
38. Kenny Watson CIN at PIT
39. Correll Buckhalter PHI vs. SEA
40. *Anthony Thomas BUF at WAS -- Note: Dealing with a calf injury.
41. *Aaron Stecker NO vs. TB -- Note: More carries than Reggie Bush last week.
42. DeAngelo Williams CAR vs. SF -- Note: What's it going to take to get him some more work? Just four carries last week.
43. Kenton Keith IND vs. JAC
44. *T.J. Duckett DET at MIN
45. *Fred Jackson BUF at WAS -- Note: In the mix with the Bills' running back injuries.
46. *Michael Pittman TB at NO
47. Adimchinobe Echemandu HOU at TEN
48. Leon Washington NYJ at MIA
49. Kevin Faulk NE at BAL
50. Leonard Weaver SEA at PHI
51. Greg Jones JAC at IND
52. Ladell Betts WAS vs. BUF
53. Musa Smith BAL vs. NE
54. *Maurice Hicks SF at CAR
55. *Jerious Norwood ATL at STL
56. Jason Wright CLE at AZ
57. Michael Turner SD at KC
58. *Dwayne Wright BUF at WAS
59. Brian Leonard STL vs. ATL
60. *Ahmad Bradshaw NYG at CHI
61. Michael Robinson SF at CAR
62. *Shaun Alexander SEA at PHI -- Note: Status will be determined on Wednesday.
63. *Travis Henry DEN at OAK -- Note: Expects to be healthy enough to play, if he's not suspended. We'll see.
64. *Patrick Cobbs MIA vs. NYJ
65. *Ahman Green HOU at TEN -- Note: No change in his status yet (knee).
66. *Marshawn Lynch BUF at WAS -- Note: Unlikely to play again this week due to his high ankle sprain.
67. *Larry Johnson KC vs. SD

Wide Receiver

Randy Moss NE at BAL
1. Terrell Owens DAL vs. GB
2. Reggie Wayne IND vs. JAC
3. Braylon Edwards CLE at AZ
4. Larry Fitzgerald AZ vs. CLE
5. Andre Johnson HOU at TEN
6. Hines Ward PIT vs. CIN -- Note: Always feasts against the Bengals.
7. Greg Jennings GB at DAL
8. Wes Welker NE at BAL
9. T.J. Houshmandzadeh CIN at PIT
10. Marques Colston NO vs. TB
11. Chad Johnson CIN at PIT
12. Anquan Boldin AZ vs. CLE
13. Bobby Engram SEA at PHI
14. Joey Galloway TB at NO -- Note: Value hinges upon the health of Jeff Garcia.
15. Torry Holt STL vs. ATL -- Note: Same issue as Galloway - no Bulger, big drop in value.
16. Brandon Marshall DEN at OAK
17. Donald Driver GB at DAL
18. Chris Henry CIN at PIT
19. *Plaxico Burress NYG at CHI
20. Deion Branch SEA at PHI -- Note: Targets should go up with Hackett out.
21. Bernard Berrian CHI vs. NYG -- Note: Amazing catch to put the game in overtime last week.
22. Roy Williams DET at MIN -- Note: Should be productive if Antoine Winfield is out again, but then again, he should have been having a better year anyhow.
23. Roddy White ATL at STL
24. Jerricho Cotchery NYJ at MIA
25. *Calvin Johnson DET at MIN
26. Dwayne Bowe KC vs. SD
27. Kevin Curtis PHI vs. SEA
28. Derrick Mason BAL vs. NE
29. Arnaz Battle SF at CAR
30. Reggie Brown PHI vs. SEA
31. Shaun McDonald DET at MIN
32. Lee Evans BUF at WAS
33. Justin Gage TEN vs. HOU
34. Chris Chambers SD at KC
35. *Patrick Crayton DAL vs. GB -- Note: Should return from the ankle injury that kept him out last week.
36. Kevin Walter HOU at TEN
37. Donte Stallworth NE at BAL
38. *Steve Smith CAR vs. SF
39. Reggie Williams JAC at IND
40. *Isaac Bruce STL vs. ATL -- Note: Sprained left hand.
41. *Santana Moss WAS vs. BUF -- Note: Heel injury is still bothering him.
42. David Patten NO vs. TB
43. Anthony Gonzalez IND vs. JAC
44. Sidney Rice MIN vs. DET
45. Muhsin Muhammad CHI vs. NYG
46. Bryant Johnson AZ vs. CLE
47. Roscoe Parrish BUF at WAS
48. Ronald Curry OAK vs. DEN
49. Marty Booker MIA vs. NYJ
50. *Brandon Stokley DEN at OAK -- Note: Tweaked his knee in the loss to the Bears.
51. Ike Hilliard TB at NO
52. *Joe Jurevicius CLE at AZ
53. Amani Toomer NYG at CHI
54. Ted Ginn MIA vs. NYJ
55. *Jerry Porter OAK vs. DEN
56. Roydell Williams TEN vs. HOU
57. Keenan McCardell WAS vs. BUF
58. Brandon Jones TEN vs. HOU
59. James Jones GB at DAL
60. Mark Clayton BAL vs. NE
61. Ernest Wilford JAC at IND
62. Nate Burleson SEA at PHI
63. Dennis Northcutt JAC at IND
64. Vincent Jackson SD at KC
65. Mike Furrey DET at MIN
66. Devery Henderson NO vs. TB
67. Andre Davis HOU at TEN
68. Josh Reed BUF at WAS
69. Drew Carter CAR vs. SF
70. Laurent Robinston ATL at STL
71. Brad Smith NYJ at MIA
72. *Laveranues Coles NYJ at MIA -- Note: Probably a game-time decision again this week.
73. *Santonio Holmes PIT vs. CIN -- Note: Probably won't know until later in the week whether he can return from his ankle injury.
74. *Marvin Harrison IND vs. JAC -- Note: Colts are "hopeful" that Harrison can return from his knee injury this week. This is a pretty big game for them - potentially bigger, strategically, than the Patriots game earlier this year.
75. *Drew Bennett STL vs. ATL -- Note: Aggravated his hamstring injury again last week.
76. *Darrell Jackson SF at CAR
77. *Javon Walker DEN at OAK -- Note: Only on the field for eight plays last week - should get more work this week.
78. *Demetrius Williams BAL vs. NE
79. *Antwaan Randle El WAS vs. BUF
80. *James Thrash WAS vs. BUF
81. *D.J. Hackett SEA at PHI -- Note: Out at least two weeks after re-injuring his ankle.

Tight End

Kellen Winslow CLE at AZ
1. Antonio Gates SD at KC
2. Jason Witten DAL vs. GB
3. Jeremy Shockey NYG at CHI
4. Dallas Clark IND vs. JAC
5. Donald Lee GB at DAL
6. Owen Daniels HOU at TEN
7. Tony Gonzalez KC vs. SD
8. Chris Cooley WAS vs. BUF
9. Tony Scheffler DEN at OAK
10. Heath Miller PIT vs. CIN
11. Ben Watson NE at BAL
12. Vernon Davis SF at CAR
13. *Alge Crumpler ATL at STL
14. L.J. Smith PHI vs. SEA
15. Chris Baker NYJ at MIA
16. Greg Olsen CHI vs. NYG -- Note: A couple of bad drops last week.
17. Marcedes Lewis JAC at IND -- Note: The only remaining healthy tight end for the Jags.
18. Bo Scaife TEN vs. HOU
19. Alex Smith TB at NO
20. Leonard Pope AZ vs. CLE
21. Eric Johnson NO vs. TB
22. Randy McMichael STL vs. ATL
23. Jeff King CAR vs. SF
24. Desmond Clark CHI vs. NYG
25. Quinn Sypniewski BAL vs. NE
26. *Todd Heap BAL vs. NE
  Note: Still a week-to-week (hamstring) proposition.
27. Will Heller SEA at PHI
28. Ben Utecht IND vs. JAC
29. Zach Miller OAK vs. DEN
30. *Robert Royal BUF at WAS

Kicker

Nick Folk DAL vs. GB
1. Stephen Gostkowski NE at BAL
2. Rob Bironas TEN vs. HOU
3. Robbie Gould CHI vs. NYG
4. Jeff Reed PIT vs. CIN -- Note: Check out the status of the quagmire before making your starting lineup decision.
5. David Akers PHI vs. SEA
6. Phil Dawson CLE at AZ
7. Jeff Wilkins STL vs. ATL
8. Ryan Longwell MIN vs. DET
9. *Adam Vinatieri IND vs. JAC
10. Shayne Graham CIN at PIT
11. Josh Brown SEA at PHI
12. Neil Rackers AZ vs. CLE
13. Mason Crosby GB at DAL
14. Nate Kaeding SD at KC
15. Matt Stover BAL vs. NE
16. Kris Brown HOU at TEN
17. Lawrence Tynes NYG at CHI
18. Jason Elam DEN at OAK
19. Jason Hanson DET at MIN
20. Sebastian Janikowski OAK vs. DEN
21. Rian Lindell BUF at WAS
22. Joe Nedney SF at CAR
23. Morten Andersen ATL at STL

Defense

New England at Baltimore
1. Minnesota vs. Detroit
2. Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati
3. New York Giants at Chicago
4. Indianapolis vs. Jacksonville
5. Tampa Bay at New Orleans
6. St. Louis vs. Atlanta -- Note: Quietly, this unit has improved considerably.
7. New Orleans vs. Tampa Bay -- Note: Watch for Jeff Garcia's status. If they're going up against Gradkowski or McCown, they could be a huge play this week.
8. Chicago vs. New York Giants
9. Tennessee vs. Houston
10. Kansas City vs. San Diego
11. San Francisco at Carolina
12. Seattle at Philadelphia
13. Denver at Oakland
14. San Diego at Kansas City
15. Jacksonville at Indianapolis
16. Washington vs. Buffalo
17. Miami vs. New York Jets
18. New York Jets at Miami
19. Philadelphia vs. Seattle
20. Detroit at Minnesota
21. Cleveland at Arizona -- Note: Lots of yards given up, but also decent potential for turnovers. Adjust accordingly to your league's scoring system.
22. Oakland vs. Denver
23. Dallas vs. Green Bay
24. Carolina vs. San Francisco
25. Buffalo at Washington
26. Green Bay at Dallas
27. Baltimore vs. New England
28. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh -- Note: Playing better as a unit, but unless the turf monster rises up again, this is a bad spot for them.
29. Houston at Tennessee
30. Arizona vs. Cleveland
31. Atlanta at St. Louis

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