Committee Time

1. Kevin Jones isn't the man quite yet, but he is scoring the touchdowns in the Detroit backfield. Tatum Bell and Jones both wound up with 12 touches, and Jones should start to take the lead position shortly.

2. Maybe Minnesota's Adrian Peterson doesn't need to start or get a lot of touches to remain a huge fantasy factor. He topped 100 total yards for the fourth straight game on the strength of his third play over 35 yards. He only played 37% of all snaps because of his weaknesses in pass protection, but he's already among the best big play backs in the league.

3. DeShawn Wynn got the start and the bulk of work for the Packers, with Vernand Morency an afterthought and Ryan Grant nearly a late game goat. Of course, it doesn't really matter who's getting the ball when 27 players across the NFL have more rushing yards than the entire Packers team.

4. With Carnell Williams out for the year, it's looking like a committee in Tampa. Michael Pittman rushed 15 times for 90 yards Sunday; Earnest Graham rushed 17 times for 48 yards and scored. The Bucs ran the ball 42 times overall! Look for Pittman to be the more valuable Buc over the course of the season.

5. The quarterback committee is alive and well in Arizona, crushing the fantasy value of Matt Leinart. Leinart owners should either A) pick up Kurt Warner or B) drop Leinart and look elsewhere at QB2.

Yeah, But….

Daunte Culpepper scored five touchdowns, three rushing, for a huge fantasy performance. But any game that includes only five completions against a weak secondary is cause for concern – especially for Ronald Curry owners.

Overuse Alert

1. Travis Henry hasn't topped 300 carries in four seasons; he's on pace for 344
2. Willie Parker's career high in rushes is 337. He's on pace for 372

Whatever Happened To…

* Jerious Norwood taking over for Warrick Dunn? Dunn doubled Norwood's rushing total Sunday, and has more than doubled Norwood's workload on the year. Dunn isn't playing that well, but getting the ball matters more.

* DeAngelo Williams taking over for DeShaun Foster? Williams scored the very definition of a garbage touchdown Sunday, but Foster had 15 carries to two for Williams.

* Marion Barber, the touchdown vulture? For one week at least, Julius Jones had more carries (by five) and stayed in for a goal-line score. Of course, Barber still looked like the better player overall, but Jones has played in the red zone quite a bit all year and it finally showed up in the box score.

The Replacements

1. Trent Edwards had a fantastic first start for the Bills. He plays against Dallas next Monday night, and a big second effort would make J.P. Losman feel very uncomfortable.

2. Brian Leonard looked solid with 58 rushing yards, but couldn't overcome his teammates. He still appeared to be in fullback mode, seeking out defenders to run over.

3. It was as if Mike Martz and Ron Turner changed brains before Sundays Chicago-Detroit game. The Bears turn to Brian Griese and suddenly go pass wacky. Griese's fantasy numbers were solid, but 52 pass attempts, three picks, and a 5.5 YPA doesn't bode well for the Chicago passing attack improving.

4. Ron Dayne did what we expected, minus the touchdown: 17 touches and 74 yards. Andre Davis was the replacement in Houston that made the noise with 117 yards and a score, his best game since he was hitting fantasy sleeper lists while catching passes from Kelly Holcomb in 2003 – three teams ago.

5. David Carr Wreck: Houston fans can feel your pain, Carolina. That shot of Steve Smith screaming into the phone was actually the receiver commiserating with Andre Johnson.

6. The Steelers missed Hines Ward badly Sunday. While Santonio Holmes stepped up with a career game, Nate Washington and Cedrick Wilson combined for 18 yards. With Ward struggling to get separation all year, Holmes may already be Pittsburgh's "number one" receiver.

Fluke City

1. I apologize to Ike Hilliard for saying he was done. Three years ago. He's quietly been solid for Tampa this year, and looked spectacular with a 7-catch, 114-yard effort against Carolina. Don't expect him to be a fantasy factor, but we wanted to send our respects.

2. Jerry Porter has only seven catches on the year, but he's making them count with 144 yards and three touchdowns. That will be a tough rate to keep up.

3. In one of my leagues, the scoring system is such that Derek Anderson has outscored Peyton Manning on the season. And only four quarterbacks have outscored Joey Harrington the last two weeks. Which just goes to show, once again, that no one knows anything.

Injury Ward

As always, Brian Flood has all the injury updates in Season Pass' Injury Crunch. We'll also be updating all day long on our news page.

In Denver's game, both Travis Henry and Joseph Addai struggled to stay on the field, although ultimately the injuries don't look serious. Still, it's a great reminder why Kenton Keith and Selvin Young should be owned in all leagues – just in case. Each backup put up 80 yards Sunday, showing they'd produce if given the chance.

The other players getting hurt this week …

Marvin Harrison
LaMont Jordan
Alex Smith
Todd Heap
Isaac Bruce
Carnell Williams

Game Balls

1. I know he was facing a banged-up Bears defense, but only four incompletions from Jon Kitna is nothing short of remarkable from a usually inefficient quarterback. Kitna is averaging 8.9 YPA with a manageable four picks through four weeks.

2. Has Ronnie Brown arrived? Well, he's faced two of the worst rush defenses in the NFL in successive weeks, but 491 total yards in two games is big league no matter the opponent. Maybe all that talk about Cam Cameron turning Brown into a poor man's LT this offseason wasn't so crazy.

Ridiculously Early MVP Watch

1. Randy Moss: #1 ranked fantasy wideout with a game in hand
2. Tony Romo: 1,199 passing yards, 11 TDs, 3 INTs, 71 rushing yards, two rushing TDs
3. Chad Johnson: 442 yards, 3 TDs (playing tonight)
4. Tom Brady: 887 yards, 10 TDs, 1 INT (playing tonight)
5. Joseph Addai: 466 total yards, 5 TDs
6. Ronnie Brown: 559 total yards, 5 TDs

Ridiculously Early Bust Watch

1. Marc Bulger: 756 yards, two touchdowns, four interceptions, QB24
2. Drew Brees: 677 yards, one touchdown, seven interceptions
3. Steven Jackson: 290 total yards, one missed game
4. Maurice Jones-Drew: 156 total yards, two lost fumbles
5. Lee Evans: 101 yards
6. Reggie Brown: 81 yards
7. Jerious Norwood: 211 total yards, zero scores
8. Matt Jones: 36 yards

Waiver Watch

Michael Pittman
Earnest Graham
Justin Fargas
Dominic Rhodes
Daunte Culpepper
Patrick Crayton