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Week 15 Player Recommendations (Sat 12/15/12)

Thursday, December 13th, 2012

Cincinnati at Philadelphia (Thursday night) – Sherpa says:  Philadelphia 28, Cincinnati 27.

  • Cincinnati
    • Start: QB Andy Dalton, WRs A.J. Green & Andrew Hawkins, TE Jermaine Gresham
    • Neutral: RB BenJarvus Green-Eillis, WR Marvin Jones, K Josh Brown, DEF
    • Sit: RB Cedric Peerman (Doubtful-ankle), K Mike Nugent (Doubtful-calf)
  • Philadelphia
    • Start: QB Nick Foles, RB Bryce Brown, WR Jason Avant, TE Clay Harbor
    • Neutral: WRs Jeremy Maclin (Probable-groin) & Riley Cooper, K Alex Henery, DEF
    • Sit: QB Michael Vick (Out-concussion), RB LeSean McCoy (Out-concussion), TE Brent Celek (Out-concussion)

 

New York Giants at Atlanta (Sunday early) – Sherpa says:  New York 34, Atlanta 28.

  • New York
    • Start: QB Eli Manning, RB David Wilson, WRs Victor Cruz & Hakeem Nicks (Probable-knee), TE Martellus Bennett, K Lawrence Tynes
    • Neutral: DEF
    • Sit: RB Ahmad Bradshaw (Out-knee), WRs Domenik Hixon, Rueben Randle, & Ramses Barden
  • Atlanta
    • Start: QB Matt Ryan, WR Julio Jones, TE Tony Gonzalez
    • Neutral: RBs Michael Turner & Jacquizz Rodgers, WR Roddy White (Questionable-knee), K Matt Bryant
    • Sit: WR Harry Douglas (Questionable-ribs), DEF

 

Minnesota at St. Louis – Sherpa says:  St. Louis 24, Minnesota 20.

  • Minnesota
    • Start: RB Adrian Peterson (Probable-chest), TE Kyle Rudolph (Probable-shoulder)
    • Neutral: WRs Jarrius Wright & Michael Jenkins, DEF
    • Sit: QB Christian Ponder, RB Toby Gerhart, WR Devin Aromashodu, K Blair Walsh
  • St. Louis
    • Start: QB Sam Bradford, RB Steven Jackson (Probable-foot), WRs Brandon Gibson & Chris Givens, DEF
    • Neutral: TE Lance Kendricks, K Greg Zuerlein
    • Sit: RB Darryl Richardon, WR Danny Amendola (Probable-foot)

 

Tampa Bay at New Orleans – Sherpa says:  Tampa Bay 34, New Orleans 31.

  • Tampa Bay
    • Start: QB Josh Freeman, RB Doug Martin, WRs Vincent Jackson & Mike Williams, TE Dallas Clark, K Connor Barth
    • Neutral: WR Tiquan Underwood
    • Sit: RB LeGarrette Blount, DEF
  • New Orleans
    • Start: QB Drew Brees, WRs Marques Colston & Lance Moore, TE Jimmy Graham, K Garrett Hartley
    • Neutral: RBs Pierre Thomas & Darren Sproles, WRs Joseph Morgan & Devery Henderson
    • Sit: RBs Mark Ingram & Chris Ivory (Out-hamstring), TE David Thomas, DEF

 

Jacksonville at Miami – Sherpa says:  Miami 23, Jacksonville 13.

  • Jacksonville
    • Start: WRs Justin Blackmon & Cecil Shorts (Probable-concussion), TE Marcedes Lewis
    • Neutral: QB Chad Henne, RB Montel Owens, WR Jordan Shipley, DEF
    • Sit: RBs Maurice Jones-Drew (Out-foot) & Rashad Jennings (Out-concussion), K Josh Scobee
  • Miami
    • Start: QB Ryan Tannehill, RB Reggie Bush, WR Brian Hartline (Probable-glute), DEF
    • Neutral: TE Anthony Fasano, K David Carpenter
    • Sit: RBs Daniel Thomas & Lamar Miller, WR Davone Bess

 

Indianapolis at Houston – Sherpa says:  Houston 37, Indianapolis 24.

  • Indianapolis
    • Start: QB Andrew Luck (Probable-knee), WRs Reggie Wayne, Donnie Avery (Probable-ribs), & T.Y. Hilton
    • Neutral: RB Vick Ballard, TE Dwayne Allen, K Adam Vinatieri
    • Sit: TE Coby Fleener, DEF
  • Houston
    • Start: QB Matt Schaub, RB Arian Foster, WR Andre Johnson, TE Owen Daniels (Probable-back), K Shayne Graham
    • Neutral: RB Ben Tate (Probable-hamstring), WRs Kevin Walter & Lestar Jean (Probable-knee), DEF
    • Sit: RB Justin Forsett (Probable-knee), WRs DeVier Posey & Keshawn Martin, TE Garrett Graham (Probable-concussion)

 

Washington at Cleveland – Sherpa says:  Washington 30, Cleveland 21.

  • Washington
    • Start: RB Alfred Morris, WRs Pierre Garcon (Probable-foot) & Santana Moss, K Kai Forbath, DEF
    • Neutral: QB Robert Griffin III (Questionable-knee) or QB Kirk Cousins (whoever starts), WRs Josh Morgan & Leonard Hankerson
    • Sit: RBs Evan Royster & Darrel Young, WR Aldrick Robinson, TE Logan Paulsen
  • Cleveland
    • Start: QB Brandon Weeden, RB Trent Richardson (Probable-ribs), WR Josh Gordon, TE Ben Watson
    • Neutral: WR Greg Little
    • Sit: RB Montario Hardesty (Probable-knee), WRs Mohamed Massaquoi, Travis Benjamin (Probable-finger) & Joshua Cribbs (Probable-knee); K Phil Dawson, DEF

 

Green Bay at Chicago – Sherpa says:  Green Bay 24, Chicago 21.

  • Green Bay
    • Start: QB Aaron Rodgers, WR Randall Cobb, TE Jermichael Finley, DEF
    • Neutral: RB Alex Green, WRs Greg Jennings & James Jones, K Mason Crosby
    • Sit: RBs James Starks (Out-knee), Dujuan Harris, Ryan Grant, & John Kuhn; WRs Jordy Nelson (Out-hamstring) & Donald Driver (Questionable-thumb)
  • Chicago
    • Start: RB Matt Forte, WR Brandon Marshall
    • Neutral: QB Jay Cutler (Probable-neck) or QB Jason Campbell (whoever starts), WRs Alshon Jeffery & Devin Hester, TE Kellen Davis (Probable-knee), DEF
    • Sit: RB Michael Bush (Questionable-ribs), WR Earl Bennett (Out-concussion), Ks Robbie Gould (IR-calf) & Olindo Mare

 

Denver at Baltimore – Sherpa says:  Denver 31,  Baltimore 28.

  • Denver
    • Start: QB Peyton Manning, RB Knowshon Moreno, WRs Demaryius Thomas (Probable-shoulder) & Eric Decker, K Matt Prater
    • Neutral: WR Brandon Stokley, TEs Jacob Tamme & Joel Dreessen, DEF
    • Sit: RBs Ronnie Hillman & Lance Ball, WR Matt Willis (Probable-knee)
  • Baltimore
    • Start: QB Joe Flacco, RB Ray Rice (Probable-hip), WRs Anquan Bldin & Torrey Smith, TE Dennis Pitta
    • Neutral: WR Jacoby Jones (Probable-ankle), K Justin Tucker
    • Sit: RB Bernard Pierce (Probable-back), TE Ed Dickson (Doubtful-back), DEF

 

Carolina at San Diego (Sunday late) – Sherpa says:  Carolina 24, San Diego 23.

  • Carolina
    • Start: QB Cam Newton, WR Steve Smith, TE Greg Olsen
    • Neutral: WR Lance Murphy (Probable-hamstring), K Billy Cundiff, DEF
    • Sit: RBs DeAngelo Williams, Jonathan Stewart (Out-ankle), & Matt Tolbert; WR Brandon LaFell (Questionable-toe)
  • San Diego
    • Start: QB Philip Rivers, RB Ryan Mathews, WR Danario Alexander, TE Anthony Gates
    • Neutral: WRs Malcom Floyd & Robert Meachem, K Nick Novak, DEF
    • Sit: RB Ronnie Brown (Doubtful-hamstring), WR Eddie Royal (Questionable-hamstring)

 

Seattle at Buffalo – Sherpa says:  Buffalo 27, Seattle 24.

  • Seattle
    • Start: RB Marshawn Lynch (Probable-back)
    • Neutral: QB Russel Wilson, WRs Doug Baldwin & Golden Tate, TE Zach Miller, K Steven Hauschka
    • Sit: RB Robert Turbin, WR Sidney Rice (Probable-foot) & Ben Obomanu, TE Evan Moore
  • Buffalo
    • Start: QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, RB C.J. Spiller (Probable-shoulder), WR Steve Johnson, TE Scott Chandler
    • Neutral: WR T.J. Graham & Donald Jones (Questionable-calf), K Rian Lindell, DEF
    • Sit: RB Fred Jackson (IR-knee)

 

Detroit at Arizona – Sherpa says:  Detroit 27, Arizona 10.

  • Detroit
    • Start: QB Matthew Stafford, WR Calvin Johnson (Probable-knee), TE Tony Scheffler
    • Neutral: RBs Mikel Leshoure & Joique Bell, WRs Krish Durham & Mike Thomas
    • Sit: TEs Will Heller & Brandon Pettigrew (Doubtful-ankle)
  • Arizona
    • Start: N/A
    • Neutral: TE Rob Housler (Questionable-knee), DEF
    • Sit: QB Rian Lindley, QB John Skelton, or QB Kevin Kolb (whoever starts); RBs Beanie Wells (Probable-knee), LaRod Stephens-Howling, & Anthony Sherman; WRs Larry Fitzgerald, Early Doucet (Out-concussion), Andre Roberts (Probable-ankle), & Michael Floyd; TEs Jeff King & Todd Heap, K Jay Feely

    Kansas City at Oakland - Sherpa says: Kansas City 23, Oakland 20.

    • Kansas City
      • Start: RB Jamaal Charles, TE Tony Moeaki, DEF
      • Neutral: RB Peyton Hillis, WRs Dexter McCluster, Jonathan Baldwin, & Terrance Copper; K Ryan Succop
      • Sit: QB Brady Quinn, RB Shaun Draughn, WRs Dwayne Bowe (Out-ribs) & Steve Breaston
    • Oakland
      • Start: WR Rod Streater, TE Brandon Myers
      • Neutral:  QB Carson Palmer, RBs Marcel Reece & Mike Goodson, WRs Darrius Heyward-Bey & Danarius Moore, DEF
      • Sit: RBs Darren McFadden (Probable-ankle) & Taiwan Jones, WR Juron Criner, K Sebastian Janikowski

     

    Pittsburgh at Dallas – Sherpa says:  Dallas 24, Pittsburgh 21.

    • Pittsburgh
      • Start: RB Jonathan Dwyer, WR Mike Wallace, TE Heath Miller
      • Neutral: QB Ben Roethlisberger, WRs Antonio Brown & Emmanuel Sanders (Probable-shoulder), DEF
      • Sit: RBs Rashard Mendenhall (Out-suspension), Isaac Redman, & Chris Rainey, K Shaun Suisham
    • Dallas
      • Start: WR Miles Austin, TE Jason Witten, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Tony Romo, RB DeMarco Murray (Probable-foot), WR Dez Bryant (Questionable-finger), K Dan Bailey
      • Sit: RB Felix Jones (Probable-knee), WRs Kevin Ogletree & Dwayne Harris

     

    San Francisco at New England (Sunday night) – Sherpa says:  New England 34, San Francisco 27.

    • San Francisco
      • Start: RB Frank Gore (Probable-wrist), WR Michael Crabtree, TE Vernon Davis
      • Neutral: QB Collin Kaeperneck, WR Randy Moss, K David Akers (Probable-pelvis)
      • Sit: RBs LaMichael James & Brandon Jacobs (Out-suspension), WR Mario Manningham (Doubtful-shoulder), DEF
    • New England
      • Start: QB Tom Brady, RB Stevan Ridley, WR Wes Welker (Questionable-ankle), TE Aaron Hernandez (Questionable-ankle), K Stephen Gostkowski
      • Neutral: RB Shane Vereen, WR Brandon Lloyd (Questionable-knee), DEF
      • Sit: RB Danny Woodhead, WR Donte Stallworth (IR-ankle), TE Rob Gronkowski (Questionable-forearm)

     

    New York Jets at Tennessee (Monday night) – Sherpa says:  Tennessee 23, New York 20.

    • New York
      • Start: RB Shonn Greene, WR Jeremy Kerley, TE Jeff Cumberland (Probable-wrist)
      • Neutral: RB Bilal Powell (Questionable-shoulder), DEF
      • Sit: QB Mark Sanchez (Probable-back), RB Joe McKnight (Probable-ankle), WRs Stephen Hill (Doubtful-knee), Braylon Edwards (Questionable-hamstring), & Clyde Gates (Questionable-concussion), TE Dustin Keller (Doubtful-ankle), K Nick Folk
    • Tennessee
      • Start: RB Chris Johnson (Probable-ankle), WR Kenny Britt (Probable-knee), DEF
      • Neutral: QB Jake Locker (Probable-shoulder), WRs Nate Washington & Kendall Wright, K Rob Bironas
      • Sit: TEs Craig Stevens & Jared Cook (IR-rotator cuff)

    Good luck this weekend!
    The Sherpa

    Week 14 Player Recommendations (Thu 12/6/12)

    Thursday, December 6th, 2012

    Denver at Oakland (Thursday early) – Sherpa says:  Denver 31, Oakland 20.

    • Denver
      • Start: QB Peyton Manning, RB Knowshon Moreno, WRs Demaryius Thomas & Eric Decker, TE Jacob Tamme, K Matt Prater, DEF
      • Neutral: WR Matthew Willis (Probable-knee), TE Joel Dreessen
      • Sit: RBs Ronnie Hillman & Lance Ball, WR Brandon Stokley (Questionable-hip)
    • Oakland
      • Start: QB Carson Palmer (Probable-thumb), WRs Darrius Heyward-Bey & Denarius Moore, TE Brandon Myers (Probable-shoulder)
      • Neutral: RB Marcel Reece (Probable-hamstring), WRs Rod Streater & Juron Criner (Probable-shoulder)
      • Sit: RBs Jeremy Stewart, Darren McFadden (Probable-ankle), Mike Goodson (Probable-ankle), & Taiwan Jones (Probable-ankle), K Sebastian Janikowski, DEF

    St. Louis at Buffalo (in Toronto) (Sunday early) – Sherpa says:  Buffalo 28, St. Louis 27.

    • St. Louis
      • Start: RB Steven Jackson (Probable-foot), WR Chris Givens
      • Neutral: QB Sam Bradford, RB Darry Richardson, WR Brandon Gibson, TE Lance Kendricks, K Greg Zuerlein, DEF
      • Sit: WR Danny Amendola (Questionable-foot)
    • Buffalo
      • Start: RBs Fred Jackson & C.J. Spiller (Probable-shoulder), WR Steve Johnson (Probable-hamstring), TE Scott Chandler (Probable-groin)
      • Neutral: QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, WR Donald Jones (Probable-calf), K Rian Lindell, DEF
      • Sit: WR T.J. Graham (Questionable-ankle)

     

    Baltimore at Washington – Sherpa says:  Washington 35, Baltimore 24.

    • Baltimore
      • Start: QB Joe Flacco, RB Ray Rice, WRs Torrey Smith & Anquan Boldin, TE Dennis Pitta
      • Neutral: WR Jacoby Jones (Questionable-ankle), K Justin Tucker
      • Sit: RB Bernard Pierce, TE Ed Dickson (Questionable-knee), DEF
    • Washington
      • Start: QB Robert Griffin III,  RB Alfred Morris, WR Pierre Garcon (Probable-foot), K Kai Forbath
      • Neutral: WRs Joshua Morgan, Leonard Hankerson, & Aldrick Robinson, TE Logan Paulsen, DEF
      • Sit: RBs Evan Royster & Darrel Young

    Philadelphia at Tampa Bay – Sherpa says:  Tampa Bay 31, Philadelphia 30.

    • Philadelphia
      • Start: QB Nick Foles, WRs Jeremy Maclin & Jason Avant, TE Brent Celek, K Alex Henery
      • Neutral: WR Riley Cooper
      • Sit: QB Michael Vick (Doubtful-concussion), RBs LeSean McCoy (Doubtful-concussion) & Bryce Brown
    • Tampa Bay
      • Start: QB Josh Freeman, RB Doug Martin, WRs Vincent Jackson (Probable-calf) & Mike Williams, TE Dallas Clark, K Conor Barth
      • Neutral: WR Tiquan Underwood
      • Sit: RB LeGarrette Blount, DEF

     

    San Diego at Pittsburgh – Sherpa says:  Pittsburgh 21, San Diego 13.

    • San Diego
      • Start: TE Antonio Gates, DEF
      • Neutral: RB Ryan Mathews, WRs Danario Alexander & Malcom Floyd
      • Sit: QB Philip Rivers, RB Ronnie Brown, WRs Robert Meachem & Eddie Royal (Questionable-hamstring), K Nick Novak
    • Pittsburgh
      • Start: WR Mike Wallace (Probable-knee), TE Heath Miller, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Ben Roethlisberger or QB Charlie Batch (whoever starts), RB Jonathan Dwyer, WRs Antonio Brown (Probable-ankle) & Emmanuel Sanders (Probable-shoulder)
      • Sit: RBs Rashard Mendenhall, Isaac Redman, & Chris Rainey, K Shaun Suisham

     

    Chicago at Minnesota – Sherpa says:  Chicago 21, Minnesota 20.

    • Chicago
      • Start: RB Matt Forte, WR Brandon Marshall, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Jay Cutler
      • Sit: RB Michael Bush (Probable-ribs), WRs Early Bennett (Out-concussion), Devin Hester (Questionable-concussion) & Alshon Jeffery (Questionable-knee), TE Kellen Davis, K Robbie Gould
    • Minnesota
      • Start: RB Adrian Peterson, TE Kyle Rudolph (Probable-shoulder), DEF
      • Neutral: WR Jarrius Wright
      • Sit: QB Christian Ponder, RB Toby Gerhart, WRs Percy Harvin (IR-ankle), Jerome Simpson, Michael Jenkins, & Devin Aromashodu; TE John Carlson, K Blair Walsh

     

    Atlanta at Carolina – Sherpa says:  Carolina 28, Atlanta 24.

    • Atlanta
      • Start: QB Matt Ryan, WRs Julio Jones & Roddy White, TE Tony Gonzalez
      • Neutral: RBs Michael Turner (Probable-elbow) & Jacquizz Rodgers, K Matt Bryant, DEF
      • Sit: RB Jason Snelling, WR Harry Douglas
    • Carolina
      • Start: QB Cam Newton, WR Steve Smith
      • Neutral: RB DeAngelo Williams, TE Greg Olsen (Questionable-back), K Graham Gano, DEF
      • Sit: RBs Jonathan Stewart (Questionable-ankle) & Mike Tolbert, WRs Brandon LaFell (Questionable-toe) & Louis Murphy

     

    Dallas at Cincinnati – Sherpa says:  Dallas 28, Cincinnati 27.

    • Dallas
      • Start: QB Tony Romo, RB DeMarco Murray (Probable-foot), WRs Dez Bryant & Miles Austin (Probable-hip), TE Jason Witten
      • Neutral: K Dan Bailey, DEF
      • Sit: RB Felix Jones (Probable-knee), WR Kevin Ogletree
    • Cincinnati
      • Start: QB Andy Dalton, RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis, WR A.J. Green
      • Neutral: WR Andrew Hawkins, TE Jermaine Gresham (Questionable-hamstring), K Josh Brown (if he plays), DEF
      • Sit: RB Cedric Peerman (Questionable-ankle), WRs Armon Binns & Marvin Jones, K Mike Nugent (Questionable-calf)

     

    Kansas City at Cleveland – Sherpa says:  Kansas City 24, Cleveland 20.

    • Kansas City
      • Start: RB Jamaal Charles, WR Dwayne Bowe, TE Tony Moeaki, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Brady Quinn, WR Dexter McCluster, K Ryan Succop
      • Sit: RBs Peyton Hillis & Shaun Draughn, WR Steve Breaston
    • Cleveland
      • Start: QB Brandon Weeden, RB Trent Richardson (Probable-ribs), WR Josh Gordon
      • Neutral: WR Mohamed Massaquoi, TE Ben Watson, DEF
      • Sit: RB Montario Hardesty, WRs Greg Little, Josh Cooper, Joshua Cribbs (Questionable-shoulder), & Travis Benjamin, TE Jordan Cameron (Probable-groin), K Phil Dawson

     

    Tennessee at Indianapolis – Sherpa says:  Indianapolis 35, Tennessee 28.

    • Tennessee
      • Start: QB Jake Locker (Probable-shoulder), RB Chris Johnson, WR Kenny Britt (Probable-knee) & Nate Washington, TE Jared Cook (Probable-neck)
      • Neutral: WR Kendall Wright, K Rob Bironas
      • Sit: WR Damian Williams (Questionable-hamstring), DEF
    • Indianapolis
      • Start: QB Andrew Luck (Probable-knee), RB Vick Ballard, WRs Reggie Wayne, T.Y. Hilton, & Donnie Avery; K Adam Vinatieri
      • Neutral: TE Dwayne Allen, DEF
      • Sit: RB Donald Brown (Questionable-ankle), TE Coby Fleener

     

    New York Jets at Jacksonville – Sherpa says:  New York 24, Jacksonville 14.

    • New York
      • Start: RB Shonn Greene, WR Jermey Kerley (Probable-hamstring), DEF
      • Neutral: QB Mark Sanchez (Probable-back), RB Bilal Powell (Probable-shoulder), WR Stephen Hill (Questionable-knee), TE Jeff Cumberland (Probable-wrist), K Nick Folk
      • Sit: QBs Greg McElroy & Tim Tebow (Questionable-ribs), WRs Chaz Schilens (Probable-knee) & Clyde Gates (Questionable-concussion), TE Dustin Keller (Questionable-ankle)
    • Jacksonville
      • Start: TE Marcedes Lewis
      • Neutral: RB Montell Owens, WRs Cecil Shorts (Questionable-concussion) & Justin Blackmon, DEF
      • Sit: QB Chad Henne, RB Rashad Jennings (Questionable-concussion) & Maurice Jones-Drew (Questionable-foot), K Josh Scobee

     

    Miami at San Francisco (Sunday late) – Sherpa says:  San Francisco 27, Miami 17.

    • Miami
      • Start: RB Reggie Bush, WR Brian Hartline
      • Neutral: QB Ryan Tannehill, WR Davone Bess, DEF
      • Sit: RBs Daniel Thomas & Lance Miller, TE Anthony Fasano (Probable-hip), K Dan Carpenter
    • San Francisco
      • Start: RB Frank Gore (Probable-wrist), WR Michael Crabtree, TE Vernon Davis, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Colin Kaepernick, WRs Mario Manningham (Questionable-shoulder) & Randy Moss, K David Akers (Probable-pelvis)
      • Sit: RBs LeMichael James & Brandon Jacobs, TE Delanie Walker

    New Orleans at New York Giants - Sherpa says: New York 37, New Orleans 28.

    • New Orleans
      • Start: QB Drew Brees, WRs Marques Colston & Lance Moore, TE Jimmy Graham
      • Neutral: RBs Pierre Thomas & Darren Sproles, WR Devery Henderson, K Garrett Hartley
      • Sit: RBs Mark Ingram & Chris Ivory, TE Dave Thomas (Probable-knee), DEF
    • New York
      • Start: QB Eli Manning, RB Ahmad Bradshaw (Probable-foot), WR Victor Cruz, TE Martellus Bennett, K Lawrence Tynes
      • Neutral:  WRs Hakeem Nicks (Questionable-knee) & Rueben Randle, DEF
      • Sit: RBs David Wilson & Kregg Lumpkin, WRs Ramses Barden & Domenik Hixon

     

    Arizona at Seattle – Sherpa says:  Seattle 23, Arizona 6.

    • Arizona
      • Start: N/A
      • Neutral: WR Larry Fitzgerald, TE Rob Housler, DEF
      • Sit: QBs Ryan Lindley & John Skelton, RB LaRod Stephens-Howling & William Powell, WRs Andre Roberts (Questionable-ankle), Early Doucet (Probable-ribs), & Michael Floyd; TEs Jeff King & Todd Heap, K Jay Feely
    • Seattle
      • Start: RB Marshawn Lynch (Probable-back), DEF
      • Neutral: QB Russell Wilson, WRs Sidney Rice (Probable-concussion), Golden Tate, & Doug Baldwin; TE Zach Miller, K Steven Hauschka
      • Sit: RBs Leon Washington & Robert Turbin, WRs Ben Obomanu & Braylon Edwards (cut), TE Evan Moore

     

    Detroit at Green Bay (Sunday night) – Sherpa says:  Green Bay 30, Detroit 28.

    • Detroit
      • Start: QB Matthew Stafford, WR Calvin Johnson, TEs Brandon Pettigrew & Tony Scheffler
      • Neutral: RBs Mikel Leshoure & Joique Bell, WR Mike Thomas, K Jason Hanson
      • Sit: WRs Ryan Broyles (IR-knee) & Titus Young (IR-knee), Brian Robiskie, & Lance Long; DEF
    • Green Bay
      • Start: QB Aaron Rodgers, WR James Jones, TE Jermichael Finley, K Mason Crosby
      • Neutral: RB Alex White, WRs Greg Jennings & Randall Cobb, DEF
      • Sit: RBs James Starks (Out-knee), John Kuhn, & Ryan Grant; WRs Jordy Nelson (Doubtful-hamstring) & Donald Driver (Questionable-thumb)

     

    Houston at New England (Monday night) – Sherpa says:  New England 37, Houston 34.

    • Houston
      • Start: QB Matt Schaub, RB Arian Foster, WR Andre Johnson, TE Owen Daniels (Probable-back), K Shayne Graham
      • Neutral: WR Kevin Walter
      • Sit: RBs Justin Forsett & Ben Tate (Probable-hamstring), WRs Lestar Jean (Probable-knee), DeVier Posey (Probable-knee), & Keshawn Martin; TE Garrett Graham (Questionable-concussion), DEF
    • New England
      • Start: QB Tom Brady, RB Stevan Ridley, WR Wes Welker (Probable-ankle), TE Aaron Hernandez (Probable-ankle), K Stephen Gostkowski
      • Neutral: RB Shane Vereen, WR Brandon Lloyd (Probable-knee)
      • Sit: RBs Danny Woodhead & Brandon Bolden, WRs Julian Edelman (IR-foot) & Donte’ Stallworth, TE Rob Gronkowski (Doubtful-arm), DEF

    Good luck this weekend!
    The Sherpa

    Week 13 Player Recommendations (Fri 11/30/12)

    Thursday, November 29th, 2012

    New Orleans at Atlanta (Thursday early) – Sherpa says:  Atlanta 28, New Orleans 27.

    • New Orleans
      • Start: QB Drew Brees, RB Darren Sproles, WRs Marques Colston & Lance Moore, TE Jimmy Graham
      • Neutral: RBs Mark Ingram, Pierre Thomas, & Chris Ivory; WR Devery Henderson, K Garrett Hartley, DEF
      • Sit: TE Daniel Thomas (Questionable-knee)
    • Atlanta
      • Start: QB Matt Ryan, WRs Julio Jones & Roddy White, TE Tony Gonzalez
      • Neutral: RBs Michael Turner & Jacquizz Rodgers, K Matt Bryant, DEF
      • Sit: WR Harry Douglas (Probable-ankle)

     

    Houston at Tennessee (Sunday early) – Sherpa says:  Houston 38, Tennessee 24.

    • Houston
      • Start: QB Matt Schaub, RB Arian Foster, WRs Andre Johnson (Probable-groin) & Kevin Walter, TE Owen Daniels (Probable-back), K Shayne Graham
      • Neutral: RB James Casey, TE Garrett Graham, DEF
      • Sit: RBs Justin Forsett & Brandon Tate (Probable-hamstring), WRs Keshawn Martin, DeVier Posey (Probable-knee), & Lestar Jean (Probable-knee)
    • Tennessee
      • Start: RB Chris Johnson, WRs Nate Washington & Kenny Britt (Probable-knee), TE Jared Cook
      • Neutral: QB Jake Locker (Probable-shoulder), WR Kendall Wright, K Rob Bironas
      • Sit: DEF

     

    Indianapolis @ Detroit – Sherpa says:  Detroit 34, Indianapolis 31.

    • Indianapolis
      • Start: QB Andrew Luck (Probable-knee), RB Vick Ballard, WRs Reggie Wayne, Donnie Avery, & T.Y. Hilton, K Adam Vinatieri
      • Neutral: TE Dwayne Allen
      • Sit: RBs Donald Brown (Probable-knee) & Delone Carter, TE Coby Fleener (Probable-shoulder), DEF
    • Detroit
      • Start: QB Matthew Stafford, WRs Calvin Johnson (Probable-thumb) & Ryan Broyles, TEs Brandon Pettigrew & Tony Scheffler, K Jason Hanson
      • Neutral: RBs Mikel Leshoure (Probable-ankle) & Joique Bell
      • Sit: WR Titus Young, DEF

    Jacksonville at Buffalo – Sherpa says:  Buffalo 30, Jacksonville 24.

    • Jacksonville
      • Start: RB Rashad Jennings, WRs Justin Blackmon (Probable-groin) & Cecil Shorts (Probable-hamstring), TE Marcedes Lewis
      • Neutral: QB Chad Henne, K Josh Scobee
      • Sit: RB Maurice Jones-Drew (Out-foot), DEF
    • Buffalo
      • Start: QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, RB C.J. Spiller (Probable-shoulder), WR Steve Johnson, K Rian Lindell
      • Neutral: RB Fred Jackson, WR Donald Jones (Questionable-calf), TE Scott Chandler (Probable-groin), DEF
      • Sit: N/A

     

    Seattle at Chicago – Sherpa says:  Chicago 20, Seattle 17.

    • Seattle
      • Start: DEF
      • Neutral: QB Russell Wilson, RB Marshawn Lynch (Probable-back), WRs Sidney Rice (Questionable-calf) & Golden Tate, TE Zach Miller
      • Sit: RBs Leon Washington & Robert Turbin, WRs Ben Obomanu & Doug Baldwin, TE Evan Moore, K Steven Hauschka
    • Chicago
      • Start: RB Michael Bush, WR Brandon Marshall, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Jay Cutler, TE Kellen Davis (Probable-ankle)
      • Sit: RB Matt Forte (Probable-ankle), WRs Earl Bennett, Devin Hester (Out-concussion) & Alshon Jeffery (Doubtful-knee), K Robbie Gould

     

    San Francisco at St. Louis – Sherpa says:  San Francisco 28, St. Louis 21

    • San Francisco
      • Start: RB Frank Gore (Probable-wrist), WR Michael Crabtree, TE Vernon Davis, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Colin Kaepernick, RBs Brandon Jacobs & LaMichael James, WRs Mario Manningham (Probable-shoulder) & Randy Moss, K David Akers (Probable-pelvis)
      • Sit: QB Alex White, RB Kendall Hunter (IR-Achilles)
    • St. Louis
      • Start: RB Steven Jackson (Probable-foot)
      • Neutral: QB Sam Bradford, RB Darryl Richardson, WR Chris Givens, TE Lance Kendrick, DEF
      • Sit: WRs Danny Amendola (Doubtful-heel) & Brandon Gibson, K Greg Zuerlein

     

    Minnesota at Green Bay – Sherpa says:  Green Bay 21, Minnesota 20.

    • Minnesota
      • Start: RB Adrian Peterson (Probable-ankle), WR Jarrius Wright, TE Kyle Rudolph (Probable-concussion), DEF
      • Neutral: QB Christian Ponder
      • Sit: RB Toby Gerhart, WRs Jerome Simpson, Michael Jenkins, Percy Harvin (Doubtful-ankle) & Devon Aromashodu, TE John Carlson, K Blair Walsh
    • Green Bay
      • Start: QB Aaron Rodgers, WR Jordy Nelson, TE Jermichael Finley, DEF
      • Neutral: RB James Starks, WR James Jones & Randall Cobb
      • Sit: RB Alex White & John Kuhn, WRs Greg Jennings (Probable-groin) & Donald Driver (Questionable-thumb), K Mason Crosby

     

    Carolina @ Kansas City – Sherpa says:  Carolina 24, Kansas City 21.

    • Carolina
      • Start: QB Cam Newton (Probable-wrist), WR Steve Smith, TE Greg Olsen, DEF
      • Neutral: RBs DeAngelo Williams & Mike Tolbert, WR Brandon LaFell, K Graham Gano
      • Sit: RB Jonathan Stewart (Doubtful-ankle), WR Louis Murphy
    • Kansas City
      • Start: RB Jamaal Charles, WR Dwayne Bowe, TE Tony Moeaki
      • Neutral: DEF
      • Sit: QB Brady Quinn, RBs Shaun Draughn & Peyton Hillis, WRs Dexter McCluster (Probable-concussion) & Steve Breaston, K Ryan Succop

     

    New England @ Miami – Sherpa says:  New England 38, Miami 24.

    • New England
      • Start: QB Tom Brady, RB Stevan Ridley, WRs Wes Welker (Questionable-ankle) & Brandon Lloyd (Questionable-knee), K Stephen Gostkowski
      • Neutral: RB Shane Vereen, WR Julian Edelman (Questionable-concussion), TE Aaron Hernandez (Questionable-ankle), DEF
      • Sit: RB Danny Woodhead, TE Rob Gronkowski (Out-arm)
    • Miami
      • Start: RB Reggie Bush, WR Davone Bess (Probable-wrist)
      • Neutral: QB Ryan Tannehill, RB Daniel Thomas (Probable-knee), WR Brian Hartline, TE Anthony Fasano (Probable-hip), K Dan Carpenter
      • Sit: DEF

     

    Arizona at New York Jets – Sherpa says:  New York 17, Arizona 14.

    • Arizona
      • Start: WR Larry Fitzgerald, DEF
      • Neutral: RB Beanie Wells (Questionable-knee), WR Andre Roberts (Questionable-ankle), Te Rob Housler
      • Sit: QB Ryan Lindley, RB LaRod Stephens-Howling, WRs Early Doucet (Questionable-ribs) & Michael Floyd, TEs Jeff King & Todd Heap, K Jay Feely
    • New York
      • Start: RB Shonn Greene, TE Dustin Keller, DEF
      • Neutral: RB Bilal Powell (Probable-shoulder), WR Jeremy Kerley
      • Sit: QB Mark Sanchez (Probable-back), RB Joe McKnight (Probable-ankle), WRs Chaz Schilens (Probable-concussion) & Clyde Gates (Questionable-concussion), TE Jeff Cumberland (Probable-wrist), K Nick Folk

     

    Tampa Bay at Denver (Sunday late) – Sherpa says:  Denver 31, Tampa Bay 28.

    • Tampa Bay
      • Start: QB Josh Freeman, RB Doug Martin, WRs Vincent Jackson & Mike Williams, TE Dallas Clark
      • Neutral: WR Tiquan Underwood, K Connor Barth
      • Sit: RB LeGarrette Blount, DEF
    • Denver
      • Start: QB Peyton Manning, WRs Daniel Thomas (Probable-knee) & Eric Decker, TE Jacob Tamme, K Matt Prater
      • Neutral: RB Knowshon Moreno, WR Brandon Stokley (Questionable-wrist), TE Joel Dreessen, DEF
      • Sit: RB Ronnie Hillman

     

    Cleveland at Oakland – Sherpa says:  Oakland 23, Cleveland 17.

    • Cleveland
      • Start: RB Trent Richardson, WR Josh Gordon
      • Neutral: QB Brandon Weeden, WR Greg Little, TE Ben Watson, DEF
      • Sit: RB Montario Hardesty, WRs Mohamed Massaquoi, Josh Cribbs, Travis Benjamin & Josh Cooper; K Phil Dawson
    • Oakland
      • Start: QB Carson Palmer (Probable-thumb), RB Marcel Reece (Probable-hamstring), WRs Darrius Heyward-Bey & Denarius Moore, TE Brandon Meyers, DEF
      • Neutral: K Sebastian Janikowski
      • Sit: RBs Darren McFadden (Questionable-ankle), Mike Goodson (Questionable-ankle), & Taiwan Jones (Probable-ankle)

    Cincinnati at San Diego

    • Cincinnati
      • Start: QB Andy Dalton, WR A.J. Green, TE Jermaine Gresham, K Mike Nugent, DEF
      • Neutral: RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis & Cedric Peerman, WR Andrew Hawkins (Probable-knee)
      • Sit: WRs Armon Binns, Marvin Jones & Mohamed Sanu (Out-foot)
    • San Diego
      • Start: RB Ryan Mathews, WR Danario Alexander, TE Antonio Gates
      • Neutral: QB Philip Rivers, WRs Malcom Floyd & Robert Meachem
      • Sit: RB Ronnie Brown, WR Eddie Royal (Out-hamstring), K Nick Novak, DEF

     

    Pittsburgh at Baltimore – Sherpa says:  Baltimore 21, Pittsburgh 14.

    • Pittsburgh
      • Start: RB Jonathan Dwyer, TE Heath Miller, DEF
      • Neutral: WRs Mike Wallace, Antonio Brown (Probable-ankle), & Emmanuel Sanders
      • Sit: QBs Charlie Batch & Ben Roethlisberger (Out-shoulder), RBs Rashard Mendenhall, Isaac Redman, & Chris Rainey; WRs Jerricho Cotchery & Plaxico Burress, K Shaun Suisham
    • Baltimore
      • Start: RB Ray Rice, TE Dennis Pitta, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Joe Flacco, WRs Torrey Smith (Probable-thigh), Anquan Boldin (Probable-knee) & Jacoby Jones (Probable-ankle)
      • Sit: TE Eric Dickson (Doubtful-knee), K Justin Tucker

     

    Philadelphia at Dallas (Sunday night) – Sherpa says:  Dallas 27, Philadelphia 24.

    • Philadelphia
      • Start: RB Bryce Brown, WR Jeremy Maclin, TE Brent Celek
      • Neutral: QB Nick Foles, WRs Jason Avant (Probable-hamstring) & Riley Cooper (Probable-knee), K Alex Henery, DEF
      • Sit: QB Michael Vick (Out-concussion), RB LeSean McCoy (Out-concussion), WRs DeSean Jackson (IR-knee) & Damaris Johnson
    • Dallas
      • Start: QB Tony Romo, WR Dez Bryant, TE Jason Witten
      • Neutral: WR Miles Austin (Questionable-hip), K Dan Bailey, DEF
      • Sit: RBs Felix Jones (Questionable-knee) & DeMarco Murray (Questionable-foot), WRs Dwayne Harris, Cole Beasley, & Kevin Ogletree (Probable-concussion)

     

    New York Giants at Washington (Monday night) – Sherpa says:  Washington 35, New York 30.

    • New York
      • Start: QB Eli Manning, WRs Hakeem Nicks & Victor Cruz, TE Martellus Bennett, K Lawrence Tynes
      • Neutral: RB Ahmad Bradshaw (Questionable-foot), WR Rueben Randle
      • Sit: RBs David Wilson & Andre Brown (IR-leg), WRs Domenik Hixon (Questionable-ankle) & Ramses Barden, DEF
    • Washington
      • Start: QB Robert Griffin III, RB Alfred Morris, WRs Santana Moss & Pierre Garcon, K Kai Forbath
      • Neutral: WR Aldrick Robinson, TE Logan Paulsen
      • Sit: DEF

    Good luck this weekend!
    The Sherpa

    Week 12 Player Recommendations (Thu 11/22/12)

    Thursday, November 22nd, 2012

    Houston at Detroit (Thursday early) – Sherpa says:  Houston 31, Detroit 28.

    • Houston
      • Start: QB Matt Schaub, RB Arian Foster, WR Andre Johnson, TE Owen Daniels (Probable-back), K Shayne Graham
      • Neutral: WR Kevin Walter, TE Garrett Graham, DEF
      • Sit: RBs Ben Tate (Questionable-hamstring) & Justin Forsett, WRs Lestar Jean (Probable-knee), DeVier Posey (Doubtful-hamstring), & Keshawn Martin
    • Detroit
      • Start: QB Matthew Stafford, WR Calvin Johnson (Probable-knee), TE Brandon Pettigrew
      • Neutral: RB Mikel Leshoure, WRs Ryan Broyles & Mike Thomas, K Jason Hanson (Probable-foot)
      • Sit: RB Joique Bell, WR Titus Young (Out-bad behavior), DEF

     

    Washington at Dallas (Thursday late) – Sherpa says:  Washington 31, Dallas 24.

    • Washington
      • Start: QB Robert Griffin III, RB Alfred Morris, WR Santana Moss, K Kai Forbath
      • Neutral: WR Pierre Garcon (Questionable-foot), TE Logan Paulsen (Probable-hip), DEF
      • Sit: RB Evan Royster, WRs Aldrick Robinson & Josh Morgan, TE Chris Cooley
    • Dallas
      • Start: QB Tony Romo, WRs Dez Bryant & Miles Austsin, TE Jason Witten
      • Neutral: K Dan Bailey
      • Sit: RBs DeMarco Murray (Doubtful-foot) & Felix Jones (Questionable-knee), WR Kevin Ogletree (Out-concussion), DEF

     

    New England at New York Jets (Thursday night) – Sherpa says:  New England 37, New York 17.

    • New England
      • Start: QB Tom Brady, RB Stevan Ridley, WR Julian Edelman (Probable-hand), K Stephen Gostkowski, DEF
      • Neutral: RBs Danny Woodhead & Shane Vereen, WRs Brandon Lloyd (Questionable-knee) & Wes Welker (Questionable-ankle), TE Aaron Hernandez (Questionable-ankle)
      • Sit: TE Rob Gronkowski (Out-arm)
    • New York
      • Start: WR Chaz Schilens, TE Dustin Keller
      • Neutral: QB Mark Sanchez (Probable-back), RB Shonn Greene, WRs Jeremy Kerley (Questionable-hamstring) & Clyde Gates (Probable-shoulder)
      • Sit: QB Tim Tebow (Questionable-ribs), WR Bilal Powell (Probable-shoulder), K Nick Folk, DEF

    Buffalo at Indianapolis (Sunday early) – Sherpa says:  Indianapolis 34, Buffalo 33.

    • Buffalo
      • Start: QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, RB C.J. Spiller (Probable-shoulder), WRs Steve Johnson & Donald Jones, TE Scott Chandler, K Rian Lindell
      • Neutral: RB Fred Jackson (Probable-concussion)
      • Sit: DEF
    • Indianapolis
      • Start: QB Andrew Luck (Probable-knee), RB Vick Ballard, WRs Reggie Wayne & T.Y. Hilton, TE Dwayne Allen, K Adam Vinatieri
      • Neutral: WR Donald AVery (Probable-concussion)
      • Sit: RBs Donald Brown (Probable-knee) & Delone Carter, TE Coby Fleener (Questionable-shoulder), DEF

     

    Pittsburgh at Cleveland – Sherpa says:  Pittsburgh 24, Cleveland 13.

    • Pittsburgh
      • Start: TE Heath Miller, DEF
      • Neutral: RBs Rashard Mendenhall & Jonathan Dwyer, WRs Mike Wallace & Emmanuel Sanders
      • Sit: QBs Charlie Batch, Byron Leftwich (Out-ribs), & Ben Roethlisberger (Doubtful-shoulder); RB Isaac Redman (Probable-concussion), WRs Antonio Brown (Questionable-ankle), Jerricho Cotchery (Out-ribs), & Plaxico Burress; K Shaun Suisham
    • Cleveland
      • Start: TE Ben Watson
      • Neutral: QB Brandon Weeden, RB Trent Richardson (Probable-ribs), WRs Josh Gordon & Greg Little, DEF
      • Sit: WRs Josh Cooper (Questionable-knee), Mohamed Massaquoi, & Josh Cribbs (Probable-back), K Phil Dawson

     

    Oakland at Cincinnati – Sherpa says:  Cincinnati 30, Oakland 24.

    • Oakland
      • Start: QB Carson Palmer, RB Marcel Reece (Probable-hamstring)
      • Neutral: WRs Darrius Heyward-Bey (Questionable-hamstring), Denarius Moore (Questionable-hamstring), Rod Streater, & Juron Crner, TE Brandon Myers (Questionable-shoulder), K Sebastian Janikowski
      • Sit: RBs Darren McFadden (Questionable-ankle), Mike Goodson (Questionable-ankle), & Taiwan Jones; DEF
    • Cincinnati
      • Start: QB Andy Dalton, WR A.J. Green, TE Jermaine Gresham, K Mike Nugent
      • Neutral: RBs BenJarvus Green-Ellis & Cedric Peerman, WRs Andrew Hawkins (Questionable-knee) & Mohamed Sanu, DEF
      • Sit: WR Armon Binns

     

    Minnesota at Chicago – Sherpa says:  Chicago 24, Minnesota 20.

    • Minnesota
      • Start: RB Adrian Peterson (Probable-ankle), WR Jarrius Wright, TE Kyle Rudolph
      • Neutral: QB Christian Ponder, WR Percy Harvin (Questionable-ankle), Jerome Simpson, & Michael Jenkins (Questionable-foot), DEF
      • Sit: RB Toby Gerhart, WR Devon Aromashodu, TE John Carlson, K Blair Walsh
    • Chicago
      • Start: QB Jay Cutler (Questionable-concussion) or QB Jason Campbell (Questionable-ribs) (whoever starts), RB Matt Forte, DEF
      • Neutral: WRs Brandon Marshall (Questionable-shoulder), Earl Bennett, & Devin Hester, TE Kellen Davis (Questionable-ankle), K Robbie Gould
      • Sit: RB Michael Bush, WR Alsho Jeffery (Out-knee)

     

    Tennessee at Jacksonville – Sherpa says:  Tennessee 28, Jacksonville 17.

    • Tennessee
      • Start: QB Jake Locker (Probable-shoulder), RB Chris Johnson, WR Kenny Britt (Probable-knee), TE Jared Cook, DEF
      • Neutral: WRs Kendall WRight & Nate Washington, K Rob Bironas
      • Sit: TE Craig Stevens (Questionable-hamstring)
    • Jacksonville
      • Start: QB Chad Henne, WRs Justin Blackmon & Cecil Shorts, TE Marcedes Lewis
      • Neutral: RB Jalen Parmele, WR Michael Spurlock, DEF
      • Sit: RBs Maurice Jones-Drew (Doubtful-foot) & Rashad Jennings, K Josh Scobee

     

    Atlanta at Tampa Bay – Sherpa says:  Tampa Bay 30, Atlanta 24.

    • Atlanta
      • Start: QB Matt Ryan (Probable-finger), WR Roddy White, TE Tony Gonzalez
      • Neutral: RB Jacquizz Rodgers, WRs Julio Jones (Questionable-ankle) & Harry Douglas, K Matt Bryant (Probable-back)
      • Sit: RB Michael Turner (Probable-groin), DEF
    • Tampa Bay
      • Start: RB Doug Martin, WRs Vincent Jackson & Mike Williams, TE Dallas Clark, K Connor Barth
      • Neutral: QB Josh Freeman, WR Tiquan Underwood (Probable-concussion), DEF
      • Sit: RB LeGarrette Blunt, WR Arrelious Benn (IR-shoulder)

     

    Seattle at Miami – Sherpa says:  Seattle 21, Miami 17.

    • Seattle
      • Start: RB Marshawn Lynch (Probable-back), WRs Sidney Rice & Golden Tate, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Russell Wilson, TE Zach Miller
      • Sit: RB Robert Turbin, WRs Doug Baldwin, Braylon Edwards, & Ben Obomanu; K Steve Hauschka
    • Miami
      • Start: RB Reggie Bush, WR Davone Bess, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Ryan Tannehill, RB Daniel Thomas, WR Brian Hartline, TE Anthony Fasano
      • Sit: RB Lamar Miller, K Dan Carpenter

     

    Denver at Kansas City – Sherpa says:  Denver 31, Kansas City 20.

    • Denver
      • Start: QB Peyton Manning, WRs Daniel Thomas (Probable-knee) & Eric Decker, K Matt Prater, DEF
      • Neutral: RB Ronnie Hillman (Probable-hamstring), WR Brandon Stokley, TEs Jacob Tamme & Joel Dreessen
      • Sit: RBs Willis McGahee (IR-knee) & Lance Ball
    • Kansas City
      • Start: RB Jamaal Charles
      • Neutral: WRs Dwayne Bowe (Questionable-neck) & Dexter McCluster, TE Tony Moeaki (Questionable-shoulder)
      • Sit: QBs Brady Quinn & Matt Cassel, RBs Shaun Draughn & Peyton Hillis, WRs Jonathan Baldwin (Questionable-neck) & Steve Breaston, K Ryan Succop, DEF

     

    Baltimore at San Diego (Sunday late) – Sherpa says:  San Diego 24, Baltimore 21.

    • Baltimore
      • Start: QB Joe Flacco, RB Ray Rice, WRs Torrey Smith & Anquan Boldin
      • Neutral: WR Jacoby Jones (Questionable-ankle), TEs Dennis Pitta (Questionable-concussion) & Ed Dickson (Questionable-neck), DEF
      • Sit: RB Bernard Pierce, K Justin Turner
    • San Diego
      • Start: QB Philip Rivers, RB Ryan Mathews, WR Danario Alexander, TE Antonio Gates, DEF
      • Neutral: RB Ronnie Brown, WRs Robert Meachem & Michael Floyd, K Nick Novak
      • Sit: WR Eddie Royal (Questionable-hamstring)

    San Francisco at New Orleans

    • San Francisco
      • Start: QB Colin Kaepernick, RB Frank Gore (Probable-ribs), WR Michael Crabtree, TE Vernon Davis, K David Akers
      • Neutral: RB Kendall Hunter, WR Mario Manningham
      • Sit: QB Alex Smith (Questionable-concussion), RB Brandon Jacobs, WRs Randy Moss (Probable-finger) & Kyle Williams, DEF
    • New Orleans
      • Start: QB Drew Brees, WRs Marques Colston & Lance Moore, TE Jimmy Graham
      • Neutral: RBs Mark Ingram & Chris Ivory, K Garrett Hartley
      • Sit: RBs Pierre Thomas & Darren Sproles (Probable-hand), DEF

     

    St. Louis at Arizona – Sherpa says:  St. Louis 24, Arizona 13.

    • St. Louis
      • Start: RB Steven Jackson (Probable-foot), DEF
      • Neutral: QB Sam Bradford, RB Darryl Richardson, WRs Danny Amendola (Questionable-foot), Chris Givens, & Brandon Gibson; K Greg Zuerlein
      • Sit: TE Lance Kendricks (Questionable-knee)
    • Arizona
      • Start: WR Larry Fitzgerald
      • Neutral: RB LaRod Stephens-Howling, WR Andre Roberts & Early Doucet (Questionable-ribs), TE Rob Housler, DEF
      • Sit: QBs Ryan Lindley, John Skelton, & Kevin Kolb (Questionable-ribs), RB Chris Wells, WR Michael Floyd, TEs Jeff King (Probable-knee) & Todd Heap (Questionable-knee), K Jay Feely

     

    Green Bay at New York Giants (Sunday night) – Sherpa says:  New York 31, Green Bay 27.

    • Green Bay
      • Start: QB Aaron Rodgers, WR James Jones & Jordy Nelson (Probable-hamstring), TE Jermichael Finley
      • Neutral: RBs Aalex Green (Probable-knee) & James Starks, WR Randall Cobb, K Mason Crosby, DEF
      • Sit: WRs Greg Jennings (Out-groin) & Donald Driver (Probable-thumb), RB John Kuhn (Probable-hamstring)
    • New York
      • Start: QB Eli Manning, RB Ahmad Bradshaw (Probable-foot), WRs Victor Cruz & Hakeem Nicks, TE Martellus BEnnett, K Lawrence Tynes
      • Neutral: RB Andre Brown, DEF
      • Sit: RB David Wilson, WRs Domenick Hixon (Questionable-ankle) & Ramses Barden

     

    Carolina at Philadelphia (Monday night) – Sherpa says:  Carolina 28, Philadelphia 27.

    • Carolina
      • Start: QB Cam Newton, TE Greg Olsen
      • Neutral: RB Jonathan Stewart, WRs Steve Smith (Questionable-finger) & Brandon LaFell, K Graham Gano, DEF
      • Sit: RB DeAngelo Williams & Mike Tolbert, WR Louis Murphy
    • Philadelphia
      • Start: QB Nick Foles, WRs DeSean Jackson & Riley Cooper, TE Brent Celek (Probable-concussion)
      • Neutral: RB Bryce Brown, WR Jason Avant (Questionable-hamstring), K Alex Henery, DEF
      • Sit: QB Michael Vick (Questionable-concussion), RB LeSean McCoy (Questionable-concussion), WR Jeremy Maclin

    Good luck this weekend!
    The Sherpa

    Week 10 Player Recommendations (Sat 11/10/12)

    Thursday, November 8th, 2012

    4 teams with Week 10 byes:  Arizona, Cleveland, Green Bay, Washington.

     

    Indianapolis at Jacksonville (Thursday night) – Sherpa says:  Indianapolis 37, Jacksonville 10.

    • Indianapolis
      • Start: QB Andrew Luck, RB Vick Ballard, WRs Reggie Wayne & T.Y. Hilton, TE Dwayne Allen, K Adam Vinatieri, DEF
      • Neutral: RB Donald Brown, WR Donnie Avery (Questionable-hip)
      • Sit: RB Delone Carter, TE Coby Fleener (Out-shoulder)
    • Jacksonville
      • Start: TE Marcedes Lewis
      • Neutral: RB Rashad Jennings, WRs Justin Blackmon, Laurent Robinson, & Cecil Shorts
      • Sit: QB Blaine Gabbert (Probable-shoulder), RB Maurice Jones-Drew (Out-foot), WR Anthony Armstrong

     

    Denver at Carolina (Sunday early) – Sherpa says:  Denver 31, Carolina 24.

    • Denver
      • Start: QB Peyton Manning, RB Willis McGahee (Probable-knee), WRs Eric Decker (Probable-thigh) & Demaryius Thomas (Probable-thigh), K Matt Prater
      • Neutral: WR Brandon Stokley (Probable-knee), TEs Jacob Tamme & Joel Dreessen, DEF
      • Sit: RB Ronnie Hillman
    • Carolina
      • Start: QB Cam Newton, WR Steve Smith, TE Greg Olsen
      • Neutral: RB Jonathan Stewart, WRs Brandon LaFell & Louis Murphy, K Justin Medlock
      • Sit: RBs DeAngelo Williams & Mike Tolbert (Probable-concussion), DEF

     

    New York Giants at Cincinnati – Sherpa says:  New York 31, Cincinnati 27.

    • New York
      • Start: QB Eli Manning, WRs Victor Cruz & Hakeem Nicks (Probable-knee), TE Martellus Bennett, K Lawrence Tynes
      • Neutral: RB Ahmad Bradshaw (Questionable-foot) & Andre Brown (Probable-shoulder), DEF
      • Sit: RB David Wilson, WRs Rueben Randle, Ramses Barden, & Domenik Hixon
    • Cincinnati
      • Start: QB Andy Dalton, WR A.J. Green & Andrew Hawkins, TE Jermaine Gresham
      • Neutral: RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis, K Mike Nugent
      • Sit: WRs Armon Binns, Mohamed Sanu, & Brandon Tate, DEF

     

    Tennessee at Miami – Sherpa says:  Miami 27, Tennessee 21.

    • Tennessee
      • Start: QB Jake Locker, WRs Kenny Britt (Probable-knee) & Nate Washington, TE Jared Cook
      • Neutral: RB Chris Johnson, WR Kendall Wright (Probable-elbow), DEF
      • Sit: QB Matt Hasselbeck, RB Jamie Harper, K Rob Bironas
    • Miami
      • Start: RB Reggie Bush, WRs Brian Hartline (Probable-hamstring) & Davone Bess, TE Anthony Fasano, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Ryan Tannehill (Probable-knee) or Matt Moore (whoever starts), RB Daniel Thomas, K Dan Carpenter
      • Sit: N/A

     

    Detroit at Minnesota – Sherpa says:  Detroit 27, Minnesota 20.

    • Detroit
      • Start: QB Matthew Stafford, RB Mikel LeShoure (Probable-ankle), TE Brandon Pettigrew
      • Neutral: RB Joique Bell, WRs Calvin Johnson (Questionable-knee) & Titus Young (Questionable-knee), K Jason Hanson
      • Sit: RB Kevin Smith, WR Ryan Broyles & Mike Thomas
    • Minnesota
      • Start: RB Adrian Peterson (Probable-ankle), TE Kyle Rudolph
      • Neutral: WRs Jerome Simpson (Probable-calf) & Michael Jenkins, DEF
      • Sit: QB Christian Ponder, RB Toby Gerhart, WR Percy Harvin (Doubtful-ankle), TE John Carlson (Probable-concussion), K Blair Walsh

     

    Oakland at Baltimore – Sherpa says:  Baltimore 31, Oakland 27.

    • Oakland
      • Start: QB Carson Palmer, WR Darrius Hewyard-Bey & Denarius Moore, TE Brandon Myers (Probable-shoulder)
      • Neutral: RBs Taiwan Jones & Marcel Reece (Probable-hamstring), K Sebastian Janikowski (Probable-ankle)
      • Sit: RBs Darren McFadden (Out-ankle) & Mike Goodson (Out-ankle), WR Juron Criner & Rod Streater, DEF
    • Baltimore
      • Start: QB Joe Flacco, RB Ray Rice, WRs Torrey Smith & Anquan Boldin, TE Dennis Pitta, K Justin Tucker
      • Neutral: WR Jacoby Jones (Probable-toe), DEF
      • Sit: RB Bernard Pierce, TE Ed Dickson

     

    Buffalo at New England – Sherpa says:  New England 37, Buffalo 24.

    • Buffalo
      • Start: QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, WR Donald Jones, TE Scott Chandler
      • Neutral: RBs Fred Jackson & C.J. Spiller (Probable-shoulder), WRs Steve Johnson (Questionable-thigh) & T.J. Graham, K Rian Lindell
      • Sit: DEF
    • New England
      • Start: QB Tom Brady, RB Stevan Ridley, K Stephen Gostkowski
      • Neutral: RBs Shane Vereen & Danny Woodhead, WRs Brandon Lloyd (Questionable-knee), Wes Welker (Questionable-ankle) & Julian Edelman (Probable-hand); TEs Rob Gronkowski (Questionable-hip) & Aaron Hernandez (Questionable-ankle), DEF
      • Sit: RB Brandon Bolden (Out-knee)

     

    San Diego at Tampa Bay – Sherpa says:  Tampa Bay 28, San Diego 21.

    • San Diego
      • Start: QB Philip Rivers, WRs Robert Meachem (Probable-hamstring) & Malcom Floyd, TE Antonio Gates
      • Neutral: RBs Ryan Mathews & Ronnie Brown, DEF
      • Sit: WR Eddie Royal (Probable-hamstring), K Nick Novak
    • Tampa Bay
      • Start: QB Josh Freeman, RB Doug Wilson, WRs Vincent Jackson & Mike Williams (Probable-arm), DEF
      • Neutral: WR Tiquan Underwood, TE Dallas Clark, K Connor Barth
      • Sit: RB LeGarrette Blount, WR Arrelious Benn (Questionable-shoulder)

     

    Atlanta at New Orleans – Sherpa says:  Atlanta 28, New Orleans 24.

    • Atlanta
      • Start: QB Matt Ryan, RB Michael Turner, WRs Roddy White & Julio Jones, TE Tony Gonzalez
      • Neutral: RB Jacquizz Rodgers, K Matt Bryant, DEF
      • Sit: RB Jason Snelling, WR Harry Douglas (Probable-ankle)
    • New Orleans
      • Start: QB Drew Brees, WR Marques Colston & Lance Moore, TE Jimmy Graham
      • Neutral: RB Pierre Thomas, WR Devery Henderson, K Garrett Hartley, DEF
      • Sit: RBs Darren Sproles (Out-hand), Mark Ingram, & Chris Ivory

     

    New York Jets at Seattle (Sunday late) – Sherpa says:  Seattle 17, New York 14.

    • New York
      • Start: TE Dustin Keller, DEF
      • Neutral: RB Shonn Greene, WR Jeremy Kerley (Probable-heel)
      • Sit: QBs Mark Sanchez (Probable-back) & Tim Tebow, RBs Bilal Powell (Questionable-shoulder) & Joe McKnight (Out-ankle), WRs Clyde Gates (Probable-shoulder) & Chaz Schilens, K Jay Feely
    • Seattle
      • Start: RB Marshawn Lynch (Probable-back), WR Sidney Rice, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Russell Wilson, WR Doug Baldwin (Probable-ankle) & Golden Tate, TE Zach Miller
      • Sit: RB Robert Turbin, WRs Ben Obomanu & Braylon Edwards (Probable-knee), K Steven Hauschka

     

    Dallas at Philadelphia – Sherpa says:  Dallas 28, Philadelphia 24.

    • Dallas
      • Start: QB Tony Romo, WRs Miles Austin & Dez Bryant (Probable-hip), TE Jason Witten, K Dan Bailey
      • Neutral: RB Felix Jones (Probable-knee), DEF
      • Sit: RB DeMarco Murray (Out-foot) & Philip Tanner, WR Kevin Ogletree
    • Philadelphia
      • Start: RB LeSean McCoy, WRs DeSean Jackson, TE Brent Celek
      • Neutral: QB Michael Vick, WRs Jeremy Maclin & Jason Avant (Probable-back), K Alex Henery, DEF
      • Sit: WR Riley Cooper

     

    St. Louis at San Francisco – Sherpa says:  San Francisco 31, St. Louis 13.

    • St. Louis
      • Start: TE Lance Kendricks
      • Neutral: QB Sam Bradford, WRs Danny Amendola (Questionable-shoulder), Chris Givens & Brandon Gibson
      • Sit: RBs Steven Jackson & Darryl Richardson, K Greg Zuerlein, DEF
    • San Francisco
      • Start: RB Frank Gore (Probable-hand), WR Michael Crabtree, TE Vernon Davis, K David Akers, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Alex Smith (Probable-finger), RB Kendall Hunter, WR Mario Manningham (Probable-shoulder)
      • Sit: RBs Brandon Jacobs & LaMichael James, WRs Randy Moss & Kyle Williams

     

     Houston at Chicago (Sunday night) – Sherpa says:  Houston 21, Chicago 20.

    • Houston
      • Start: QB Matt Schaub, RB Arian Foster, WR Andre Johnson, DEF
      • Neutral: WR Kevin Walter (Probable-groin), TEs Owen Daniels (Questionable-back) & Garrett Graham
      • Sit: RBs Ben Tate (Out-hamstring) & Justin Forsett, WRs DeVier Posey, Keshawn Martin, & Lestar Jean (Probable-knee), K Shayne Graham
    • Chicago
      • Start: WR Brandon Marshall, TE Kellen Davis, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Jay Cutler, RB Matt Forte
      • Sit: RBs Michael Bush & Armando Allen, WRs Earl Bennett, Devin Hester, & Alshon Jeffery (Doubtful-hand), K Robbie Gould

     

     Kansas City @ Pittsburgh (Monday night) – Sherpa says:  Pittsburgh 24, Kansas City 20.

    • Kansas City
      • Start: WR Dwayne Bowe
      • Neutral: RB Jamaal Charles (Probable-neck), TE Tony Moeaki, DEF
      • Sit: QBs Matt Cassel & Brady Quinn (Out-concussion), RBs Peyton Hillis & Shaun Draughn, WRs Dexter McCluster & Steve Breaston, K Ryan Succop
    • Pittsburgh
      • Start: WR Mike Wallace, TE Heath Miller, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Ben Roethlisberger, RB Isaac Redman, WR Emmanuel Sanders, K Shaun Suisham (Probable-ankle)
      • Sit: RBs Rashard Mendenhall (Doubtful-Achilles’) & Jonathan Dwyer (Probable-quad), WR Antonio Brown (Out-ankle)

     

    Good luck this weekend!
    The Sherpa

    Week 9 Player Recommendations (Sat 11/3/12)

    Thursday, November 1st, 2012

    4 teams with Week 9 byes:  New England, New York Jets, San Francisco, St. Louis.

     

    Kansas City at San Diego (Thursday night) – Sherpa says:  Kansas City 20, San Diego 17.

    • Kansas City
      • Start: QB Matt Cassel, RB Jamaal Charles, WR Dwayne Bowe, TE Tony Moeaki, DEF
      • Neutral: WRs Dexter McCluster, Steve Breaston, & Jon Baldwin
      • Sit: QB Brady Quinn (Out-concussion), RBs Peyton Hillis & Shaun Draughn, K Ryan Succop
    • San Diego
      • Start: QB Philip Rivers, RB Ryan Mathews, WR Malcom Floyd, TE Antonio Gates, DEF
      • Neutral: RB Ronnie Brown, WR Robert Meachem (Questionable-hamstring)
      • Sit: K Nick Novak, WR Eddie Royal (Doubtful-hamstring)

     

    Baltimore at Cleveland (Sunday early) – Sherpa says:  Baltimore 40, Cleveland 30.

    • Baltimore
      • Start: QB Joe Flacco, RB Ray Rice, WRs Torrey Smith & Anquan Boldin, TE Dennis Pitta, K Justin Tucker
      • Neutral: WR Jacoby Jones (Probable-foot)
      • Sit: RB Bernard Pierce, TE Ed Dickson (Probable-hand), WR Tandon Doss, DEF
    • Cleveland
      • Start: RB Trent Richardson (Probable-ribs), WRs Josh Gordon & Greg Little, TE Ben Watson, K Phil Dawson
      • Neutral: QB Brandon Weeden (Probable-groin), WR Travis Benjamin
      • Sit: RBs Chris Ogbannaya (Probable-ribs) & Montario Hardesty; WRs Josh Cooper (Questionable-thigh), Josh Cribbs, & Mohamed Massaquoi (Probable-hamstring), TE Jordan Cameron, DEF

     

    Arizona at Green Bay – Sherpa says:  Green Bay 24, Arizona 7.

    • Arizona
      • Start: WR Larry Fitzgerald
      • Neutral: TE Rob Housler, DEF
      • Sit: QBs John Skelton & Kevin Kolb (Out-ribs), RBs LaRod Stephens-Howling, William Powell, & Anthony Sherman (Probable-knee), WRs Early Doucet & Andre Roberts, TEs Jeff King & Todd Heap (Questionable-knee), K Jay Feely
    • Green Bay
      • Start: QB Aaron Rodgers (Probable-calf), RB Alex Green, WRs James Jones & Randall Cobb, DEF
      • Neutral: WR Jordy Nelson (Questionable-hamstring), TE Jermichael Finley (Probable-shoulder), K Mason Crosby
      • Sit: RBs James Starks, Brandon Saine, & John Kuhn (Out-hamstring); WRs Greg Jennings (Out-groin) & Donald Driver (Probable-neck)

     

    Buffalo at Houston – Sherpa says:  Houston 31, Buffalo 17.

    • Buffalo
      • Start: TE Scott Chandler
      • Neutral: RBs Fred Jackson & C.J. Spiller (Probable-shoulder), WRs Steve Johnson & Donald Jones (Probable-back)
      • Sit: QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, WR T.J. Graham (Probable-ankle), K Rian Lindell, DEF
    • Houston
      • Start: QB Matt Schaub, RB Arian Foster, WR Andre Johnson, TE Owen Daniels (Probable-hamstring)
      • Neutral: RB Justin Forsett, WR Kevin Walter, TE Garrett Graham
      • Sit: RB Ben Tate (Out-hamstring), WRs Lestar Jean (Probable-knee), DeVier Posey, & Keshawn Martin

     

    Miami at Indianapolis – Sherpa says:  Indianapolis 27, Miami 21.

    • Miami
      • Start: RB Reggie Bush, WR Davone Bess, TE Anthony Fasano
      • Neutral: RB Daniel Thomas (Probable-elbow), WR Brian Hartline (Questionable-groin), DEF
      • Sit: QBs Ryan Tannehill (Questionable-knee) & Matt Moore (Probable-calf), WR Jabar Gaffney, K Dan Carpenter
    • Indianapolis
      • Start: QB Andrew Luck (Probable-knee), WR Reggie Wayne, DEF
      • Neutral: RBs Vick Ballard & Donald Brown (Probable-knee), WRs Donnie Avery & T.Y. Hilton, TE Dwayne Allen, K Adam Vinatieri
      • Sit: RB Delone Carter, TE Coby Fleener (Out-shoulder)

     

    Chicago at Tennessee – Sherpa says:  Chicago 24, Tennessee 21.

    • Chicago
      • Start: RB Matt Forte, WR Brandon Marshall, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Jay Cutler, RB Michael Bush, WRs Earl Bennett & Devin Hester, TE Kellen Davis, K Robbie Gould
      • Sit: WR Alshon Jeffery (Out-hand)
    • Tennessee
      • Start: QB Matt Hasselbeck, WRs Kenny Britt (Probable-knee) & Nate Washington (Probable-knee), TE Jared Cook
      • Neutral: RB Chris Johnson, WR Kendall Wright, DEF
      • Sit: QB Jake Locker (Questionable-shoulder), RB Jamie Harper, TE Craig Stevens, K Rob Bironas

     

    Detroit at Jacksonville – Sherpa says:  Detroit 34, Jacksonville 7.

    • Detroit
      • Start: QB Matthew Stafford, WR Titus Young (Probable-knee), TE Brandon Pettigrew (Probable-knee), K Jason Hanson, DEF
      • Neutral: RB Mikel LeShoure, WRs Calvin Johnson (Questionable-knee) & Ryan Broyles
      • Sit: RBs Joique Bell & Kevin Smith, WR Mike Thomas, TE Tony Scheffler
    • Jacksonville
      • Start: TE Marcedes Lewis
      • Neutral: RB Rashad Jennings, WRs Cecil Shorts & Justin Blackmon
      • Sit: QB Blaine Gabbert (Probable-shoulder), RB Maurice Jones-Drew (Out-foot), WR Laurent Robinson (Probable-concussion), K Josh Scobee, DEF

     

    Carolina at Washington – Sherpa says:  Washington 31, Carolina 27.

    • Carolina
      • Start: QB Cam Newton, RB Jonathan Stewart, WRs Steve Smith & Louis Murphy, TE Greg Olsen
      • Neutral: K Justin Medlock
      • Sit: RBs DeAngelo Williams & Mike Tolbert, WR Brandon LaFell (Doubtful-concussion), DEF
    • Washington
      • Start: QB Robert Griffin III, RB Alfred Morris, WR Santana Moss, TE Logan Paulsen, K Kai Forbath
      • Neutral: WR Leonard Hankerson, DEF
      • Sit: WR Pierre Garcon (Out-foot), TE Chris Cooley

     

    Denver at Cincinnati – Sherpa says:  Denver 35, Cincinnati 24.

    • Denver
      • Start: QB Peyton Manning (Probable-thumb), RB Willis McGahee, WRs Demaryius Thomas & Eric Decker, K Matt Prater
      • Neutral: TEs Jacob Tamme (Probable-hip) & Joel Dreessen, DEF
      • Sit: RB Ronnie Hillman, WR Brandon Stokley
    • Cincinnati
      • Start: QB Andy Dalton, WRs A.J. Green & Andrew Hawkins (Probable-knee), TE Jermaine Gresham
      • Neutral: RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis, K Mike Nugent
      • Sit: WRs Armon Binns, Mohamed Sanu, Brandon Tate, & Ryan Whalen, DEF

     

     

    Tampa Bay at Oakland (Sunday late) – Sherpa says:  Tampa Bay 31, Oakland 20.

    • Tampa Bay
      • Start: QB Josh Freeman, RB Doug Martin, WRs Vincent Jackson & Mike Williams, K Connor Barth
      • Neutral: WR Tiquan Underwood, TE Dallas Clark, DEF
      • Sit: RB LeGarrette Blunt, WR Arrelious Benn
    • Oakland
      • Start: QB Carson Palmer, WRs Darrius Heyward-Bey & Denarius Moore
      • Neutral: RB Darren McFadden (Probable-shoulder), TE Brandon Myers
      • Sit: RBs Mike Goodson (Probable-toe) & Taiwan Jones (Questionable-knee), WRs Rod Streater & Juron Criner, K Sebastian Janikowski (Probable-groin), DEF

     

     

    Minnesota at Seattle – Sherpa says:  Seattle 20, Minnesota 17.

    • Minnesota
      • Start: RB Adrian Peterson (Probable-ankle) WR Percy Harvin (Probable-hamstring), TE Kyle Rudolph, DEF
      • Neutral: WR Jerome Simpson
      • Sit: QB Christian Ponder (Probable-knee), RB Toby Gerhart, WR Michael Jenkins, TE John Carlson (Out-concussion), K Blair Walsh
    • Seattle
      • Start: RB Marshawn Lynch (Probable-back), DEF
      • Neutral: QB Russell Wilson, WRs Sidney Rice & Golden Tate, TE Zach Miller
      • Sit: RB Robert Turbin, WRs Doug Baldwin (Probable-ankle), Ben Obomanu, & Braylon Edwards (Out-knee); K Steven Hauschka

     

    Pittsburgh at New York Giants – Sherpa says:  Pittsburgh 27, New York Giants 24.

    • Pittsburgh
      • Start: QB Ben Roethlisberger, WRs Antonio Brown & Mike Wallace, TE Heath Miller, DEF
      • Neutral: WR Emmanuel Sanders, K Shaun Suisham
      • Sit: RB Rashard Mendenhall (Doubtful-Achilles’), Isaac Redman (Probable-ankle), & Jonathan Dwyer (Doubtful-quad)
    • New York Giants
      • Start: WR Victor Cruz, TE Martellus Bennett
      • Neutral: QB Eli Manning, RB Ahmad Bradshaw (Questionable-foot), WR Hakeem Nicks, K Lawrence Tynes, DEF
      • Sit: RB David Wilson, WRs Domenik Hixon, Rueben Randle, & Ramses Barden

     

     

    Dallas at Atlanta (Sunday night) – Sherpa says:  Dallas 24, Atlanta 21.

    • Dallas
      • Start: QB Tony Romo, WR Miles Austin, TE Jason Witten, DEF
      • Neutral: RB Felix Jones (Probable-knee), WR Dez Bryant (Questionable-hip), K Dan Bailey
      • Sit: RB DeMarco Murray (Out-foot) & Philip Tanner, WR Kevin Ogletree (Questionable-hamstring)
    • Atlanta
      • Start: RB Michael Turner, TE Tony Gonzalez
      • Neutral: QB Matt Ryan, RB Jacquizz Rodgers, WRs Julio Jones & Roddy White (Probable-back), DEF
      • Sit: RB Jason Snelling, WR Henry Douglas, K Matt Bryant (Probable-back)

     

     

    Philadelphia at New Orleans (Monday night) – Sherpa says:  Philadelphia 31, New Orleans 24.

    • Philadelphia
      • Start: QB Michael Vick, RB LeSean McCoy, WR DeSean Jackson, TE Brent Celek, K Alex Henery
      • Neutral: WRs Jeremy Maclin & Jason Avant, DEF
      • Sit: N/A
    • New Orleans
      • Start: QB Drew Brees, RB Pierre Thomas, WRs Marques Colston & Lance Moore, TE Jimmy Graham
      • Neutral: WR Devery Henderson, K Garrett Hartley
      • Sit: RBs Darren Sproles (Out-hand) & Mark Ingram, DEF

     

    Good luck this weekend!
    The Sherpa

    Week 8 Player Recommendations (Sat 10/27/12)

    Saturday, October 27th, 2012

    4 teams with Week 8 byes:  Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Houson.

     

    Tampa Bay at Minnesota (Thursday night) – Sherpa says:  Minnesota 27, Tampa Bay 24.

    • Tampa Bay
      • Start: QB Josh Freeman, RB Doug Martin, WRs Vincent Jackson (Probable-calf) & Mike Williams
      • Neutral: WR Tiquan Underwood, TE Dallas Clark, K Connor Barth, DEF
      • Sit: RB LeGarrette Blount, WR Arrelious Benn
    • Minnesota
      • Start: QB Christian Ponder (Probable-knee), RB Adrian Peterson (Probable-ankle), WR Percy Harvin (Probable-knee), TE Kyle Rudolph
      • Neutral: WRs Michael Jenkins & Jerome Simpson (Probable-back), K Blair Walsh, DEF
      • Sit: RB Toby Gerhart, WR Devin Aromashodu, TE John Carlson (Out-concussion)

     

    San Diego at Cleveland (Sunday early) – Sherpa says:  San Diego 30, Cleveland 24.

    • San Diego
      • Start: QB Philip Rivers, RB Ryan Mathews, WR Malcom Floyd, TE Antonio Gates, K Nick Novak
      • Neutral: WR Robert Meachem, DEF
      • Sit: RBs Jackie Battle & Ronnie Brown, WR Eddie Royal (Questionable-hamstring), K Nick Kaeding (IR-groin)
    • Cleveland
      • Start: QB Brandon Weeden, WRs Greg Little & Josh Gordon, TE Ben Watson
      • Neutral: WRs Josh Cooper & Travis Benjamin (Probable-hamstring), K Phil Dawson
      • Sit: RBs Travis Richardson (Questionable-ribs), Montario Hardesty (Probable-knee), & Chris Ogbonnaya (Probable-ribs); WRs Josh Cribbs & Mohamed Massaquoi (Questionable-hamstring), TE Jordan Cameron, DEF

     

    Seattle at Detroit – Sherpa says:  Detroit 24, Seattle 20.

    • Seattle
      • Start: RB Marshawn Lynch (Probable-back)
      • Neutral: WR Sidney Rice, TE Zach Miller, DEF
      • Sit: QB Russell Wilson, RB Robert Turbin, WRs Doug Baldwin (Out-ankle), Ben Obomanu, & Braylon Edwards; K Steven Hauschka
    • Detroit
      • Start: QB Matthew Stafford, WR Calvin Johnson (Probable-knee), TE Brandon Pettigrew (Probable-knee), DEF
      • Neutral: RB Mikel LeShoure, WRs Titus Young & Ryan Broyles, K Jason Hanson
      • Sit: RBs Kevin Smith & Joique Bell, WR Nate Burleson (IR-leg), TE Tony Scheffler

     

    Jacksonville at Green Bay – Sherpa says  Green Bay 31, Jacksonville 14.

    • Jacksonville
      • Start: TE Marcedes Lewis
      • Neutral: RB Rashad Jennings, WRs Justin Blackmon & Cecil Shorts
      • Sit: QBs Blaine Gabbert (Probable-shoulder) & Chad Henne, RB Maurice Jones-Drew (Out-foot), WRs Mike Thomas & Laurent Robinson (Questionable-concussion), K Josh Scobee, DEF
    • Green Bay
      • Start: QB Aaron Rodgers (Probable-calf), RB Alex Green, WRs James Jones & Randall Cobb, TE Jermichael Finley (Probable-shoulder), K Mason Crosby, DEF
      • Neutral: WR Jordy Nelson (Questionable-hamstring), TE Thomas Crabtree
      • Sit: RBs James Starks, Brandon Saine, & John Kuhn; WRs Greg Jennings (Out-groin) & Donald Driver (Probable-neck), TE D.J. Williams

     

    Miami at New York Jets - Sherpa says:  Miami 27, New York 20.

    • Miami
      • Start: RB Reggie Bush, TE Anthony Fasano, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Ryan Tannehill, WRs Brian Hartline & Davone Bess, K Dan Carpenter
      • Sit: RBs Daniel Thomas (Probable-concussion), Lamar Miller, & Javorski Lane; WRs Marlon Moore, Anthony Armstrong & Jabar Gaffney
    • New York
      • Start: WR Jeremy Kerley (Probable-finger), TE Dustin Keller
      • Neutral: QB Mark Sanchez (Probable-back), WR Stephen Hill, DEF
      • Sit: RBs Shonn Greene, Bilal Powell (Doubtful-shoulder), & Joe McKnight (Questionable-ankle); WR Chaz Schilens, TE Jeff Cumberland (Questionable-wrist), K Nick Folk

     

    Carolina at Chicago – Sherpa says Chicago 24, Carolina 17.

    • Carolina
      • Start: WR Steve Smith, TE Greg Olsen
      • Neutral: QB Cam Newton, RB Jonathan Stewart, WR Brandon LaFell, DEF
      • Sit: RBs Mike Tolbert & DeAngelo Williams, WR Louis Murphy, K Justin Medlock
    • Chicago
      • Start: QB Jay Cutler (Probable-ribs), RBs Matt Forte & Michael Bush, WR Brandon Marshall, TE Kellen Davis, DEF
      • Neutral: K Robbie Gould
      • Sit: WRs Alshon Jeffery (Out-hand), Devin Hester, & Earl Bennett

     

    Atlanta at Philadelphia – Sherpa says:  Philadelphia 34, Atlanta 20.

    • Atlanta
      • Start: QB Matt Ryan, WRs Julio Jones & Roddy White, TE Tony Gonzalez
      • Neutral: N/A
      • Sit: RBs Michael Turner, Jacquizz Rodgers, & Jason Snelling, WR Harry Douglas (Out-knee), K Matt Bryant, DEF
    • Philadelphia
      • Start: QB Michael Vick, RB LeSean McCoy, WR DeSean Jackson, TE Brent Celek, K Alex Henery, DEF
      • Neutral: WR Jeremy Maclin & Jason Avant
      • Sit: RB Bryce Brown, WRs Riley Cooper & Damaris Johnson

     

    Indianapolis at Tennessee – Sherpa says:  Indianapolis 31, Tennessee 24.

    • Indianapolis
      • Start: QB Andrew Luck (Probable-knee), WRs Reggie Wayne & Donnie Avery, K Adam Vinatieri
      • Neutral: RB Vick Ballard, WR T.Y. Hilton, TEs Coby Fleener & Dwayne Allen, DEF
      • Sit: RBs donald Jones (Questionable-knee) & Delone Carter
    • Tennessee
      • Start: RB Chris Johnson (Probable-ankle), TE Jared Cook
      • Neutral: QB Matt Hasselbeck, WRs Kenny Britt (Probable-knee) & Nate Washington, K Rob Bironas
      • Sit: QB Jake Locker (Questionable-shoulder), RBs Jamie Harper & Javon Ringer (Out-knee), WR Kendall Wright, TE Craig Stevens (Probable-concussion), DEF

     

    New England at St. Louis (in London) – Sherpa says:  New England 24, St. Louis 17.

    • New England
      • Start: QB Tom Brady, DEF
      • Neutral: RB Stevan Ridley, WRs Wes Welker (Questionable-ankle) & Brandon Lloyd (Questionable-knee), TE Rob Gronkowski (Questionable-hip), K Stephen Gostkowski, DEF
      • Sit: RBs Shane Vereen, Brandon Boldin (Out-knee), & Danny Woodhead, WR Julian Edelman (Questionable-hand), TE Aaron Hernandez (Out-ankle)
    • St. Louis
      • Start: QB Sam Bradford, WRs Brandon Gibson & Chris Givens
      • Neutral: RBs Steven Jackson & Darryl Richardson, TE Lance Kendricks, DEF
      • Sit: RB Isaiah Pead, WRs Danny Amendola (Questionable-shoulder), Brian Quick, & Steve Smith; K Greg Zuerlein

     

    Washington at Pittsburgh – Sherpa says:  Pittsburgh 30, Washington 24.

    • Washington
      • Start: QB Robert Griffin III
      • Neutral: RB Alfred Morris, WR Santana Moss, TE Logan Paulsen, K Kai Forbath
      • Sit: RB Evan Royster, WRs Pierre Garcon (Out-foot), Josh Morgan, Leonard Hankerson, & Aldrick Robinson, TEs Fred Davis (IR-Achilles’) & Chris Cooley
    • Pittsburgh
      • Start: QB Ben Roethlisberger, WRs Antonio Brown & Mike Wallace, TE Heath Miller, K Shaun Suisham (Probable-ankle)
      • Neutral: WR Emmanuel Sanders, DEF
      • Sit: RBs Rashard Mendenhall (Out-Achilles’), Isaac Redman (Questionable-ankle), & Jonathan Dwyer

    Oakland at Kansas City (Sunday late) – Sherpa says:  Kansas City 30, Oakland 24.

    • Oakland
      • Start: QB Christian Palmer, WR Darrius Heyward-Bey, TE Brandon Myers (Probable-knee)
      • Neutral: RB Darren McFadden (Probable-shoulder), WR Denarius Moore, K Sebastian Janikowski
      • Sit: RBs Mike Goodson (Probable-hip), Marcel Reece, & Taiwan Jones; WRs Rod Streater (Probable-knee) & Juron Criner (Probable-ribs), DEF
    • Kansas City
      • Start: RB Jamaal Charles (Probable-back), WRs Dwayne Bowe, TE Tony Moeaki, K Ryan Succop
      • Neutral: QB Brady Quinn, RB Shaun Draughn, WRs Steve Breaston, Jon Baldwin, & Dexter McCluster, DEF
      • Sit: QB Matt Cassel (Probable-concussion), RBs Peyton Hillis (Probable-ankle) & Cyrus Gray

     

    New York Giants at Dallas – Sherpa says:  Dallas 30, New York 27.

    • New York
      • Start: QB Eli Manning, WR Victor Cruz, TE Martellus Bennett
      • Neutral: RB Ahmad Bradshaw (Questionable-foot), WR Hakeem Nicks (Probable-knee), K Lawrence Tynes
      • Sit: RBs Andre Brown & David Wilson, WRs Rueben Randle, Ramses Barden, & Domenik Hixon, DEF
    • Dallas
      • Start: QB Tony Rommo, WRs Dez Bryant & Miles Austin, TE Jason Witten, K Dan Bailey
      • Neutral: RB Phil Tanner, WR Kevin Ogletree, DEF
      • Sit: RB Felix Jones (Questionable-knee) & DeMarco Murray (Out-foot)

     

    New Orleans at Denver (Sunday night) – Sherpa says:  Denver 35, New Orleans 24.

    • New Orleans
      • Start: QB Drew Brees, RB Darren Sproles, WR Marques Colston
      • Neutral: RB Pierre Thomas, WRs Lance Moore & Devery Henderson, TE Jimmy Graham (Questionable-ankle), K Garrett Hartley
      • Sit: RBs Mark INgram & Chris Ivory, WR Joe Morgan (Out-ribs), TE David Thomas, DEF
    • Denver
      • Start: QB Peyton Manning, RB Willis McGahee, WR Demaryius Thomas & Eric Decker, TEs Jacob Tamme & Joel Dreessen, K Matt Prater
      • Neutral: WR Brandon Stokley, DEF
      • Sit: RBs Ronnie Hillman, Knowshon Moreno, & Lance Ball

     

    San Francisco at Arizona (Monday night) – Sherpa says:  San Francisco 24, Arizona 10.

    • San Francisco
      • Start: RB Frank Gore, WR Michael Crabtree, TE Vernon Davis, DEF
      • Neutral: RB Kendall Hunter, WR Kyle Williams, K David Akers
      • Sit: QB Alex Smith, WR Randy Moss, TE Delanie Walker
    • Arizona
      • Start: WR Larry Fitzgerald
      • Neutral: RBs LaRod Stephens-Howling & William Powell, WR Andre Roberts, TE Rob Housler, DEF
      • Sit: QBs John Skelton (Probable-ankle) & Kevin Kolb (Questionable-ribs), RB Anthony Sherman (Questionable-knee), WRs Early Doucet & Michael Floyd, TEs Jeff King & Todd Heap (Questionable-knee), K Jay Feely

    Good luck this weekend!

    The Sherpa

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    Week 4 Player Recommendations (Wed 9/26/12)

    Wednesday, September 26th, 2012

    2 teams with Week 4 byes:  Pittsburgh and Indianapolis

     

    Cleveland at Baltimore (Thursday night) – Sherpa Says:  Baltimore 38, Cleveland 20.

    • Cleveland
      • Start: RB Trent Richardson (Probable-knee)
      • Neutral: QB Brandon Weeden, WRs Greg Little, Josh Gordon, & Travis Benjamin; TEs Jordan Cameron & Ben Watson
      • Sit: WRs Mohamed Massaquoi (Out-hamstring) & Josh Cribbs (Questionable-knee), K Phil Dawson, DEF
    • Baltimore
      • Start: QB Joe Flacco, RB Ray Rice, WRs Torrey Smith, Anquan Boldin, & Jacoby Jones; TE Dennis Pitta, K Justin Tucker, DEF
      • Neutral: N/A
      • Sit: RB Bernard Pierce, TE Ed Dickson

     

    Minnesota at Detroit (Sunday early) – Sherpa says:  Detroit 34, Minnesota 27.

    • Minnesota
      • Start: QB Christian Ponder, RB Adrian Peterson, WRs Percy Harvin & Jerome Simpson
      • Neutral: WR Michael Jenkins, TE Kyle Rudolph (Questionable-thigh), K Blair Walsh
      • Sit: RB Toby Gerhart, WRs Jarius Wright & Devin Aromashodu, TE John Carlson, DEF
    • Detroit
      • Start: QB Matthew Stafford (Questionable-hip) or QB Shaun Hill (whoever starts); RB Mikel Leshoure (Probable-groin), WRs Calvin Johnson & Nate Burleson, TE Brandon Pettigrew, K Jason Hanson
      • Neutral: WR Titus Young (Questionable-knee), DEF
      • Sit: RBs Kevin Smith & Joique Bell, TE Tony Scheffler (Questionable-calf)

     

    Seattle at St. Louis – Sherpa says:  Seattle 24, St. Louis 17.

    • Seattle
      • Start: RB Marshawn Lynch, DEF
      • Neutral: WRs Sidney Rice & Golden Tate, TE Zach Miller, K S Hauschka
      • Sit: QB Russell Wilson, RB Robert Turbin, WRs Doug Baldwin (Questionable-shoulder), Braylon Edwards, & Ben Obomanu; TE Anthony McCoy
    • St. Louis
      • Start: WR Danny Amendola, TE Lance Kendricks
      • Neutral: WR Brandon Gibson, DEF
      • Sit: QB Sam Bradford, RBs Steven Jackson (Questionable-groin), Darryl Richardson, & Isaiah Pead; WR Steve Smith, K Greg Zuerlein

     

    San Francisco at New York Jets – Sherpa says:  San Francisco 28, New York 17.

    • San Francisco
      • Start: RB Frank Gore, WR Michael Crabtree, TE Vernon Davis, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Alex Smith, RB Kendall Hunter, WRs Mario Manningham & Randy Moss, K David Akers
      • Sit: RB Brandon Jacobs (Questionable-knee)
    • New York
      • Start: WR Santonio Holmes
      • Neutral: WRs Stephen Hill (Questionable-hamstring) & Jeremy Kerley, TEs Dustin Keller (Questionable-hamstring) & Jeff Cumberland, DEF
      • Sit: QB Mark Sanchez, RBs Shonn Greene, Bilal Powell, & Joe McKnight; K Nick Folk

     

    San Diego at Kansas City – Sherpa says  Kansas City 31, San Diego 30.

    • San Diego
      • Start: QB Philip Rivers, RB Ryan Mathews, WRs Malcom Floyd & Robert Meachem, TE Antonio Gates, K Nate Kaeding
      • Neutral: N/A
      • Sit: RBs Curtis Brinkley, Jackie Battle, & Ronnie Brown; WR Eddie Royal, TE Dante Rosario, DEF
    • Kansas City
      • Start: QB Matt Cassel, RB Jamaal Charles, WR Dwayne Bowe, K Ryan Succop
      • Neutral: WRs Steve Breaston & Jon Baldwin, TE Tony Moeaki
      • Sit: RBs Peyton Hillis (Questionable-ankle) & Shaun Draughn, WR Dexter McCluster (Questionable-shoulder), TE Kevin Boss (Questionable-concussion), DEF

     

    Tennessee at Houston - Sherpa says:  Houston 31, Tennessee 13.

    • Tennessee
      • Start: WR Nate Washington
      • Neutral: WRs Kenny Britt (Questionable-ankle) & Kendall Wright, TEs Jared Cook (Questionable-shoulder) & Craig Stevens
      • Sit: QB Jake Locker, RBs Chris Johnson & Javon Ringer (Questionable-ankle), K Rob Bironas, DEF
    • Houston
      • Start: QB Matt Schaub (Probable-shoulder), RB Arian Foster, WR Andre Johnson, TE Owen Daniels, K Shayne Graham, DEF
      • Neutral: RB Ben Tate, WR Kevin Walter
      • Sit: WRs Keshawn Martin & Lestar Jean (Out-knee), TE Garrett Graham

     

    Carolina at Atlanta – Sherpa says Atlanta 28, Carolina 27.

    • Carolina
      • Start: QB Cam Newton, RB DeAngelo Williams, WR Steve Smith, TE Greg Olsen
      • Neutral: WR Brandon LaFell, K Justin Medlock, DEF
      • Sit: RB Jonathan Stewart (Questionable-ankle)
    • Atlanta
      • Start: QB Matt Ryan, RB Michael Turner, WRs Julio Jones & Roddy White, TE Tony Gonzalez
      • Neutral: RB Jacquizz Rodgers, K Matt Bryant, DEF
      • Sit: WR Harry Douglas

     

    New England at Buffalo – Sherpa says:  New England 34, Buffalo 31.

    • New England
      • Start: QB Tom Brady, RB Stevan Ridley, WR Brandon Lloyd & Wes Welker, TE Rob Gronkowski, K Stephen Gostkowski
      • Neutral: N/A
      • Sit: RBs Shane Vereen (Questionable-foot) & Danny Woodhead, WRs Julian Edelman (Questionable-hand) & Deion Branch, TEs Aaron Hernandez (Out-ankle) & Kellen Winslow, DEF
    • Buffalo
      • Start: QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, WR Steve Johnson, TE Scott Chandler, K Rian Lindell
      • Neutral: RBs Tashard Choice & Fred Jackson (Questionable-knee), WR Donald Jones
      • Sit: RB C.J. Spiller (Questionable-shoulder), WR T.J. Graham, DEF

     

    Cincinnati at Jacksonville (Sunday late) – Sherpa says:  Cincinnati 37, Jacksonville 31.

    • Cincinnati
      • Start: QB Andy Dalton, RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis, WRs A.J. Green & Andrew Hawkins, TE Jermaine Gresham, K Mike Nugent
      • Neutral: WR Armon Binns
      • Sit: RB Bernard Scott, DEF
    • Jacksonville
      • Start: RB Maurice Jones-Drew, WR Justin Blackmon, TE Marcedes Lewis, K Josh Scobee
      • Neutral: QB Blaine Gabbert, WR Laurent Robinson (Questionable-concussion)
      • Sit: RB Rashard Jennings (Questionable-knee), WR Cecil Shorts, DEF

     

    Miami at Arizona – Sherpa says:  Miami 24, Arizona 21.

    • Miami
      • Start: QB Ryan Tannehill, WRs Brian Hartline & Davone Bess, TE Anthony Fasano, DEF
      • Neutral: RBs Daniel Thomas & Lamar Miller, K Dan Carpenter
      • Sit: RB Reggie Bush WR Anthony Armstrong
    • Arizona
      • Start: QB Kevin Kolb, WR Larry Fitzgerald
      • Neutral: RB Ryan Williams, WR Andre Roberts, TE Jeff King
      • Sit: QB John Skelton, RB Beanie Wells (IR-toe), WR Early Doucet, TEs Todd Heap (Questionable-knee) & Rob Housler, K Jay Feely

    Oakland at Denver – Sherpa says:  Denver 27, Oakland 24.

    • Oakland
      • Start: QB Carson Palmer, WR Denarius Moore & Rod Streater
      • Neutral:  RB Darren McFadden, WR Derek Hagan, TE David Ausberry, K Sebastian Janikowski, DEF
      • Sit: RBs Mike Goodson & Taiwan Jones, WRs Darrius Heyward-Bey (Questionable-concussion) & Juron Criner (Questionable-ankle), TE Brandon Myers (Questionable-concussion)
    • Denver
      • Start: QB Peyton Manning, WRs Demaryius Thomas & Eric Decker, TE Jacob Tamme
      • Neutral: RB Willis McGahee (Questionable-ribs), TE Joel Dreessen, K Matt Prater, DEF
      • Sit: RBs Ronnie Hillman, Lance Ball, & Knowshon Moreno

     

    Washington at Tampa Bay – Sherpa says:  Washington 27, Tampa Bay 21.

    • Washington
      • Start: QB Robert Griffin III, TE Fred Davis
      • Neutral: RB Alfred Morris, WRs Leonard Hankerson (Probable-neck), Josh Morgan, Aldrick Robinson, & Santana Moss, K Billy Cundiff
      • Sit: RBs Evan Royster (Questionable-knee), Ryan Grant & Roy Helu (IR-toe); WR Pierre Garcon (Questionable-foot), DEF
    • Tampa Bay
      • Start: QB Josh Freeman, WRs Vincent Jackson & Mike Williams
      • Neutral: RB Doug Martin, TE Dallas Clark, DEF
      • Sit: RB LeGarrette Blount, K Connor Barth

     

    New Orleans at Green Bay – Sherpa says:  Green Bay 31, New Orleans 28.

    • New Orleans
      • Start: QB Drew Brees, RBs Mark Ingram & Darren Sproles, WRs Marques Colston & Lance Moore, TE Jimmy Graham, DEF
      • Neutral: RB Pierre Thomas, WR Devery Henderson, K Garrett Hartley
      • Sit: RB Chris Ivory
    • Green Bay
      • Start: QB Aaron Rodgers, RB Cedric Benson, WRs Jordy Nelson, James Jones, & Randall Cobb; TE Jermichael Finley, K Mason Crosby
      • Neutral: RB James Starks (Probable-toe), WRs Greg Jennings (Questionable-groin) & Donald Driver, DEF
      • Sit: RB Alex Green

     

    New York Giants at Philadelphia (Sunday night) – Sherpa says: Philadelphia 31, New York 27.

    • New York
      • Start: QB Eli Manning, WR Victor Cruz, TE Martellus Bennett
      • Neutral: RBs Ahmad Bradshaw & Andre Brown, WR Hakeem Nicks (Questionable-foot) & Ramses Barden, K Lawrence Tynes
      • Sit: RB David Wilson, WRs Domenick Hixon (Probable-concussion) & Rueben Randle, DEF
    • Philadelphia
      • Start: QB Michael Vick, RB LeSean McCoy, WRs Jeremy Maclin (Probable-hip) & DeSean Jackson, TE Brent Celek, K Alex Henery
      • Neutral: WRs Jason Avant & Damaris Johnson, DEF
      • Sit: RBs Dion Lewis & Bryce Brown

     

    Chicago at Dallas (Monday night) – Sherpa says:  Chicago 24, Dallas 21.

    • Chicago
      • Start: RB Michael Bush, WR Brandon Marshall, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Jay Cutler, TE Kellen Davis, K Robbie Gould
      • Sit: RB Matt Forte, WRs Alshon Jeffery, Earl Bennett, & Devin Hester
    • Dallas
      • Start: WRs Miles Austin & Dez Bryant, TE Jason Witten
      • Neutral: QB Tony Romo, RB DeMarco Murray, WR Kevin Ogletree, DEF
      • Sit: RB Felix Jones, K Dan Bailey

    Good luck this weekend!

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    Week 3 Player Recommendations (Sat 9/22/12)

    Wednesday, September 19th, 2012

    New York Giants at Carolina (Thursday night) – Sherpa Says:  Carolina 31, New York 27.

    • New York
      • Start:  QB Eli Manning, RB Andre Brown, WR Victor Cruz, TE Martellus Bennett
      • Neutral:  RB David Wilson, WRs Hakeem Nicks (Questionable-foot) & Rueben Randle, K Lawrence Tynes
      • Sit:  RB Ahmad Bradshaw (Questionable-neck), WRs Domenick Hixon (Questionable-concussion) & Ramses Barden, DEF
    • Carolina
      • Start:  QB Cam Newton, RB DeAngelo Williams, WR Brandon LaFell, TE Greg Olsen, K Justin Medlock
      • Neutral:  RB Jonathan Stewart (Questionable-ankle) & Mike Tolbert, WRs Steve Smith (Questionable-knee) & Louis Murphy, DEF
      • Sit:  N/A

     

    St. Louis at Chicago (Sunday early) – Sherpa says:  Chicago 24, St. Louis 21.

    • St. Louis
      • Start:  QB Sam Bradford, WR Danny Amendola
      • Neutral:  RBs Steven Jackson (Questionable-groin) & Darryl Richardson, WR Brandon Gibson, TE Lance Kendricks, DEF
      • Sit: RB Isaiah Pead, K Greg Zuerlein
    •  Chicago
      • Start:  QB Jay Cutler, RB Michael Bush, WR Brandon Marshall, DEF
      • Neutral:  WR Alshon Jeffrey, K Robbie Gould
      • Sit:  RB Matt Forte (Out-ankle), WR Earl Bennett, TE Kellen Davis

     

    Cincinnati at Washington – Sherpa says:  Cincinnati 34, Washington 28.

    • Cincinnati
      • Start:  QB Andy Dalton, WR A.J. Green, TE Jermaine Gresham, K Mike Nugent
      • Neutral:  RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis, WR Armon Binns & Andrew Hawkins
      • Sit:  RB Bernard Scott (Probable-hand), WR Mohamed Sanu & Brandon Tate
    • Washington
      • Start:  QB Robert Griffin III, RB Alfred Morris, TE Fred Davis
      • Neutral:  WRs Santana Moss, Leonard Hankerson, & Aldrick Robinson; K Billy Cundiff
      • Sit:  RBs Roy Helu & Evan Royster, WR Pierre Garcon (Doubtful-foot), DEF

     

    Detroit at Tennessee – Sherpa says:  Detroit 31, Tennessee 14.

    • Detroit
      • Start:  QB Matthew Stafford, RB Mikel LeShoure, WR Calvin Johnson (Probable-ankle), TE Brandon Pettigrew
      • Neutral:  WRs Nate Burleson & Titus Young
      • Sit:  RBs Kevin Smith, Joique Bell,  & Keiland Williams; TE Tony Scheffler (Doubtful-calf)
    • Tennessee
      • Start:  TE Jared Cook
      • Neutral:  RB Chris Johnson, WRs Kenny Britt, Nate Washington, & Kendall Wright
      • Sit:  QB Jake Locker, RB Javon Ringer (Questionable-elbow), TE Craig Stevens, K Rob Bironas, DEF

     

    Kansas City at New Orleans – Sherpa says  New Orleans 27, Kansas City 24.

    • Kansas City
      • Start:  QB Matt Cassel, WR Dwayne Bowe, TE Tony Moeaki
      • Neutral:  RBs Jamaal Charles (Probable-knee) & Peyton Hillis, WRs Steve Breaston (Probable-wrist), Dexter McCluster (Questionable-shoulder), & Jonathan Baldwin; K Ryan Succop, DEF
      • Sit:  TE Kevin Boss (Out-concussion)
    • New Orleans
      • Start:  QB Drew Brees (Probable-ankle), RB Darren Sproles, WR Lance Moore, TE Jimmy Graham
      • Neutral:  RB Mark Ingram, WRs Marques Colston (Questionable-foot) & Devery Henderson (Probable-concussion), K Garrett Hartley, DEF
      • Sit:  RBs Pierre Thomas & Chris Ivory

     

    San Francisco at Minnesota - Sherpa says:  San Francisco 24, Minnesota 21.

    • San Francisco
      • Start:  RB Frank Gore, WR Michael Crabtree, TE Vernon Davis, DEF
      • Neutral:  QB Alex Smith, RB Kendall Hunter, WR Mario Manningham, K David Akers
      • Sit:  RBs Brandon Jacobs (Questionable-knee) & LaMichael James, WRs Randy Moss, Kevin Williams, & Ted Ginn (Questionable-ankle)
    • Minnesota
      • Start:  QB Christian Ponder, WR Percy Harvin, TE Kyle Rudolph
      • Neutral:  RB Adrian Peterson, DEF
      • Sit:  RB Toby Gerhart, WRs Jarius Wright (Probable-ankle), Devon Aromashodu, & Michael Jenkins; TE John Carlson, K Blair Walsh

     

    New York Jets at Miami – Sherpa says Miami 31, NY Jets 21.

    • New York
      • Start:  WR Santonio Holmes
      • Neutral:  QB Mark Sanchez (Probable-back), WR Stephen Hill, TE Dustin Keller (Questionable-hamstring)
      • Sit:  RBs Shonn Greene, Bilal Powell, & Joe McKnight; WR Jeremy Kerley, K Nick Folk, DEF
    • Miami
      • Start:  RB Reggie Bush, WR Brian Hartline, TE Anthony Fasano, K Dan Carpenter, DEF
      • Neutral:  QB Ryan Tannehill, WR Davone Bess
      • Sit:  RBs Daniel Thomas (Probable-concussion) & Lamar Miller (Probable-ankle), WRs Legedu Naanee & Anthony Armstrong (Probable-ankle)

     

    Buffalo at Cleveland – Sherpa says:  Buffalo 34, Cleveland 27.

    • Buffalo
      • Start:  QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, RB C.J. Spiller, WRs Steve Johnson & Donald Jones, K Rian Lindell
      • Neutral:  TE Scott Chandler, DEF
      • Sit:  RB Fred Jackson (Out-Knee)
    • Cleveland
      • Start:  QB BrandonWeeden, RB Trent Richardson (Probable-knee), WR Greg Little (Probable-back), TE Ben Watson
      • Neutral:  WR Mohamed Massaquoi, TE Jordan Cameron, K Phil Dawson
      • Sit:  RBs Montario Hardesty, Brandon Jackson, & Chris Ogbonnaya, WRs Josh Cribbs (Questionable-knee) & Josh Gordon, DEF

     

    Tampa Bay at Dallas – Sherpa says:  Dallas 28, Tampa Bay 20.

    • Tampa Bay
      • Start:  RB Doug Martin, WR Vincent Jackson
      • Neutral:  WR Mike Williams, TE Dallas Clark, DEF
      • Sit:  QB Josh Freeman, RB LeGarrette Blount, WRs Preston Parker & Jordan Shipley, K Connor Barth
    • Dallas
      • Start:  QB Tony Romo, RB DeMarco Murray, WRs Miles Austin (Probable-hamstring) & Dez Bryant, TE Jason Witten (Probable-abdomen), DEF
      • Neutral:  WR Kevin Ogletree, K Dan Bailey
      • Sit:  RB Felix Jones

     

    Jacksonville at Indianapolis – Sherpa says:  Indianapolis 21, Jacksonville 20.

    • Jacksonville
      • Start:  RB Maurice Jones-Drew, TE Marcedes Lewis, DEF
      • Neutral:  WRs Justin Blackmon & Laurent Robinson
      • Sit:  QB Blaine Gabbert (Probable-glute), Rashad Jennings (Doubtful-knee), K Josh Scobee
    • Indianapolis
      • Start:  QB Andrew Luck, RB Donald Brown, WRs Reggie Wayne & Donnie Avery, TE Coby Fleener, DEF
      • Neutral:  WR Austin Collie (Probable-Concussion)
      • Sit:  RBs Vick Ballard & Delone Carter, TE Dwayne Clark, K Adam Vinatieri

    Atlanta at San Diego (Sunday late) – Sherpa says:  San Diego 24, Atlanta 21.

    • Atlanta
      • Start:  QB Matt Ryan, WRs Julio Jones (Probable-thigh) & Roddy White (Probable-knee), TE Tony Gonzalez
      • Neutral:  DEF
      • Sit:  RBs Michael Turner, Jacquizz Rodgers, & Jason Snelling; WR Harry Douglas, K Matt Bryant
    • San Diego
      • Start:  QB Philip Rivers, WR Michael Floyd, TE Antonio Gates (Probable-ribs), DEF
      • Neutral:  RB Ryan Mathews (Questionable-shoulder), WR Robert Meachem, TE Dante Rosario (Probable-calf), K Nate Kaeding
      • Sit:  RBs Curtis Brinkley (Probable-knee) & Ronnie Brown, WR Eddie Royal (Probable-shoulder)

     

    Philadelphia at Arizona – Sherpa says:  Philadelphia 27, Arizona 14.

    • Philadelphia
      • Start:  QB Michael Vick, RB LeSean McCoy, WR DeSean Jackson (Probable-hamstring), TE Brent Celek, DEF
      • Neutral:  WRs Jason Avant (Probable-wrist) & Damarius Johnson, K Alex Henery
      • Sit:  RB Bryce Brown & Dion Lewis, WR Jeremy Maclin (Out-hip)
    • Arizona
      • Start:  WR Larry Fitzgerald, TE Rob Housler
      • Neutral:  RB Beanie Wells (Probable-knee), WR Andre Roberts, DEF
      • Sit:  QBs Kevin Kolb & John Skelton (Questionable-ankle), RB Ryan Williams (Probable-knee), WRs Michael Floyd & Early Doucet, TEs Todd Heap (Questionable-knee) & Jeff King (Probable-knee), K Jay Feely

     

    Pittsburgh at Oakland – Sherpa says:  Pittsburgh 24, Oakland 20.

    • Pittsburgh
      • Start:  QB Ben Roethlisberger, WRs Antonio Brown & Mike Wallace (Probable-groin), TE Heath Miller (Probable-abdomen)
      • Neutral:  RBs Isaac Redman & Jonathan Dwyer (Probable-toe), WR Emmanuel Sanders (Probable-knee), K Shaun Suisham
      • Sit:  RB Rashard Mendenhall (Out-knee)
    • Oakland
      • Start:  QB Carson Palmer, WRs Darrius Heyward-Bey, TE Brandon Myers
      • Neutral:  RB Darren McFadden, WR Denarius Moore, DEF
      • Sit:  RBs Mike Goodson (Questionable-hamstring), Taiwan Jones (Questionable-ribs), & Marcel Reece

     

    Houston at Denver – Sherpa says:  Houston 27, Denver 24.

    • Houston
      • Start:  RB Arian Foster, WR Andre Johnson, TE Owen Daniels
      • Neutral:  QB Matt Schaub, RB Ben Tate, K Shayne Graham, DEF
      • Sit:  WRs Kevin Walter, Devier Posey, Keshawn Martin, & Lestar Jean
    • Denver
      • Start:  WR Demaryius Thomas
      • Neutral:  QB Peyton Manning, RB Willis McGahee, WRs Eric Decker & Brandon Stokley (Probable-shoulder), TE Jacob Tamme, K Matt Prater, DEF
      • Sit:  RBs Knowshon Moreno & Ronnie Hillman, TE Joel Dreessen (Probable-ribs)

     

    New England at Baltimore (Sunday night) – Sherpa says: New England 34, Baltimore 24.

    • New England
      • Start:  QB Tom Brady, RB Stevan Ridley, WR Wes Welker, TE Rob Gronkowski, K Stephen Gostkowski
      • Neutral:  WRs Brandon Lloyd (Questionable-thigh) & Julian Edelman, TE Kellen Winslow, DEF
      • Sit:  RBs Shane Vereen & Danny Woodhead, TE Aaron Hernandez (Out-ankle)
    • Baltimore
      • Start:  QB Joe Flacco, RB Ray Rice, WRs Anquan Boldin & Torrey Smith, TE Dennis Pitta
      • Neutral:  WR Jacoby Jones, TE Ed Dickson, K Justin Tucker
      • Sit:  RB Bernard Pierce, DEF

     

    Green Bay at Seattle (Monday night) – Sherpa says:  Green Bay 24, Seattle 21.

    • Green Bay
      • Start:  QB Aaron Rodgers, WR Jordy Nelson, TE Jermichael Finley, DEF
      • Neutral:  WRs Greg Jennings (Questionable-groin), James Jones, & Donald Driver; K Mason Crosby
      • Sit:  RBs Cedric Benson & James Starks (Questionable-toe), WR Randall Cobb (Probable-hamstring)
    • Seattle
      • Start:  RB Marshawn Lynch (Probable-back), WR Sidney Rice
      • Neutral:  TE Zach Miller (Probable-foot), DEF
      • Sit:  QB Russell Wilson, RB Robert Turbin, WRs Doug Baldwin (Questionable-shoulder), Golden Tate, & Ben Obomanu; TE Anthony McCoy, K Steven Hauschka

    Good luck this weekend!

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    Week 2 Player Recommendations (Thu 9/13/12)

    Thursday, September 13th, 2012

    Chicago at Green Bay (Thursday night) – Sherpa Says:  Green Bay 34, Chicago 27.

    • Chicago
      • Start:  QB Jay Cutler, RB Matt Forte, WR Brandon Marshall
      • Neutral:  RB Michael Bush, WR Alshon Jeffrey, K Robbie Gould
      • Sit:  WRs Devin Hester & Earl Bennett; TE Kellen Davis, DEF
    • Green Bay
      • Start:  QB Aaron Rodgers, WRs Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb & James Jones; TE Jermichael Finley, K Mason Crosby
      • Neutral:  RB Cedric Benson, WR Donald Driver, DEF
      • Sit:  RB James Starks (Out-toe), WR Greg Jennings (Out-groin)

     

    Kansas City at Buffalo (Sunday early) – Sherpa says:  Kansas City 28, Buffalo 24.

    • Kansas City
      • Start:  QB Matt Cassel, RBs Jamaal Charles & Peyton Hillis, WR Dwayne Bowe
      • Neutral:  WRs Steve Breaston, Dexter McCluster, & Jonathan Baldwin; TEs Kevin Boss & Tony Moeaki, K Ryan Succop, DEF
      • Sit: RB Shaun Draughn
    • Buffalo
      • Start:  QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, RB C.J. Spiller, WRs Steve Johnson & Donald Jones
      • Neutral:  TE Scott Chandler, K Rian Lindell, DEF
      • Sit:  RB Fred Jackson (Out-knee), WR David Nelson (IR-knee)

     

    Oakland at Miami – Sherpa says:  Oakland 24, Miami 14.

    • Oakland
      • Start:  QB Carson Palmer, RB Darren McFadden, WR Darrius Heyward-Bey, DEF
      • Neutral:  WR Denarius Moore (Questionable-hamstring), TE Brandon Meyers (Probable-shoulder), K Sebastian Janikowsk
      • Sit:  RBs Taiwan Jones (Questionable-ribs) & Mike Tolbert, WRs Jurion Crinter (Questionable-ankle) & Jacoby Ford (Questionable-foot)
    • Miami
      • Start:  RB Reggie Bush
      • Neutral:  WRs Davone Bess & Brian Hartline, TE Anthony Fasano, DEF
      • Sit:  QB Ryan Tannehill, RBs Daniel Thomas (Questionable-concussion) & Lamar Miller, WRs Legedu Naanee & Anthony Armstrong (Questionable-hamstring)

     

    Baltimore at Philadelphia – Sherpa says:  Philadelphia 24, Baltimore 21.

    • Baltimore
      • Start:  RB Ray Rice, WRs Anquan Boldin & Torrey Smith
      • Neutral:  QB Joe Flacco, WR Jacoby Jones, TEs Ed Dickson & Dennis Pitta, K Justin Medlock, DEF
      • Sit:  RB Bernard Pierce
    • Philadelphia
      • Start:  QB Michael Vick, RB LeSean McCoy, WR Jason Avant (Probable-wrist), TE Brent Celek, DEF
      • Neutral:  WRs DeSean Jackson (Questionable-hamstring) & Jeremy Maclin (Questionable-hip), K Alex Henery
      • Sit:  RBs Dion Lewis (Questionable-hamstring) & Bryce Brown, WR Riley Cooper (Questionable-collarbone), TE Clay Harbor

     

    Tampa Bay at New York Giants – Sherpa says  New York 28, Tampa Bay 21.

    • Tampa Bay
      • Start:  RB Doug Martin, WRs Vincent Jackson & Michael Williams
      • Neutral:  QB Josh Freeman, TE Dallas Clark, K Connor Barth, DEF
      • Sit:  RB LeGarrette Blount (Probable-neck), WRs Preston Parker & Arrelious Benn (Probable-knee)
    • New York
      • Start:  QB Eli Manning, RB Ahmad Bradshaw, WR Victor Cruz, TE Martellus Bennett, DEF
      • Neutral:  WR Hakeem Nicks (Questionable-foot), K Lawrence Tynes
      • Sit:  RB David Wilson, WRs Domenick Hixon & Rueben Randle

     

    Arizona at New England - Sherpa says:  New England 34, Arizona 21.

    • Arizona
      • Start:  WR Larry Fitzgerald
      • Neutral:  RBs Beanie Wells (Probable-knee) & Ryan Williams (Probable-knee), WR Andre Roberts, TE Rob Housler
      • Sit:  QBs John Skelton & Kevin Kolb, WRs Early Doucet & Michael Floyd, TE Jeff King (Probable-knee), K Jay Feely (Probable-back), DEF
    • New England
      • Start:  QB Tom Brady, RB Stevan Ridley, WR Brandon Lloyd & Wes Welker, TEs Aaron Hernandez & Rob Gronkowski, K Stephen Gostkowski, DEF
      • Neutral:  N/A
      • Sit:  RBs Shane Vereen (Questionable-foot) & Danny Woodhead, WR Julian Edelman

     

    Houston at Jacksonville – Sherpa says Houston 24, Jacksonville 17.

    • Houston
      • Start:  RB Arian Foster (Probable-illness), WR Andre Johnson, TE Owen Daniel, DEF
      • Neutral:  QB Matt Schaub, RB Ben Tate, WR Kevin Walter, K Shayne Graham
      • Sit:  WRs Keshawn Martin, Lestar Jean, & Devier Posey
    • Jacksonville
      • Start:  RB Maurice Jones-Drew, WR Laurent Robinson, TE Marcedes Lewis
      • Neutral:  WRs Cecil Shorts & Justin Blackmon, K Josh Scobee, DEF
      • Sit:  QB Blaine Gabbert, RB Rashad Jennings (Questionable-knee)

     

    New Orleans at Carolina – Sherpa says:  New Orleans 34, Carolina 17.

    • New Orleans
      • Start:  QB Drew Brees, RB Mark Ingram, WRs Marques Colston & Lance Moore, TE Jimmy Graham, K Garrett Hartley, DEF
      • Neutral:  RBs Darren Sproles & Pierre Thomas, WR Devery Henderson (Questionable-concussion)
      • Sit:  RB Chris Ivory
    • Carolina
      • Start:  QB Cam Newton, WR Brandon LaFell, TE Greg Olsen
      • Neutral:  RBs DeAngelo Williams & Jonathan Stewart (Probable-ankle), WRs Steve Smith (Questionable-knee) & Louis Murphy
      • Sit:  K Justin Medlock, DEF

     

    Cleveland at Cincinnati – Sherpa says:  Cincinnati 31, Cleveland 17.

    • Cleveland
      • Start:  RB Trent Richardson (Probable-knee), WR Greg Little
      • Neutral:  WR Mohamed Massaquoi, TEs Jordan Cameron (Probable-groin) & Ben Watson (Questionable-thigh)
      • Sit:  QB Brandon Weeden, RBs Montario Hardesty & Brandon Jackson, WRs Josh Cribbs (Probable-knee) & Josh Gordon (Probable-knee), K Phil Dawson, DEF
    • Cincinnati
      • Start:  QB Andy Dalton, RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis, WRs A.J. Green & Andrew Hawkins, TE Jermaine Gresham, K Mike Nugent, DEF
      • Neutral:  WR Armon Binns
      • Sit:  RB Bernard Scott (Questionable-hand), WR Jerome Simpson (Out-suspension)

     

    Minnesota at Indianapolis – Sherpa says:  Minnesota 34, Indianapolis 30.

    • Minnesota
      • Start:  QB Christian Ponder, RB Adrian Peterson (Probable-knee), WR Percy Harvin, TE Kyle Rudolph, K Blair Walsh
      • Neutral:  RB Toby Gerhart, WRs Michael Jenkins & Devin Aromashodu, TE John Carlson
      • Sit:  WRs Jerome Simpson (Out-suspension) & Jarius Wright (Questionable-ankle)
    • Indianapolis
      • Start:  QB Andrew Luck, RB Donald Brown, WR Reggie Wayne, TE Coby Fleener, K Adam Vinatieri
      • Neutral:  WRs Donnie Avery & Austin Collie (Questionable-concussion), TE Dwayne Allen
      • Sit:  RBs Vick Ballard & Delone Carter, WRs T.J. Hilton (Probable-shoulder) & Kris Adams, DEF

    Washington at St. Louis (Sunday late) – Sherpa says:  Washington 34, St. Louis 24.

    • Washington
      • Start:  QB Robert Griffin III, RB Alfred Morriss, WR Santana Moss, TE Fred Davis, K Billy Cundiff
      • Neutral:  WRs Pierre Garcon (Questionable-foot), Leonard Hankerson, & Aldrick Robinson; DEF
      • Sit:  RBs Roy Helu & Evan Royster, WR Josh Morgan
    • St. Louis
      • Start:  QB Sam Bradford, RB Steven Jackson, WRs Danny Amendola & Brandon Gibson, TE Lance Kendricks
      • Neutral:  K Greg Zuerlein
      • Sit:  RBs Isaiah Pead & Daryl Richardson, WR Steve Smith, DEF

     

    Dallas at Seattle – Sherpa says:  Dallas 30, Seattle 17.

    • Dallas
      • Start:  QB Tony Romo, RB DeMarco Murray (Probable-wrist), WRs Dez Bryant & Miles Austin (Probable-hamstring), TE Jason Witten (Probable-abdomen), K Dan Bailey, DEF
      • Neutral:  WR Kevin Ogletree
      • Sit:  RB Felix Jones (Probable-ribs)
    • Seattle
      • Start:  N/A
      • Neutral:  QB Russell Wilson, RB Marshawn Lynch (Questionable-back), WRs Sidney Rice (Questionable-knee), Braylon Edwards, Doug Baldwin (Probable-mouth), Ben Obomanu, & Golden Tate (Probable-knee); TE Zach Miller (Questionable-foot)
      • Sit:  RBs Robert Turin & Leon Washington, K Steven Hauschka, DEF

     

    New York Jets at Pittsburgh – Sherpa says:  Pittsburgh 27, New York 17.

    • New York
      • Start:  WR Santonio Holmes
      • Neutral:  RB Shonn Greene, WR Stephen Hill, DEF
      • Sit:  QBs Mark Sanchez & Tim Tebow, RBs Bilal Powell & Joe McKnight, WRs Jeremy Kerley (Questionable-back) & Chaz Schilens (Probable-ankle)
    • Pittsburgh
      • Start:  QB Ben Roethlisberger, WRs Antonio Brown & Mike Wallace, DEF
      • Neutral:  RBs Jonathan Dwyer (Probable-foot), Isaac Redman, Rashard Mendenhall (Probable-knee), TE Heath Miller, K Shaun Suisham
      • Sit:  WR Emmanuel Sanders

     

    Tennessee at San Diego – Sherpa says:  San Diego 31, Tennessee 17.

    • Tennessee
      • Start:  RB Chris Johnson
      • Neutral:  WRs Kenny Britt (Questionable-knee), Nate Washington (Questionable-calf) & Kendall WRight; TE Jared Cook
      • Sit:  QB Jake Locker (Questionable-shoulder), RB Javon Ringer (Questionable-elbow), TE Craig Stevens, K Rob Bironas, DEF
    • San Diego
      • Start:  QB Philip Rivers, WRs Malcom Floyd & Robert Meachem, K Nate Kaeding, DEF
      • Neutral:  RB Ryan Mathews (Questionable-clavicle), TE Antonio GAtes
      • Sit:  RBs Curtis Brinkley, Ronnie Brown, & Le’Ron McClain; WR Eddie Royal

     

    Detroit at San Francisco (Sunday night) – Sherpa says: Detroit 27, San Francisco 24.

    • Detroit
      • Start:  QB Matt Stafford, WRs Calvin Johnson (Probable-foot) & Nate Burleson, TE Brandon Pettigrew
      • Neutral:  WR Titus Young, TE Tony Scheffler, K Jason Hanson, DEF
      • Sit:  RBs Kevin Smith, Mikel Leshoure (Out-suspension), & Keiland Williams
    • San Francisco
      • Start:  RB Frank Gore, WR Michael Crabtree, TE Vernon Davis
      • Neutral:  QB Alex Smith, WR Randy Moss, K David Akers, DEF
      • Sit:  RBs Kendall Hunter, Brandon Jacobs (Questionable-knee), & LaMichael James; WRs Mario Manningham & Ted Ginn Jr (Questionable-ankle)

    Denver at Atlanta (Monday night) – Sherpa says:  Denver 31, Atlanta 28.

    • Denver
      • Start:  QB Peyton Manning, WRs Demaryius Thomas (Probable-shoulder) & Eric Decker; TE Jacob Tamme, K Matt Prater
      • Neutral:  RBs Willis McGahee & Knowshon Moreno, WR Brandon Stokley, TE Joel Dreessen, DEF
      • Sit:  RBs Lance Ball & Ronnie Hillman
    • Atlanta
      • Start:  QB Matt Ryan, WR Julio Jones, TE Tony Gonzalez
      • Neutral:  RB Michael Turner, K Matt Bryant
      • Sit:  RB Jacquizz Rodgers & Jason Snelling, WR Harry Douglas, & DEF

    Good luck this weekend!

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