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It’s Hip to Play Squares (Wed 1/30/13)

Thursday, January 31st, 2013

Sunday evening over 100 million Americans will gather in living rooms and bars across the country to watch Super Bowl XLVII.  Some will root for Colin Kaepernick, Patrick Willis, Jim Harbaugh, and the San Francisco 49ers.  Some will root for Ray Lewis, Joe Flacco, John Harbaugh, and the Baltimore Ravens.  Many will be more interested in the Super Bowl commercials or Beyonce’s halftime show.

 

Regardless of which team you’re cheering for, much of the most fervent rooting will have little to do with which team is actually winning the game at The Superdome in New Orleans.  For many viewers participating in a Super Bowl squares contest organized by friends, co-workers, or the local watering hole provides more entertainment than the game itself.

 

There are many variations on Super Bowl squares contests, but they all start with a 10-by-10 grid featuring the numbers zero through nine along both the horizontal and vertical axes.  One axis is chosen to represent each of the teams playing, and in the simplest form of the squares game, participants pay a flat fee that buys them one randomly-assigned square on the grid.  At the end of each quarter and the end of the game the winning square is determined by the last digit in each team’s score at that point in the game. 

 

For example, suppose the contest organizer designates the horizontal axis to represent the Ravens’ score and the vertical axis to represent the 49ers’ score.  Then, if the 49ers are leading 10-7 at the end of the first quarter, the person assigned to the (7,0) square would win a predetermined dollar amount or percentage of the total money raised by the selling of squares.

 

Even though the squares may be assigned randomly to participants, the history of the first forty-six Super Bowls has shown that not all squares on the grid are created equal.  Here’s a mapping of the 184 quarter-ending scores; I’ve randomly assigned the horizontal axis to the visiting team and the vertical axis to the home team in each of the previous games:

 

Home/Vis

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

13

2

3

11

4

3

4

10

0

5

1

2

0

0

1

3

2

1

3

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

3

6

0

0

6

4

0

5

8

0

0

4

7

1

1

2

1

0

2

7

0

1

5

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

6

2

0

0

2

0

0

2

2

0

0

7

10

3

2

5

3

1

4

7

0

3

8

3

1

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

1

9

2

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

 

Before converting this to a table of probabilities by square, it’s helpful to realize that assigning teams to the horizontal or vertical axis is an arbitrary exercise, so there’s no reason to believe that the probability of winning with square (0,3) should be any different than the probability of winning with square (3,0), even if that hasn’t been the case with the empirical data.  So, instead of using the 11 empirical “hits” with square (3,0) and the 6 empirical hits with square (0,3), it makes more sense to calculate square probabilities as though both squares had hit 8.5 times.

 

Once that adjustment is made, here’s what the table of square probabilities based on historical results looks like:

 

Home/Vis

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

7.1%

1.1%

0.8%

4.6%

3.0%

1.1%

1.6%

5.4%

0.8%

1.9%

1

1.1%

 

 

0.3%

1.1%

1.1%

0.3%

1.6%

0.3%

0.3%

2

0.8%

 

 

 

0.3%

 

 

0.8%

0.3%

0.3%

3

4.6%

0.3%

 

3.3%

1.6%

 

1.9%

3.5%

 

 

4

3.0%

1.1%

0.3%

1.6%

0.5%

 

0.5%

2.7%

 

0.5%

5

1.1%

1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 0.3%

 

0.3%

6

1.6%

0.3%

 

1.9%

0.5%

 

1.1%

1.6%

0.8%

0.3%

7

5.4%

1.6%

0.8%

3.5%

2.7%

0.3%

1.6%

3.8%

 

0.8%

8

0.8%

0.3%

0.3%

 

 

 

0.8%

 

 

0.3%

9

1.9%

0.3%

0.3%

 

0.5%

0.3%

0.3%

0.8%

0.3%

 

  

Note:  Blank squares have no “hits” during the first 46 Super Bowls.

 

 

Several observations:

 

  • The top 13 square probabilities account for over 50% of the winning squares (52.6%).

 

  • Almost half of the squares (45) have never been winners.  But take heart - when the score at the end of last year’s Super Bowl was New England 17, New York 15 at the end of the third quarter, that marked the first time that the (7,5) combination had come up in Super Bowl history!

 

  • In reality the blank squares in the table above have a non-zero probability of being winners.  A larger sample-size would be needed to estimate these probabilities, but keep in mind that the NFL didn’t adopt the two-point conversion until 1994.

 

 

Enjoy the game!

The Sherpa

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Sherpa Alert - Guys’ Guy’s Radio on BTR - Wed Jan 23rd 7-7:30pm (Wed 1/23/13)

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that I’ll be a guest on Robert Manni’s Guys’ Guy’s Radio show tonight from 7-7:30pm Eastern on Blog Talk Radio. We’ll be talking about the upcoming Super Bowl and social media.

Please tune in and call in (347-945-5834)!

The Sherpa

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Sherpa Alert - Guys’ Guy’s Radio on BTR - Wed Jan 16th 7-7:30pm (Sat 1/12/13)

Saturday, January 12th, 2013

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that I’ll be a guest on Robert Manni’s Guys’ Guy’s Radio show next Wed. (Jan 16th) from 7-7:30pm Eastern on Blog Talk Radio. We’ll be talking about fantasy sports and Super Bowl predictions, among other things.

Please tune in and call in!

The Sherpa

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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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    Week 11 Player Recommendations (Sat 11/17/12)

    Thursday, November 15th, 2012

    4 teams with Week 11 byes:  Minnesota, New York Giants, Seattle, Tennessee.

     

    Miami at Buffalo (Thursday night) – Sherpa says:  Buffalo 27, Miami 24.

    • Miami
      • Start: RB Reggie Bush, WR Brian Hartline (Probable-knee), TE Anthony Fasano
      • Neutral: QB Ryan Tannehill, RB Daniel Thomas, WR Davone Bess, K Dan Carpenter, DEF
      • Sit: RB Lamar Miller, WR Jabar Gaffney (Questionable-knee)
    • Buffalo
      • Start: QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, RB C.J. Spiller (Probable-shoulder), WRs Steve Johnson & Donald Jones, TE Scott Chandler
      • Neutral: K Rian Lindell, DEF
      • Sit: RB Fred Jackson (Out-concussion)

     

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

    • 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 Blount, WR Arrelious Benn (Probable-shoulder)
    • Carolina
      • Start: QB Cam Newton, WR Steve Smith, TE Greg Olsen
      • Neutral: RB Jonathan Stewart, WRs Brandon LaFell, K Justin Medlock
      • Sit: RBs DeAngelo Williams & Mike Tolbert, WR Louis Murphy, DEF

     

    Cleveland at Dallas – Sherpa says:  Dallas 27, Cleveland 17.

    • Cleveland
      • Start: RB Trent Richardson (Probable-ribs), WRs Josh Gordon & Greg Little
      • Neutral: QB Brandon Weeden (Probable-groin), TE Ben Watson, DEF
      • Sit: RB Chris Ogbonnaya & Montario Hardesty, WRs Josh Cooper, Mohamed Massaquoi (Probable-hamstring) & Josh Cribbs (Probable-wrist), K Phil Dawson
    • Dallas
      • Start: QB Tony Romo, WRs Dez Bryant & Miles Austin, TE Jason Witten, DEF
      • Neutral: RB Felix Jones & DeMarco Murray (Doubtful-foot), K Dan Bailey
      • Sit: WR Kevin Ogletree

     

    Green Bay at Detroit – Sherpa says:  Detroit 28, Green Bay 24.

    • 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)
    • Detroit
      • Start: QB Matthew Stafford, WR Calvin Johnson (Questionable-knee), TE Brandon Pettigrew
      • Neutral: RB Mike LeShoure, WR Titus Young (Probable-knee), K Jason Hanson (Probable-foot), DEF
      • Sit: RB Joique Bell, WRs Ryan Broyles & Mike Thomas

     

    Jacksonville & Houston – Sherpa says:  Houston 27, Jacksonville 0.

    • Jacksonville
      • Start: TE Marcedes Lewis
      • Neutral: WRs Cecil Shorts & Laurent Robinson, DEF
      • Sit: QB Blaine Gabbert (Probable-shoulder), RBs Rashad Jennings & Maurice Jones-Drew (Out-foot), WR Justin Blackmon, K Josh Scobee
    • Houston
      • Start: RB Arian Foster, WR Andre Johnson, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Matt Schaub, WR Kevin Walter (Probable-groin), TEs Owen Daniels (Questionable-back) & Garrett Graham, K Shayne Graham
      • Sit: RBs Justin Forsett & Ben Tate (Out-hamstring), WRs Lestar Jean (Probable-knee), DeVier Posey, & Keshawn Martin

     

    Arizona at Atlanta – Sherpa says:  Atlanta 28, Arizona 14.

    • Arizona
      • Start: RB LaRod Stephens-Howling, WR Larry Fitzgerald
      • Neutral: QB John Skelton, WR Andre Roberts, TE Rob Housler, DEF
      • Sit: QB Kevin Kolb, RB William Powell, WRs Early Doucet & Michael Floyd, TEs Jeff King (Probable-knee) & Todd Heap (Questionable-knee), K Jay Feely
    • Atlanta
      • Start: TE Tony Gonzalez (Probable-shoulder), DEF
      • Neutral: QB Matt Ryan, RBs Michael Turner (Questionable-groin) & Jacquizz Rodgers, WRs Julio Jones (Questionable-ankle) & Roddy White, K Matt Bryant
      • Sit: RB Jason Snelling, WR Harry Douglas (Probable-ankle)

     

    Cincinnati at Kansas City – Sherpa says:  Kansas City 28, Cincinnati 24.

    • Cincinnati
      • Start: QB Andy Dalton, WR A.J. Green, TE Jermaine Gresham
      • Neutral: RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis, WR Andrew Hawkins (Questionable-knee), K Mike Nugent, DEF
      • Sit: RB Cedric Peerman, WRs Mohamed Sanu & Armon Binns
    • Kansas City
      • Start: RB Jamaal Charles, WR Dwayne Bowe (Probable-thigh), TE Tony Moeaki
      • Neutral: QB Matt Cassel, RB Peyton Hillis, K Ryan Succop, DEF
      • Sit: QB Brady Quinn (Questionable-concussion), RB Shaun Draughn, WRs Dexter McCluster, Jon Baldwin (Out-concussion), & Steve Breaston

     

    Philadelphia @ Washington – Sherpa says:  Washington 31, Philadelphia 28.

    • Philadelphia
      • Start: QB Nick Foles, RB LeSean McCoy, WR DeSean Jackson, TE Brent Celek
      • Neutral: WRs Jeremy Maclin (Probable-back) & Riley Cooper (Probable-knee), K Alex Henery
      • Sit: QB Michael Vick (Out-concussion), WR Jason Avant (Out-hamstring), DEF
    • Washington
      • Start: QB Robert Griffin III, RB Alfred Morris, TE Logan Paulsen, K Kai Forbath
      • Neutral: WRs Santana Moss (Probable-concussion), Joshua Morgan, & Leonard Hankerson, DEF
      • Sit: WR Pierre Garcon (Questionable-foot), TE Chris Cooley

     

    New York Jets @ St. Louis – Sherpa says:  St. Louis 24, New York 20.

    • New York
      • Start: RB Shonn Greene, TE Dustin Keller
      • Neutral: WR Jeremy Kerley (Questionable-heel), DEF
      • Sit: QBs Mark Sanchez (Probable-back) & Tim Tebow (Probable-ribs), WRs Clyde Gates (Probable-shoulder) & Stephen Hill, K Nick Folk
    • St. Louis
      • Start: RBs Steven Jackson & Darryl Richardson, TE Lance Kendricks, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Sam Bradford, WR Danny Amendola, K Greg Zuerlein
      • Sit: WRs Brandon Gibson & Chris Givens

     

    New Orleans at Oakland (Sunday late) – Sherpa says:  New Orleans 31, Oakland 28.

    • New Orleans
      • Start: QB Drew Brees, WRs Marques Colston & Lance Moore, TE Jermaine Gresham, K Garrett Hartley
      • Neutral: RBs Mark Ingram, Pierre Thomas, & Chris Ivory; WR Devery Henderson, DEF
      • Sit: RB Darren Sproles (Questionable-hand)
    • Oakland
      • Start: QB Carson Palmer, WRs Denarius Moore
      • Neutral: RBs Marcel Reece (Probable-hamstring) & Taiwan Jones; WRs Darrius Heyward-Bey (Questionable-hamstring) & Rod Streater, TE Brandon Myers (Probable-shoulder), K Sebastian Janikowski (Probable-groin)
      • Sit: RBs Darren McFadden (Out-ankle) & Mike Goodson (Out-ankle), WR Juron Criner, TE David Ausberry, DEF

     

    San Diego at Denver – Sherpa says:  Denver 27, San Diego 21.

    • San Diego
      • Start: TE Antonio Gates
      • Neutral: QB Philip Rivers, RBs Ryan Mathews (Questionable-neck) & Ronnie Brown, WRs Robert Meachem, Malcom Floyd, & Danario Alexander, DEF
      • Sit: WR Eddie Royal, K Nick Novak
    • Denver
      • Start: QB Peyton Manning, RB Willis McGahee, WRs Demaryius Thomas & Eric Decker, DEF
      • Neutral: TEs Jacob Tamme & Joel Dreessen, K Matt Prater
      • Sit: RB Ronnie Hillman

     

    Indianapolis at New England – Sherpa says:  New England 37, Indianapolis 27.

    • Indianapolis
      • Start: QB Andrew Luck, WRs Reggie Wayne & Donnie Avery
      • Neutral: RBs Vick Ballard & Donald Brown (Probable-knee), WR T.Y. Hilton, TE Dwayne Allen, K Adam Vinatieri
      • Sit: TE Coby Fleener (Out-shoulder), DEF
    • New England
      • Start: QB Tom Brady, RB Stevan Ridley
      • Neutral: RB Danny Woodhead, WRs Brandon Lloyd (Questionable-knee) & Wes Welker (Questionable-ankle), TE Rob Gronkowski (Questionable-hip)
      • Sit: RBs Brandon Bolden (Out-suspended) & Shane Vereen, WRs Deion Branch (Questionable-hamstring) & Julian Edelman (Probable-hand), TE Aaron Hernandez (Questionable-ankle)

     

    Baltimore at Pittsburgh (Sunday night) – Sherpa says:  Baltimore 24, Pittsburgh 21.

    • Baltimore
      • Start: RB Ray Rice (Probable-toe), TE Dennis Pitta, DEF
      • Neutral: QB Joe Flacco, WRs Torrey Smith (Probable-ribs) & Anquan Boldin, K Justin Medlock
      • Sit: RB Bernard Pierce, WR Jacoby Jones (Probable-ankle), TE Ed Dickson
    • Pittsburgh
      • Start: RB Isaac Redman, TE Heath Miller
      • Neutral: QB Byron Leftwich, RB Jonathan Dwyer, WRs Mike Wallace & Emmanuel Sanders, DEF
      • Sit: QB Ben Roethlisberger (Out-shoulder), RB Rashard Mendenhall (Probable-Achilles’), WR Antonio Brown (Out-ankle), K Shaun Suisham

     

    Chicago at San Francisco (Monday night) – Sherpa says:  San Francisco 20, Chicago 17.

    • Chicago
      • Start: RB Matt Forte, WR Brandon Marshall, DEF
      • Neutral: TE Kellen Davis
      • Sit: QBs Jason Campbell & Jay Cutler (Out-concussion), RB Michael Bush, WRs Devin Hester, Earl Bennett, & Alshon Jeffery (Probable-hand), K Robbie Gould
    • San Francisco
      • Start: RB Frank Gore (Probable-ribs), TE Vernon Davis, DEF
      • Neutral: WR Michael Crabtree
      • Sit: QBs Alex Smith (Out-concussion) & Colin Kaepernick, RBs Kendall Hunter & Brandon Jacobs, WRs Mario Manningham (Probable-shoulder), Randy Moss, & Kyle Williams, K David Akers

     

    Good luck this weekend!
    The Sherpa

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    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

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    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

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