Week 6 Player Recommendations - Sat 10/13/12
Thursday, October 11th, 20124 teams with Week 6 byes: Carolina, Chicago, Jacksonville, and New Orleans.
Pittsburgh at Tennessee (Thursday night) – Sherpa Says: Pittsburgh 27, Tennessee 13.
- Pittsburgh
- Start: QB Ben Roethlisberger, RB Rashard Mendenhall (Probable-knee), WRs Antonio Brown & Mike Wallace, TE Heath Miller, DEF
- Neutral: RB Isaac Redman, WR Emmanuel Sanders, K Shaun Suisham
- Sit: RB Jonathan Dwyer
- Tennessee
- Start: TE Jared Cook
- Neutral: RB Chris Johnson, WRs Nate Washington, Kendall Wright, & Kenny Britt (Probable-ankle), TE Craig Stevens, DEF
- Sit: QBs Matt Hasselbeck & Jake Locker (Out-shoulder), RBs Javon Ringer (Out-knee) & Jamie Harper, K Rob Bironas
Dallas at Baltimore (Sunday early) – Sherpa says: Dallas 24, Baltimore 21.
- Dallas
- Start: QB Tony Romo, WRs Dez Bryant & Miles Austin (Probable-hamstring), TE Jason Witten
- Neutral: RB DeMarco Murray, WR Kevin Ogletree, K Dan Bailey
- Sit: RB Felix Jones
- Baltimore
- Start: RB Ray Rice, TE Dennis Pitta
- Neutral: QB Joe Flacco, WRs Torrey Smith & Anquan Boldin, DEF
- Sit: RB Bernard Pierce, WR Jacoby Jones, TE Ed Dickson, K Justin Tucker
Cincinnati at Cleveland – Sherpa says: Cincinnati 34, Cleveland 24.
- Cincinnati
- Start: QB Andy Dalton, WRs A.J. Green (Probable-knee) & Andrew Hawkins, TE Jermaine Gresham, K Mike Nugent
- Neutral: RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis, WR Armon Binns, DEF
- Sit: RBs Bernard Scott (IR-knee) & Brian Leonard, WR Mohamed Sanu
- Cleveland
- Start: RB Trent Richardson, WRs Josh Gordon, Jordan Norwood & Greg Little
- Neutral: QB Brandon Weeden, TE Ben Watson, K Phil Dawson
- Sit: Chris Ogbonnaya, WRs Mohamed Massaquoi (Out-hamstring), Travis Benjamin (Doubtful-hamstring), & Josh Cribbs; TE Jordan Cameron, DEF
St. Louis at Miami – Sherpa says Miami 27, St. Louis 13.
- St. Louis
- Start: WR Brandon Gibson, TE Lance Kendricks
- Neutral: QB Sam Bradford (Probable-knee), RB Steven Jackson, DEF
- Sit: RBs Daryl Richardson & Isaiah Pead, WRs Danny Amendola (Out-shoulder), Chris Givens, & Brian Quick; K Greg Zuerlein
- Miami
- Start: QB Ryan Tannehill, RB Reggie Bush (Probable-knee), WRs Brian Hartline (Probable-quad) & Davone Bess, TE Anthony Fasano, DEF
- Neutral: RB Lamar Miller, K Dan Carpenter
- Sit: RB Daniel Thomas (Out-concussion), WRs Jabar Gaffney & Anthony Armstrong
Indianapolis at New York Jets - Sherpa says: Indianapolis 31, New York 17.
- Indianapolis
- Start: QB Andrew Luck, RB Vick Ballard, WR Reggie Wayne, K Adam Vinatieri, DEF
- Neutral: RB Delone Carter, WRs T.Y. Hilton & Donnie Avery, TEs Coby Fleener & Dwayne Allen
- Sit: RB Donald Brown (Out-knee)
- New York
- Start: RB Shonn Greene, WR Jeremy Kerley (Probable-finger)
- Neutral: RB Bilal Powell, TEs Dustin Keller (Probable-hamstring) & Jeff Cumberland (Probable-ribs)
- Sit: QBs Mark Sanchez & Tim Tebow, RB Joe McKnight, WRs Stephen Hill (Probable-hamstring) & Chaz Schilens, K Nick Folk, DEF
Oakland at Atlanta – Sherpa says Atlanta 31, Oakland 17.
- Oakland
- Start: RB Darren McFadden (Probable-shoulder), WRs Darrius Heyward-Bey (Probable-concussion) & Denarius Moore
- Neutral: QB Carson Palmer, RBs Mike Tolbert & Marcel Reece, TE Brandon Meyers (Probable-shoulder)
- Sit: RB Taiwan Jones (Probable-shoulder), WRs Derek Hagan, Rod Streater, & Juron Criner; K Sebastien Janikowski (Probable-groin), DEF
- Atlanta
- Start: QB Matt Ryan, RB Michael Turner, WRs Julio Jones & Roddy White, TE Tony Gonzalez, K Matt Bryant, DEF
- Neutral: WR Harry Douglas
- Sit: RBs Jacquizz Rodgers & Jason Snelling
Detroit at Philadelphia – Sherpa says: Philadelphia 28, Detroit 24.
- Detroit
- Start: QB Matthew Stafford, WR Calvin Johnson, TE Brandon Pettigrew (Probable-knee)
- Neutral: RB Mikel LeShoure, WR Nate Burleson, K Jason Hanson, DEF
- Sit: RB Kevin Smith, WR Titus Young (Probable-knee), TE Tony Scheffler
- Philadelphia
- Start: QB Michael Vick, RB LeSean McCoy, WR DeSean Jackson, TE Brent Celek
- Neutral: WRs Jeremy Maclin & Jason Avant (Probable-wrist), K Alex Henery, DEF
- Sit: RBs Bryce Brown (Probable-shoulder) & Deion Lewis, WRs Damaris Johnson & Riley Cooper (Probable-collarbone)
Kansas City at Tampa Bay – Sherpa says: Kansas City 28, Tampa Bay 17.
- Kansas City
- Start: QB Brady Quinn, RB Jamaal Charles, WR Dwayne Bowe, DEF
- Neutral: WRs Jon Baldwin (Questionable-hamstring), Steve Breaston, & Dexter McCluster; TE Tony Moeaki, K Ryan Succop
- Sit: QB Matt Cassel (Out-concussion), RBs Peyton Hillis (Out-ankle), Shaun Draughn (Probable-ankle), & Cyrus Gray
- Tampa Bay
- Start: RB Doug Martin, WR Vincent Jackson
- Neutral: RB LeGarrette Blount, WR Mike Williams, DEF
- Sit: QB Josh Freeman, TE Dallas Clark, K Connor Barth
Buffalo at Arizona (Sunday late) – Sherpa says: Buffalo 27, Arizona 14.
- Buffalo
- Start: QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, RBs Fred Jackson & C.J. Spiller, WR Steve Johnson, TE Scott Chandler, DEF
- Neutral: WRs Donald Jones & T.J. Graham, K Rian Lindell
- Sit: RB Tashard Choice
- Arizona
- Start: WR Larry Fitzgerald
- Neutral: QB Kevin Kolb, RB William Powell, WR Andre Roberts, TE Rob Housler, DEF
- Sit: QB John Skelton (Probable-ankle), RBs Ryan Williams (IR-shoulder) & LaRod Stephens-Howling (Probable-hip), WRs Early Doucet & Michael Floyd, TEs Jeff King & Todd Heap (Questionable-knee), K Jay Feely
New England at Seattle – Sherpa says: New England 28, Seattle 24.
- New England
- Start: QB Tom Brady, WR Brandon Lloyd
- Neutral: RB Stevan Ridley, WR Wes Welker (Questionable-ankle), TEs Rob Gronkowski (Questionable-hip) & Aaron Hernandez (Questionable-ankle), K Stephen Gostkowski, DEF
- Sit: RBs Brandon Bowen (Questionable-knee), Shane Vereen (Questionable-foot) & Danny Woodhead, WR Julian Edelman (Questionable-hand)
- Seattle
- Start: RB Marshawn Lynch (Probable-back)
- Neutral: RB Robert Turbin, WR Sidney Rice, TE Zach Miller, K Steven Hauschka, DEF
- Sit: QB Russell Wilson, WRs Golden Tate, Doug Baldwin, & Ben Obomanu
New York Giants at San Francisco – Sherpa says: San Francisco 31, New York 28.
- New York
- Start: QB Eli Manning, WR Victor Cruz, TE Martellus Bennett (Probable-knee)
- Neutral: RB Ahmad Bradshaw, WRs Domenick Hixon & Rueben Randle, K Lawrence Tynes
- Sit: RBs David Wilson & Andre Brown (Out-concussion), WRs Hakeem Nicks (Questionable-foot) & Ramses Barden (Probable-concussion), DEF
- San Francisco
- Start: QB Alex Smith (Probable-finger), RB Frank Gore, WR Michael Crabtree, TE Vernon Davis, K David Akers
- Neutral: WR Mario Manningham, DEF
- Sit: QB Collin Kaepernick, RBs Kendall Hunter, Brandon Jacobs (Questionable-knee) & LeMichael James; WRs Kyle Williams & Randy Moss
Minnesota at Washington – Sherpa says: Washington 28, Minnesota 27.
- Minnesota
- Start: QB Christian Ponder, RB Adrian Peterson (Probable-ankle), WR Percy Harvin (Probable-hamstring), TE Kyle Rudolph
- Neutral: RB Toby Gerhart, K Blair Walsh, DEF
- Sit: WRs Jerome Simpson (Questionable-back), Michael Jenkins, & Devin Aromashodu
- Washington
- Start: RB Alfred Morris, TE Fred Davis
- Neutral: QB Robert Griffin III (Questionable-concussion) (if he starts), WRs Pierre Garcon (Questionable-foot), Santana Moss, & Leonard Hankerson; K Kai Forbath, DEF
- Sit: QB Kirk Cousins (if he starts), RBs Evan Royster (Probable-knee) & Ryan Grant, WR Aldrick Robinson
Green Bay at Houson (Sunday night) – Sherpa says: New Orleans 30, San Diego 28.
- Green Bay
- Start: QB Aaron Rodgers, WR Jordy Nelson
- Neutral: WRs James Jones & Randal Cobb, TEs Jermichael Finley (Questionable-shoulder) & D.J. Williams (Questionable-hamstring), DEF
- Sit: RBs Cedric Benson (IR-foot), Alex Green, John Starks, Brandon Saine, & John Kuhn; WRs Greg Jennings (Out-groin) & Donald Driver, K Mason Crosby
- Houston
- Start: RB Arian Foster (Probable-knee), WR Andre Johnson (Probable-groin), TE Owen Daniels, DEF
- Neutral: QB Matt Schaub, RB James Casey, WR Kevin Walter, K Shayne Graham (Probable-calf)
- Sit: RBs Ben Tate (Probable-toe) & Justin Forsett (Probable-thigh), WRs Keshawn Martin, DeVier Posey, & Lestar Jean (Probable-knee)
Denver at San Diego (Monday night) – Sherpa says: Denver 31, San Diego 24.
- Denver
- Start: QB Peyton Manning, WRs Eric Decker & Demaryius Thomas (Probable-hip), TE Jacob Tamme, K Matt Prater
- Neutral: RB Willis McGahee, WR Brandon Stokley, TE Joel Dreessen, DEF
- Sit: RBs Lance Ball (Probable-ankle), Knowshon Moreno, & Ronnie Hillman
- San Diego
- Start: RB Ryan Mathews (Probable-ankle), TE Antonio Gates
- Neutral: QB Philip Rivers, RB Ronnie Brown, WRs Malcom Floyd (Questionable-groin) & Robert Meachem; K Nick Novak or K Nate Kaeding (Questionable-groin) (whoever starts)
- Sit: RBs Jackie Battle & Curtis Brnikley, WR Eddie Royal (Questionable-hamstring), DEF
Good luck this weekend!
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