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Sunday's Best: Week 4

Brothers in arms: Mannings come up with big games

Posted: Sunday October 2, 2005 10:04PM; Updated: Wednesday October 5, 2005 6:42PM
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Plaxico Burress and Eli Manning
I've got your back: Plaxico Burress and Eli Manning connected 10 times for more than 200 yards plus two touchdowns.
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300-yard passers
Player Team C-A Yds TDs
Marc Bulger Rams 40-62 442 2
Josh McCown Cardinals 32-46 385 2
Donovan McNabb Eagles 33-48 369 3
Brett Favre Packers 28-47 303 4
Brian Griese Buccaneers 22-39 302 2
100-yard rushers
Player Team Carries Yds TDs
LaDainian Tomlinson Chargers 25 134 2
Deuce McAllister Saints 27 130 0
Tiki Barber Giants 24 128 1
Warrick Dunn Falcons 18 126 1
LaMont Jordan Raiders 26 126 1
Mike Anderson Broncos 23 115 0
100-yard receivers
Player Team Catches Yds TDs
Plaxico Burress Giants 10 204 2
Terrell Owens Eagles 11 171 1
Joey Galloway Buccaneers 7 166 1
Donte Stallworth Saints 8 129 0
Randy Moss Raiders 4 123 0
Shaun McDonald Rams 9 121 0
Anquan Boldin Cardinals 8 116 1
Marvin Harrison Colts 9 109 2
Eddie Kennison Chiefs 7 109 1
Jimmy Smith Jaguars 5 109 1
Antonio Gates Chargers 6 108 0
Bobby Engram Seahawks 9 106 0
T.J. Houshmandzadeh Bengals 8 105 0
Brandon Lloyd 49ers 7 102 0
Larry Fitzgerald Cardinals 7 102 1
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Through four weeks of the season, Eli Manning is the more valuable fantasy quarterback than Peyton Manning. That seems hard to believe, especially after Peyton finally had another vintage performance in picking apart the Titans on Sunday. It was long overdue, given his two lackluster games leading up to this week. But four touchdowns will help erase some of the bitter taste of the past couple of weeks. Problem is, Eli matched him with four scores.

Eli has put together two huge games in a row, even if it's been obscured by others in the same game. His performance against the Chargers last week was overshadowed by LaDainian Tomlinson's huge game, and this week's four-TD effort still paled in comparison to Marc Bulger's 440-yard output and teammate Plaxico Burress' 200-yard outburst. But after these two games, it's hard to ignore Eli. He's at least good for a bye-week fill-in once he gets off his own bye next week.

It's still hard to think Eli will overtake Peyton any time soon, but you could do worse if your fantasy roster contains both of Archie's boys.

Fantasy Stud of the Week

Plaxico Burress, WR, Giants (10 catches, 204 yards, 2 TDs): It was a tight race this week with a handful of players, but you don't see that many 200-yard receiving games, so Plax gets the call. This comes one week after he was benched for the first quarter of the Chargers' game because he was late to a team meeting. Maybe he's going to be the go-to receiver for Eli Manning that Marvin Harrison is to brother Peyton. The only problem with Burress is that he's so wildly inconsistent, you can never be too sure if he'll have this type of game or a 25-yard game.

Other Studs
QB
Drew Brees
, Chargers: 19-24, 248 yards, 2 TDs
Marc Bulger, Rams: 40-62, 442 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs; 1 carry, 9 yards; 1 catch, 1 yard
Brian Griese, Buccaneers: 22-39, 302 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs; 1 carry, 7 yards
Eli Manning, Giants: 19-35, 296 yards, 4 TDs
Peyton Manning, Colts: 20-27, 264 yards, 4 TDs
Josh McCown, Cardinals: 32-46, 385 yards, 2 TDs; 6 carries, 32 yards, 1 lost fumble
Donovan McNabb, Eagles: 33-48, 369 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT; 1 carry, 2 yards

RB
Tiki Barber
, Giants: 24 carries, 128 yards, 1 TD; 2 catches, 15 yards
Warrick Dunn, Falcons: 18 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD;1 catch, 7 yards
Steven Jackson, Rams: 10 carries, 17 yards, 1 TD; 5 catches, 42 yards, 1 TD
LaMont Jordan, Raiders: 26 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD; 4 catches, 22 yards
Michael Pittman, Buccaneers: 5 carries, 30 yards; 6 catches, 96 yards, 1 TD
LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers: 25 carries, 134 yards, 2 TDs; 3 catches, 34 yards

WR/TE
Anquan Boldin
, Cardinals: 8 catches, 116 yards, 1 TD
Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals: 6 catches, 100 yards, 1 TD
Joey Galloway, Buccaneers: 7 catches, 166 yards, 1 TD
Marvin Harrison, Colts: 9 catches, 109 yards, 2 TDs
Eddie Kennison, Chiefs: 7 catches, 109 yards, 1 TD
Terrell Owens, Eagles: 11 catches, 171 yards, 1 TD
Jimmy Smith, Jaguars: 5 catches, 109 yards, 1 TD

Other players
Neil Rackers
, K, Cardinals: 6-6 FGs, 1-1 XPs, 19 points

Fantasy Dud of the Week

Carnell Williams, RB, Buccaneers (11 carries, 13 yards; 2 catches, 6 yards): After three straight 100-yard games to open his career, you knew the Cadillac would slow down at some point. However, who would've thought it would happen against the Lions? He sputtered for just 13 yards before going down with a hamstring injury. All good backs will have a down game, so chalk this up to some bad luck for now. On the other hand, Michael Pittman's value just shot up after a nice game catching the ball out of the backfield.

Other Duds
QB

Joey Harrington, Lions: 15-27, 137 yards
J.P. Losman, Bills: 7-15, 75 yards, 1 INT; 4 carries, 38 yards

RB
Chris Brown,
Titans: 10 carries, 31 yards; 2 catches, 17 yards
Curtis Martin, Jets: 13 carries, 30 yards; 3 catches, 15 yards
Fred Taylor, Jaguars: 8 carries, 14 yards; 1 catch, 13 yards

WR/TE
Drew Bennett
, Titans: 2 catches, 20 yards
Deion Branch, Patriots: 1 catch, 6 yards
Michael Clayton, Buccaneers: 2 catches, 11 yards
Laveranues Coles, Jets: 1 catch, 16 yards
Tony Gonzalez, Chiefs: 2 catches, 5 yards
Andre Johnson, Texans: 3 catches, 38 yards
Keyshawn Johnson, Cowboys: 1 catch, 16 yards
Eric Moulds, Bills: 2 catches, 17 yards
Charles Rogers, Lions: 1 catch, 15 yards
Rod Smith, Broncos: 4 catches, 33 yards

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