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QUARTERBACK

DAVID CARR Texans AT Cowboys
If someone had told you in August that Carr would be the NFL's highest-rated starting quarterback in mid-October, you'd have called him crazy. But Carr tops the rankings ... until this week when Terence Newman, Roy Williams and the rest of Dallas's prickly pass defense send him for a tumble.

MATT LEINART Cardinals VS. Bears
The Leinart era began with a bang: two first-quarter TD passes. However, by the end of his debut, it was the same old desert denouement--an Arizona loss. If the Bears made Super Bowl quarterback Matt Hasselbeck look like a rookie two weeks ago, what do you think they'll make a real rookie look like?

JAKE DELHOMME Panthers AT Ravens
Carolina's usual game plan is to ride the run and let Delhomme take deep shots to Steve Smith when the defense cheats toward the line. But Baltimore's 4--3 doesn't need to cheat to shut down DeShaun Foster, which will mean lots of pressure on Delhomme and the Panthers' passing game.

RUNNING BACK

LAMONT JORDAN Raiders AT Broncos
Facing a soft 49ers defense that's been vulnerable against the rush all year, Jordan averaged 5.9 yards a carry, but gained only 71 yards. That's not awful, but he needs to produce more to justify his inclusion in your lineup. Now he goes up against a Denver team that hadn't allowed a ground TD through Week 4.

EDGERRIN JAMES Cardinals VS. Bears
The Bears are a daunting assignment for even the best running teams, whose ranks decidedly do not include Arizona. No back has rushed for 100 yards against Chicago in the last four games, and James would be lucky even to match the 50 that Willis McGahee gained against the Bears last week.

STEVEN JACKSON Rams VS. Seahawks
Seattle's interior defense is the strength of the team, with Rocky Bernard, Chartric Darby and Lofa Tatupu anchoring one of the league's most underrated units. With its air attack clicking over the last two games, look for St. Louis to use Jackson as a change of pace rather than as a main option.

WIDE RECEIVER

PLAXICO BURRESS Giants AT Falcons
Few defenders are more foreboding for your fantasy receivers than Atlanta's DeAngelo Hall, the best shutdown corner in the league. While Burress had a fine game against the Redskins last week (7 catches, 69 yards, 1 TD), and has scored a TD in three of his four games, look for Hall to put the clamps on.