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Fantasy Football Week 17 Rankings: WR

We're used to seeing names like Roddy White, Dwayne Bowe and Hakeem Nicks atop our weekly receiver rankings each week. This week, we're turning our love in a different direction. Brandon Marshall has largely been a fantasy disappointment this year. Generally drafted as a WR1 in fantasy leagues, Marshall hasn't reached...

Michael Vick Too Valuable to Risk in Meaningless Regular-Season Finale

PHILADELPHIA -- So Michael Vick won't be the Most Valuable Player in the NFL this year. His own performance in the Eagles' inexcusable, inexplicable loss to Joe Webb's Minnesota Vikings in Tuesday night's weather-delayed game locked up that award for the Patriots' Tom Brady. But you can't watch the Eagles and fail to...

Nate Allen Out for Season as Eagles Defense Piles Up Injuries

At 10-4, the Philadelphia Eagles have taken control of the NFC East, needing just to beat Minnesota (5-8 heading into Monday's game with NFC North leader Chicago) and Dallas (5-9) at home to secure their first division title in five years. However, the Eagles' consecutive tight road victories over NFC East rivals Dallas...

Fantasy Football Week 13 Rankings: WR

In Week 10, Michael Vick turned in one of the all-time great fantasy performances, throwing for 333 yards and four TDs while adding 80 rushing yards and two rushing TDs. While we can't ever expect to see a game like that again, we could very well see a similar passing day for Vick in Week 13. That's because the Houston...

Week 13 Sleepers: Nice Choice

It's not hard to imagine Tashard Choice doubling his 2010 fantasy production in Week 13. The Cowboy running back has totaled 83 yards on 23 touches while rushing for one TD. What makes a guy with such mundane production this week's hot sleeper topic? Injury, what else? Marion Barber has been near useless this season for...