Welcome to Week 12. This week I like these match ups:

Saints @ Falcons
Bucs @ Cowboys
49er's @ Rams
Raiders @ Chargers
Broncos @ Chiefs

These games should give us positive results from Drew Brees, Michael Vick, Tony Romo, Frank Gore, Steven Jackson, Philip Rivers, Ladainian Tomlinson, Larry Johnson and Javon Walker. 

Here is wishing everybody a happy and safe Thanksgiving Holiday.

Weekly Recap

If Ladanian Tomlinson is not in your starting lineup, I don't see how you are competing. He put up another big number, scoring 47 points. Drew Brees also had a career day, throwing for over 500 yards. 

Player Rankings

The following players are ranked according to total points scored to date, and I am also listing their opponent for this week.

Quarterbacks

1. D.Mcnabb - $53 (234 Points-OUT)
2. D.Brees - $52 (222 Points-Falcons)
3. P.Manning - $65 (211 Points-Eagles)
4. M.Vick - $55 (197 Points-Saints)
5. C.Palmer - $55 (195 Points-Browns)
6. J.Kitna - $37 (194 Points-Dolphins)
7. T.Brady - $59 (176 Points-Bears)
8. M.Bulger- $46 (175 Points-49er's)
9. R.Grossman - $37 (173 Points-Patriots)
10.B.Favre - $49 (171 Points-Seahawks)

Running Backs

1. L.Tomlinson - $74 (329 Points-Raiders)
2. L.Johnson - $73 (244 Points-Broncos)
3. B.Westbrook - $47 (213 Points-Colts)
4. S.Jackson - $52 (206 Points-49er's)
5. W.Parker - $40 (196 Points-Ravens)
6. F.Gore -$35 (188 Points-Rams)
7. K.Jones - $44 (184 Points-Dolphins)
8. T.Barber - $66 (166 Points-Titans)
9. C.Taylor - $43 (162 Points-Cardinals)   
10 R.Brown - $47 (149 Points-Lions)

Wide Receivers

1. C.Johnson - $62 (201 Points-Browns)
2. R.Wayne - $50 (187 Points-Eagles)
3. D.Jackson - $45 (186 Points-Packers)
4. M.Colston - $30 (184 Points-Falcons)
5. A.Johnson - $38 (183 Points-Jets)
6. J.Walker - $42 (180Points-Chiefs
7. S.Smith - $63 (178 Points-Redskins)
8. T.Holt - $61 (178 Points-49er's)
9. T.Owens - $59 (167 Points-Bucs)  
10.M.Harrison - $58 (166 Points-Eagles)

Tight Ends

1. K.Winslow - $33 (134 Points-Bengals)
2. T.Gonzalez -$44 (118 Points-Broncos)
3. A.Gates - $55 (118 Points-Raiders)
4. T.Heap - $41 (117 Points-Steelers)
5. A.Crumpler - $39 (115 Points-Saints)
6. J.Shockey - $42 (104 Points-Titans)
7. B.Watson - $27 (98 Points-Bears)
8. Desmond Clark - $27 (94 Points-Patriots)
9. LJ Smith - $ (94 Points-Colts)
10.C.Cooley - $38 (92 Points-Panthers)

Kickers

1. R.Gould - $36 (132 Points-Patriots)
2. J.Wilkins - $36 (122 Points-49er's)
3. J.Scobee - $32 (109 Points-Bills)
4. S.Graham - $36 (106 Points-Browns)
5. N.Kaeding - $33 (105 Points-Raiders)
6. J.Kasay - $35 (96 Points-Redskins)
7. M.Stover - $35 (92 Points-Steelers)
8. R.Lindell - $32(92 Points-Jaguars)
9. J.Carney - $31 (91 Points-Falcons)
10.J.Nedney - $30 (90 Points-Vikings

Defenses

1. Bears - $45 (160 Points-Patriots)
2. Ravens - $40 (131 Points-Steelers)
3. Eagles - $34 (98 Points-Colts)
4. Chargers - $30 (97 Points-Raiders)
5. Seahawks - $30  (96 Points-Packers)
6. Jaguars - $30 (96 Points-Bills)
7. Broncos - $31 (89 Points-Chiefs)
8. Cowboys - $27 (93 Points-Bucs)
9. Vikings - $31 (92 Points-Cardinals)
10.Steelers - $41 (90 Points-Ravens)

Injury Report

Remember the probabilites of a player to start when you get these reports:

Probable - 25% chance player will not play.
Questionable - 50% chance player will not play.
Doubtfull - 75% chance player will not play.
Out - 0% No way they are going to play.

Out

1. Donovan McNabb(QB Eagles)
2. Reuben Droughns(RB Browns)
3. Byron Leftwich(QB Jaguars)
4. Lamont Jordan(RB Raiders)

Questionable

1. Tatum Bell(RB Broncos)
2. Kevin Jones(RB Lions)
3. Tony Gonzalez(TE Chiefs)
4. Corey Dillon(RB Patriots)
5. Brett Favre(QB Packers)
6. Santana Moss(WR Redskins)

Probable

1. Deshaun Foster(RB Panthers)
2. Bernard Berrian(WR Bears)
3. Ronnie Brown(RB Dolphins)
4. Matt Hasselbeck(QB Seahawks)
  
Lineups

Last week I scored a 177, my lowest total for the year, due to  injuries  to Donovan McNabb and Marques Colston.

QB D.Mcnabb-3
QB T.Romo-11
RB L.Tomlinson-47
RB L.Johnson-27
RB B.Westbrook-26
WR A.Johnson-14
WR R.Williams-11
WR M.Colston-0
FL A.Thomas-15
TE D.Clark-1
K D.Akers-10
K N.Kaeding-5
DEF Sehawks-3
DEF Chargers-4

 Game of the Week

1. Bears @ Patriots - It should be very interesting to see if Tom Brady gets the time from his offensive line so that he can carve up the Bears for Thanksgiving. I think home field advantage is also a key here, and Rex Grossman will be hard pressed to figure out the defensive schemes deployed by Bill Belichick.     
  
Got a fantasy question you would like answered in my column? Send it to me via e-mail at mikek@creativesports.com. Until next week, I wish you the best of luck.