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Fantasy football: Heroes, goats, surprises

By Ladd Biro, Special to the Rocky

Published November 25, 2008 at 9:26 a.m.

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New England quarterback Matt Cassel had plenty to smile about as he walked off the field after the Patriots' 48-28 win over Miami on Sunday. He was coming off his second straight 400-yards-plus passing day.

Photo by Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press

New England quarterback Matt Cassel had plenty to smile about as he walked off the field after the Patriots' 48-28 win over Miami on Sunday. He was coming off his second straight 400-yards-plus passing day.

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HEROES

Matt Cassel, QB, Patriots: Tom who??? Cassel surpassed 400 passing yards (415 to be exact) for the second straight week, adding four scores, including one on the ground.

Drew Brees, QB, Saints: Continued his quest to top Marino’s best, throwing for 323 yards and four scores on Monday night.

Chad Pennington, QB, Dolphins: Passed for 341 yards and three touchdowns and ran one into the end zone for good measure.

Tony Romo, QB, Cowboys: Blitzed the 49ers with 341 yards and three touchdowns. I guess his pinkie is OK now.

Tyler Thigpen, QB, Chiefs: Tossed three more touchdowns while passing for 240 yards, and added 29 as a rusher.

Matt Forte, RB, Bears: Had his best day as a pro, racing for 132 yards and two trips to the end zone.

Pierre Thomas, RB, Saints: Once again showed what he can do when given the chance, running for 87 yards and two scores, and adding three catches for 34 yards.

Michael Turner, RB, Falcons: Ran for 117 yards and scored four, count ‘em four, times.

Leon Washington, RB, Jets: Scored twice and ran for 82 yards in a supporting role.

Randy Moss, WR, Patriots: Looked like the Randy of ’07, reeling in eight passes for 125 yards and a touchdown trifecta.

Terrell Owens, WR, Cowboys: Only scored once, but his seven catches produced 213 yards and a happy camper (at least till Thanksgiving).

Lance Moore, WR, Saints: Reeled in five passes for 115 yards and two touchdowns.

Isaac Bruce, WR, 49ers: Caught eight passes for 125 yards and a score.

Steve Smith, WR, Panthers: His four receptions went for 168 yards, though he failed to score.

Tony Gonzalez, TE, Chiefs: Hauled in 10 passes for 113 yards and a touchdown.

GOATS

Donovan McNabb, QB, Eagles: His 59-yard, two-interception performance was so bad, he actually got benched for Kevin Kolb.

Brady Quinn, QB, Browns: The young gun got benched too, after tossing two picks and amassing just 94 passing yards against the lowly Texans.

Jay Cutler, QB, Broncos: His owners were expecting better than 204 yards and an interception against Oakland.

Frank Gore, RB, 49ers: Ran for 26 measly yards against a suspect Dallas defense.

Willie Parker, RB, Steelers: Ground out just 37 yards against the Bengals before tweaking his knee (again).

Willis McGahee, RB, Ravens: Continued his “now you see him, now you don’t” season by rushing seven times for – drumroll, please -- 8 yards.

Jonathan Stewart, RB, Panthers: A week after rumbling for 130 yards and a score, managed just 15 yards on five carries.

Antonio Pittman, RB, Rams: We know the Bears are tough, but 8 yards on nine carries and just 11 receiving yards?

LenDale White, RB, Titans: Lost a yard on his only carry, then lost it in the locker room.

T.J. Houshmandzadeh, WR, Bengals: Four catches netted just 20 yards.

Hines Ward, WR, Steelers: Managed just one 37-yard catch.

Kevin Curtis, WR, Eagles: His two receptions were worth only 12 yards.

Donnie Avery, WR, Rams: Just 14 yards for the rookie.

Eddie Royal, WR, Broncos: This rookie also joined the 14-yard club.

Plaxico Burress, WR, Giants: Blanked and watched most of the game from the sidelines.

Bernard Berrian, WR, Vikings: Ran for more yards (22) than he had receiving (six).

Deion Branch, WR, Seahawks: So much for being Matt Hasselbeck’s leading target. His 11-yard outing left much to be desired.

Kellen Winslow Jr., TE, Browns: Suffered along with his quarterbacks, with one 11-yard catch on the day.

Jason Witten, TE, Cowboys: Caught one 11-yard pass before a monster hit knocked him out of the ring.

SURPRISES

Trent Edwards, QB, Bills: After looking awful against the Browns last Monday night, scored twice by land and twice by air, passed for 273 yards and ran for 38 more.