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Don’t start Chief QB Rich Gannon this week. Gannon left
last week’s game with a concussion; he might not have played the whole game this
week, anyway, with Kansas City’s quarterback of the future, Elvis Grbac, waiting in
the wings; and the Chiefs play the Raiders, whose pass defense ranks in the top five in
the league in yards allowed and average gain allowed per pass. |
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The Bills have a chance to improve their playoff position,
so they’ll go all out this week at New Orleans. That could translate into a big day
for Buffalo QB Doug Flutie, who faces the league’s 30th-ranked pass
defense. Cardinal QB Jake Plummer was able to scramble for major yards last week, and
running is one of Flutie’s strengths, as well. |
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Look for Colt RB Marshall Faulk, coming off his worst
performance of the season, to have a big bounce-back game this week. Faulk faces a Panther
defense ranked 26th in rushing yards allowed. Carolina has given up more than
200 yards rushing in a game three times this season. |
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You probably ought to bench Miami’s Karim Abdul-Jabbar
this week. The Dolphins have not been running the ball well lately at all, and this week
they go up against a Falcon run defense that ranks in the top five in rushing yards
allowed and average gain allowed per rush. |
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On the flip side in that game, you may want to steer clear
of Falcon QB Chris Chandler. Atlanta has nothing to play for, so it’s likely the
injury-prone Chandler won’t play the whole game. Even if he does, he’ll face a
Dolphin pass defense that has allowed only 14 touchdowns, tied for lowest in the league.
Miami shut down Denver’s passing game Monday night. |
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You may want to sit Cowboy QB Troy Aikman this week. Aikman
faces a much-improved Redskin pass defense that allowed only 87 yards last week. Aikman,
meanwhile, has just three TD passes in his last four games and hasn’t thrown for as
many as 200 yards in each of his last three outings. |
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