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9/1/2008
NFL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE
 THURSDAY'S GAMES
Redskins @ Giants »
 SUNDAY'S EARLY GAMES
Bengals @ Ravens »
Jets @ Dolphins »
Chiefs @ Patriots »
Texans @ Steelers »
Jaguars @ Titans »
Lions @ Falcons »
Seahawks @ Bills »
Buccaneers @ Saints »
Rams @ Eagles »
 SUNDAY'S LATE GAMES
Cowboys @ Browns »
Panthers @ Chargers »
Cardinals @ 49ers »
 SUNDAY NITE'S GAME
Bears @ Colts »
 MONDAY NITE'S GAME
Vikings @ Packers »
Broncos @ Raiders »
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If you're looking for a second opinion, you could do worse than tapping into the collective expertise of FSP Publisher Emil Kadlec, FlashUpdate Editor Bob Harris and FSP Managing Writer Bill Robertson.

Kadlec, Harris and Robertson have a combined total of of more than 30 years of Fantasy publishing experience and all three have at least 15 seasons of Fantasy competition under their respective belts.

PLEASE NOTE: FSP's Staff CheatSheet is updated throughout the weekend to reflect the latest developments from around the NFL -- we encourage you to check back as often as the mood moves you. ...

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     INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY 31 JANUARY @ 12:00 PT

    NOTE: CLICK ON THE » NEXT TO ANY GAME IN THE SCHEDULE TO YOUR LEFT TO REVIEW MATCHUP NOTES FOR THAT CONTEST.
    • QUARTERBACKS | WEEK 1JUMP TO: RB | WR | TE | PK | DEF | TOP
    RK PLAYER/TEAMVS COMMENTS
    1.  T. Brady (NE) @NYJ
    2.  T. Romo (DAL) vs NYG
    3.  D. Brees (NO) @IND
    4.  P. Manning (IND) vs NO
    5.  D. Anderson (CLE) vs PIT
    6.  B. Roethlisberger (PIT) @CLE
    7.  B. Favre (NYJ) vs NE
    8.  C. Palmer (CIN) vs BAL
    9.  M. Hasselbeck (SEA) vs TB
    10.  D. Mcnabb (PHI) @GB
    11.  J. Kitna (DET) @OAK
    12.  J. Delhomme (CAR) @STL
    13.  E. Manning (NYG) @DAL
    14.  K. Warner (ARI) @SF
    15.  J. Cutler (DEN) @BUF
    16.  A. Rodgers (GB) vs PHI
    17.  P. Rivers (SD) vs CHI
    18.  V. Young (TEN) @JAX
    19.  D. Garrard (JAX) vs TEN
    20.  J. Campbell (WAS) vs MIA
    21.  J. Garcia (TB) @SEA
    22.  T. Jackson (MIN) vs ATL
    23.  M. Bulger (STL) vs CAR
    24.  M. Schaub (HOU) vs KC
    25.  K. Orton (CHI) @SD
    26.  J. Russell (OAK) vs DET
    27.  J. O'sullivan (SF) vs ARI
    28.  C. Pennington (MIA) @WAS
    29.  T. Edwards (BUF) vs DEN
    30.  B. Croyle (KC) @HOU
    31.  M. Ryan (ATL) @MIN
    32.  J. Flacco (BAL) @CIN
    33.  T. Smith (BAL) @CIN

    RUNNING BACKS | WEEK 1JUMP TO: QB | WR | TE | PK | DEF | TOP
    RK PLAYER /TEAMVS COMMENTS
    1.  L. Tomlinson (SD) vs CHI
    2.  B. Westbrook (PHI) @GB
    3.  J. Addai (IND) vs NO
    4.  C. Portis (WAS) vs MIA
    5.  A. Peterson (MIN) vs ATL
    6.  F. Gore (SF) vs ARI
    7.  M. Barber (DAL) vs NYG
    8.  M. Lynch (BUF) vs DEN
    9.  E. James (ARI) @SF
    10.  E. Graham (TB) @SEA
    11.  W. Parker (PIT) @CLE
    12.  L. Johnson (KC) @HOU
    13.  J. Lewis (CLE) vs PIT
    14.  M. Jones-drew (JAX) vs TEN
    15.  S. Jackson (STL) vs CAR
    16.  M. Turner (ATL) @MIN
    17.  B. Jacobs (NYG) @DAL
    18.  R. Williams (MIA) @WAS
    19.  J. Fargas (OAK) vs DET
    20.  K. Smith (DET) @OAK
    21.  L. White (TEN) @JAX
    22.  R. Grant (GB) vs PHI
    23.  D. Mcfadden (OAK) vs DET
    24.  R. Rice (BAL) @CIN
    25.  T. Jones (NYJ) vs NE
    26.  K. Watson (CIN) vs BAL
    27.  M. Forte (CHI) @SD
    28.  C. Taylor (MIN) vs ATL
    29.  F. Taylor (JAX) vs TEN
    30.  R. Bush (NO) @IND
    31.  J. Stewart (CAR) @STL
    32.  W. Mcgahee (BAL) @CIN
    33.  R. Brown (MIA) @WAS
    34.  L. Maroney (NE) @NYJ
    35.  J. Jones (SEA) vs TB
    36.  M. Morris (SEA) vs TB
    37.  D. Williams (CAR) @STL
    38.  A. Green (HOU) vs KC
    39.  S. Young (DEN) @BUF
    40.  F. Jones (DAL) vs NYG
    41.  R. Mendenhall (PIT) @CLE
    42.  L. Washington (NYJ) vs NE
    43.  W. Dunn (TB) @SEA
    44.  A. Peterson (CHI) @SD
    45.  J. Norwood (ATL) @MIN
    46.  S. Morris (NE) @NYJ
    47.  J. Wright (CLE) vs PIT
    48.  L. Jordan (NE) @NYJ
    49.  M. Bush (OAK) vs DET
    50.  T. Duckett (SEA) vs TB
    51.  P. Thomas (NO) @IND
    52.  A. Hall (DEN) @BUF
    53.  S. Slaton (HOU) vs KC
    54.  F. Jackson (BUF) vs DEN
    55.  D. Rhodes (IND) vs NO

    WIDE RECEIVERS | WEEK 1JUMP TO: QB | RB | TE | PK | DEF | TOP
    RK PLAYER /TEAMVS COMMENTS
    1.  R. Moss (NE) @NYJ
    2.  B. Edwards (CLE) vs PIT
    3.  T. Owens (DAL) vs NYG
    4.  R. Wayne (IND) vs NO
    5.  L. Fitzgerald (ARI) @SF
    6.  M. Colston (NO) @IND
    7.  T. Houshmandzadeh (CIN) vs BAL
    8.  P. Burress (NYG) @DAL
    9.  C. Johnson (DET) @OAK
    10.  R. White (ATL) @MIN
    11.  G. Jennings (GB) vs PHI
    12.  A. Johnson (HOU) vs KC
    13.  T. Holt (STL) vs CAR
    14.  S. Holmes (PIT) @CLE
    15.  W. Welker (NE) @NYJ
    16.  M. Harrison (IND) vs NO
    17.  J. Cotchery (NYJ) vs NE
    18.  A. Boldin (ARI) @SF
    19.  C. Chambers (SD) vs CHI
    20.  C. Johnson (CIN) vs BAL
    21.  D. Bowe (KC) @HOU
    22.  N. Burleson (SEA) vs TB
    23.  J. Galloway (TB) @SEA
    24.  D. Mason (BAL) @CIN
    25.  D. Driver (GB) vs PHI
    26.  H. Ward (PIT) @CLE
    27.  L. Evans (BUF) vs DEN
    28.  J. Walker (OAK) vs DET
    29.  R. Brown (PHI) @GB
    30.  B. Berrian (MIN) vs ATL
    31.  P. Crayton (DAL) vs NYG
    32.  R. Williams (DET) @OAK
    33.  I. Bruce (SF) vs ARI
    34.  R. Williams (JAX) vs TEN
    35.  R. Curry (OAK) vs DET
    36.  L. Coles (NYJ) vs NE
    37.  A. Toomer (NYG) @DAL
    38.  M. Muhammad (CAR) @STL
    39.  D. Stallworth (CLE) vs PIT
    40.  D. Jackson (DEN) @BUF
    41.  S. Moss (WAS) vs MIA
    42.  J. Gage (TEN) @JAX
    43.  A. Battle (SF) vs ARI
    44.  A. Randle el (WAS) vs MIA
    45.  K. Walter (HOU) vs KC
    46.  V. Jackson (SD) vs CHI
    47.  R. Meachem (NO) @IND
    48.  J. Jones (GB) vs PHI
    49.  D. Northcutt (JAX) vs TEN
    50.  B. Wade (MIN) vs ATL
    51.  D. Patten (NO) @IND
    52.  S. Rice (MIN) vs ATL
    53.  T. Ginn (MIA) @WAS
    54.  J. Gaffney (NE) @NYJ
    55.  B. Stokley (DEN) @BUF
    56.  N. Washington (PIT) @CLE
    57.  A. Gonzalez (IND) vs NO
    58.  B. Johnson (SF) vs ARI
    59.  A. Davis (HOU) vs KC
    60.  M. Furrey (DET) @OAK
    61.  M. Jones (JAX) vs TEN
    62.  D. Hackett (CAR) @STL
    63.  D. Bennett (STL) vs CAR
    64.  I. Hilliard (TB) @SEA
    65.  D. Henderson (NO) @IND

    TIGHT ENDS | WEEK 1JUMP TO: QB | RB | WR | PK | DEF | TOP
    RK PLAYER /TEAMVS COMMENTS
    1.  J. Witten (DAL) vs NYG
    2.  K. Winslow (CLE) vs PIT
    3.  T. Gonzalez (KC) @HOU
    4.  D. Clark (IND) vs NO
    5.  A. Gates (SD) vs CHI
    6.  J. Shockey (NO) @IND
    7.  C. Cooley (WAS) vs MIA
    8.  H. Miller (PIT) @CLE
    9.  O. Daniels (HOU) vs KC
    10.  V. Davis (SF) vs ARI
    11.  T. Heap (BAL) @CIN
    12.  G. Olsen (CHI) @SD
    13.  B. Watson (NE) @NYJ
    14.  D. Lee (GB) vs PHI
    15.  A. Crumpler (TEN) @JAX
    16.  Z. Miller (OAK) vs DET
    17.  T. Scheffler (DEN) @BUF
    18.  N. Jackson (DEN) @BUF
    19.  B. Utecht (CIN) vs BAL
    20.  B. Troupe (TB) @SEA
    21.  R. Mcmichael (STL) vs CAR
    22.  L. Pope (ARI) @SF
    23.  L. Smith (PHI) @GB
    24.  R. Royal (BUF) vs DEN
    25.  J. King (CAR) @STL
    26.  D. Keller (NYJ) vs NE
    27.  J. Carlson (SEA) vs TB
    28.  K. Boss (NYG) @DAL
    29.  M. Lewis (JAX) vs TEN
    30.  A. Smith (TB) @SEA
    31.  V. Shiancoe (MIN) vs ATL
    32.  D. Clark (CHI) @SD
    33.  A. Fasano (MIA) @WAS
    34.  B. Scaife (TEN) @JAX

    PLACEKICKERS | WEEK 1JUMP TO: QB | RB | WR | TE | DEF | TOP
    RK PLAYER /TEAMVS COMMENTS
    1.  M. Crosby (GB) vs PHI
    2.  J. Brown (STL) vs CAR
    3.  R. Bironas (TEN) @JAX
    4.  A. Vinatieri (IND) vs NO
    5.  M. Gramatica (NO) @IND
    6.  N. Folk (DAL) vs NYG
    7.  S. Gostkowski (NE) @NYJ
    8.  J. Hanson (DET) @OAK
    9.  R. Gould (CHI) @SD
    10.  N. Kaeding (SD) vs CHI
    11.  S. Graham (CIN) vs BAL
    12.  K. Brown (HOU) vs KC
    13.  P. Dawson (CLE) vs PIT
    14.  N. Rackers (ARI) @SF
    15.  S. Suisham (WAS) vs MIA
    16.  J. Elam (ATL) @MIN
    17.  M. Stover (BAL) @CIN
    18.  R. Longwell (MIN) vs ATL
    19.  M. Nugent (NYJ) vs NE
    20.  J. Reed (PIT) @CLE
    21.  M. Bryant (TB) @SEA
    22.  S. Janikowski (OAK) vs DET
    23.  J. Scobee (JAX) vs TEN
    24.  M. Prater (DEN) @BUF
    25.  D. Akers (PHI) @GB
    26.  J. Nedney (SF) vs ARI
    27.  R. Lindell (BUF) vs DEN
    28.  J. Kasay (CAR) @STL
    29.  J. Carney (NYG) @DAL
    30.  N. Novak (KC) @HOU
    31.  D. Rayner (MIA) @WAS
    32.  O. Mare (SEA) vs TB

    DEFENSE | WEEK 1JUMP TO: QB | RB | WR | TE | PK | TOP
    RK TEAMVS COMMENTS
    1.  New England @NYJ
    2.  Arizona @SF
    3.  San Diego vs CHI
    4.  Dallas vs NYG
    5.  Indianapolis vs NO
    6.  New York Giants @DAL
    7.  Minnesota vs ATL
    8.  Philadelphia @GB
    9.  Denver @BUF
    10.  Seattle vs TB
    11.  Pittsburgh @CLE
    12.  Green Bay vs PHI
    13.  Baltimore @CIN
    14.  Detroit @OAK
    15.  Jacksonville vs TEN
    16.  Buffalo vs DEN
    17.  New Orleans @IND
    18.  Miami @WAS
    19.  Tampa Bay @SEA
    20.  Atlanta @MIN
    21.  Washington vs MIA
    22.  Chicago @SD
    23.  Houston vs KC
    24.  Cincinnati vs BAL
    25.  St. Louis vs CAR
    26.  Oakland vs DET
    27.  Tennessee @JAX
    28.  New York Jets vs NE
    29.  San Francisco vs ARI
    30.  Cleveland vs PIT
    31.  Carolina @STL
    32.  Kansas City @HOU
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