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QB Brett Favre has completed a touchdown pass in 23 consecutive home games, the longest active streak in the NFL. He has three 100-yard rushing efforts and four touchdowns in his last six contests, keeping him in must-start territory. RB Deuce McAllister rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns in his only career game against the Packers. Of course, Brooks' value will depend heavily on whether WR Joe Horn is able to play as expected Horn has caught 109 of Brooks' 381 completed passes (28.6 percent) since the start of the 2004 season.

Brooks threw for 217 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in his only career start against the Packers, who have allowed nine passing TDs compared to just one interception this season.

New Orleans at Green Bay: QB Aaron Brooks will be making his first career start at Green Bay he was a fourth-round pick of the Packers in 1999. Things will get better for the second-year player, but in Week 5, reserve him if you can. How bad has his schedule been? In the first week off the bye, Jones drew the top-ranked Buccaneers rush defense (61.5) this week, he gets the second-ranked Ravens (70.3). RB Kevin Jones has struggled mightily this season, averaging 49.0 rushing yards per game and 3.3 yards per carry, down considerably from the 75.5 and 4.7 rates he had in 2004. 2 or 3 fantasy receiver, though he's facing an underrated Lions secondary (14th, 201.0) this week. That demonstrates that he's still getting enough opportunities to be a useful No. He'll likely struggle against a Bears secondary that ranks fifth in the league (175.0) and has more interceptions (6) than passing touchdowns allowed (4).īaltimore at Detroit: WR Derrick Mason, a Michigan native, is averaging 7.0 receptions and 71.0 yards per game and 10.1 yards per reception this season, compared to 6.0, 73.0 and 12.2 a year ago. QB Trent Dilfer is averaging 274.0 passing yards and has four touchdowns in three games, but those numbers shouldn't convince you to use him this week. Still, this is one of the better weeks to activate him, as the Browns' secondary ranks 30th in the league (278.7). WR Muhsin Muhammad is averaging 5.3 receptions per game and 12.4 yards per catch this season, down from 5.8 and 15.1 a year ago. He's expected to lose about 10 carries to Cedric Benson this week, but the Bears could still run the ball 30 times as a team, which would be enough for Jones to make a decent fantasy impact. He has found the end zone in four straight contests, and now gets the Browns and their 26th-ranked rush defense (125.0). The Dolphins' rush defense ranks third in the league (76.3), but McGahee continues to get a big enough workload to warrant keeping him active.Ĭhicago at Cleveland: RB Thomas Jones has four 100-yard rushing efforts and totaled 493 rushing yards and six touchdowns in his last five games. RB Willis McGahee rushed 49 times for 202 yards (4.1 average) in two games against the Dolphins in 2004 his first career 100-yard game came against Miami, on Oct. The Bills' rush defense has allowed an average of 172.2 yards per game, five touchdowns and a 4.9 yards-per-carry average, each of which rank the team second-to-last. Miami at Buffalo: RB Ronnie Brown aims to become the second rookie in team history to rush for 100-plus yards in back-to-back games (Benny Malone, 1974), and he's facing the right team to do it. Keep him in mind in touchdown-heavy leagues, as the Patriots' defensive line has already allowed four goal-line rushing TDs this season. Duckett has scored a touchdown in each of his four games this season and has nine TDs in his last eight games, including the postseason. He's still getting nearly 20 carries per game - 19.8 in those same 10 contests - and is a fine fantasy option against the Patriots' 23rd-ranked rush defense (114.5). RB Warrick Dunn has six 100-yard efforts and six touchdowns in his last 10 games, including the postseason, and has averaged 101.8 rushing yards per contest and 5.1 yards per carry during that span. He'll be facing the Falcons' ninth-ranked secondary (187.2), so don't expect him to step up with a breakout game this week. New England at Atlanta: QB Tom Brady has been a bit erratic away from Gillette Stadium lately, averaging 240.0 passing yards while amassing nine touchdowns compared to seven interceptions in his last six road games, including the postseason. Bye Week: Kansas City, Oakland, Minnesota, N.Y.