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Now that we know Adrian Peterson will not serve jail time and have pled to a misdemeanor charge of reckless assault, will the NFL welcome back with open arms, and more importantly, which teams will get in line to try and woo the former Minnesota Vikings running back?

A report on NFL.com starts the debate by asking whether a trip back to his former NFC North team is a good idea.

Peterson pleaded no contest to reckless assault Tuesday, avoiding jail time. But only NFL commissioner Roger Goodell can reinstate Peterson from the exempt list, and league spokesperson Brian McCarthy said the league would review the court documents before making a decision. Vikings general manager Rick Spielman would not comment on the process during his midseason news conference Tuesday.

While the Minnesota Vikings front office is mum on a potential return, it appears players in the Vikings locker room would welcome him back to the franchise.

As Ben Goessling wrote, “A handful of prominent Vikings players said Tuesday they'd be excited to have Peterson back on the roster, adding that the running back wouldn't have to do anything to regain trust in the locker room after his Sept. 12 arrest for child abuse charges led to an eight-game absence.

Peterson has stayed in contact with numerous players and coaches throughout his absence, texting a motivational speech for coach Mike Zimmer to read to the team before the Vikings' win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 28 and passing along advice to rookie running back Jerick McKinnon, who has run for 445 yards in Peterson's absence.

Those types of things, players said Tuesday, went a long way toward maintaining Peterson's status as one of the team's leaders.

He was drafted by the Vikings seventh overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma. Peterson set the NCAA freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards as a true freshman during the 2004 season. As a unanimous first-team All-American, he became the first freshman to finish as the runner-up in the Heisman Trophy balloting. Peterson finished his college football career as the Sooners' third all-time leading rusher.

Following his first pro season, in which he set an NFL record for most rushing yards in a single game (296), Peterson was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. He was then awarded the MVP award for his performance in the Pro Bowl and became only the fifth player in NFL history to have more than 3,000 yards through his first two seasons. In 2010, he became the fifth fastest player to run for 5,000 yards, doing so in his 51st game.

Should the Vikings pass on a reunion with Peterson, here are four other teams that can use his services immediately.

NEW YORK JETS

It would certainly create more news and controversy in The Big Apple for head coach Rex Ryan. The Jets running game is just as dismal as the passing attack. Peterson gives Ryan more versatility on offense and creates a buzz – taking the focus off the head coach and more on the player. The New York media would eat this up.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

The Colts are a passing team – only. The Trent Richardson experiment has come and gone. The arm of Andrew Luck and a surprisingly good defense has made the Colts a prominent Super Bowl-potential team. Adding Peterson makes this team the favorite in the AFC immediately and he gives the franchise back it has lacked for years.

ATLANTA FALCONS

Somewhere in a think tank, Thomas Dimitroff and Rich McKay are trying to figure out how to land Peterson. The Falcons traded for Mike Vick in 2001 by trading draft picks with the San Diego Chargers, who took LaDanian Tomlinson. Falcons fans I’m sure would have rather had the footwork of Tomlinson. Peterson would flourish in the Falcons offense and take pressure off Matt Ryan to make it all happen through the air.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Peterson gets a Super Bowl ring and Tom Brady goes down as the greatest quarterback of all time. This makes the most logical sense if Minnesota does not bring him back. The Patriots are used to bringing in veterans who help make the team better. This may be the best move Bill Belichick has ever made.

Now that we know Adrian Peterson will not serve jail time and have pled to a misdemeanor charge of reckless assault, will the NFL welcome back with open arms, and more importantly, which teams will get in line to try and woo the former Minnesota Vikings running back?

A report on NFL.com starts the debate by asking whether a trip back to his former NFC North team is a good idea.

Peterson pleaded no contest to reckless assault Tuesday, avoiding jail time. But only NFL commissioner Roger Goodell can reinstate Peterson from the exempt list, and league spokesperson Brian McCarthy said the league would review the court documents before making a decision. Vikings general manager Rick Spielman would not comment on the process during his midseason news conference Tuesday.

While the Minnesota Vikings front office is mum on a potential return, it appears players in the Vikings locker room would welcome him back to the franchise.

As Ben Goessling wrote, “A handful of prominent Vikings players said Tuesday they'd be excited to have Peterson back on the roster, adding that the running back wouldn't have to do anything to regain trust in the locker room after his Sept. 12 arrest for child abuse charges led to an eight-game absence.

Peterson has stayed in contact with numerous players and coaches throughout his absence, texting a motivational speech for coach Mike Zimmer to read to the team before the Vikings' win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 28 and passing along advice to rookie running back Jerick McKinnon, who has run for 445 yards in Peterson's absence.

Those types of things, players said Tuesday, went a long way toward maintaining Peterson's status as one of the team's leaders.

He was drafted by the Vikings seventh overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma. Peterson set the NCAA freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards as a true freshman during the 2004 season. As a unanimous first-team All-American, he became the first freshman to finish as the runner-up in the Heisman Trophy balloting. Peterson finished his college football career as the Sooners' third all-time leading rusher.

Following his first pro season, in which he set an NFL record for most rushing yards in a single game (296), Peterson was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. He was then awarded the MVP award for his performance in the Pro Bowl and became only the fifth player in NFL history to have more than 3,000 yards through his first two seasons. In 2010, he became the fifth fastest player to run for 5,000 yards, doing so in his 51st game.

Should the Vikings pass on a reunion with Peterson, here are four other teams that can use his services immediately.

NEW YORK JETS

It would certainly create more news and controversy in The Big Apple for head coach Rex Ryan. The Jets running game is just as dismal as the passing attack. Peterson gives Ryan more versatility on offense and creates a buzz – taking the focus off the head coach and more on the player. The New York media would eat this up.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

The Colts are a passing team – only. The Trent Richardson experiment has come and gone. The arm of Andrew Luck and a surprisingly good defense has made the Colts a prominent Super Bowl-potential team. Adding Peterson makes this team the favorite in the AFC immediately and he gives the franchise back it has lacked for years.

ATLANTA FALCONS

Somewhere in a think tank, Thomas Dimitroff and Rich McKay are trying to figure out how to land Peterson. The Falcons traded for Mike Vick in 2001 by trading draft picks with the San Diego Chargers, who took LaDanian Tomlinson. Falcons fans I’m sure would have rather had the footwork of Tomlinson. Peterson would flourish in the Falcons offense and take pressure off Matt Ryan to make it all happen through the air.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Peterson gets a Super Bowl ring and Tom Brady goes down as the greatest quarterback of all time. This makes the most logical sense if Minnesota does not bring him back. The Patriots are used to bringing in veterans who help make the team better. This may be the best move Bill Belichick has ever made.

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Instead of marching defiantly towards an intense and heated derby, City are meekly plodding towards the fixture and many feel it's United that head to the Etihad as favourites.

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Instead of marching defiantly towards an intense and heated derby, City are meekly plodding towards the fixture and many feel it's United that head to the Etihad as favourites.

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney (C), Adnan Januzaj (L) and Robin Van Persie react during their English Premier League soccer match against Leicester City at the King Power stadium in Leicester" align="left" border="0">

Instead of marching defiantly towards an intense and heated derby, City are meekly plodding towards the fixture and many feel it's United that head to the Etihad as favourites.

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney (C), Adnan Januzaj (L) and Robin Van Persie react during their English Premier League soccer match against Leicester City at the King Power stadium in Leicester" align="left" border="0">

Instead of marching defiantly towards an intense and heated derby, City are meekly plodding towards the fixture and many feel it's United that head to the Etihad as favourites.

The nation has fallen in love with the State of Mississippi and its two most prominent schools, Ole Miss and Mississippi State. Looking at both schools, Dan Mullen has become the hot name, the one the media expects to get huge offers from major universities looking for the “it” guy to change the schools’ fortunes and to kick things up a notch.

The school most associated with a potential move from running the Bulldogs program is the Florida Gators, based on his ties to Urban Meyer and the spread offense he taught to some guy names Tim Tebow. While it appears Mullen has become the new James Franklin of college football, there is this guy over at the “Land of Manning” who is doing pretty well himself.

Meet Hugh Freeze – the man who has brought back the Rebels program since the days when Manning was walking the campus as the BMOC – that’s Eli Manning to you and me.

Freeze has been a part of the Ole Miss program since 2011 and has helped to once fledgling program on the map with solid recruiting and a philosophy the players have bought into.

Could it be Freeze the schools run to after the season, especially if the Rebels win The Egg Bowl and challenge for a national title?

Here are five teams that could come running after Mr. Freeze.

FLORIDA

Here is why this works. Mullen may be the one some of the Gator Nation want, but Jeremy Foley is not keen on hiring someone connected to Urban Meyer. Freeze is a solid choice and would give the fans in The Swamp something to cheer about.

MIAMI

The Hurricanes looked good beating Virginia Tech and Frank Beamer. Al Golden is the hot and cold coach in college football. One minute his team looks good with a freshman at quarterback. But the Hurricanes program has too much talent to be this mediocre.

ARIZONA

Rich Rodriguez will get some string consideration at other programs (Miami?). Freeze is a fresh face and the Pac 12 is made up of young talented coaches who preach the gospel. Freeze walks into a solid situation with the Wildcats and could pick up where Rich Rod left off.

MICHIGAN

Brady Hoke is playing out the string in Ann Arbor. There is a strong feeling Jim Harbaugh may return to his alma mater and run the ship. There may be other NFL teams that call on Harbaugh (Miami, Oakland) before he takes another shot at the college game. This would be a “Franklin-like” move.

SOUTH CAROLINA

The theory behind this is pretty simple. There are rumors around the Internet that the Ol’ Ball Coach may consider a trip back to Florida to finish what he started. If that is the case, the Gamecocks are going to need a replacement. Freeze would be a solid coach.

The nation has fallen in love with the State of Mississippi and its two most prominent schools, Ole Miss and Mississippi State. Looking at both schools, Dan Mullen has become the hot name, the one the media expects to get huge offers from major universities looking for the “it” guy to change the schools’ fortunes and to kick things up a notch.

The school most associated with a potential move from running the Bulldogs program is the Florida Gators, based on his ties to Urban Meyer and the spread offense he taught to some guy names Tim Tebow. While it appears Mullen has become the new James Franklin of college football, there is this guy over at the “Land of Manning” who is doing pretty well himself.

Meet Hugh Freeze – the man who has brought back the Rebels program since the days when Manning was walking the campus as the BMOC – that’s Eli Manning to you and me.

Freeze has been a part of the Ole Miss program since 2011 and has helped to once fledgling program on the map with solid recruiting and a philosophy the players have bought into.

Could it be Freeze the schools run to after the season, especially if the Rebels win The Egg Bowl and challenge for a national title?

Here are five teams that could come running after Mr. Freeze.

FLORIDA

Here is why this works. Mullen may be the one some of the Gator Nation want, but Jeremy Foley is not keen on hiring someone connected to Urban Meyer. Freeze is a solid choice and would give the fans in The Swamp something to cheer about.

MIAMI

The Hurricanes looked good beating Virginia Tech and Frank Beamer. Al Golden is the hot and cold coach in college football. One minute his team looks good with a freshman at quarterback. But the Hurricanes program has too much talent to be this mediocre.

ARIZONA

Rich Rodriguez will get some string consideration at other programs (Miami?). Freeze is a fresh face and the Pac 12 is made up of young talented coaches who preach the gospel. Freeze walks into a solid situation with the Wildcats and could pick up where Rich Rod left off.

MICHIGAN

Brady Hoke is playing out the string in Ann Arbor. There is a strong feeling Jim Harbaugh may return to his alma mater and run the ship. There may be other NFL teams that call on Harbaugh (Miami, Oakland) before he takes another shot at the college game. This would be a “Franklin-like” move.

SOUTH CAROLINA

The theory behind this is pretty simple. There are rumors around the Internet that the Ol’ Ball Coach may consider a trip back to Florida to finish what he started. If that is the case, the Gamecocks are going to need a replacement. Freeze would be a solid coach.

The U.S. men's national team's all-time leading scorer learned some valuable lessons as a freshman playing on Redlands High School's varsity squad.

The U.S. men's national team's all-time leading scorer learned some valuable lessons as a freshman playing on Redlands High School's varsity squad.

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The best fantasy performers aren't always the biggest-named stars in the NFL. All-Pro receivers A.J. Green and Calvin Johnson likely won't be on the field in Week 6, but I'll give you some lower-valued players who can help you bring home 1 MILLION DOLLARS. If you're not a Chargers fan and aren't familiar with anyone other than Ryan Matthews in the backfield, get yourself acquainted with Brandon Oliver. I'll get back to him in a second though.

The U.S. men's national team's all-time leading scorer learned some valuable lessons as a freshman playing on Redlands High School's varsity squad.

Play fantasy football for a one MILLION dollar first place prize FREE, ffchamps.com/million TODAY. Enter by opening a draftkings account with only a $25 deposit. Upon deposit, you will get FREE a $27 entry into Millionaire Maker, this weekend's $1 million dollar game, and a FREE FFChamps membership for the entire NFL season. 

The best fantasy performers aren't always the biggest-named stars in the NFL. All-Pro receivers A.J. Green and Calvin Johnson likely won't be on the field in Week 6, but I'll give you some lower-valued players who can help you bring home 1 MILLION DOLLARS. If you're not a Chargers fan and aren't familiar with anyone other than Ryan Matthews in the backfield, get yourself acquainted with Brandon Oliver. I'll get back to him in a second though.

As I sat in the stands for the New England Patriots game Sunday night, a multi generational friends and family tradition for over fifty years, I was awestruck with the fact that I was competing in a weekend long fantasy football game to win one million dollars, www.FFChamps.com/million, at an expense of only twenty seven dollars.


I and most of the NFL fan base has bet on football and many more play in traditional fantasy football leagues with friends from various walks of life, sometimes for real money, meaning one hundred dollars to win one thousand dollars or five hundred bucks to win five thousand big ones. Yet, here I was, checking my iphone in the stands to see how I was faring to become a fantasy football millionaire and shaking my head as someone I do not know named Sam had seemingly locked up the one million dollar 1^st place prize before the kick off of Patriots-Bengals on Sunday evening.


What did Sam do that I didn’t?


He played Peyton Manning and matched him with Demaryus Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders, obvious picks with a smart strategy of creating tandems of players who both score points together. I did that too, with Tony Freaking Romo. Right idea, wrong guy! He played Arian Foster, and Antonio Gates, which were good choices that both delivered on this particular day. In order to finish first in Millionaire Maker, you need to pick some long shot, cheaper salary players and get them all right. Sam picked the Tate’s, Ben and Golden. I found myself wondering if he intentionally went with the dual Tate’s and if he did, why not include the Bengal’s Brandon Tate. He hit it out of the park with Golden Tate, who literally paved the golden road to his million dollar prize.


In hindsight, that was smart as Detroit was due to have a big game and Megatron was injured. Why didn’t I think of that? It seems as logical as my pick of Steve Smith last weekend when he faced his old Carolina team. We both had the Chargers defense, a good pick vs.Geno “I skipped the Saturday night team meeting to go to the movies” Smith. He rounded out his picks with Cowboy’s WR Terence Williams, whom I had as well.


Sam’s lineup was good but not that earth shattering. Was it lucky? Sure, there is some element of luck as well as skill when picking a fantasy football lineup and certainly luck that every domino falls perfectly together.  Until this past weekend one could not win one million dollars playing anything but the lottery and the odds to win one million in Power Ball are 1/5,153,632.65.  The odds in Millionaire Maker were 1/92,400 to win the million and one out of six h to win money. If you finished fifteen thousand four hundredth it paid out forty dollars.


To win a million betting on football in Vegas requires a bet of one million dollars, reserved for the likes of junkies like Michael Jordan. Yet now, for twenty seven dollars, the price of a few quick picks, I can play fantasy football and have a shot at winning a massive pile of money. I plan to go to www.FFChamps.com/million,  and play again this weekend, as you guessed it, there is a second chance for NFL week six and I am going to win it! Or not! Fantasy football has found a new home, and the only part of it I do not like is that it has rendered my traditional leagues a lot less exciting. Then again, who needs a night of Patron shots?

Do you play Fantasy Football? If the answer is yes, this week is the most exciting opportunity in the history of the game. Win a MILLION DOLLARS playing Fantasy Football this week only! Go to www.FFChamps.com/million and get in on the action.

An interesting Sunday to say the least. Just when you think you have this league figured out, the curveballs come in fast and furious. After all, who didn't have SD RB Brandon Oliver as a top fantasy performer? Pittsburgh WR Antonio Brown and the Steelers putting up a complete fantasy dud against the Jags fell right in line with expectations. No matter what, the NFL takes us on a ride each Sunday. Even though we don't always arrive exactly where we want, we wouldn't even think of not climbing aboard next week. Let's go through some things that stood out, starting with something that made us realize that the more things change, the more they stay the same:

• The obituary was released too soon. Tom Brady and the Pats thoroughly handled the Bengals on SNF. Brady was a man possessed on the opening drive, showing more zip on his passes than he has all year. It wasn't just the Mr. Bundchen show however, as the Pats dominated the Bengals in all phases. Cincy again looked not ready for primetime, and will look to rebound next Sunday vs. Carolina. The Pats travel to Buffalo to meet the surprising Bills in a battle for control of the division.
  
  
• Thousands of aspiring NY Jets Head Coaches got their wish on Sunday, as Michael Vick came on in relief of Geno Smith. It made absolutely no difference as the Jets were absolutely dominated by the Chargers, 31-0. Gang Green is a mess, and the downward spiral will continue as Peyton Manning and the Broncos come to town. San Diego will look to continue its sizzling start in Oakland against the Raiders.
  
  
• Speaking of Peyton, he exposed the Arizona Cardinal and in the process surpassed 500 career passing TDs. The Broncs have so many weapons it is almost unfair. This week it was Demaryius Thomas with the video game numbers - 8/226/2. We'll see who the target of choice is next week as they light up the Jets, while the Cards welcome Washington to town.
  
  
• Virtually no lead was safe on Sunday, and we witnessed some stirring comebacks. The Panthers rallied back to stun the Bears, while the Browns came all the way back from 25 points down to take out the Titans. Surprisingly, the Saints needed OT to surpass the Bucs, a game widely expected to be nothing more than a homecoming type game for New Orleans. The Saints reminded us there are no sure things in the NFL, and even a supposedly superior team can be pushed to the limits by an inferior foe.
  
  
• Speaking of sure things, a lot of fantasy flavors of the week failed to meet expectations. Some were taken out by the unpredicatability of injuries, Rashad Jennings and Jimmy Graham come to mind. Others just didn't follow the script, as the Steelers surprisingly struggled to beat the Jags and put up some disappointing fantasy lines, and Reggie Bush did not receive the anticipated workload as the Lions lost to the Bills. One of the great things about DFS is that this all becomes a distant memory quickly, and you can hit the reset button each week.  

We'll digest the news as the week goes on and get set for Week 6. Hopefully, you were able to get your lineups in for the Millionaire Maker before it filled. The good news is that it was such a success, it's back for another week - www.FFChamps.com/million. Football Nation will have you covered all week as you prepare for another chance at ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

As I sat in the stands for the New England Patriots game Sunday night, a multi generational friends and family tradition for over fifty years, I was awestruck with the fact that I was competing in a weekend long fantasy football game to win one million dollars, www.FFChamps.com/million, at an expense of only twenty seven dollars.


I and most of the NFL fan base has bet on football and many more play in traditional fantasy football leagues with friends from various walks of life, sometimes for real money, meaning one hundred dollars to win one thousand dollars or five hundred bucks to win five thousand big ones. Yet, here I was, checking my iphone in the stands to see how I was faring to become a fantasy football millionaire and shaking my head as someone I do not know named Sam had seemingly locked up the one million dollar 1^st place prize before the kick off of Patriots-Bengals on Sunday evening.


What did Sam do that I didn’t?


He played Peyton Manning and matched him with Demaryus Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders, obvious picks with a smart strategy of creating tandems of players who both score points together. I did that too, with Tony Freaking Romo. Right idea, wrong guy! He played Arian Foster, and Antonio Gates, which were good choices that both delivered on this particular day. In order to finish first in Millionaire Maker, you need to pick some long shot, cheaper salary players and get them all right. Sam picked the Tate’s, Ben and Golden. I found myself wondering if he intentionally went with the dual Tate’s and if he did, why not include the Bengal’s Brandon Tate. He hit it out of the park with Golden Tate, who literally paved the golden road to his million dollar prize.


In hindsight, that was smart as Detroit was due to have a big game and Megatron was injured. Why didn’t I think of that? It seems as logical as my pick of Steve Smith last weekend when he faced his old Carolina team. We both had the Chargers defense, a good pick vs.Geno “I skipped the Saturday night team meeting to go to the movies” Smith. He rounded out his picks with Cowboy’s WR Terence Williams, whom I had as well.


Sam’s lineup was good but not that earth shattering. Was it lucky? Sure, there is some element of luck as well as skill when picking a fantasy football lineup and certainly luck that every domino falls perfectly together.  Until this past weekend one could not win one million dollars playing anything but the lottery and the odds to win one million in Power Ball are 1/5,153,632.65.  The odds in Millionaire Maker were 1/92,400 to win the million and one out of six h to win money. If you finished fifteen thousand four hundredth it paid out forty dollars.


To win a million betting on football in Vegas requires a bet of one million dollars, reserved for the likes of junkies like Michael Jordan. Yet now, for twenty seven dollars, the price of a few quick picks, I can play fantasy football and have a shot at winning a massive pile of money. I plan to go to www.FFChamps.com/million,  and play again this weekend, as you guessed it, there is a second chance for NFL week six and I am going to win it! Or not! Fantasy football has found a new home, and the only part of it I do not like is that it has rendered my traditional leagues a lot less exciting. Then again, who needs a night of Patron shots?

Do you play Fantasy Football? If the answer is yes, this week is the most exciting opportunity in the history of the game. Win a MILLION DOLLARS playing Fantasy Football this week only! Go to www.FFChamps.com/million and get in on the action.

An interesting Sunday to say the least. Just when you think you have this league figured out, the curveballs come in fast and furious. After all, who didn't have SD RB Brandon Oliver as a top fantasy performer? Pittsburgh WR Antonio Brown and the Steelers putting up a complete fantasy dud against the Jags fell right in line with expectations. No matter what, the NFL takes us on a ride each Sunday. Even though we don't always arrive exactly where we want, we wouldn't even think of not climbing aboard next week. Let's go through some things that stood out, starting with something that made us realize that the more things change, the more they stay the same:

• The obituary was released too soon. Tom Brady and the Pats thoroughly handled the Bengals on SNF. Brady was a man possessed on the opening drive, showing more zip on his passes than he has all year. It wasn't just the Mr. Bundchen show however, as the Pats dominated the Bengals in all phases. Cincy again looked not ready for primetime, and will look to rebound next Sunday vs. Carolina. The Pats travel to Buffalo to meet the surprising Bills in a battle for control of the division.
  
  
• Thousands of aspiring NY Jets Head Coaches got their wish on Sunday, as Michael Vick came on in relief of Geno Smith. It made absolutely no difference as the Jets were absolutely dominated by the Chargers, 31-0. Gang Green is a mess, and the downward spiral will continue as Peyton Manning and the Broncos come to town. San Diego will look to continue its sizzling start in Oakland against the Raiders.
  
  
• Speaking of Peyton, he exposed the Arizona Cardinal and in the process surpassed 500 career passing TDs. The Broncs have so many weapons it is almost unfair. This week it was Demaryius Thomas with the video game numbers - 8/226/2. We'll see who the target of choice is next week as they light up the Jets, while the Cards welcome Washington to town.
  
  
• Virtually no lead was safe on Sunday, and we witnessed some stirring comebacks. The Panthers rallied back to stun the Bears, while the Browns came all the way back from 25 points down to take out the Titans. Surprisingly, the Saints needed OT to surpass the Bucs, a game widely expected to be nothing more than a homecoming type game for New Orleans. The Saints reminded us there are no sure things in the NFL, and even a supposedly superior team can be pushed to the limits by an inferior foe.
  
  
• Speaking of sure things, a lot of fantasy flavors of the week failed to meet expectations. Some were taken out by the unpredicatability of injuries, Rashad Jennings and Jimmy Graham come to mind. Others just didn't follow the script, as the Steelers surprisingly struggled to beat the Jags and put up some disappointing fantasy lines, and Reggie Bush did not receive the anticipated workload as the Lions lost to the Bills. One of the great things about DFS is that this all becomes a distant memory quickly, and you can hit the reset button each week.  

We'll digest the news as the week goes on and get set for Week 6. Hopefully, you were able to get your lineups in for the Millionaire Maker before it filled. The good news is that it was such a success, it's back for another week - www.FFChamps.com/million. Football Nation will have you covered all week as you prepare for another chance at ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

Do you play Fantasy Football? If the answer is yes, this week is the most exciting opportunity in the history of the game. Win a MILLION DOLLARS playing Fantasy Football this week only! Go to www.FFChamps.com/million and get in on the action.

An interesting Sunday to say the least. Just when you think you have this league figured out, the curveballs come in fast and furious. After all, who didn't have SD RB Brandon Oliver as a top fantasy performer? Pittsburgh WR Antonio Brown and the Steelers putting up a complete fantasy dud against the Jags fell right in line with expectations. No matter what, the NFL takes us on a ride each Sunday. Even though we don't always arrive exactly where we want, we wouldn't even think of not climbing aboard next week. Let's go through some things that stood out, starting with something that made us realize that the more things change, the more they stay the same:

• The obituary was released too soon. Tom Brady and the Pats thoroughly handled the Bengals on SNF. Brady was a man possessed on the opening drive, showing more zip on his passes than he has all year. It wasn't just the Mr. Bundchen show however, as the Pats dominated the Bengals in all phases. Cincy again looked not ready for primetime, and will look to rebound next Sunday vs. Carolina. The Pats travel to Buffalo to meet the surprising Bills in a battle for control of the division.
  
  
• Thousands of aspiring NY Jets Head Coaches got their wish on Sunday, as Michael Vick came on in relief of Geno Smith. It made absolutely no difference as the Jets were absolutely dominated by the Chargers, 31-0. Gang Green is a mess, and the downward spiral will continue as Peyton Manning and the Broncos come to town. San Diego will look to continue its sizzling start in Oakland against the Raiders.
  
  
• Speaking of Peyton, he exposed the Arizona Cardinal and in the process surpassed 500 career passing TDs. The Broncs have so many weapons it is almost unfair. This week it was Demaryius Thomas with the video game numbers - 8/226/2. We'll see who the target of choice is next week as they light up the Jets, while the Cards welcome Washington to town.
  
  
• Virtually no lead was safe on Sunday, and we witnessed some stirring comebacks. The Panthers rallied back to stun the Bears, while the Browns came all the way back from 25 points down to take out the Titans. Surprisingly, the Saints needed OT to surpass the Bucs, a game widely expected to be nothing more than a homecoming type game for New Orleans. The Saints reminded us there are no sure things in the NFL, and even a supposedly superior team can be pushed to the limits by an inferior foe.
  
  
• Speaking of sure things, a lot of fantasy flavors of the week failed to meet expectations. Some were taken out by the unpredicatability of injuries, Rashad Jennings and Jimmy Graham come to mind. Others just didn't follow the script, as the Steelers surprisingly struggled to beat the Jags and put up some disappointing fantasy lines, and Reggie Bush did not receive the anticipated workload as the Lions lost to the Bills. One of the great things about DFS is that this all becomes a distant memory quickly, and you can hit the reset button each week.  

We'll digest the news as the week goes on and get set for Week 6. Hopefully, you were able to get your lineups in for the Millionaire Maker before it filled. The good news is that it was such a success, it's back for another week - www.FFChamps.com/million. Football Nation will have you covered all week as you prepare for another chance at ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

Do you play Fantasy Football? If the answer is yes, this week is the most exciting opportunity in the history of the game. Win a MILLION DOLLARS playing Fantasy Football this week only! Go to www.FFChamps.com/million and get in on the action.

An interesting Sunday to say the least. Just when you think you have this league figured out, the curveballs come in fast and furious. After all, who didn't have SD RB Brandon Oliver as a top fantasy performer? Pittsburgh WR Antonio Brown and the Steelers putting up a complete fantasy dud against the Jags fell right in line with expectations. No matter what, the NFL takes us on a ride each Sunday. Even though we don't always arrive exactly where we want, we wouldn't even think of not climbing aboard next week. Let's go through some things that stood out, starting with something that made us realize that the more things change, the more they stay the same:

• The obituary was released too soon. Tom Brady and the Pats thoroughly handled the Bengals on SNF. Brady was a man possessed on the opening drive, showing more zip on his passes than he has all year. It wasn't just the Mr. Bundchen show however, as the Pats dominated the Bengals in all phases. Cincy again looked not ready for primetime, and will look to rebound next Sunday vs. Carolina. The Pats travel to Buffalo to meet the surprising Bills in a battle for control of the division.
  
  
• Thousands of aspiring NY Jets Head Coaches got their wish on Sunday, as Michael Vick came on in relief of Geno Smith. It made absolutely no difference as the Jets were absolutely dominated by the Chargers, 31-0. Gang Green is a mess, and the downward spiral will continue as Peyton Manning and the Broncos come to town. San Diego will look to continue its sizzling start in Oakland against the Raiders.
  
  
• Speaking of Peyton, he exposed the Arizona Cardinal and in the process surpassed 500 career passing TDs. The Broncs have so many weapons it is almost unfair. This week it was Demaryius Thomas with the video game numbers - 8/226/2. We'll see who the target of choice is next week as they light up the Jets, while the Cards welcome Washington to town.
  
  
• Virtually no lead was safe on Sunday, and we witnessed some stirring comebacks. The Panthers rallied back to stun the Bears, while the Browns came all the way back from 25 points down to take out the Titans. Surprisingly, the Saints needed OT to surpass the Bucs, a game widely expected to be nothing more than a homecoming type game for New Orleans. The Saints reminded us there are no sure things in the NFL, and even a supposedly superior team can be pushed to the limits by an inferior foe.
  
  
• Speaking of sure things, a lot of fantasy flavors of the week failed to meet expectations. Some were taken out by the unpredicatability of injuries, Rashad Jennings and Jimmy Graham come to mind. Others just didn't follow the script, as the Steelers surprisingly struggled to beat the Jags and put up some disappointing fantasy lines, and Reggie Bush did not receive the anticipated workload as the Lions lost to the Bills. One of the great things about DFS is that this all becomes a distant memory quickly, and you can hit the reset button each week.  

We'll digest the news as the week goes on and get set for Week 6. Hopefully, you were able to get your lineups in for the Millionaire Maker before it filled. The good news is that it was such a success, it's back for another week - www.FFChamps.com/million. Football Nation will have you covered all week as you prepare for another chance at ONE MILLION DOLLARS.