| HECTOR'S PROJECTIONS | | | @ Cowboys 16, Dolphins 10 More... | Downgrade: Jay Fiedler, Ricky Williams and Chris Chambers
| | Dallas ranks second, third and third in allowing the fewest FFL points to QBs, RBs and WRs | | | @ Bears 16, Cardinals 13 More... | Upgrade I: Anthony Thomas
| | Cardinals have allowed last two starting RBs to average 17.5 FFL points (Marshall Faulk and James Jackson) | | | @ Colts 23, Patriots 20 More... | Reason to Start: Marvin Harrison
| | Harrison has averaged 139 yards and totaled seven TDs in five of six meetings vs. Patriots | | | Bengals 24, @ Steelers 20 More... | Likely Featured RB: Corey Dillon
| | Dillon produced better than Rudi Johnson last week and has coach Marvin Lewis' support | | | Eagles 23, @ Panthers 20 More... | Upgrade: Donovan McNabb
| | Fantasy's No. 4 QB over past four weeks; Carolina has allowed six TD passes in past three games | | | Chiefs 34, @ Chargers 17 More... | Upgrade: Trent Green
| | San Diego has allowed 11 TDs over past three games | | | Saints 24, @ Redskins 20 More... | Scorching Hot: Deuce McAllister
| | McAllister has run for 357 yards and four TDs over past two games; Aiming to run for 100 yards in nine straight | | | Titans 27, @ Jets 24 More... | Upgrade Part I: Eddie George
| | Jets have allowed an average of 142.5 yards and four TDs to RBs over past two games |
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| VICTOR'S PREDICTIONS | | Packers 27, @ Lions 20 More... | Quick Fix: Detroit's secondary
| | Anquan Boldin burned them for 215 yards Week 1, but no WR has topped 100 yards since | | | @ Rams 30, Vikings 21 More... | Upgrade: Marshall Faulk
| | The Vikings have allowed a league-high 5.1 yards per rush | | | @ Texans 20, Falcons 17 More... | Upgrade: Domanick Davis
| | Atlanta has surrendered the most FFL points to running backs | | | @ Giants 17, Bills 14 More... | Bison in Quicksand: The Bills' offense
| | The Bills topped 30 points in each of the first two games, but have averaged a meager 11.5 since | | | @ Ravens 20, 49ers 17 More... | Incredible or Shreddable?: Baltimore's pass defense
| | Matt Hasselbeck torched them for 35 FFL points last week: The previous four QBs totaled 25 combined points | | | Broncos 24, @ Raiders 23 More... | Cautious Upgrade: Clinton Portis, if his heal is OK as expected
| | Only Atlanta has allowed more fantasy points to running backs than the Raiders | | | @ Seahawks 27, Browns 24 More... | Something You Didn't Know About. ...: The Cleveland's pass defense
| | Seattle's receivers are always a threat for big games, but the Browns have allowed a WR to score in only two of 11 games this year | | | Buccaneers 21, @ Jaguars 17 More... | Something You Didn't Know About. ...: The Jags' defense
| | Jacksonville allows the fewest rushing yards per carry in the NFL at 3.1 | |
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Week 12 |
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106-86 |
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MISSION
Hector and Victor aim to project the stats of NFL fantasy players against their opponent. We estimate yardage and touchdown totals, give injury information, write game notes and an outlook, predict games straight and vs. the spread and link to weather updates. Feel free to use this guide to pick your lineup each week.
| HECTOR'S BIO |
 Hector grew up on a small island in the Caribbean. His father, a retired astronaut, moved to the island, met a local beauty, married and had one child, Hector. From an early age, Hector showed a propensity for numbers. In fact, one of his first toys was a calculator. Inept on the field, poor eyesight forced him to channel his love of sports into playing fantasy games. He wrote a football computer simulation game at 15 and bypassed a college scholarship in mathematics to run odds at an offshore casino. He increased profits by 45 percent and has impressed the resident accountant. He believes he has a 93.7 percent chance of landing her. |
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| VICTOR'S BIO |
 The son of a globe-trotting tycoon and Swedish model, Victor was lavished with gifts as a child. At age 7, his mother took him and moved to Brooklyn as the result of an acrimonious split. Left to wander on his own, Victor made fast friends with Lenny, the neighborhood crew boss, by running errands for him. Rising through the ranks on guile, the cigar-smoker landed a job as an infamous Teamster leader's right-hand man. Shrewd maneuvering and fast talk allowed him to escape the 6-foot hole under Giants Stadium. He's now rumored to be a Vegas cab driver running a covert sports betting operation. |
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