Stewart Bradley left Sunday night’s game after dislocating his elbow, according to SI’s Will Carroll.
Our View: Losing Bradley for any amount of time would be detrimental to the Eagles, as the linebacker is a key member of their defense. Bradley made three tackles before exiting, giving him 60 for the season.
Ruvell Martin scored his first NFL touchdown on Sunday on an 11-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck. He finished the day with four receptions for a team-high 73 yards.
Our View: Deon Butler joined Mike Williams and Ben Obomanu as injured Seahawks receivers today, so Martin could see an expanded role over the season’s remaining games. Let this situation play out before taking any action.
Deon Butler caught five passes for 68 yards and a touchdown before being carted off the field with a leg injury.
Our View: A strong performance, but all signs point to it being the last time we will see Butler on the field this season. We will update you once further details are released.
Tim Hightower rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries as the Cardinals’ beat down the Broncos 43-13 in Week 14.
Hightower was particularly effective in late-game garbage time, racking up both of his scores in the fourth quarter while milking out the clock. Beanie Wells was all but a non-factor, receiving just six carries before exiting with what the team has called a "stomach illness." Hightower appears to have a decent hold on the Cardinals’ feature back job at this point. He’ll be worth low-end RB2 consideration against the Panthers in Week 15.
Mark Sanchez completed 17-of-44 passes for 216 yards and an interception on Sunday. He spread the ball around, hitting seven different receivers, but he was sacked six times and his team struggled to move the ball in a 10-6 loss to Miami.
Our View: Regardless of the weather, it’s never good when your fantasy quarterback completes less than 40% of his passes. Sanchez has not been a worthwhile start over the past three weeks and should not be started against the Steelers in Week 15.
Jerricho Cotchery caught five passes for 69 yards in Sunday’s loss to the Dolphins.
Our View: Cotchery had previously caught five passes in a game just once this season. With Pittsburgh up next on the Jets schedule, he’s a good player to avoid even more than usual next week.
Ronnie Brown rushed 16 times for 55 yards and lost a fumble in Sunday’s win over the Jets.
Our View: Brown hasn’t scored since Week 10 or garnered a 100-yard game all season. The Dolphins offense continues to struggle and Brown’s fantasy value is a direct result of it. Don’t expect things to be ironed out before next season, when Brown may not even be with the team anymore.
Kyle Orton completed just 19-of-41 passes for 166 yards and three interceptions in the Broncos’ 43-13 meltdown in Week 14.
Against Arizona’s bottom-eight pass defense. Orton was dreadfully inaccurate for a second straight game, and looks headed for a third late-season collapse in as many seasons. Orton has completed a startlingly poor 38.9 percent of his last 72 passes, with an even worse 3.93 YPA and 0:5 TD-to-turnover ratio. He’ll enter Week 15 at Oakland as an extremely risky fantasy play.
Chad Henne completed 5-of-14 passes for 55 yards and a touchdown in Sunday’s offensively-challenged matchup with the Jets.
Our View: It was the only touchdown of the game for either team, but it’s pathetic when an NFL quarterback’s line looks more like a NBA player’s line in the box score. Expect things go better for Henne next week, but temper your expectations.
Brandon Marshall caught just two passes for 16 yards on Sunday, but fortunately for his fantasy owners one went for a six-yard touchdown.
Our View: Both of Marshall’s touchdowns this season have come against the Jets. Of course, he won’t face them again this season, so hopefully he and Chad Henne find some rhythm against the lowly Bills next week.