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MATCHUP
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QUARTERBACK
DREW BLEDSOE
Cowboys
The Jaguars
will stuff the Dallas
running game, but Bledsoe
was firing on all
cylinders throughout the preseason, even with Patrick Crayton
and Terrell Owens
sidelined. Now at full strength, the Cowboys
will be unstoppable through the
air.
CARSON PALMER
Bengals
He's shown that his knee isn't a problem. He's got three first-rate receivers
in Chad Johnson, T.J. Houshmandzadeh
and Chris Henry. And although he faces a
much-improved Chiefs
secondary, Palmer is a solid must-start every week.
RUNNING BACK
WILLIE
PARKER
Steelers
Pittsburgh
's already-conservative play-calling will be even more cautious with
Ben Roethlisberger
sidelined after his appendectomy. That's great news for
Parker owners, who will benefit from his probable 30 carries against the
Dolphins
.
THOMAS JONES
Bears
Although he didn't totally bust out against the Pack last season (198 yards in
two games), Jones
was more effective when Rex Grossman
was at QB in the rivals'
second meeting (105 yards, TD) than when teamed with Kyle Orton
in the first
(93 yards).
BRIAN
WESTBROOK
Eagles
We've been assured by sources close to the team that Philadelphia
's best runner
and receiver is healthy and will be a force against a reinvented Texans
defense. Last year's edition of the Houston D ranked dead last against the
run.
REUBEN
DROUGHNS
Browns
He won't find many favorable matchups this season while running behind a
makeshift offensive line, but here's one. The New Orleans
linebacking corps is
decimated by injuries to James Allen
and Tommy Polley
(both on IR).
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