fantasy football

Not everyone was blessed with physical ability. Or coaching ability. Or even the ability to run an actual football team. That's not a problem with fantasy football, where NFL football fans can run their own team of real football players and score points based on how the football players perform in actual games.

Even though nobody except you cares about your fantasy football team, a lot of moderate-to-fervent fantasy football GMs will seek out advice as to who to put in their weekly starting lineup, and some writers are happy to help.

An added bonus to fantasy football over regular football is the ability to manage multiple teams in one year. So what if you are 2-8 in your friends league? You're 9-1 in your co-workers league. Rejoice!

The two most popular fantasy football services in America come from Yahoo! Sports and ESPN, but it's anyone's guess as to which one's better. And for the Europeans, fantasy football exists as well, except there are considerably fewer points scored.

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• Owens Has Another Big Game

  
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  Bills WR Terrell Owens caught five balls for 96 yards and a TD in Buffalo’s Week 12 upset of Miami. SOURCE: NFL.COM
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• 107 Yards Rushing For LJ

  
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  Bengals RB Larry Johnson rushed 22 times for 107 yards and added two receptions for -2 yards Sunday. SOURCE: NFL.COM
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• Vikings list inactives for Week 12

  
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  The Vikings list of inactives for Week 12 against the Bears includes QB Sage Rosenfels, WR Jaymar Johnson, DB Antoine Winfield, RB Albert Young, LB Erin Henderson, DL Jayme Mitchell and DL Letroy Guion. 6 Vote(s)
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• Delhomme throws four interceptions

  
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  Carolina QB Jake Delhomme was back to his turnover ways Sunday at the Jets. Delhomme was 14 of 34 passing for 130 yards, no touchdowns and four interceptions. He now has eight touchdowns and 18 interceptions on the season. 8 Vote(s)
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• Rogers tweaks ankle

  
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  The News Shaun Rogers left in the fourth quarter of Clevelands game against the Bengals with an ankle injury, according to the Browns official Twitter page. Our View No word yet on the severity of the injury, but it looks like another case of the poor getting poorer, as Rogers absence would mean an ...
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• Keller leads Jets in receiving with four catches

  
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  The News Dustin Keller led the Jets in receiving on Sunday, gaining 68 yards off four receptions. Our View Top wideouts Braylon Edwards and Jerricho Cotchery combined for just four receptions for 52 yards. As Mark Sanchez experiences the typical growing pains of a rookie, it looks like hell continue ...
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• Wimbley hurts leg

  
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  The News Kamerion Wimbley injured his leg toward the end of the fourth quarter against Cincinnati on Sunday. Our View No word yet on the severity of the injury, but Wimbleys ailment puts a cap on a number of Browns injuries on Sunday, depleting an already-weak unit to an even greater extent. 5 ...
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• Redman tosses two touchdowns

  
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  The News Chris Redman completed 23-of-41 passes for 243 yards with two touchdowns against zero interceptions in the Week 12 victory over Tampa Bay. Our View Redman, who replaced an injured Matt Ryan (toe) in the first quarter, turned in a solid effort considering he didnt take any repetitions during ...
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• Quinn weak in loss

  
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  The News After a brief flash of talent last week, Brady Quinn fell back to mediocrity against the Bengals on Sunday, going 15-of-34 for 100 yards. He did, however, add a touchdown on the ground, gaining 10 yards off two attempts. Our View We could have told you this beforehand, but any semblance of ...
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• White hits paydirt

  
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  The News Roddy White had five receptions for 57 yards and one touchdown in the Week 12 win over Tampa Bay. Our View It looked like it was going to be another so-so week for White, until he caught a five-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. The score was his first since Week 8, so hopefully he ...
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• Stuckey getting looks in Cleveland

  
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  The News Chansi Stuckey led the Browns in receiving on Sunday, gaining 44 yards off four receptions. Our View Not a single other member of the Browns gained over 20 yards through the air. Stuckeys performance followed a nice game in Week 11, though its still tough to recommend any member of this ...
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• LenDale White Game-Time Scratch

  
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  Titans RB LenDale White has been listed as inactive for the Tennesse’s Week 12 matchup against the Cardinals. SOURCE:
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• Report: Warner unlikely to play Week 12

  
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  ESPN reports that Cardinals QB Kurt Warner (head) woke up with a sore neck on Sunday and is unlikely to play in Week 12 at Tennessee. 5 Vote(s)
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• Coleman leaves with knee injury

  
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  Browns DL Kenyon Coleman left Week 12 at Cincinnati with an apparent knee injury. Coleman had 31 tackles and 1 1/2 sacks going into play Sunday. 6 Vote(s)
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• Warner unlikely to start

  
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  The News Kurt Warner woke up with a sore neck and the Arizona Cardinals are now proceeding as if Matt Leinart will start, according to Adam Schefters twitter page. Our View Earlier it was reported that Warner would likely start, but things have changed over the last couple of hours. It appears that ...
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• Ryan update

  
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  The News Matt Ryan has sustained a toe injury on his right foot and is questionable to return, according to Adam Caplans twitter page. Our View Ryan, who had his right ankle wrapped, got up off the bench to test the foot and immediately sat back down. No additional information is available regarding ...
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• Claytion sustains leg injury

  
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  The News Michael Clayton exited the game at Atlanta in the first quarter with a leg injury. Our View In fantasy circles this isnt a big loss, as Clayton has done next to nothing in 2009 after signing the big free-agent contract. Hes questionable to return and no additional information is available ...
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• Dahl suffers ankle injury

  
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  The News Harvey Dahl exited the game against Carolina in the second quarter with an ankle injury. Our View Dahl, who has started 10 games at right guard for Atlanta this season, is questionable to return. The Falcons are banged up along the offensive line, as tackle Tyson Clabo (knee) and tackle ...
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• Warner update

  
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  The News Kurt Warner isnt expected to play today, his agent Mark Bartelstein confirmed, according to the Arizona Republic. Our View Warner woke this morning "not totally 100 percent," Bartelstein said, and he and the coaches agreed the 12-year veteran should sit out. As a result, Matt Leinart will ...
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• Coleman injures knee

  
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  The News Kenyon Coleman injured his knee in the second quarter against Cincinnati and his return is questionable, according to the Browns official Twitter page. Our View Coleman has started all 11 games at defensive end this season but has just 1.5 sacks. The fantasy implications here are minimal to ...
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