NFL's Hot & Cold Stats Through Week 11

Randy Moss is "The Man"...no doubt about it. Moss bumped up for another 4 TDs in week 11 and is looking forward to week 12 as he continues his dominance over the league's secondary. Although week 12 is underway (T-Day already games in the books), we'll still present you with the NFL's HOT & COLD STATS through week 11.

QUARTERBACKS

HOT - Tom Brady and Tony Romo are running away with the show. Brady will shatter the NFL TD passing record by his 13th game and Romo will have 30 passing TDs by his 11th game (Peyton Manning led all QBs with just 31 passing TDs in 2006). Derek Anderson continues to prove he's for real and will keep Brady Quinn from the mix next season if he keeps his current grasp on the position. Ben Roethlisberger is having his best season of his career while Peyton Manning and Carson Palmer try to pick it up in the 2nd half. Matt Hasselbeck is coming on and Drew Brees still hasn't found last season's consistent form.

COLD - Only Vince Young and Daunte Culpepper started in week 11 and both played well. Let's see what they're able to do in week 12 before moving them out of the COLD. Neither has stats worthy of a fantasy starter, but Culpepper does deserve a bit of credit given his fewer starts and lower snap count.

Quarterbacks Hot/Cold Through Week 11
QB	Pass Comp	Pass Att	Pass Yards	TDs
Tom Brady	250	338	3059	38, 2 (run)
Tony Romo	212	324	2848	27, 2 (run)
Derek Anderson	188	330	2505	20, 3 (run)
Ben Roethlisberger	175	267	2215	23, 1 (run)
Brett Favre	260	384	2975	19
Peyton Manning	218	347	2549	16, 3 (run)
Carson Palmer	250	380	2793	18
Matt Hasselbeck	230	364	2638	17
Drew Brees	283	420	2737	15
Damon Huard	163	262	1766	8
Brian Griese	134	217	1508	9
Joey Harrington	184	284	1876	6
Vince Young	143	233	1417*	5, 3 (run)
Daunte Culpepper	93	164	1162	5, 3 (run)
Josh McCown	71	123	760	5
Steve McNair	133	205	1113	2
Alex Smith	94	193	914	2

*Young has 291 rushing yards

RUNNING BACKS

HOT - Brian Westbrook took over the top statistical slot with Adrian Peterson recovering from a knee injury. Westbrook's versatility and consistency make him a strong favorite to put up dual stats each and every week. LaDainian Tomlinson leads the league in RB TDs, but is just a touch behind both Westbrook and Peterson in total yardage (despite many more touches by LT). Joseph Addai is staying strong and should be a quality play down the stretch for Indy as the Colts defend their divisional lead from Jacksonville. Marshawn Lynch is benched until he recovers from injury. Jamal Lewis has surged recently while Marion Barber has fallen while suffering from the effects of a crowded Dallas backfield. Willie Parker is second in the league in rushing yardage, but his 233 carries through 10 games is huge (Edgerrin James is the only other RB with more than 200)...not sure how Parker has touched the ball nearly 250 times this season (most in NFL) while scoring only twice?!?

COLD - Thomas Jones has a respectable amount of yardage with the Jets, but hasn't yet found the endzone on 208 touches. Has Travis Henry played his last game as a Bronco in 2007? Fred Taylor's best days are behind him. Shaun Alexander looks healthy, but the Seahawks look better while he "recovers". DeAngelo Williams can't seem to get his starting break from DeShaun Foster. Just why is Laurence Maroney not carrying and scoring more?...maybe Bill Belichick is resting Maroney for the playoffs!? Rudi Johnson is playing again, but Kenny Watson is looking like the better back in Cincy (and Watson is much more versatile and seems like a better fit in the Bengal offense).

Running Backs Hot/Cold Through Week 11
RB	Rush Att	Rush Yards	Rcptns	Rec Yards	Total Yards	TDs
Brian Westbrook	178	849	55	518	1367	9
Adrian Peterson	169	1081	15	220	1301	9
LaDainian Tomlinson	192	795	41	362	1157	10, 1 (pass)
Joseph Addai	192	832	29	255	1087	10
Willis McGahee	196	851	31	199	1050	6
Clinton Portis	193	802	25	185	987	6
Marshawn Lynch	196	751	15	120	871	6, 1 (pass)
Reggie Bush	135	485	67	374	859	6
Edgerrin James	205	732	11	95	827	6
Maurice Jones-Drew	113	569	24	239	808	6
Jamal Lewis	152	607	15	138	745	7
Marion Barber	126	610	25	189	799	6
Willie Parker	233	925	15	110	1035	2
Thomas Jones	190	723	18	129	852	0
Travis Henry	128	580	7	65	645	1
Fred Taylor	145	604	5	20	624	1
Julius Jones	111	428	13	129	557	2
Shaun Alexander	149	492	12	56	548	2
DeAngelo Williams	75	367	17	109	476	2
Laurence Maroney	95	436	2	37	473	1
Rudi Johnson	101	267	11	102	369	1

WIDE RECEIVERS

HOT - Randy Moss and Terrell Owens each scored 4 (FOUR) TDs in their 10 game and separated themselves from the statistical WR pack. T.J. Houshmandzadeh leads the league with 76 catches through week 11 with 11 TDs, but somehow is still overshadowed by the amazing seasons of Randy Moss and Terrell Owens. Larry Fitzgerald seems to finally be in a groove in Arizona while Plaxico Burress is suffering more from his lingering ankle injury. Torry Holt and Marques Colston are both still on the HOT list...and each are capable of huge numbers throughout the 2nd half of the season as the Rams and Saints both open up their offenses.

COLD - It's unbelievable that the players on this list have so few touchdowns (and only Devery Henderson has more than one). The lack of productivity by Chris Chambers may be the most puzzling of all...Chambers has always been overrated, but the move to San Diego should have resulted in better numbers. Santana Moss has recovered and is looking better, but we'll leave him here until he produces on a semi-regular basis. Marvin Harrison is still out and may be out for a couple of more weeks. Javon Walker is looking like a "go" on Sunday and may not be a bad play...but it may be wise to wait a week prior to moving him into starting lineups.

Wide Receivers Hot/Cold Through Week 11
WR	Rcptns	Rec Yards	TDs
Randy Moss	66	1052	16
Terrell Owens	58	1028	12
T.J. Houshmandzadeh	76	806	11
Braylon Edwards	51	837	10
Reggie Wayne	63	945	6
Wes Welker	68	729	7
Larry Fitzgerald	67	907	4
Chad Johnson	59	938	3
Plaxico Burress	45	635	8
Santonio Holmes	39	664	7
Joey Galloway	40	711	6
Torry Holt	61	755	5
Marques Colston	61	754	5
Chris Chambers	44	619	1
Reggie Brown	32	447	1
Santana Moss	33	418	1
Devery Henderson	16	247	2
Darrell Jackson	23	277	1
Marvin Harrison	20	247	1
Javon Walker	19	230	0
Troy Williamson	12	193	1
Joe Horn	18	165	0

TIGHT ENDS

HOT - Antonio Gates, Kellen Winslow, Jason Witten, and Tony Gonzalez all have 50-some receptions, but Gates is the pure stat leader with 6 TDs...although Winslow is closing and leads in total yardage with 767. Heath Miller has been catching TDs nearly every week lately. Dallas Clark has made the most of his 33 receptions with 6 TDs, but has been a bit banged up lately. Chris Cooley also has 6 TDs for the Skins and will look to be even more involved down the stretch.

COLD - There are many productive and available tight ends...thus no reason for fantasy owners to have these underachieving TEs on their roster.

Tight Ends Hot/Cold Through Week 11
TE	Rcptns	Rec Yards	TDs
Antonio Gates	54	729	6
Kellen Winslow	52	767	4
Jason Witten	55	696	5
Tony Gonzalez	59	690	4
Heath Miller	33	457	6
Dallas Clark	37	418	6
Chris Cooley	40	399	6
Jeremy Shockey	48	528	3
Donald Lee	38	458	4
Benjamin Watson	23	275	6
Bo Scaife	31	283	1
Todd Heap	23	239	1
Marcedes Lewis	22	229	1
Daniel Graham	20	189	1
L.J. Smith	15	161	1
Jerramy Stevens	8	78	0

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