Week 7 Fantasy Stats: Drew Brees, Marques Colston, Saints Score Big

Flacco entered the game averaging 256 passing yards a game, totaling 1,576 passing yards and seven touchdowns through his first six games. Flacco’s passing yards per game was up nearly 30 yards per game from last season, although his performance Monday doesn’t help.

Boldin came into the game averaging 71 receiving yards a game with 354 receiving yards on the season, and his touchdown Monday doubled his total on the year. Boldin’s receiving yards per game is up nearly 20 yards per game from last season.

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When the starting quarterback throws for just 67 yards and an interception, it’s a given that fantasy points were hard to come by. Pierre Garcon caught just three passes for 31 yards on Sunday night as the Indianapolis Colts offense sputtered, stalled and was all-around hapless against the New Orleans Saints. In a 62-7 blowout, none of the Colts were viable, or useful, fantasy plays.

Garcon entered Week 7 as Curtis Painter’s favorite target. Since Painter replaced Kerry Collins in the lineup as the starter, Garcon had caught 15 passes for 323 yards and four touchdowns. However, he did hurt his points total in the game against the Cincinnati Bengals by fumbling the ball. It was clear that Garcon had overtaken Reggie Wayne as the No. 1 receiver this season.

Mike Wallace continues to prove he is one of the best fantasy weapons at wide receiver. His numbers were “inflated” to some extent thanks to 95-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter. Nonetheless, he is becoming more and more accustomed to the big play, which means a big TD reception is really not all that shocking.

On the other side of the coin, Antonio Brown did not have a big play, but rather he put together an effective and efficient fantasy performance. He caught seven passes for 102 yards with no reception being longer than 20 yards. Even though he did not get into the end zone, that is a very productive day.

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Murray had looked solid in limited action to date, but I don’t think anybody anticipated this kind of performance, even against the Rams. His day was highlighted by a 91-yard touchdown run early in the first quarter to give the Cowboys a 7-0 lead. He did not let up from there as he finished with 25 of the Cowboys 34 carries.

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Moore was averaging 44 receiving yards a game with 220 receiving yards on the season and 1 touchdown through his first six games of the 2011 NFL season. Moore’s yards per game is down nearly 5 yards per game from last season.

Moore was ranked by Yahoo! as the 27th ranked wide receiver heading into Week 7 taking on the Indianapolis Colts who rank 18th against the pass.

Reggie Wayne came into the week ranked as the 19th-best wide receiver, according to Yahoo! Sports.

Shiancoe had four receptions for 45 yards and a touchdown. He was targeted eight times, but not all of those targets were catchable balls as Ponder’s rookie status began to show through after a strong start.

Shiancoe was averaging 27 receiving yards a game with 159 receiving yards on the season and 1 touchdown through his first six games of the 2011 NFL season. Shiancoe’s yards per game is down nearly 5 yards per game from last season.

Kendricks was averaging 35 receiving yards a game with 173 receiving yards on the season and zero touchdowns through his first six games of the 2011 NFL season. Kendricks had just 12 receptions on the season.

Heyward-Bey came into the week with 345 yards and a touchdown on the year. While the Raiders’ passing game had been strong, the ground game was the focus for much of the early portion of the year.

Relief may be coming for Heyward-Bey Owners. With this past week’s Carson Palmer trade, the Raiders receivers should see an uptick in production if Palmer performs up to the expectations.

Finley had been averaging 53 receiving yards a game with 321 receiving yards on the season and 3 touchdowns through his first six games of the 2011 NFL season. Finley’s yards per game is down nearly 5 yards per game from last season.

Finley was ranked was not ranked by Yahoo! heading into Week 7 taking on the Minnesota Vikings.

Jones did a decent job in the Packers win over the Vikings, but it wasn’t anything special. After recording a touchdown in his last three games, Jones was held to 63 yards on four receptions.

Jones was averaging 44 receiving yards a game with 263 receiving yards on the season and the aforementioned three touchdowns through his first six games of the 2011 NFL season. Jones’ yards per game is up nearly 5 yards per game from last season.

Holmes’ yardage is down -- for the year, he picked up just 287 yards in the passing game -- but he does have three receiving touchdowns on the year. As New York has struggled in pass protection, Holmes has seen his numbers drop, and there may be no end in sight.

Holmes came into the week ranked as the 16th-best receiver by Yahoo! Sports.

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Bryant was averaging 62 receiving yards a game with 249 receiving yards on the season and 3 touchdowns through his first six games of the season. Bryant’s receiving yards per game is up nearly 20 yards per game from last season.

Bryant was ranked by Yahoo! as the 9th ranked wide receiver heading into Week 7 taking on the St. Louis Rams who rank 15th against the pass.

It’s been feast or famine for Bowe owners in the 2011 NFL season. He’s topped 100 yards three times, and scored four touchdowns in Chiefs’ past three games, but had just 17 yards in the season opener against Buffalo. It’s probably safe to assume that Bowe will be feasting more often than not, but there’s still a chance, as he deals with Kansas City’s inconsistent offense, that he could go missing for a week here and there.

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Witten had beenaveraging 83 receiving yards a game with 414 receiving yards on the season and 2 touchdowns through his first six games of the season. Witten’s receiving yards per game is up nearly 20 yards per game from last season.

Witten was ranked by Yahoo! as the 3rd ranked tight end heading into Week 7 taking on the St. Louis Rams who rank 15th against the pass.

Wallace has emerged as one of the NFL’s preeminent deep threats in the 2011 NFL season, and he’s been potent in the Pittsburgh passing game all year. Wallace had 612 yards and four touchdowns entering Week 7, and hadn’t had a game with under 76 receiving yards on the season; combine that with his potential to top 100 yards, as he did in the first three weeks of the season, and you have one of the best fantasy options at wide receiver in the league.

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Fitzgerald was averaging 85 receiving yards a game with 427 receiving yards on the season and 2 touchdowns through his first six games of the 2011 NFL season. Fitzgerald’s passing yards per game is up nearly 15 yards per game from last season.

After the trade of Brandon Lloyd from the Denver Broncos to St. Louis Rams, there were going to be fantasy implications. Lloyd has been said by many to have one of the better sets of hands in the league today, but Denver decided to move him anyway. They shipped him off to the NFC West where he could rejoin Josh McDaniels in St. Louis and hopefully provide a true number one receiver for Sam Bradford.

Bradford was out today but Lloyd still led the Rams on the day with 6 receptions for 74 yards, catching passes from backup A.J. Feeley. Lloyd might be worth more in St. Louis than he was in Denver as soon as Bradford returns to action. It may take them a while to develop a chemistry, but Lloyd seems to be a reliable pass catcher no matter who is throwing him the ball.

Miller was averaging 36 receiving yards a game with 217 receiving yards on the season and 1 touchdown through his first six games of the 2011 NFL season. Miller’s passing yards per game is down nearly 5 yards per game from last season.

Miller was ranked by Yahoo! as the 19th ranked tight end heading into Week 6 taking on the Arizona Cardinals who rank 20th against the pass.

Pettigrew was averaging 53 receiving yards a game with 321 receiving yards on the season and 2 touchdowns through his first six games of the 2011 NFL season. Pettigrew’s receiving yards per game is up nearly 15 yards per game from last season.

Pettigrew was ranked by Yahoo! as the 4th ranked tight end heading into Week 7 taking on the Atlanta Falcons.