By Adam Conn:

Bills vs. Oilers, 1993; Reggie Miller vs. N.Y. Knicks, 1995; Sox vs. Yankees, 2004; Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo, 2005; Flyers vs. Bruins, 2010; Mike Jones, Experts Contest, 2011…?

Mike Jones of Fantasy Sports Writers Association mounted what is officially the greatest comeback of all time in the history of the 411Fantasy.com Expert’s Contest.

Hyperbole aside and never mind that this is only the third year in the contest’s existence – facts are facts.

Jones rallied from fourth place overall to take down the field in Week 17 with a 17-point effort to close the .31 gap (and then some) between him and Week 16 leader John Paulsen of the The Scores Report. Paulsen and previous second- place contender Ken Zalis (Fans Fantasy Football) each posted 10 points, dropping them to second and fourth respectively, while Jones’ score rose .23 points, enough to win by .16 of a point with an average score of 13.56 per week.

The Final Four:
Jones (FSWA) 13.56
Paulson (The Scores Report) 13.4
Jared Smola (DraftSharks) 13.38
Zalis (Fans FF) 13.19

Jones hovered in and out of the top five much of the season, holding a three-week lead in Weeks 6-8, slipped to eighth in Weeks 11 and 12, then rallied to fifth in Week 13. More impressive is that Jones’ title comes one year after he placed second overall last season, by far giving him the best average finish among returning candidates.

“(The contest) definitely was a grinder,” Jones said. “After coming in second last year, I’m glad to get over the hump this year.”

Jones’ Week 17 score sheet included three points for RBs Arian Foster (+1) and Ryan Mathews, two for Peyton Manning at the No. 4 spot, four points at TE by placing Vernon Davis and Owen Daniels in their proper spots, a point each for kickers Nate Kaeding, Adam Vinateiri and Olindo Mare, a clutch point for picking the 49ers defense (the only expert to do so) and four points for answering two multiple choice questions (Josh Freeman and Ryan Torain).

Jones bested Jeremy Odem (Nova Fantasy Sports) by one point, 411’s Adam Conn by two and Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Sports Empires) and Paul Greco (Fantasy Pros 911) by three. Ross Mandel (NFL Draft Bible) and Eric Karabell (ESPN) tied for sixth with 13 apiece.

Jones, a-la Big Papi, was clutch when it mattered most

Jones has been in the fantasy industry for 15 years and is the commissioner for all FSWA Industry Insider Fantasy Leagues (baseball and football) while overseeing and managing the participation of over 100 industry contributors.

In “real” life he was recently promoted to Manager of a new venture of Books-a-Million, Inc. called 2nd & Charles, in Augusta, GA. The only downside is that his new responsibilities may result in scaling back his fantasy football ambitions.

“I’m not sure how much time I’ll have for fantasy sports in the future, so it was nice of the Fantasy Gods to send me out on a high note,” he said.

The 2010 “411Fatasy.com Expert’s Contest” included 46 distinguished members from the industry. As we’ve done every week, we’d like to acknowledge those who finished in the upper half and thank everyone again for their participation and support.

The Final Top 20:

1. Mike Jones (FSWA) 13.56

Mike Jones (FSWA) - 2010 Expert of the Year

2. John Paulsen (The Scores Report) 13.40

3. Jared Smola (Draft Sharks) 13.38

4. Ken Zalis (Fans Fantasy Football) 13.19

5. Jeremy Odem (Nova Fantasy Sports) 13.13

t6. Jason Sarney (Fantasy Phenoms) and Ross Mandel (NFL Draft Bible) 12.88

8. Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Sports Empires) 12.82

9. Jamey Eisenberg (CBS Sports) 12.67

t10. Dave Richard (CBS Sports) and Patrick Welsh (Fantasy Pros 911) 12.43

12. Eric Karabell (ESPN) 12.38

13. Paul Greco (Fantasy Pros 911) 12.31

14. Matt Wirkiowski (RotoExperts) 12.21

15. Matt Schauf (RapidDraft.com) 12.13

16. Russ Bliss (Fantasy Football Starters) 12.0

17. Robb Perkins (FF Trader) 11.87

18. Jeff Thitoff (411 Fantasy) 11.85

19. Adam Conn (411 Fantasy) 11.76

20. Mark Strausberg (Roto Experts) 11.69

The 411

In 2009 Jones finished second out of 35 participants. This year he was the best out of 46…. Smola has placed in the top 10 in every year of the contest. He placed fifth in 2008, ninth last year and third this season. He’s easily a heavy favorite in 2011…. Boggis now has two top tens in a row. He tied for third last year and placed eighth this season…. In 2008 Roto Experts dominated the top ten with five representatives; Last year Fantasy Phenoms held the majority of reps; This season CBS gurus Eisenberg and Richard were the only repeat representatives, placing ninth and tied for 10th respectively…. Here are the results of the previous two years: 2009;  2008…. With continued support from our esteemed colleagues we hope the contest cracks the 50+ member barrier next season.

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Week 17 Rankings
By Adam Conn:

Quarterback
1. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis
2. Philip Rivers, San Diego
3. Drew Brees, New Orleans
4. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh
5. Tom Brady, New England
6. Eli Manning, N.Y. Giants
7. Sam Bradford, St. Louis
8. Trent Edwards, Jacksonville
9. Kevin Kolb, Philadelphia
10. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay
11. Rex Grossman, Washington
12. Joe Flacco, Baltimore
13. Matt Schaub, Houston
14. Matt Ryan, Atlanta
15. Jay Cutler, Chicago
16. Matt Cassel, Kansas City
17. Josh Freeman, Tampa Bay
18. Joe Webb, Minnesota
19. Chad Henne, Miami
20. Tim Tebow, Denver
21. Kerry Collins, Tennessee
22. John Skelton, Arizona
23. Jason Campbell, Oakland
24. Shaun Hill, Detroit
25. Stephen McGee, Dallas
26. Carson Palmer, Cincinnati
27. Colt McCoy, Cleveland
28. Charlie Whitehurst, Seattle
29. Mark Brunell, N.Y. Jets
30. Jimmy Clausen, Carolina
31. Alex Smith, San Francisco
32. Brian Brohm, Buffalo
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Running Back
1. Arian Foster, Houston
2. Michael Turner, Atlanta
3. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota
4. Jamaal Charles, Kansas City
5. Ahmad Bradshaw, N.Y. Giants
6. Chris Johnson, Tennessee
7. Steven Jackson, St. Louis
8. Rashard Mendenhall, Pittsburgh
9. Ray Rice, Baltimore
10. Ryan Torain, Washington
11. Ryan Mathews, San Diego
12. Matt Forte, Chicago
13. LeGarrette Blount, Tampa Bay
14. Jonathan Stewart, Carolina
15. Joseph Addai, Indianapolis
16. Darren McFadden, Oakland
17. Brandon Jacobs, N.Y. Giants
18. Maurice Morris, Detroit
19. *LaDainian Tomlinson, N.Y. Jets (OUT)
20. BenJarvus Green-Ellis, New England
21. Brian Westbrook, San Francisco
22. LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia
23. Rashad Jennings, Jacksonville
24. Ronnie Brown, Miami
25. Thomas Jones, Kansas City
26. Fred Jackson, Buffalo
27. Dominic Rhodes, Indianapolis
28. Chris Ivory, New Orleans
29. Joe McKnight, N.Y. Jets
30. Cedric Benson, Cincinnati
31. Marshawn Lynch, Seattle
32. Felix Jones, Dallas
33. Marion Barber, Dallas
34. Knowshon Moreno, Denver
35. Reggie Bush, New Orleans
36. Anthony Dixon, San Francisco
37. Brandon Jackson, Green Bay
38. Danny Woodhead, New England
39. Pierre Thomas, New Orleans
40. Peyton Hillis, Cleveland
41. Chris Wells, Arizona
42. John Kuhn, Green Bay
43. Tim Hightower, Arizona
44. Jason Snelling, Atlanta
45. Jahvid Best, Detroit
46. Ricky Williams, Miami
47. Willis McGahee, Baltimore
48. Darren Sproles, San Diego
49. C.J. Spiller, Buffalo
50. Jerome Harrison, Philadelphia
51. Cadillac Williams, Tampa Bay
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Wide Receiver
1. Roddy White, Atlanta
2. Vincent Jackson, San Diego
3. Mario Manningham, N.Y. Giants
4. Jacoby Jones, Houston
5. Dwayne Bowe, Kansas City
6. Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis
7. Brandon Marshall, Miami
8. Greg Jennings, Green Bay
9. Calvin Johnson, Detroit
10. Pierre Garcon, Indianapolis
11. Kenny Britt, Tennessee
12. Miles Austin, Dallas
13. Percy Harvin, Minnesota
14. Santana Moss, Washington
15. Mike Thomas, Jacksonville
16. Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona
17. Deion Branch, New England
18. Santonio Holmes, N.Y. Jets
19. Mike Williams, Tampa Bay
20. Malcom Floyd, San Diego
21. Johnny Knox, Chicago
22. Brandon Lloyd, Denver
23. Steve Johnson, Buffalo
24. Jason Avant, Philadelphia
25. Hines Ward, Pittsburgh
26. Anquan Boldin, Baltimore
27. Davone Bess, Miami
28. Mike Sims-Walker, Jacksonville
29. Derek Hagan, N.Y. Giants
30. Donald Driver, Green Bay
31. Robert Meachem, New Orleans
32. Wes Welker, New England
33. Steve Smith, Carolina
34. Blair White, Indianapolis
35. Jacoby Ford, Oakland
36. Brandon Tate, New England
37. Mike Williams, Seattle
38. *Marques Colston, New Orleans (OUT)
39. Jerome Simpson, Cincinnati
40. Michael Crabtree, San Francisco
41. Brian Robiskie, Cleveland
42. Derrick Mason, Baltimore
43. Devin Hester, Chicago
44. Andre Caldwell, Cincinnati
45. Ben Obomanu, Seattle
46. Anthony Armstrong, Washington
47. Jeremy Maclin, Philadelphia
48. Danario Alexander, St. Louis
49. James Jones, Green Bay
50. Danny Amendola, St. Louis
51. Braylon Edwards, N.Y. Jets
52. Michael Jenkins, Atlanta
53. Jabar Gaffney, Denver
54. Nate Washington, Tennessee
55. Lance Moore, New Orleans
56. Mohamed Massaquoi, Cleveland
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Tight End
1. Owen Daniels, Houston
2. Vernon Davis, San Francisco
3. Jason Witten, Dallas
4. Marcedes Lewis, Jacksonville
5. Zach Miller, Oakland
6. Jacob Tamme, Indianapolis
7. Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta
8. Jared Cook, Tennessee
9. Kevin Boss, N.Y. Giants
10. Brandon Pettigrew, Detroit
11. Rob Gronkowski, New England
12. Kellen Winslow, Tampa Bay
13. Chris Cooley, Washington
14. Tony Moeaki, Kansas City
15. Dustin Keller, N.Y. Jets
16. Ben Watson, Cleveland
17. Heath Miller, Pittsburgh
18. Visanthe Shiancoe, Minnesota
19. Jermaine Gresham, Cincinnati
20. Randy McMichael, San Diego
21. Greg Olsen, Chicago
22. Brent Celek, Philadelphia
23. Jimmy Graham, New Orleans
24. Andrew Quarless, Green Bay
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Kicker
1. Neil Rackers, Houston
2. Shaun Suisham, Pittsburgh
3. David Akers, Philadelphia
4. Ryan Succop, Kansas City
5. Billy Cundiff, Baltimore
6. Matt Bryant, Atlanta
7. Mason Crosby, Green Bay
8. Nate Kaeding, San Diego
9. Lawrence Tynes, N.Y. Giants
10. Josh Scobee, Jacksonville
11. Dave Rayner, Detroit
12. Josh Brown, St. Louis
13. Shayne Graham, New England
14. Garrett Hartley, New Orleans
15. Adam Vinatieri, Indianapolis
16. Ryan Longwell, Minnesota
17. Graham Gano, Washington
18. Jeff Reed, San Francisco
19. Olindo Mare, Seattle
20. Connor Barth, Tampa Bay
21. Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland
22. Robbie Gould, Chicago
23. Nick Folk, N.Y. Jets
24. David Buehler, Dallas
25. Rob Bironas, Tennessee
26. Jay Feely, Arizona
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Defense
1. Pittsburgh Steelers
2. New York Jets
3. Atlanta Falcons
4. San Diego Chargers
5. New England Patriots
6. Indianapolis Colts
7. New Orleans Saints
8. Green Bay Packers
9. San Francisco 49ers
10. Philadelphia Eagles
11. Chicago Bears
12. Baltimore Ravens
13. St. Louis Rams
14. Kansas City Chiefs
15. Minnesota Vikings
16. Cincinnati Bengals
17. Houston Texans
18. Detroit Lions
19. Arizona Cardinals
20. Buffalo Bills
21. New York Giants
22. Seattle Seahawks
23. Washington Redskins
24. Cleveland Browns
25. Buffalo Bills

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By Adam Conn:

Paulsen, Zalis, Smola and Jones in a race to the finish

Barring an unlikely, albeit possible, epic comeback score in the 20+ range from a near-by contender, the 2010 Fantasy Football Expert’s contest comes down to one of four finalists – Our leader John Paulsen of The Scores Report, followed by Ken Zalis of Fans Fantasy Football, Jared Smola of Draft Sharks or FSWA’s Mike Jones.

Only one, Jones, managed gain ground in Week 16. His 12 points was good for second place and enabled him to cut his deficit from .49 points to .31. Jones remains in fourth place overall which means that the gap between first and fourth place is less than one-third of a point. Paulsen and Zalis posted 10 points last week allowing Zalis to gain a minuscule .03 points on first place.

Week 16 honors belongs to Dave Richard of CBS Sports. Two things to note about Richard’s accomplishment: 1. It is his third such feat this season and 2. He is the only expert to score in double digits with every entry submitted. His latest effort earned him a spot in the top 10 overall.

In second was the aforementioned Jones with 12. The Never-Say-Die Jeff Boggis came in third with 11. Eric Karabell and Robb Perkins joined Paulsen and Zalis in fourth with 10 points while Jason Sarney, Ross Mandel and Adam Conn (411 Fantasy) tied for eighth with 9 apiece.

Anything can happen, but Week 17 appears to come down to a divided bobsled team trying to figure out where they’re going to sit. Good luck to all competitors this week. With one week to go, here is your leader board….

1. John Paulsen (The Scores Report) 13.64

2. Ken Zalis (Fans Fantasy Football) 13.40

3. Jared Smola (Draft Sharks) 13.38

4. Mike Jones (FSWA) 13.33

5. Jason Sarney (Fantasy Phenoms) and Jeremy Odem (Nova Fantasy Sports) 12.93

7. Ross Mandel (NFL Draft Bible) 12.87

8. Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Sports Empires) 12.75

9. Jamey Eisenberg (CBS Sports) 12.71

10. Dave Richard (CBS Sports) 12.69

11. Patrick Welsh (Fantasy Pros 911) 12.54

12. Matt Schauf (RapidDraft.com) 12.47

13. Eric Karabell (ESPN) 12.33

14. Matt Wirkiowski (RotoExperts) 12.21

15. Paul Greco (Fantasy Pros 911) 12.20

16. Russ Bliss (Fantasy Football Starters) and Robb Perkins (FF Trader) 12.0

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By Adam Conn

Quarterback
1. Tom Brady, New England
2. Michael Vick, Philadelphia
3. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis
4. Matt Schaub, Houston
5. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay
6. Rex Grossman, Washington
7. Josh Freeman, Tampa Bay
8. Philip Rivers, San Diego
9. David Garrard, Jacksonville
10. Jon Kitna, Dallas
11. Drew Brees, New Orleans
12. Matt Ryan, Atlanta
13. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh
14. Joe Flacco, Baltimore
15. Eli Manning, N.Y. Giants
16. Chad Henne, Miami
17. Ryan Fitzpatrick, Buffalo
18. Tim Tebow, Denver
19. Joe Webb, Minnesota
20. Jay Cutler, Chicago
21. Jason Campbell, Oakland
22. Shaun Hill, Detroit
23. Matt Cassel, Kansas City
24. Kerry Collins, Tennessee
25. Sam Bradford, St. Louis
26. Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle
27. Colt McCoy, Cleveland
28. John Skelton, Arizona
29. Mark Sanchez, N.Y. Jets
30. Alex Smith, San Francisco
31. Carson Palmer, Cincinnati
32. Jimmy Clausen, Carolina

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Running Back
1. Arian Foster, Houston
2. Rashard Jennings, Jacksonville
3. Rashard Mendenhall, Pittsburgh
4. Michael Turner, Atlanta
5. Ray Rice, Baltimore
6. Ryan Torain, Washington
7. Chris Johnson, Tennessee
8. Jamaal Charles, Kansas City
9. LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia
10. Steven Jackson, St. Louis
11. BenJarvus Green-Ellis, New England
12. LeGarrette Blount, Tampa Bay
13. Marshawn Lynch, Seattle
14. Darren McFadden, Oakland
15. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota
16. Fred Jackson, Buffalo
17. Knowshon Moreno, Denver
18. Joseph Addai, Indianapolis
19. Ronnie Brown, Miami
20. Matt Forte, Chicago
21. Ahmad Bradshaw, N.Y. Giants
22. Peyton Hillis, Cleveland
23. Mike Tolbert, San Diego
24. Brian Westbrook, San Francisco
25. Felix Jones, Dallas
26. Tashard Choice, Dallas
27. Brandon Jackson, Green Bay
28. Cedric Benson, Cincinnati
29. LaDainian Tomlinson, N.Y. Jets
30. Maurice Morris, Detroit
31. Danny Woodhead, New England
32. Reggie Bush, New Orleans
33. Tim Hightower, Arizona
34. Pierre Thomas, New Orleans
35. Anthony Dixon, San Francisco
36. Ricky Williams, Miami
37. Willis McGahee, Baltimore
38. Ryan Mathews, San Diego
39. Jonathan Stewart, Carolina
40. Brandon Jacobs, N.Y. Giants
41. Shonn Greene, N.Y. Jets
42. Thomas Jones, Kansas City
43. Jason Snelling, Atlanta
44. Rashad Jennings, Jacksonville
45. Chester Taylor, Chicago
46. Michael Bush, Oakland
47. Chris Wells, Arizona
48. Toby Gerhart, Minnesota
49. Marcel Reece, Oakland
50. Jahvid Best, Detroit
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Wide Receiver
1. Roddy White, Atlanta
2. Dwayne Bowe, Kansas City
3. Calvin Johnson, Detroit
4. Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis
5. Greg Jennings, Green Bay
6. Brandon Marshall, Miami
7. Vincent Jackson, San Diego
8. Deion Branch, New England
9. Pierre Garcon, Indianapolis
10. Brandon Lloyd, Denver
11. Steve Johnson, Buffalo
12. Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona
13. Kenny Britt, Tennessee
14. Hakeem Nicks, N.Y. Giants
15. DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia
16. Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh
17. Steve Breaston, Arizona
18. Wes Welker, New England
19. Marques Colston, New Orleans
20. Jeremy Maclin, Philadelphia
21. Santana Moss, Washington
22. Mike Sims-Walker, Jacksonville
23. Miles Austin, Dallas
24. Mike Williams, Tampa Bay
25. Malcom Floyd, San Diego
26. Davone Bess, Miami
27. Santonio Holmes, N.Y. Jets
28. Jacoby Ford, Oakland
29. Derrick Mason, Baltimore
30. Mike Williams, Seattle
31. Mike Thomas, Jacksonville
32. Sidney Rice, Minnesota
33. Anquan Boldin, Baltimore
34. Mario Manningham, N.Y. Giants
35. Hines Ward, Pittsburgh
36. Braylon Edwards, N.Y. Jets
37. Louis Murphy, Oakland
38. Johnny Knox, Chicago
39. Donald Driver, Green Bay
40. Blair White, Indianapolis
41. Earl Bennett, Chicago
42. Percy Harvin, Minnesota
43. Lance Moore, New Orleans
44. Devin Hester, Chicago
45. Robert Meachem, New Orleans
46. Anthony Armstrong, Washington
47. Michael Crabtree, San Francisco
48. Roy Williams, Dallas
49. Ben Obomanu, Seattle
50. James Jones, Green Bay
51. Emmanuel Sanders, Pittsburgh
52. Steve Smith, Carolina

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Tight End
1. Jason Witten, Dallas
2. Chris Cooley, Washington
3. Aaron Hernandez, New England
4. Ben Watson, Cleveland
5. Vernon Davis, San Francisco
6. Marcedes Lewis, Jacksonville
7. Kevin Boss, N.Y. Giants
8. Jacob Tamme, Indianapolis
9. Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta
10. Kellen Winslow, Tampa Bay
11. Zach Miller, Oakland
12. Jimmy Graham, New Orleans
13. Owen Daniels, Houston
14. Randy McMichael, San Diego
15. Brent Celek, Philadelphia
16. Jermaine Gresham, Cincinnati
17. Visanthe Shiancoe, Minnesota
18. Tony Moeaki, Kansas City
19. Andrew Quarless, Green Bay
20. Todd Heap, Baltimore
21. Brandon Pettigrew, Detroit
22. Rob Gronkowski, New England
23. Jeremy Shockey, New Orleans
24. Greg Olsen, Chicago
25. Dustin Keller, N.Y. Jets
26. Anthony Fasano, Miami
27. Daniel Fells, St. Louis
28. Heath Miller, Pittsburgh
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Kicker
1. David Buehler, Dallas
2. Josh Scobee, Jacksonville
3. Neil Rackers, Houston
4. Matt Bryant, Atlanta
5. Garrett Hartley, New Orleans
6. Nate Kaeding, San Diego
7. Graham Gano, Washington
8. Shayne Graham, New England
9. Adam Vinatieri, Indianapolis
10. David Akers, Philadelphia
11. Shaun Suisham, Pittsburgh
12. Connor Barth, Tampa Bay
13. Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland
14. Billy Cundiff, Baltimore
15. Dave Rayner, Detroit
16. Ryan Succop, Kansas City
17. Olindo Mare, Seattle
18. Jeff Reed, San Francisco
19. Dan Carpenter, Miami
20. Steve Hauschka, Denver
21. Mason Crosby, Green Bay
22. Robbie Gould, Chicago
23. Rob Bironas, Tennessee
24. Lawrence Tynes, N.Y. Giants
25. Ryan Longwell, Minnesota
26. Josh Brown, St. Louis
27. Jay Feely, Arizona
28. Nick Folk, N.Y. Jets
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Defense
1. Pittsburgh Steelers
2. New York Jets
3. San Diego Chargers
4. Chicago Bears
5. Philadelphia Eagles
6. New England Patriots
7. St. Louis Rams
8. Baltimore Ravens
9. New York Giants
10. Dallas Cowboys
11. Kansas City Chiefs
12. Indianapolis Colts
13. Miami Dolphins
14. Green Bay Packers
15. Houston Texans
16. Detroit Lions
17. San Francisco 49ers
18. Jacksonville Jaguars
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20. Washington Redskins
21. Atlanta Falcons
22. Oakland Raiders
23. Minnesota Vikings
24. New Orleans Saints
25. Cleveland Browns
26. Cincinnati Bengals

By Adam Conn:

With just two weeks left in the 2010 Fantasy Football Expert’s Contest, John Paulsen of the The Scores Report picked a good time to post the top score. Actually his score of 14 was a tie for first along with Mike Jones (FSWA) and Jason Sarney (Fantasy Phenoms). But Paulsen’s effort was enough to catapult him into the overall lead, edging Jared Smola (Draft Sharks) by .12 points.

Paulsen has been a model of consistency in this year’s contest, regularly posing top 5 weekly scores to stay in the hunt most of the season. As other experts rise and fall, Paulsen has been a constant presence near the top. But by no means is he secure in his position. Jones, for example, was in the lead for several weeks, dropped out of the top 5, only to see himself .49 points behind in fourth place overall. And Sarney’s rally this week puts him in sixth, giving him a chance to capitalize if he can go on another run a-la mid-season.

Close behind the above trio was Ken Zalis (Fans Fantasy Football) with 13 points. Zalis has been creeping near the lead for quite some time as well. This week he moved up one spot to No. 3 overall, just .28 points behind Paulsen.

Tied for fifth with 12 were Ross Mandel (NFL Draft Bible), Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Sports Empires) and Patrick Welsh (Fantasy Pros 911). While Smola, Adam Conn (411Fantasy) and Brad Evans (Yahoo Sports) came in eighth with 11 points.

As noted above there has been a shift in power, but many candidates remain in contention. A look at our leaderboard.

1. John Paulsen (The Scores Report) 13.92

2. Jared Smola (Draft Sharks) 13.8

3. Ken Zalis (Fans Fantasy Football) 13.64

4. Mike Jones (FSWA) 13.43

5.  Jeremy Odem (Nova Fantasy Sports) 13.31

6. Jason Sarney (Fantasy Phenoms) 13.21

7. Ross Mandel (NFL Draft Bible) 13.14

8. Jamey Eisenberg (CBS Sports) 13.08

9. Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Sports Empires) 12.87

10. Matt Schauf (RapidDraft.com) 12.79

11. Matt Wirkiowski (RotoExperts) 12.62

12. Dave Richard (CBS Sports) 12.58

13. Patrick Welsh (Fantasy Pros 911) 12.54

t14. Paul Greco (Fantasy Pros 911) and Eric Karabell (ESPN) 12.5

16. Russ Bliss (Fantasy Football Starters) 12.33

17. Mark Strausberg (RotoExperts) 12.29

18. Robb Perkins (FF Trader) 12.15

19. Jim Day (Fantasy Pros 911) 12.13

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WEEK 15 RANKINGS

Quarterback
1. Tom Brady, New England
2. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis
3. Michael Vick, Philadelphia
4. Matt Ryan, Atlanta
5. Matt Schaub, Houston
6. Philip Rivers, San Diego
7. Kerry Collins, Tennessee
8. Jon Kitna, Dallas
9. David Garrard, Jacksonville
10. Eli Manning, N.Y. Giants
11. Drew Brees, New Orleans
12. Donovan McNabb, Washington
13. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh
14. Josh Freeman, Tampa Bay
15. Joe Flacco, Baltimore
16. Shaun Hill, Detroit
17. Kyle Orton, Denver
18. Jason Campbell, Oakland
19. Matt Cassel, Kansas City
20. Jay Cutler, Chicago
21. Carson Palmer, Cincinnati
22. Sam Bradford, St. Louis
23. Ryan Fitzpatrick, Buffalo
24. Alex Smith, San Francisco
25. Chad Henne, Miami
26. Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle
27. Mark Sanchez, N.Y. Jets
28. Matt Flynn, Green Bay
29. Colt McCoy, Cleveland
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Running Back
1. Darren McFadden, Oakland
2. Peyton Hillis, Cleveland
3. Arian Foster, Houston
4. Chris Johnson, Tennessee
5. Knowshon Moreno, Denver
6. Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville
7. Michael Turner, Atlanta
8. BenJarvus Green-Ellis, New England
9. Jamaal Charles, Kansas City
10. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota
11. Jonathan Stewart, Carolina
12. LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia
13. Tim Hightower , Arizona
14. Steven Jackson, St. Louis
15. Ryan Torain, Washington
16. Felix Jones, Dallas
17. Ray Rice, Baltimore
18. Rashard Mendenhall, Pittsburgh
19. Ahmad Bradshaw, N.Y. Giants
20. Matt Forte, Chicago
21. LeGarrette Blount, Tampa Bay
22. Ronnie Brown, Miami
23. Fred Jackson, Buffalo
24. Cedric Benson, Cincinnati
25. Brandon Jacobs, N.Y. Giants
26. Mike Tolbert, San Diego
27. Javarris James, Indianapolis
28. Thomas Jones, Kansas City
29. Ricky Williams, Miami
30. Pierre Thomas, New Orleans
31. Ryan Mathews, San Diego
32. Tashard Choice, Dallas
33. Jahvid Best, Detroit
34. Danny Woodhead, New England
35. Marshawn Lynch, Seattle
36. Brian Westbrook, San Francisco
37. LaDainian Tomlinson, N.Y. Jets
38. Anthony Dixon, San Francisco
39. Michael Bush, Oakland
40. Mike Goodson, Carolina
41. Reggie Bush, New Orleans
42. Shonn Greene, N.Y. Jets
43. Willis McGahee, Baltimore
44. Rashad Jennings, Jacksonville
45. Donald Brown, Indianapolis
46. Brandon Jackson, Green Bay
47. Cadillac Williams, Tampa Bay
48. Chester Taylor, Chicago
49. Maurice Morris, Detroit
50. Darren Sproles, San Diego
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Wide Receiver
1. Andre Johnson, Houston
2. Roddy White, Atlanta
3. Hakeem Nicks, N.Y. Giants
4. Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis
5. Dwayne Bowe, Kansas City
6. Calvin Johnson, Detroit
7. Wes Welker, New England
8. Kenny Britt, Tennessee
9. Mike Sims-Walker, Jacksonville
10. Steve Johnson, Buffalo
11. Brandon Marshall, Miami
12. Terrell Owens, Cincinnati
13. Greg Jennings, Green Bay
14. DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia
15. Santana Moss, Washington
16. Marques Colston, New Orleans
17. Miles Austin, Dallas
18. Davone Bess, Miami
19. Larry Fitzgerald , Arizona
20. Deion Branch, New England
21. Anquan Boldin, Baltimore
22. Chad Ochocinco, Cincinnati
23. Hines Ward, Pittsburgh
24. Mike Williams, Tampa Bay
25. Santonio Holmes, N.Y. Jets
26. Vincent Jackson, San Diego
27. Malcom Floyd, San Diego
28. Jeremy Maclin, Philadelphia
29. Nate Washington, Tennessee
30. Pierre Garcon, Indianapolis
31. Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh
32. Sidney Rice, Minnesota
33. Mike Williams, Seattle
34. Mike Thomas, Jacksonville
35. Austin Collie, Indianapolis
36. Mohamed Massaquoi, Cleveland
37. Derrick Mason, Baltimore
38. Brandon Lloyd, Denver
39. Donald Driver, Green Bay
40. Louis Murphy, Oakland
41. Lance Moore, New Orleans
42. Mario Manningham, N.Y. Giants
43. Roy Williams, Dallas
44. Eddie Royal, Denver
45. Jordan Shipley, Cincinnati
46. Jacoby Ford, Oakland
47. Michael Crabtree, San Francisco
48. Brandon Gibson, St. Louis
49. Steve Smith, Carolina
50. Johnny Knox, Chicago
51. Steve Breaston , Arizona
52. Arrelious Benn, Tampa Bay
53. Anthony Armstrong, Washington
54. Nate Burleson, Detroit
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Tight End
1. Marcedes Lewis, Jacksonville
2. Jason Witten, Dallas
3. Jacob Tamme, Indianapolis
4. Vernon Davis, San Francisco
5. Zach Miller, Oakland
6. Owen Daniels, Houston
7. Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta
8. Kevin Boss, N.Y. Giants
9. Chris Cooley, Washington
10. Kellen Winslow, Tampa Bay
11. Ben Watson, Cleveland
12. Brandon Pettigrew, Detroit
13. Dustin Keller, N.Y. Jets
14. Bo Scaife, Tennessee
15. Rob Gronkowski, New England
16. Andrew Quarless, Green Bay
17. Brent Celek, Philadelphia
18. Anthony Fasano, Miami
19. Randy McMichael, San Diego
20. Tony Moeaki, Kansas City
21. Jermaine Gresham, Cincinnati
22. Visanthe Shiancoe, Minnesota
23. Aaron Hernandez, New England
24. Greg Olsen, Chicago
25. Todd Heap, Baltimore
26. Heath Miller, Pittsburgh
27. Jeremy Shockey, New Orleans
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Kicker
1. Rob Bironas, Tennessee
2. Matt Bryant, Atlanta
3. Dan Carpenter, Miami
4. Lawrence Tynes, N.Y. Giants
5. Shayne Graham, New England
6. David Akers, Philadelphia
7. Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland
8. Nate Kaeding, San Diego
9. Adam Vinatieri, Indianapolis
10. David Buehler, Dallas
11. Josh Scobee, Jacksonville
12. Shaun Suisham, Pittsburgh
13. Billy Cundiff, Baltimore
14. Graham Gano, Washington
15. Dave Rayner, Detroit
16. Garrett Hartley, New Orleans
17. Neil Rackers, Houston
18. Steve Hauschka, Denver
19. Josh Brown, St. Louis
20. Connor Barth, Tampa Bay
21. Ryan Succop, Kansas City
22. Robbie Gould, Chicago
23. Jay Feely , Arizona
24. Nick Folk, N.Y. Jets
25. Olindo Mare, Seattle
26. Clint Stitser, Cincinnati
27. Jeff Reed, San Francisco
28. Rian Lindell, Buffalo
29. Ryan Longwell, Minnesota
30. John Kasay, Carolina
31. Phil Dawson, Cleveland
32. Mason Crosby, Green Bay
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Defense
1. San Diego Chargers
2. Pittsburgh Steelers
3. Minnesota Vikings
4. New York Jets
5. Chicago Bears
6. Oakland Raiders
7. Atlanta Falcons
8. Arizona Cardinals
9. Miami Dolphins
10. Carolina Panthers
11. Cleveland Browns
12. Detroit Lions
13. New England Patriots
14. Kansas City Chiefs,
15. New Orleans Saints
16. New York Giants
17. Indianapolis Colts
18. Dallas Cowboys
19. Tennessee Titans
20. Philadelphia Eagles
21. Cincinnati Bengals
22. Washington Redskins
23. Baltimore Ravens
24. Denver Broncos
25. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
26. Buffalo Bills
27. St. Louis Rams
28. San Francisco 49ers
29. Green Bay Packers
30. Jacksonville Jaguars
31. Houston Texans
32. Seattle Seahawks

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By Adam Conn:

It is not the first time the 411Fantasy.com Expert’s Contest has experienced a menage, as it were. But based on the fact that Week 14 winners, Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Sports Empires), Eric Karabell (ESPN) and Robb Perkins (FF Trader), previously sat in 16, 17 and 18th place respectively we can only assume one thing – They’re into it!

Seinfeld references aside, Boggis, Karabell and Perkins made significant jumps in the overall standings, each with 16 points last week. The Sultan of Stats (or smack if you’ve been reading his facebook page the last few weeks) has cracked the Top 10. Karabell and Perkins now own the 12 and 13 slots.

Ken Zalis (Fans Fantasy Football) gained points on the overall lead with a 15-point effort, good for fourth last week. Although he remains in fourth place, he is now just .31 points off of the lead.

In fifth John Paulsen (The Scores Report) moved up an entire tenth of a point with 14 points and is now tied for second overall.

Jamey Eisenberg (CBS Sports), Jim Day (Fantasy Pros 911) and Brad Evans (Yahoo Sports) each had 13 points along with Mike Jones (FSWA), who kept pace with the leaders and remains in fifth place overall. The top three spots are separated by less than a tenth of a point… And down the stretch we come!

1. Jared Smola (Draft Sharks) 14.0

T2. Jeremy Odem (Nova Fantasy Sports) and John Paulsen (The Scores Report) 13.92

4. Ken Zalis (Fans Fantasy Football) 13.69

5. Mike Jones (FSWA) 13.38

6. Ross Mandel (NFL Draft Bible) 13.23

7. Jason Sarney (Fantasy Phenoms) 13.15

8. Jamey Eisenberg (CBS Sports) 13.08

9. Matt Wirkiowski (RotoExperts) 13.0

10. Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Sports Empires) 12.93

11. Paul Greco (Fantasy Pros 911) 12.92

12. Eric Karabell (ESPN) 12.85

13. Robb Perkins (FF Trader) 12.83

14. Matt Schauf (RapidDraft.com) 12.79

15. Mark Strausberg (RotoExperts) 12.77

16. Russ Bliss (Fantasy Football Starters) 12.64

T17. Dave Richard (CBS Sports) and Patrick Welsh (Fantasy Pros 911) 12.58

19. Jim Day (Fantasy Pros 911) 12.38

20. Jeff Thitoff (411 Fantasy) 11.92

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WEEK 14 RANKINGS

*-subject to change

Quarterback
1. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay at Detroit
2. Michael Vick, Philadelphia at Dallas
3. Joe Flacco, Baltimore at Houston
4. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis at Tennessee
5. Drew Brees, New Orleans vs. St. Louis
6. Philip Rivers, San Diego vs. Kansas City
7. Josh Freeman, Tampa Bay at Washington
8. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati
9. Jay Cutler, Chicago vs. New England
10. Jon Kitna, Dallas vs. Philadelphia
11. Matt Ryan, Atlanta at Carolina
12. Tom Brady, New England at Chicago
13. Kyle Orton, Denver at Arizona
14. Mark Sanchez, N.Y. Jets vs. Miami
15. Eli Manning, N.Y. Giants at Minnesota
16. David Garrard, Jacksonville vs. Oakland
17. Ryan Fitzpatrick, Buffalo vs. Cleveland
18. Donovan McNabb, Washington vs. Tampa Bay
19. Sam Bradford, St. Louis at New Orleans
20. Matt Schaub, Houston vs. Baltimore
21. Drew Stanton, Detroit vs. Green Bay
22. Jason Campbell, Oakland at Jacksonville
23. Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle at San Francisco
24. Brett Favre, Minnesota vs. N.Y. Giants
25. Carson Palmer, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
26. Alex Smith, San Francisco vs. Seattle
27. Kerry Collins, Tennessee vs. Indianapolis
28. Chad Henne, Miami at N.Y. Jets
29. Jake Delhomme, Cleveland at Buffalo
30. Brodie Croyle, Kansas City at San Diego
31. Jimmy Clausen, Carolina vs. Atlanta
32. John Skelton, Arizona vs. Denver
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Running Back
1. Peyton Hillis, Cleveland at Buffalo
2. Michael Turner, Atlanta at Carolina
3. LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia at Dallas
4. Rashard Mendenhall, Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati
5. LeGarrette Blount, Tampa Bay at Washington
6. Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville vs. Oakland
7. Chris Johnson, Tennessee vs. Indianapolis
8. Knowshon Moreno, Denver at Arizona
9. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota vs. N.Y. Giants
10. Mike Tolbert, San Diego vs. Kansas City
11. Chris Ivory, New Orleans vs. St. Louis
12. Ray Rice, Baltimore at Houston
13. Steven Jackson, St. Louis at New Orleans
14. Arian Foster, Houston vs. Baltimore
15. Fred Jackson, Buffalo vs. Cleveland
16. Ahmad Bradshaw, N.Y. Giants at Minnesota
17. Matt Forte, Chicago vs. New England
18. Jamaal Charles, Kansas City at San Diego
19. James Starks, Green Bay at Detroit
20. Tashard Choice, Dallas vs. Philadelphia
21. Tim Hightower, Arizona vs. Denver
22. Felix Jones, Dallas vs. Philadelphia
23. BenJarvus Green-Ellis, New England at Chicago
24. Jonathan Stewart, Carolina vs. Atlanta
25. Marshawn Lynch, Seattle at San Francisco
26. Javarris James, Indianapolis at Tennessee
27. Cedric Benson, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
28. Anthony Dixon, San Francisco vs. Seattle
29. Brian Westbrook, San Francisco vs. Seattle
30. Ryan Torain, Washington vs. Tampa Bay
31. Danny Woodhead, New England at Chicago
32. Brandon Jacobs, N.Y. Giants at Minnesota
33. Darren McFadden, Oakland at Jacksonville
34. LaDainian Tomlinson, N.Y. Jets vs. Miami
35. Thomas Jones, Kansas City at San Diego
36. Ronnie Brown, Miami at N.Y. Jets
37. Shonn Greene, N.Y. Jets vs. Miami
38. Reggie Bush, New Orleans vs. St. Louis
39. Jahvid Best, Detroit vs. Green Bay
40. Willis McGahee, Baltimore at Houston
41. Donald Brown, Indianapolis at Tennessee
42. Cadillac Williams, Tampa Bay at Washington
43. Brandon Jackson, Green Bay at Detroit
44. Mike Goodson, Carolina vs. Atlanta
45. Ryan Mathews, San Diego vs. Kansas City
46. Chester Taylor, Chicago vs. New England
47. Ricky Williams, Miami at N.Y. Jets
48. Maurice Morris, Detroit vs. Green Bay
49. Michael Bush, Oakland at Jacksonville
50. Justin Forsett, Seattle at San Francisco
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Wide Receiver
1. Roddy White, Atlanta at Carolina
2. Greg Jennings, Green Bay at Detroit
3. Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis at Tennessee
4. DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia at Dallas
5. Anquan Boldin, Baltimore at Houston
6. Calvin Johnson, Detroit vs. Green Bay
7. Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati
8. Terrell Owens, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
9. Andre Johnson, Houston vs. Baltimore
10. Brandon Lloyd, Denver at Arizona
11. Steve Johnson, Buffalo vs. Cleveland
12. Malcom Floyd, San Diego vs. Kansas City
13. Santonio Holmes, N.Y. Jets vs. Miami
14. Mike Williams, Tampa Bay at Washington
15. Marques Colston, New Orleans vs. St. Louis
16. Jeremy Maclin, Philadelphia at Dallas
17. Wes Welker, New England at Chicago
18. Hines Ward, Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati
19. Johnny Knox, Chicago vs. New England
20. Miles Austin, Dallas vs. Philadelphia
21. Sidney Rice, Minnesota vs. N.Y. Giants
22. Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona vs. Denver
23. Mike Thomas, Jacksonville vs. Oakland
24. Deion Branch, New England at Chicago
25. Pierre Garcon, Indianapolis at Tennessee
26. Hakeem Nicks, N.Y. Giants at Minnesota
27. Steve Smith, Carolina vs. Atlanta
28. Michael Crabtree, San Francisco vs. Seattle
29. Derrick Mason, Baltimore at Houston
30. Dwayne Bowe, Kansas City at San Diego
31. Roy Williams, Dallas vs. Philadelphia
32. Steve Breaston, Arizona vs. Denver
33. Seyi Ajirotutu, San Diego vs. Kansas City
34. Robert Meachem, New Orleans vs. St. Louis
35. Mike Sims-Walker, Jacksonville vs. Oakland
36. Donald Driver, Green Bay at Detroit
37. Chad Ochocinco, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
38. Brandon Marshall, Miami at N.Y. Jets
39. Braylon Edwards, N.Y. Jets vs. Miami
40. Anthony Armstrong, Washington vs. Tampa Bay
41. Nate Burleson, Detroit vs. Green Bay
42. Jacoby Ford, Oakland at Jacksonville
43. Santana Moss, Washington vs. Tampa Bay
44. Lance Moore, New Orleans vs. St. Louis
45. Lee Evans, Buffalo vs. Cleveland
46. Nate Washington, Tennessee vs. Indianapolis
47. Mario Manningham, N.Y. Giants at Minnesota
48. James Jones, Green Bay at Detroit
49. Steve Smith, N.Y. Giants at Minnesota
50. Davone Bess, Miami at N.Y. Jets
51. Kenny Britt, Tennessee vs. Indianapolis
52. Jabar Gaffney, Denver at Arizona
53. Danny Amendola, St. Louis at New Orleans
54. Earl Bennett, Chicago vs. New England
55. Randy Moss, Tennessee vs. Indianapolis
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Tight End
1. Vernon Davis, San Francisco vs. Seattle
2. Ben Watson, Cleveland at Buffalo
3. Antonio Gates, San Diego vs. Kansas City
4. Jacob Tamme, Indianapolis at Tennessee
5. Jason Witten, Dallas vs. Philadelphia
6. Brandon Pettigrew, Detroit vs. Green Bay
7. Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta at Carolina
8. Chris Cooley, Washington vs. Tampa Bay
9. Aaron Hernandez, New England at Chicago
10. Brent Celek, Philadelphia at Dallas
11. Greg Olsen, Chicago vs. New England
12. Ed Dickson, Baltimore at Houston
13. Marcedes Lewis, Jacksonville vs. Oakland
14. Kevin Boss, N.Y. Giants at Minnesota
15. Tony Moeaki, Kansas City at San Diego
16. Kellen Winslow, Tampa Bay at Washington
17. Anthony Fasano, Miami at N.Y. Jets
18. Dustin Keller, N.Y. Jets vs. Miami
19. Visanthe Shiancoe, Minnesota vs. N.Y. Giants
20. Owen Daniels, Houston vs. Baltimore
21. Jared Cook, Tennessee vs. Indianapolis
22. Tony Scheffler, Detroit vs. Green Bay
23. Jimmy Graham, New Orleans vs. St. Louis
24. Jermaine Gresham, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
25. John Carlson, Seattle at San Francisco
26. Zach Miller, Oakland at Jacksonville
27. Jeremy Shockey, New Orleans vs. St. Louis
28. David Johnson, Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati
29. Rob Gronkowski, New England at Chicago
30. Andrew Quarless, Green Bay at Detroit
31. Bo Scaife, Tennessee vs. Indianapolis
32. Daniel Fells, St. Louis at New Orleans
33. Joel Dreessen, Houston vs. Baltimore
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Kicker
1. Garrett Hartley, New Orleans vs. St. Louis
2. Matt Prater, Denver at Arizona
3. Matt Bryant, Atlanta at Carolina
4. Josh Scobee, Jacksonville vs. Oakland
5. Nick Folk, N.Y. Jets vs. Miami
6. Nate Kaeding, San Diego vs. Kansas City
7. Mason Crosby, Green Bay at Detroit
8. David Akers, Philadelphia at Dallas
9. Adam Vinatieri, Indianapolis at Tennessee
10. Billy Cundiff, Baltimore at Houston
11. Shayne Graham, New England at Chicago
12. Shaun Suisham, Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati
13. Rob Bironas, Tennessee vs. Indianapolis
14. Josh Brown, St. Louis at New Orleans
15. Jeff Reed, San Francisco vs. Seattle
16. David Buehler, Dallas vs. Philadelphia
17. Neil Rackers, Houston vs. Baltimore
18. Connor Barth, Tampa Bay at Washington
19. Lawrence Tynes, N.Y. Giants at Minnesota
20. Rian Lindell, Buffalo vs. Cleveland
21. Ryan Succop, Kansas City at San Diego
22. Ryan Longwell, Minnesota vs. N.Y. Giants
23. Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland at Jacksonville
24. Phil Dawson, Cleveland at Buffalo
25. Graham Gano, Washington vs. Tampa Bay
26. Robbie Gould, Chicago vs. New England
27. Dave Rayner, Detroit vs. Green Bay
28. Olindo Mare, Seattle at San Francisco
29. Dan Carpenter, Miami at N.Y. Jets
30. John Kasay, Carolina vs. Atlanta
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Defense
1. Atlanta Falcons at CAR
2. Green Bay Packers at DET
3. Denver Broncos at ARI
4. New York Jets vs. MIA
5. Pittsburgh Steelers vs. CIN
6. New England Patriots at CHI
7. San Diego Chargers vs. KC
8. Jacksonville Jaguars vs. OAK
9. New Orleans Saints vs. STL
10. Indianapolis Colts at TEN
11. San Francisco 49ers vs. SEA
12. New York Giants at MIN
13. Baltimore Ravens at HOU
14. Oakland Raiders at JAX
15. Philadelphia Eagles at DAL
16. Cleveland Browns at BUF
17. Buffalo Bills vs. CLE
18. Kansas City Chiefs at SD
19. Seattle Seahawks at SF
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers at WAS
21. Minnesota Vikings vs. NYG
22. Miami Dolphins at NYJ
23. Detroit Lions vs. GB
24. Tennessee Titans vs. IND
25. Dallas Cowboys vs. PHI
26. Washington Redskins vs. TB
27. Arizona Cardinals vs. DEN
28. Houston Texans vs. BAL
29. Cincinnati Bengals at PIT
30. St. Louis Rams at NO
31. Chicago Bears vs. NE
32. Carolina Panthers vs. ATL

In a week where nearly half the experts scored in single digits, Jeremy Odem (Nova Fantasy Sports) tallied 17 and jumped to second in the overall standings of the 2010 Experts Contest. With his Week 13 victory, Odem, who authors a weekly column “Third Down and Short“, becomes the first expert to take three weekly honors while putting himself in the thick of the leader board.

Odem’s entry included four points at QB (Vick, Rodgers, Brees +1), two at RB (Foster, ADP), three at WR (Wayne +1, Jennings), a point each at TE and DST (Gates and N.Y. Giants), two at PK (Hartley and Josh Brown), and four points in the question format (Garrard and Ochocinco). Fact is, the above answers weren’t that uncommon, but he was one of just a few to have Garrard over Kyle Orton and/or Ochocinco over Johnny Knox in the multiple choice section.

Russ Bliss (Fantasy Football Starters) stood alone in second place without the help of any multiple choice questions. Rather, Bliss nailed down four bonus points in his rankings and took a few dark horse leaps with the Browns and Rams defense along with the aforementioned Brown at kicker.

A four-way tie for third followed. Mike Jones (FSWA), Matt Wirkiowski (RotoExperts), Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Sports Empires) and Robb Perkins (FF Trader) all had 13 points apiece, while John Paulsen (The Scores Report), Paul Greco (Fantasy Pros 911) and Jim Day (Fantasy Pros 911) tied for seventh place with 12 points.

Jared Smola (Draft Sharks) finished with 10 points to stay in first overall, followed by Odem, Paulsen and Ken Zalis (Fans Fantasy Football).  The best of the rest….

1. Jared Smola (Draft Sharks) 14.15

2. Jeremy Odem (Nova Fantasy Sports) 14.09

3. John Paulsen (The Scores Report) 13.91

4. Ken Zalis (Fans Fantasy Football) 13.58

T5. Mike Jones (FSWA) and Ross Mandel (NFL Draft Bible) 13.42

7. Jason Sarney (Fantasy Phenoms) 13.33

8. Matt Wirkiowski (RotoExperts) 13.09

T9. Jamey Eisenberg (CBS Sports) and Matt Schauf (RapidDraft.com) 13.08

11. Paul Greco (Fantasy Pros 911) 13.0

12. Russ Bliss (Fantasy Football Starters) 12.92

13. Mark Strausberg (RotoExperts) 12.77

14. Dave Richard (CBS Sports) and Patrick Welsh (Fantasy Pros 911) 12.73

16. Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Sports Empires) 12.69

17. Eric Karabell (ESPN) 12.58

18. Robb Perkins (FF Trader) 12.55

19. Jim Day (Fantasy Pros 911) 12.38

20. Adam Conn (411 Fantasy) 12.15

Week 13 Rankings (subject to change)

Quarterback
1. Michael Vick, Philadelphia
2. Philip Rivers, San Diego
3. Matt Cassel, Kansas City
4. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis
5. Drew Brees, New Orleans
6. Jay Cutler, Chicago
7. Kyle Orton, Denver
8. David Garrard, Jacksonville
9. Tom Brady, New England
10. Mark Sanchez, N.Y. Jets
11. Eli Manning, N.Y. Giants
12. Jon Kitna, Dallas
13. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay
14. Matt Ryan, Atlanta
15. Sam Bradford, St. Louis
16. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh
17. Ryan Fitzpatrick, Buffalo
18. Josh Freeman, Tampa bay
19. Matt Schaub, Houston
20. Brett Favre, Minnesota
21. Joe Flacco, Baltimore
22. Donovan McNabb, Washington
23. Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle
24. Kerry Collins, Tennessee
25. Chad Henne, Miami
26. Carson Palmer, Cincinnati
27. Derek Anderson, Arizona
28. Jason Campbell, Oakland
29. Troy Smith, San Francisco
30. Jimmy Clausen, Carolina
31. Jake Delhomme, Cleveland
32. Drew Stanton, Detroit
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Running Back
1. Peyton Hillis, Cleveland
2. Steven Jackson, St. Louis
3. Jamaal Charles, Kansas City
4. Matt Forte, Chicago
5. Michael Turner, Atlanta
6. Chris Johnson, Tennessee
7. LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia
8. Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville
9. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota * subject to change
10. Arian Foster, Houston
11. Mike Tolbert, San Diego
12. Fred Jackson, Buffalo
13. Felix Jones, Dallas
14. Knowshon Moreno, Denver
15. Brandon Jacobs, N.Y. Giants
16. Brian Westbrook, San Francisco
17. Rashard Mendenhall, Pittsburgh
18. Ahmad Bradshaw, N.Y. Giants
19. Jonathan Stewart, Carolina
20. LeGarrette Blount, Tampa Bay
21. LaDainian Tomlinson, N.Y. Jets
22. Marshawn Lynch, Seattle
23. Chris Ivory, New Orleans
24. BenJarvus Green-Ellis, New England
25. Thomas Jones, Kansas City
26. Shonn Greene, N.Y. Jets
27. Ray Rice, Baltimore
28. Cedric Benson, Cincinnati
29. Donald Brown, Indianapolis
30. Mike Goodson, Carolina
31. Ronnie Brown, Miami
32. Chris Wells, Arizona
33. Ricky Williams, Miami
34. Jahvid Best, Detroit
35. Brandon Jackson, Green Bay
36. Tashard Choice, Dallas
37. Darren McFadden, Oakland
38. Toby Gerhart, Minnesota
39. Justin Forsett, Seattle
40. Danny Woodhead, New England
41. Anthony Dixon, San Francisco
42. Cadillac Williams, Tampa Bay
43. Keiland Williams, Washington
44. Reggie Bush, New Orleans
45. Ryan Mathews, San Diego
46. Julius Jones, New Orleans
47. Willis McGahee, Baltimore
48. Maurice Morris, Detroit
49. James Davis, Washington
50. Darren Sproles, San Diego
51. Chester Taylor, Chicago
52. Jason Snelling, Atlanta
53. Tim Hightower, Arizona
54. Rashad Jennings, Jacksonville
55. Mewelde Moore, Pittsburgh
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Wide Receiver
1. Dwayne Bowe, Kansas City
2. Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis
3. Brandon Lloyd, Denver
4. Santonio Holmes, N.Y. Jets
5. DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia
6. Andre Johnson, Houston
7. Roddy White, Atlanta
8. Marques Colston, New Orleans
9. Pierre Garcon, Indianapolis
10. Greg Jennings, Green Bay
11. Steve Johnson, Buffalo
12. Terrell Owens, Cincinnati
13. Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona
14. Mario Manningham, N.Y. Giants
15. Wes Welker, New England
16. Jeremy Maclin, Philadelphia
17. Calvin Johnson, Detroit
18. Mike Thomas, Jacksonville
19. Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh
20. Mike Williams, Tampa Bay
21. Malcom Floyd, San Diego
22. Braylon Edwards, N.Y. Jets
23. Johnny Knox, Chicago
24. Percy Harvin, Minnesota
25. Hines Ward, Pittsburgh
26. Dez Bryant, Dallas
27. Danario Alexander, St. Louis
28. Anquan Boldin, Baltimore
29. Derrick Mason, Baltimore
30. Steve Breaston, Arizona
31. Nate Washington, Tennessee
32. Legedu Naanee, San Diego
33. Chad Ochocinco, Cincinnati
34. Michael Crabtree, San Francisco
35. Steve Smith, Carolina
36. Miles Austin, Dallas
37. Davone Bess, Miami
38. Deion Branch, New England
39. Santana Moss, Washington
40. Ben Obomanu, Seattle
41. Danny Amendola, St. Louis
42. Sidney Rice, Minnesota
43. Derek Hagan, N.Y. Giants
44. Eddie Royal, Denver
45. Randy Moss, Tennessee
46. Lee Evans, Buffalo
47. Jabar Gaffney, Denver
48. Jacoby Ford, Oakland
49. Devin Hester, Chicago
50. Donald Driver, Green Bay
51. Brandon Tate, New England
52. Roy Williams, Dallas
53. James Jones, Green Bay
54. Anthony Armstrong, Washington
55. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Baltimore
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Tight End
1. Jacob Tamme, Indianapolis
2. Antonio Gates, San Diego
3. Marcedes Lewis, Jacksonville
4. Jason Witten, Dallas
5. Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta
6. Dustin Keller, N.Y. Jets
7. Greg Olsen, Chicago
8. Chris Cooley, Washington
9. Kellen Winslow, Tampa Bay
10. Todd Heap, Baltimore
11. Brandon Pettigrew, Detroit
12. Vernon Davis, San Francisco
13. Kevin Boss, N.Y. Giants
14. Brent Celek, Philadelphia
15. Zach Miller, Oakland
16. Joel Dreessen, Houston
17. Visanthe Shiancoe, Minnesota
18. Rob Gronkowski, New England
19. Jermaine Gresham, Cincinnati
20. Tony Moeaki, Kansas City
21. Anthony Fasano, Miami
22. Ben Watson, Cleveland
23. Heath Miller, Pittsburgh
24. Daniel Fells, St. Louis
25. Aaron Hernandez, New England
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Kicker
1. Nate Kaeding, San Diego
2. Adam Vinatieri, Indianapolis
3. David Akers, Philadelphia
4. Olindo Mare, Seattle
5. Ryan Longwell, Minnesota
6. Robbie Gould, Chicago
7. Matt Bryant, Atlanta
8. Ryan Succop, Kansas City
9. Lawrence Tynes, N.Y. Giants
10. Garrett Hartley, New Orleans
11. Josh Scobee, Jacksonville
12. Dan Carpenter, Miami
13. Matt Prater, Denver
14. Rob Bironas, Tennessee
15. Mason Crosby, Green Bay
16. Shaun Suisham, Pittsburgh
17. Shayne Graham, New England
18. Nick Folk, N.Y. Jets
19. Josh Brown, St. Louis
20. Billy Cundiff, Baltimore
21. David Buehler, Dallas
22. Phil Dawson, Cleveland
23. Neil Rackers, Houston
24. Jay Feely, Arizona
25. Graham Gano, Washington
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Defense
1. San Diego Chargers
2. Chicago Bears
3. Green Bay Packers
4. New York Giants
5. Seattle Seahawks
6. New Orleans Saints
7. Minnesota Vikings
8. Pittsburgh Steelers
9. St. Louis Rams
10. Philadelphia Eagles
11. Miami Dolphins
12. Kansas City Chiefs
13. Baltimore Ravens
14. Cleveland Browns
15. New York Jets
16. Indianapolis Colts
17. Buffalo Bills
18. New England Patriots
19. Tennessee Titans
20. Jacksonville Jaguars
21. Atlanta Falcons
22. Dallas Cowboys
23. Detroit Lions
24. Arizona Cardinals
25. Washington Redskins
26. San Francisco 49ers
27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
28. Cincinnati Bengals
29. Denver Broncos
30. Houston Texans
31. Oakland Raiders
32. Carolina Panthers

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