It’s a good week.  Very few fantasy contributors are injured, aside from the ones you’ve written off long ago.  Unless you’re the guy with Clinton Portis, play everyone.

Playing

Derrick Mason
Larry Johnson
Kyle Orton
Frank Gore
Warrick Dunn
Earnest Graham
Reggie Wayne
JaMarcus Russell

Not Playing

Clinton Portis
Josh Morgan

Too Close to Call

Matt Jones

It’s actually not a terrible week for injuries, at least compared to recent weeks.  Only a couple major starters are out and they’re mostly old injuries so odds are you already have a backup plan in place.

Also, Daunte Culpepper will be starting for the Lions just five days after being signed and over a year since last seeing the field.  That’s not fantasy advice or anything, I just find it hilarious.

Playing

Jonathan Stewart
LaMont Jordan

Not Playing

Willie Parker
Steven Jackson
JaMarcus Russell
Darren McFadden
Deion Branch

Too Close to Call

Leonard Pope

Coaches are playing games with us.  Most questionable players are playing, and they aren’t officially announcing the status of ones that might not.

Even though they’re playing don’t play Addai or Rhodes, they’ll be splitting carries, or Hilliard or Clayton, who will be limited.  But Tim Hightower on the Cardinals is going to start so he’ll work as a last-minute fill-in.

Playing

Steven Jackson
Reggie Wayne
Willis McGahee
Joseph Addai
Dominic Rhodes
Ike Hilliard
Michael Clayton

Not Playing

Warrick Dunn
LaMont Jordan
Sammy Morris

Too Close to Call

Santana Moss
Jason Witten
Tony Scheffler
Selvin Young
Brandon Lloyd

First a note about Tony Romo, snce he doesn’t fit into any of the categories below.  Latest word is he’s active for the game but not starting, but he might start anyway.  Regardless, don’t start him.  Between the Patriots-style secrecy about his status and the analysts’ consensus that a broken pinky ruins your ability to control passes just bench him and move on.

As always, subject to change until 9:30 a.m. Sunday.

Playing

Clinton Portis
Bernard Berrian
Kellen Winslow
Calvin Johnson
Sidney Rice
Jonathan Stewart
TJ Houshmandzadeh
Jeremy Shockey
Trent Edwards

Not Playing

Tony Scheffler
Justin Gage
Justin McCareins
Joseph Addai
Larry Johnson
Brandon Stokeley

Too Close to Call

Selvin Young
Joey Galloway

Playing

Roddy White, WR, ATL
Bernard Berrian, WR, MIN
Roy Williams, WR, DET
Calvin Johnson, WR, DET
Shayne Graham, K, CIN
Darren McFadden, RB, OAK
Anthony Gonzalez, WR, IND

Not Playing

Brian Westbrook, RB, PHI
Matt Hasslebeck, QB, SEA
Brian Griese, QB, TB
Deion Branch, WR, SEA
Eddie Royal, WR, DEN
Kellen Winslow, TE, CLE
Marques Colston, WR, NO
Jon Kitna, QB, DET
LaMont Jordan, RB, NE
Sidney Rice, WR, MIN

Too Close to Call

Laurence Maroney, RB, NE
Kevin Curtis, WR, PHI
Seneca Wallace, QB, SEA

The byes are mostly bad teams, but the injuries are starting to pile up.  For example most of the Packers’ roster is hurting with half the AFC North’s quarterbacks.  So who’s playing and who’s riding the bench?  Apparently, everyone playing today and listed as questionable is playing.  If that changes I’ll update this page so make one last check about 9:30.

Playing

Brian Westbrook, RB, PHI
Aaron Rodgers, QB, GB
Ben Roethlisberger, QB, PIT
Carson Palmer, QB, CIN
Willis McGahee, RB, BAL (but may not finish)
Marty Booker, WR, CHI

Too Close to Call

Bernard Berrian, WR, MIN
Sidney Rice, WR, MIN

We have entered bye weeks!  A somewhat ridiculous six teams - the Lions, Colts, Dolphins, Patriots, Giants and Seahawks - get to enjoy a relaxing weekend at home.  So any players on those teams had better be out of your starting lineup.

One change from last week, I added a “Too Close to Call” category.  These are players who play 1 p.m. or night games whose status isn’t going to be announced until 30 minutes before kickoff.  They’re a gamble so start them at your own risk.

Playing

Adrian Peterson
Donovan McNabb
Brett Favre
Bryant Johnson
Jerry Porter

Not Playing

Carson Palmer
Donte’ Stallworth
Ahman Green
Sidney Rice

Too Close to Call

Brian Westbrook
Darren McFadden
Brandon Lloyd

No hurricane cancellations today and byes don’t start until next week so it’s just injuries.  The following is the status for key fantasy players listed as questionable or worse:

Playing

LaDanian Tomlinson (with reduced workload)
Adrian Peterson (with reduced workload)
Laveranues Coles
Braylon Edwards

Not Playing

Laurence Maroney
Sidney Rice
Donte’ Stallworth (even if he suits up, bench him)
Justin Fargas
LaMont Jordan
Devin Hester
Jerry Porter
Koren Robinson

First off, Houston and Baltimore are not playing.  The game got moved back to November 9 due to the hurricane.  If you have any Texans or Ravens, pull them out of your starting lineup right now.

Now that that’s out of the way, final calls (subject to change until 9:30 a.m. Sunday):

Playing

LaDanian Tomlinson, RB, SD
Ryan Grant, RB, GB
Laveranues Coles, WR, NYJ
Reggie Brown, WR, PHI

Out

Jeff Garcia, QB, TB
Marques Colston, WR, NO
Dallas Clark, TE, IND
Jerry Porter, WR, JAX
Andre Johnson, Todd Heap, Matt Schaub, Willis McGahee, Ray Rice and the rest of the Texans and Ravens because the game was postponed.

Here are the last-minute reports of which players on the injury report are in and out for the early Week 1 games:

IN:

Laveranues Coles, WR, NYJ
Antonio Bryant, WR, TB
Joey Galloway, WR, TB
Deuce McAllister, RB, NO (but not starting)

OUT:

Jerry Porter, WR, JAX
Reggie Brown, WR, PHI
Michael Clayton, WR, TB