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Week 11 fantasy tips: QBs

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Cardinals QB Kurt Warner, who is coming off a season-high 340-yard outing against Seattle, has to be licking his chops in advance of his meeting Sunday against his former team, the Rams. In his two starts against St. Louis last season, Warner had a 3-1 TD-interception ratio and has completed 69.7 percent of his passes for 622 yards. The Rams' defense is ranked 28th in yards allowed, 29th in points allowed and 30th in average gain per pass play.

After a long drought, Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck is suddenly cranking out 300-yard passing performances. Hasselbeck had his second-straight 300-yard effort last week against the Cardinals with a TD and appears to be developing a much better chemistry with free-agent addition T.J. Houshmandzadeh.

Rams QB Marc Bulger, who threw for a season-high 298 yards and two TDs last week, faces a Cardinals defense at home this Sunday that allowed Seattle 472 yards last week.

Is it possible that Bears QB Jay Cutler can stop his bleeding in prime-time games (11 of his league-leading 17 interceptions have come at night)? Going up against an Eagles defense that allowed Chargers QB Philip Rivers to direct a 31-point scoring attack last week might not hurt.

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers' passing stats were down a bit against the Cowboys, but it's worth noting that he ran for this third score of the season and second in two weeks.

Falcons QB Matt Ryan is playing some of the sloppiest football of his pro career. He's thrown 11 interceptions in the past six games, and he could be asked to do more for the offense this week with RB Michael Turner sidelined with an ankle injury. Ryan will face the Giants' pass defense, which is ranked second in the league, and is not a good starting option.

Broncos QB Kyle Orton did not practice Wednesday or Thursday, and his status for Sunday's meeting with the Chargers is in question. In a game with significant implications for both teams, it's likely that Orton will play, but he probably won't be at full strength. Steer clear of starting him this week.

The Bills will make another QB switch this week, starting Ryan Fitzpatrick over Trent Edwards after Edwards struggled in his return from a concussion last Sunday. However, Fitzpatrick shouldn't be considered a fantasy option even in a favorable matchup with the Jaguars. In his two starts this season, he averaged just 120 passing yards, throwing one TD and two INTs. Fitzpatrick has shown throughout his career that he's not much of a prolific stats producer, and that's unlikely to change anytime soon.

Titans QB Vince Young grew up in Houston, and in his only start in his hometown, he led Tennessee to a 26-20 OT victory punctuated by his 39-yard TD run. He's definitely worth considering in two-QB formats or bigger leagues.

Take away a five-TD game vs. the Bears earlier this season and Bengals QB Carson Palmer has thrown for just nine scores in eight starts. However, he's not a bad play this week against Oakland, which is in the bottom half of the league in yards allowed per pass play (6.7). The Bengals could throw more if RB Cedric Benson is out with a hip flexor injury.

Texans QB Matt Schaub lit up the Titans' secondary for 357 yards and four scores in the first matchup between the clubs in September, and he's a definite play Monday night vs. Tennessee. The Titans have surrendered 23 TD passes this season, including two to the Bills last week. Buffalo was averaging just one TD toss per game entering Week 10.

Despite solid performances the last two weeks, Jaguars QB David Garrard's fantasy numbers don't jump out at you. Buffalo's pass "D" has been the one bright spot for the team, with only New Orleans intercepting more passes. The risk outweighs the reward here, and you should have a better option now that there are no more bye weeks.

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