TE Dallas Clark has been hot of late.

Fantasy Forecast continues to collect the best performances of the past week, while Mighty Max looks ahead to the upcoming week. Much like other great tandems (peanut butter and jelly, Abbott and Costello, milk and cookies), you can’t get enough of this!

Teams on bye this week: Cincinnati, Minnesota, Oakland, Philadelphia.

Top Performers for Week Four

QB

Tony Romo, Cowboys: Romo continues his hot start, and he seems to be having fun doing it. The Cowboys signal caller seems poised to have an outstanding season; ride this guy all the way to the championship.
Stat Line: 21-33-339, 3 TD passing; 3-24-1 rushing.

Daunte Culpepper, Raiders: I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a QB complete just five passes for a grand total of 75 yards and still be a Top Performer. The Raiders were obviously committed to the ground game against the soft Dolphins’ run defense, but this is ridiculous. Culpepper’s knee was obviously sound enough to have C-Pep pound the ball into the endzone three times. Oh, and he seems to like Jerry Porter, so keep that in mind going forward…
Stat Line: 5-12-75, 2 TD; 7-28-3 rushing.

Peyton Manning, Colts: Well, well, well… we finally see the older of the Manning brothers on this list… although, failing to throw for 200 yards isn’t the way we thought he’d make his season premiere on the list.
Stat Line: 20-27-193, 3 TD; 4-(-3)-1 rushing.

Brett Favre, Packers: Old man River, that Old Man River... he just keeps rolling… Favre continues his improbable resurgence, leading the Packers to a 4-0 start while breaking Dan Marino’s record for career TD passes (on a slant to WR Greg Jennings). It looks like Favre will live up to Max’s pre-season #7 ranking.. if not exceed it.
Stat Line: 32-45-344, 2 TD; 4-1-0 rushing.

Tom Brady, Patriots: Not an awe-inspiring performance, but it was good enough. Brady just seems unbeatable at this point.
Stat Line: 25-32-231 3 TD; 2-(-2)-0 rushing.

RB

Ronnie Brown, Dolphins: Talk about someone picking up steam… it seems likes ages aqgo when there was talk of an RBBC in Miami. Brown is running like a man possessed, jugging downhill on every run, and he’s also been getting involved in the passing game, with good success. Think Trent Green has him confused for a tight end?
Stat Line: 15-134-1 rushing; 6-73-0 receiving.

LaDanian Tomlinson, Chargers: Hey, weren’t you once considered the best runner in all the land? OK, perhaps it’s not that bad, but Max and I missed seeing LT on the Top Performers list. Perhaps his most recent performance will kick-start his season… and Norv Turner’s recollection that he’s got the NFL’s most dangerous offensive weapon playing on his team.
Stat Line: 20-132-1 rushing; 5-22-0 receiving.

Joseph Addai, Colts: Addai is quietly putting together an excellent season. It will be a matter of his being able to be the primary ball-carrier for the entire season without getting hurt that will determine if he ends the season as a Top Five RB.
Stat Line: 19-136-1 rushing; 3-10-0 receiving.

Sammy Morris, Patriots: Filled in well for Laurence Maroney, who was a late scratch on Monday night. As a matter of fact, Morris has played well enough to deserve to cut into Maroney’s carries even when the former first-round pick comes back 100% healthy.
Stat Line: 21-117-1 rushing; 2-15-0 receiving.

Leon Washington, Jets: I checked the scoring three times, and yes, Washington out-scored guys like Justin Fargas and Larry Johnson while rolling up a whopping 62 total yards. But much like compound interest and the U.S. Tax Code, the PPR scoring format used by most leagues can lead to some foolish results.
Stat Line: 4-24-1 rushing; 8-38-0 receiving.

WR

Patrick Crayton, Cowboys: Crayton had dropped a few passes due to his injured hand, and there was some talk of Sam Hurd getting a few more snaps at his expense. Well, Crayton must’ve heard the whispers, because he went out last week and performed like a man whose job was on the line, averaging over 25 yards per catch en route to scoring twice.
Stat Line: 7-184-2 receiving.

Randy Moss, Patriots: Moss continues to get the ball thrown his way several times a game; defenses continue to double him; neither Brady nor Moss seems to care. Moss is reminding folks of his first few years in the league, when he seemed to be playing at 78 rpm while veryone else was stuck at 45.
Stat Line: 9-102-2 receiving.

Santonio Holmes, Steelers: As veteran Hines Ward has struggled, sophomore Holmes has been stepping up his game. Holmes is finally playing like the first-round pick the Steelers traded up to select (and due to the lackluster start by Ward) at just the right time.
Stat Line: 6-128-2 receiving; 1-(-1)-0 rushing.

Dwayne Bowe, Chiefs: Bet you wouldn’t have thought that 25% of the way into the season, the rookie WR we’d all be talking about would be Bowe. Most would have thought that Calvin Johnson woul dbe all the rage among rookie WRs—and most would be wrong. Given the QB situation in KC, combined with Larry Johsnon’s slow start and the teams’ questionable O-line, Bowe’s performance is all the more impressive.
Stat Line: 8-164-1 receiving.

T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Bengals: While Chad Johnson is clearly the more explosive receiver, Houshmandzadeh is the more consistent and—dare I say it—perhaps the more reliable. Housh put together a solid night despite the collapse of the Bengals against the Patriots on Monday night.
Stat Line: 10-100-1 receiving; 1-(-1)-0 rushing.

TE

Dallas Clark, Colts: Clark has been hot the past few weeks, a rarity for him in an offense where he’s usually the fourth or fifth option on most plays. Not sure how long this will last, but given the state of the TE position thus far, it couldn’t hurt to slide him into your starting lineup.
Stat Line: 6-78-2 receiving.

Jason Witten, Cowboys: Witten continues his strong play, as he has become an integral part of the Cowboys’ passing attack. Romo looks for this guy on almost every pass attempt.
Stat Line:  6-71-1 receiving.

Tony Gonzalez, Chiefs: Gonzo isn’t quite ready to retire—no, this old geezer can still put up some points for fantasy owners, and as long as Damon Huard is under center, he’ll definitely get some looks.
Stat Line: 5-71-1 receiving.

Desmond Clark, Bears: Clark is a decent TE option, but the QB situation in Chicago, coupled with the presence of promising first-round pick Greg Olsen, means that Clark is a risk to owners.
Stat Line: 7-44-1 receiving.

Quinn Sypniewski, Ravens: Nothing to see here, keep moving please…
Stat Line: 6-34-1 receiving.

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