FINLEY IS GREEN BAY’S NOT-SO-SECRET WEAPON SEPTEMBER 19, 2010 QB JASON CAMPBELL FreshFresh startstart FiveFive teamsteams beginbegin 20102010 withwith newcomersnewcomers startingstarting atat quarterbackquarterback DEREK ANDERSON SAM BRADFORD JAKE DELHOMME DONOVAN McNABB ALSO INSIDE ROSTERS FOR 32 TEAMS FANTASY FOOTBALL THE WAY WE HEAR IT BREAKING NEWS AND ANALYSIS AS IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY ... ONLY AT PROFOOTBALLWEEKLY.COM 2 Pro Football Weekly September 19, 2010 Get 30 issues of PFW, access to exclusive online content, CONTENTS and a PFW T-shirt for $79.95. Call 1-800-366-8225. CREATORS & FOUNDERS FEATURES Arthur Arkush, Robert Drazkowski and Joel Buchsbaum 12 ADMINISTRATION Publisher/Editor Hub Arkush COVER STORY 12 General manager Mike Waters Jason Campbell is one of five starting quarterbacks who are in a new EDITORIAL city for 2010. Find out why Campbell has been a welcome addition to Editor-in-chief Keith Schleiden the Raiders and how the others are fitting in with their respective clubs. Managing editor Mike Holbrook Executive editors Dan Arkush Neil Warner SKY’S THE LIMIT 16 Senior editors Nolan Nawrocki TE Jermichael Finley excited the Packers and their fans with his Eric Edholm Mike Wilkening flashes of brilliance in 2009. Now he’s ready to emerge as a star in ’10. Associate editors Dan Parr Michael Blunda Kevin Fishbain FANTASY FOOTBALL 20 Production assistant Matt Quinnan The Fantasy Buzz presents trends to be aware of, which players to Editorial assistants Matt Feminis exploit or avoid, and the latest fantasy news heading into Week Two. Eli Kaberon Alex Mayster Plus, the Fantasy Doctor offers up winning advice to help your roster. COLUMNISTS Ron Borges, Barry Jackson DEPARTMENTS AFC REPORTERS Baltimore Ravens Jamison Hensley THE WAY WE SEE IT..................3 WEEK ONE Buffalo Bills Chuck Pollock GAME COVERAGE ..................30 Cincinnati Bengals Joe Reedy POWER RANKINGS ..................3 Cleveland Browns Tony Grossi IOSPHOTOS INDIVIDUAL Denver Broncos Lee Rasizer THE WAY WE HEAR IT ..............4 Houston Texans John McClain Jason Campbell is the Raiders’ new starting quarterback. STATISTICAL LEADERS ..........31 Indianapolis Colts Tom James OPINION: Editorial, letters, TEAM STATISTICS ..................32 Jacksonville Jaguars Vito Stellino Publisher’s Pen ..........................18 Kansas City Chiefs Kent Babb TEAM RANKINGS....................33 Miami Dolphins Omar Kelly COLUMNISTS: New England Patriots Ian Rapoport 16 Mike Wilkening, Barry Jackson, 2010 NFL TEAM ROSTERS ....34 New York Jets Dan Leberfeld Oakland Raiders Michael Wagaman Dan Arkush’s A-bombs............19 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Wexell NFL TRANSACTIONS ............40 San Diego Chargers Scott Bair HANDICAPPER’S CORNER: 2011 NFL DRAFT NOTES ........42 Tennessee Titans Jim Wyatt Staff selections, NFC REPORTERS Mike Wilkening column ..........22 AUDIBLES................................43 Arizona Cardinals Kent Somers Atlanta Falcons D. 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GIANT OPPORTUNITY RANK THE SKINNY Green Bay Packers They were who we 1 thought they were … in the second quarter. New Orleans Saints Never question 2 Gregg Williams with extra time to game-plan. Baltimore Ravens Have they made 3 enough moves in the secondary? New England Patriots Welker was 4 the story, but defense made mini-statement. Indianapolis Colts Clearly, the O-line 5 can’t expose Manning like that again. San Diego Chargers We’ll see if their 6 depth can hold up. Houston Texans Three of next four 7 games vs. NFC East teams. New York Jets So, who exactly is the go- 8 to receiver with Holmes out? Dallas Cowboys Trainers urged to 9 speed up Marc Colombo’s healing process. Minnesota Vikings Not clear why they 10 stopped running Peterson in second half. New York Giants All three of Manning’s 11 INTs were off receivers’ hands first. Pittsburgh Steelers Did excellent job 12 containing Atlanta’s run game. Miami Dolphins Only thing they 13 struggled to defend was hurry-up offense. SPORTPICS Atlanta Falcons Offense was too Roddy Eli Manning and the Giants look to have the wherewithal to go into Indianapolis and come away with a victory over the Colts. 14 White-dependent in Week One. Tennessee Titans Chris Johnson still 15 on pace for more than 2,000 yards. Phew. Eli looks to pick on big brother Peyton this time Philadelphia Eagles Cool it with your 16 QB controversy — there is none. The last time that Peyton and Eli Manning faced off, there was And if Week One is an indication, Eli and the Giants might roll no question who was the big brother and who was the little one. into Indianapolis with some confidence following their 31-18 win Cincinnati Bengals Don’t let score 17 fool you — they were awful in first half. The Colts and Giants played in Week One of the 2006 season, a over the Panthers and the Colts’ somewhat surprising loss to the year in which the Colts would go on to win the Super Bowl. And in Texans in Houston. Washington Redskins Got out with the Giants game, Peyton Manning led two scoring drives in the fourth Neither team looked pretty Sunday, but Eli has a great chance to 18 victory but left a lot of plays on the field. quarter to guide his team to victory. Eli was no slouch — he had a exact a small measure of revenge in the game. He threw several pass- Arizona Cardinals Defense wasn’t pretty decent game — but was left watching older brother on top es that should have been caught and played better than his three- 19 completely gutted by free agency. when the clock hit :00. interception game suggests. And Peyton, under fire against the Tex- Chicago Bears Loss to Lions would A lot has changed since then. The Giants went on to win a ans, had 57 pass attempts mostly in desperation after falling behind. 20 have hurt more than damning Forbes article. Super Bowl, with Eli tying the Manning brother’s ring total at one The Colts and Giants play every four years typically. This is a great San Francisco 49ers Singletary must apiece after Peyton’s Colts couldn’t beat the Saints in February. chance for Eli to do what few can: beat Peyton. — Eric Edholm 21 get Vernon Davis-level mad at team for that.