Jaguars DT John Henderson appears Pro Bowl-bound. He already has more tackles after thirteen games than in either of his first two seasons. Henderson had 5-1 tackles and a sack in Sunday's 22-3 win over the Bears…

Henderson's presence has made the linebackers jobs easier. Mike Peterson is having a very big year, reminiscent of his 2002 campaign with the Colts and rookie Daryl Smith looks to be a star in the making. Smith has been a little banged up lately, but he contributed 5-1 tackles and his first career NFL sack Sunday…

It's official…Bears LB Lance Briggs is good. He had 14-0 tackles Sunday and broke the 100 tackle barrier for the season. Briggs is very athletic and fast and actually leads the NFL in solo tackles…

Dwight had three more sacks in Sunday's 23-14 win over Houston. He now has six sacks in the last two games and thirteen on the season, tying a career high. He now leads the NFL in that category. I pity the IDP owner who did not start him the last two weeks…

It hasn't hurt Freeney that rookie DE Robert Mathis is making defenses worry about him too. Mathis had a sack Sunday and now has 10.5 on the year and has at least a half sack in all but five games…

Cornerbacks just aren't supposed to get two sacks in one game, but that's exactly what Texan CB rookie Dunta Robinson did Sunday. The rookie corner is proving to be a solid pick for the team and if you must start a CB in your league, I can certainly think of worse alternatives. Robinson added 4-0 tackles and a forced fumble…

Slowly but surely, Bills DE Chris Kelsay is showing his value, especially as a pass rusher. He has at least half a sack in four of the team's last six games, including one Sunday in the Bills 37-7 win over Cleveland.

Most impressively for the Bills that game was that they gave up only 17 total yards against the Browns. At a point late in the game, Cleveland was still in negative yardage totals. This set a franchise record and was not that far off from the NFL record of minus seven yards…

Buffalo had eight sacks, with two of them coming from veteran DT Sam Adams. They also forced five turnovers. LB Takeo Spike forced two fumbles and added 4-1 tackles and a sack…

Deion Sanders was back in action for the Baltimore Ravens Sunday in their 37-14 win over the NY football Giants. Sanders is recovering from turf toe problems and played about thirty snaps. He made only one tackle, but he did receive a lateral after an Ed Reed interception and helped set up a field goal near the end of the first half…

Reed's interception was his eighth of the season, setting a Raven's single season record. He now has twenty in his short NFL career…

Giants safety Brent Alexander had by far his best performance of the season generating 11-2 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble…

Falcon DT Rod Coleman did not have any sacks Sunday in Atlanta's 35-10 romp over the Raiders Sunday. He only had one tackle. But he never seems to fail to contribute. Coleman had a Kerry Collins pass tipped right into his hands with the Raiders near midfield and only down seven in the second quarter. Coleman returned the interception 39 yards for the score to out Atlanta up by 14. It was Coleman's first career interception and first touchdown…

Seattle DB Michael Boulware started his first NFL game Sunday in the Seahawks 27-23 win over the Vikings. Not coincidentally, he also had his most productive game. He had 8-0 tackles, a sack and an interception. His interception was especially timely, coming against a Randy Moss pass in the end zone near the end of the game, assuring a Seattle victory…

Sounds like a broken record, but Vikings DT Kevin Williams had another sack to go with 6-0 tackles. Williams has four sacks in the last three games and ten on the season…

Patriot LB Tedy Bruschi and safety Rodney Harrison combined for 21-6 tackles and a forced fumble in Sunday's 35-28 win over the Bengals…

Starting his second game in place of the injured Zach Thomas, rookie LB Derrick Pope put up 7-5 tackles in their loss Sunday to Denver…

Steeler LB Clark Haggans will likely miss the next two games due to a groin injury suffered in Pittsburgh's 17-6 win over the Jets Sunday. LB's James Harrison and Alonzo Jackson will split duty in Haggans' absence…

Another Steeler LB, James Farrior, is currently listed as questionable with a shoulder injury. His presence on the field will not be easily matched by his replacement, if he indeed does not play. Clint Kriewaldt will play if Farrior misses the game…

Kriewaldt is the Steeler special teams captain and has two starts in his six year NFL career. Farrior insists he'll be playing this Sunday though…

The San Diego Chargers defense needs a big play with the score tied at 21 near the end of the game against Tampa Bay. Any guesses whom that big play comes from? LB Donnie Edwards, of course. Edwards intercepted a Brian Griese pass and returned it 30 yards for the touchdown to put the Chargers up for good and propel them to their 7th win in a row…

It was Edwards' second interception of the game and 20th of his career. It was also his sixth touchdown. For a guy that was considered to be too slow and too small to succeed in the NFL, he sure has prospered. He added 9-7 tackles in the game and leads many IDP leagues in LB scoring…

Buccaneer DE Dwayne White will get his first start this weekend and will start at DE, his natural position. He's second on the team with five and a half sacks and, although White will still play some at DT, the team believes he might do even better at the end spot…

Carolina Panther DE Julius Peppers got his team-leading 10th sack of the season in Sunday's 20-7 win over the Rams. He also had 4-1 tackles…

Panther LB Dan Morgan played Sunday after missing three games due to a series of concussions and started right where he left off. He had 5-3 tackles, two interceptions and a forced fumble…

Cardinals DE Bertrand Berry had another sack Sunday in a 31-28 loss to the 49ers. That's eight sacks in the last six games for Berry, and twelve on the year…

The sacks also keep coming for Packers DE Kabeer Kbaja-Biamila. With a sack in Sunday's 16-13 win over Detroit, he now has seven in his last six games and eleven on the season…

After a mid-season slump, Packer LB Nick Barnett has had two consecutive strong games. After a ten-tackle performance against the Eagles, Barnett came back with 6-8 tackles and a sack…

Until next week…

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