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QUARTERBACK
TRENT EDWARDS
Bills ATBrowns
A week afterthrowing four touchdown passes against Miami's 30th-ranked scoring defense,Edwards goes against an even worse group in Cleveland, which ranks last in theNFL and allows nearly four touchdowns per game.
KYLE BOLLER
Ravens ATDolphins
In the last twoweeks Miami's D has cured the ailing offenses of the Jets and the Bills, givingup a combined 78 points and five TD passes. Boller, along with emerging deepthreat Devard Darling, will inflict further pain.
RUNNING BACK
RUDI JOHNSON
Bengals AT49ers
Ru-di! Ru-di! Hefinally wrested ball-carrying duties from Kenny Watson and now has touchdownsin three straight games.
KEVIN JONES
Lions ATChargers
With Roy Williamsout, Jones (23 carries, 92 yards and two TDs on Sunday) assumes greaterimportance in Detroit's offense.
RYAN GRANT
Packers ATRams
Remember when thePackers couldn't run? Grant keeps the ball moving against St. Louis'sbottom-half D.
TIGHT END
DONALD LEE
Packers ATRams
The surprising Leehas four touchdowns over the last five weeks, tied for the most among tightends during that span. It helps that the man getting him the ball is just ashot: Brett Favre has thrown multiple touchdown passes in six of his last sevengames.
WIDE RECEIVER
HINES WARD
Steelers VS.Jaguars
In his last threehome games Ward has 27 catches for 258 yards and three TDs. He'll add to thosenumbers against a Jags defense prone to giving up the long ball.
KOREN ROBINSON
Packers ATRams
With Green Bayhaving sewn up the NFC North title, Robinson will play more while startersDonald Driver and Greg Jennings are preserved for the postseason.
SIDNEY RICE
Vikings VS.Bears
The rookie, withtwo TDs in the last three games, will continue to build his NFL résumé asChicago stacks the line to stop Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor.
KICKER
RIAN LINDELL
Bills AT Browns Hehit a team-record 18th straight field goal last week against Miami, and now hegets Cleveland, against whom kickers average nearly 10 points a game.
DEFENSE / SPECIALTEAMS
VIKINGS VS.Bears
The team with themost interceptions returned for a touchdown (six) gets either Brian Griese, whohas six picks in his last three games, or Kyle Orton (13 career INTs, nineTDs).
ALSO START
QB Jay CutlerBroncos, RB Willis McGahee Ravens, TE Owen Daniels Texans, WR Deion BranchSeahawks
FOUR PHOTOS
ED WOLFSTEIN/ICON SMI (EDWARDS); DOUG PENSINGER/GETTY IMAGES (WARD); DAVID STLUKA/GETTY IMAGES (LEE); ANDY LYONS/GETTY IMAGES (JOHNSON)