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Date	Player	News
11/4/2009	Kevin Smith, RB (Det)	Smith missed practice Wednesdayafter aggravating a shoulder injury in the Lions' loss to St. Louis. Analysis: Smith has rushed 125 times for 393 yards and three touchdowns, so continue to monitor his progress this week.
11/4/2009	Josh Brown, K (StL)	Brown was named the NFC's special teams player of the week Wednesday after a game that saw him kick a 41-yard field goal but also throw a 36-yard touchdown pass to tight end Daniel Fells. Analysis: It was more of a flip on a fake field goal attempt that helped the Rams end a 17-game losing streak with a 17-10 victory over Detroit. Brown, who was a running back playing eight-man football at Foyil (Okla.) High School, said he considered trying to run for a first down. Instead, he sort of shot-putted the ball to Fells, who broke one tackle en route to the end zone.
11/4/2009	Tyjuan Hagler, LB (Ind)	The unbeaten Colts have lost starting linebacker Tyjuan Hagler for the rest of the season with a ruptured biceps. Coach Jim Caldwell said Hagler was placed on injured reserve Wednesday. Analysis: Second-year linebacker Philip Wheeler and undrafted rookie Ramon Humber are expected to replace Hagler. Indy also will promote rookie linebacker Cody Glenn to the active roster from the practice squad. Hagler was fourth on the team with 36 tackles.
11/4/2009	Matt Hasselbeck, QB (Sea)	Hasselbeck watched most of Wednesday's practice to rest his broken ribs, though the Seahawks expect the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback to start again Sunday against Detroit. Seattle coach Jim Mora said Hasselbeck "was a little bit beat up, like what happens to a lot of quarterbacks in this league" after playing all of last weekend's 38-17 loss at Dallas. Analysis: He was crumpled on the turf after a hit in the third quarter but finished the game. Seneca Wallace ran the first-team offense Wednesday. Wallace lost both games he started when Hasselbeck was out from the ribs broken Sept. 20 at San Francisco. Doctors had estimated this to be the final week in the usual recovery time for Hasselbeck's injury, but that's under normal circumstances.
11/4/2009	Jarrad Page, S (KC)	Page, a three-year starter at free safety, has been placed on injured reserve by the Kansas City Chiefs. Analysis: Page was not at practice on Monday and coach Todd Haley said he had been injured during practice last Thursday. Haley said he might have more to say about the situation on Wednesday. The Chiefs announced the roster move on their Web site Wednesday.
11/4/2009	Travis Daniels, CB (KC)	The Kansas City Chiefs said they had signed free agent cornerback Travis Daniels on Wednesday to replace injured starting safety Jarrad Page. Analysis: Daniels attended training camp with the Chiefs this year but was released before the season began. He made 26 starts with Miami from 2005-07.
11/4/2009	Jarrad Page, S (KC)	Page, a three-year starter at free safety, was placed on injured reserve by the Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday. The Chiefs also said they had signed free agent cornerback Travis Daniels. Analysis: Page was not at practice on Monday and coach Todd Haley said he had been injured during practice last Thursday. Haley said he might have more to say about the situation on Wednesday. Page has made 39 starts since he was taken in the seventh round in 2006.
11/3/2009	Tony Gonzalez, TE (Atl)	Gonzalez had six catches for 89 yards in the Falcons' 35-27 loss at New Orleans on Monday night. Analysis: Gonzalez had at least four catches for the fourth straight week, even though he's only scored once in his last five games. Look for him to be a red-zone target more in the coming weeks with Matt Ryan struggling.
11/3/2009	Roddy White, WR (Atl)	White had four catches for 108 yards and a touchdown in the Falcons' 35-27 loss at New Orleans on Monday night. Analysis: White's touchdown catch was impressive and another he nearly caught would have been even better. It's the fourth straight game White has scored and look for many more, particularly with Carolina and Washington on the schedule the next few weeks.
11/3/2009	Jeremy Shockey, TE (NO)	Shockey had five catches for 72 yards Monday night in the Saints' 35-27 win over Atlanta. Analysis: Shockey has only scored one touchdown since grabbing two in Week 1, but that shouldn't diminish his fantasy value. Drew Brees is clearly looking for him, but on a team with as many options as New Orleans has, he's not always going to score.
11/3/2009	Marques Colston, WR (NO)	Colston had six catches for 85 yards and a touchdown Monday night in the Saints' 35-27 win over Atlanta. Analysis: Colston has now scored three weeks in a row. He's never going to have as effective of a season as he did in 2007, but Colston still remains the Saints' best threat to score each week.
11/3/2009	Pierre Thomas, RB (NO)	Thomas had 14 carries for 91 yards and a touchdown and also caught a pass for a score in the Saints' 35-27 win over Atlanta on Monday night. Analysis: It's hard to tell what you're going to get week-to-week from the Saints' running backs, but Thomas remains the best threat to break a big play. Look for plenty of those the next three weeks against Carolina, Tampa Bay and St. Louis.
11/3/2009	Matt Ryan, QB (Atl)	Ryan was intercepted three times, his third consecutive game with at least two picks, and finished 19 of 42 for 289 yards Monday night in the Falcons' 35-27 loss at New Orleans. Analysis: "I'm not concerned at all,'' coach Mike Smith said of his second-year quarterback. "We're going to be judged on 16 games. Not one game and not three games.'' Ryan could have better luck the next few weeks against Carolina and Washington.
11/3/2009	Michael Turner, RB (Atl)	Turner had 151 yards rushing, including a 13-yard touchdown, in the Falcons' 35-27 loss in New Orleans on Monday night. Analysis: Turner has been a huge disappointment after his breakout 2008 season, but this performance is a good sign. Look for it to continue the next two weeks as Atlanta faces Carolina and Washington.
11/3/2009	Drew Brees, QB (NO)	Brees had two turnovers but passed for 308 yards and two scores Monday night in the Saints' 35-27 win over Atlanta. Analysis: Brees has turned the ball over six times (four interceptions, two fumbles) in the past two games, but that still hasn't derailed the Saints' perfect season. Look for turnovers to be a rarity for Brees in the next three weeks, when he faces Carolina, St. Louis and Tampa Bay.
11/3/2009	Shane Andrus, K (TB)	The Buccaneers have signed kicker Connor Barth and released Andrus. Analysis: Andrus signed with Tampa Bay after Mike Nugent struggled early this season. He appeared in three games, going 0-for-1 on field goal attempts while converting six extra points without a miss.
11/3/2009	Connor Barth, K (TB)	The Buccaneers have signed Barth and released kicker Shane Andrus. Analysis: Barth was cut by the Miami Dolphins in August after kicking in 10 games for Kansas City last season. He made 10 of 12 field goals and converted all 24 of his extra-point attempts with the Chiefs.
11/3/2009	Anthony Madison, CB (Cle)	The Browns waived Madison on Tuesday. Analysis: After playing three seasons with Pittsburgh, Madison appeared in four games this year for Cleveland but did not record a tackle.
11/3/2009	Billy Cundiff, K (Cle)	Cundiff was waived by the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday. He filled in while Phil Dawson missed five games with a pulled right calf muscle. Cundiff made all six field-goal tries for the Browns (1-7). Analysis: Dawson returned for last week's game against Chicago and had his extra point blocked in a 30-6 loss to the Chicago Bears.
11/3/2009	Terrence McGee, CB (Buf)	McGee had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee to repair minor damage and expects to be out for about two weeks. Analysis: McGee said Tuesday he waited to have the operation on Monday, when the Bills began their bye week so that he would not miss much playing time. Buffalo is off until a road game against Tennessee on Nov. 15. McGee said doctors told him the operation went well. McGee, who hasn't missed a game this season, injured his knee during a 38-10 loss at Miami on Oct. 4.
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