Bryce Brown, welcome back to Earth. Let's go back to Week 14 for a second. Bryce Brown carried the ball 12 times for just six yards. Granted, once they got down, the Philadelphia Eagles went pass-heavy. In Week 15, Brown "improved" to 16 carries for 34 yards. He also fumbled for the fourth time in as many games. To recap, he totaled 43 carries for 347 yards and four touchdowns in his first two starts, but 28 carries for just 40 yards and no scores in his last two. I'm not sure if the league is catching up to him, but he is becoming less of a surefire starter. The Washington Redskins are an average run defense, but I still rank Brown as just an RB3 in Week 16.

Randall Cobb and James Jones are pushing Greg Jennings out of town. Prior to the season, Jennings leaving town would have been inconceivable to me. His early season injury should have derailed the Green Bay Packers passing attack, and with it, its season. Jordy Nelson could be double-teamed, and that would be it. Instead, Cobb has caught 77 passes for 892 yards and seven touchdowns to go with his contributions in the return game, and Jones has contributed 51 catches for 622 yards and an eye-popping 12 scores. Cobb caught six balls for 115 yards and Jones caught five balls for 60 yards and three scores. Their emergence is not only good news for fantasy players, but will also mean the end of Jennings' days in Green Bay. A receiver-needy team will gladly pay Jennings this offseason. As for this upcoming week, I like both Jones and Cobb against Tennessee's poor pass defense.

Sam Bradford is making a push to be a fantasy starter in 2013. This would have been ridiculous at the beginning of the season. And it actually might still be a bit silly, but Bradford has thrown for 3,254 yards, 18 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. I understand those numbers aren't going to blow you away, but he's shown steady improvement this year as he adapts to a new offensive scheme. On Sunday, he completed 35-of-55 attempts for 377 yards and a trio of scores. In the offseason, the St. Louis Rams will attempt to get him a playmaker on the outside (maybe Greg Jennings?), and Bradford should continue to improve. Oh, and he takes on a pretty bad Tampa Bay pass defense this week.

Doug Martin needs Josh Freeman to be effective. Speaking of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, what the heck was that yesterday? Josh Freeman was ineffective, almost from the opening kickoff, and quarterbacks cannot afford to struggle against the New Orleans...

Cincinnati 34, Philadelphia 13

Bengals

In spite of the score, Andy Dalton has regressed over the past three weeks, thus hindering fantasy owners who thought they had unearthed a solid fantasy sleeper. In this game the second year signal caller struggled to accumulate a meager 127 yards and one touchdown pass. Up next for Dalton is stiff Pittsburgh pass defense. Hopefully you have better options.

Eagles

Nick Foles is yet another rookie quarterback developing before our very eyes. However the production of the Philly passing game was severely hindered by seven Eagles turnovers. By game's end Jeremy Maclin had emerged as the team's leading wide receiver with 74 yards. Hard to rely on these paltry numbers with a fantasy championship in the balance.

So much for plug and play status of rookie Bryce Brown. In this game Brown contributed to the turnover woes of the Eagles with a fumble of his own that resulted in Bengals TD. With LeSean McCoy likely returning for the next two games, Brown will be relegated to a secondary role.

New York 0, Atlanta 34

Giants

Taking his first start at running back, David Wilson looked awesome early in this game picking up 44 yards on his first five carries. For some reason the Giants didn't trust the rookie in a full-time role as newly signed Kregg Lumpkin nearly matched Wilson's rushing attempts. Further inhibiting Wilson's outing was the Giants falling behind 24-0 in the early third quarter. Wilson's week 16 status is contingent on Ahmad Bradshaw's return.

Falcons

Michael Turner is a risky start every week due to his high dependency on touchdowns. However, we can't argue with production as he just keeps doing it. Turner is a plug-and-pray in fantasy lineups next week against Detroit.

Green Bay 21, Chicago 13

Packers

With Greg Jennings locked down by Charles Tillman, it was James Jones prospering with three touchdowns along with Randell Cobb's 115 yards. Jones has been a conundrum all season with very sporadic production. Do not feel bad if you sat him this week, and I wouldn't blame you for sitting him next week.

Alex Green is the lead ball carrier in the Green Bay backfield with 13 rushing attempts. However, the RBBC is alive and well as Ryan Grant, DuJuan Harris and John Kuhn all took carries. No Packers runner is recommended.

Bears

Matt Forte proves he is a solid RB1 value when the Bears are absent Michael Bush. With a plus matchup forthcoming with the Arizona Cardinals, Forte is a solid RB1 so long as...

Bryce Brown rushed for just 34 yards on 16 carries and caught one pass for 11 yards in the Eagles' 34-13, Week 15 loss to the Bengals on Thursday night.