Despite returning for the second half Sunday, an MRI has revealed a torn meniscus for Ben Roethlisberger that will require surgery, giving him an unclear timetable for his return. There’s hope he can be back as soon as Week 9 after Pittsburgh’s bye, although that’s hardly a guarantee. As long as he’s out, it’s obviously bad news for Antonio Brown, Le’Veon Bell and Sammie Coates. Bell and Brown will remain must starts, but their upside takes a major hit with Landry Jones taking over at QB. Coates can be safely benched, especially while dealing with an injury of his own…In a day filled with unexpected contributors, none was more surprising than Jay Ajayi running for 200+ yards and two scores against the Steelers during Arian Foster’s return…Darrius Heyward-Bey has some serious speed…The Steelers home/road splits are a real thing, just ask those who took them in Survivor this week.

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So much for T.J. Yeldon taking control of Jacksonville’s backfield. Chris Ivory is the preferred RB to own, if for no other reason than he’s their goal-line guy…Brian Hoyer has thrown for more than 300 yards during all four of his starts with zero interceptions…Jordan Howard owners can’t love seeing Ka’Deem Carey steal so many snaps…Cameron Meredith saw 15 more targets and is the real deal. He should be treated as a top-25 fantasy WR moving forward.

Nice of Golden Tate to finally break out when he was on the vast majority of fantasy owners’ benches (if not already dropped). It was his first 100-yard effort in his last 30 games…The Lions backfield is a situation to avoid altogether…Todd Gurley remains a major concern considering expectations, but it was at least nice to see another four catches and 39 receiving yards even after Benny Cunningham returned…Kenny Britt is quietly on pace to finish with 1,312 receiving yards…Case Keenum has gotten 9.2 YPA over his last three games.

The Browns entered allowing easily the most fantasy points to opposing tight ends, so naturally, Delanie Walker recorded one catch for 21 yards…After totaling four touchdowns over the first four games, Marcus Mariota has seven scores over his last two contests, helped by this sick Kendall Wright catch…Terrelle Pryor is legit and is an easy WR2 moving forward even if he doesn’t see any snaps at QB.

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Even during a game in which they looked bad for long stretches, the Patriots won 35-17 against a perennial playoff team. Tom Brady is going to finish top-three in MVP voting despite missing the first quarter of the season…Rob Gronkowski is officially back…Jeremy Hill owners are likely fed up, but he does get Cleveland and Washington at home over the next two weeks…I’m beginning to think Vontaze Burfict is a dirty player.

The Saints scored 41 points, yet Mark Ingram totaled 60 yards without a score. He even lost a goal-line TD run to Coby Fleener, just for good measure…Jonathan Stewart, meanwhile, had two short touchdown runs, which could be big news for his fantasy value if it’s a sign the team plans on limiting Cam Newton runs in that area (he did have a rushing score in this game as well)…The Panthers entered last year’s Super Bowl with a 17-1 record. They’ve since gone 1-6…Brandin Cooks may not be the most consistent receiver, but he sure is explosive…Any game in which Drew Brees is at home I’ll be ranking him as my QB1 that week moving forward, regardless of opponent.

Odell Beckham had 222 yards and two touchdowns, and afterward Tony Dungy said “if he wants to start helping the Giants win, he needs to stop with the penalties.” What a world we live in…All six of the Ravens’ games this year have been decided by six points or fewer…Over the last four games, Joe Flacco has attempted 186 passes, resulting in two touchdowns.