AFC East – Top Performers

Miami’s D. Miami’s D continues to impress with a dominant performance over the Vikings. Only a total of 20 points have been scored against this team. With an offense like theirs, it’s only appropriate that their defense steps up. They’ll face the New York Jets on Sunday. Now we’ll get to see if they’re for real.

QB Chad Henne, Miami Dolphins. With whatever offense Henne and the Dolphins generate you’ve got to be happy with something. For two weeks straight Henne has not turned the ball over. That alone is an achievement.

QB Mark Sanchez, New York Jets. It’s hard to discern how good Sanchez is really is. In Week 1 he stunk up the joint but in Week 2 he outplayed Tom Brady. Has Sanchez finally transformed into the Shanchize? Perhaprs we’ll all find out how good he is against division rivals Miami.

TE Dustin Keller, New York Jets. He was one of the main reason’s why Sanchez was so efficient against New England. He caught seven passes for 115 yards and a touchdown. With no established receiver on New York, Keller will have to step up again against the Dolphins.

Sorry Patriots fans. Maybe when the NFL allows the Patriots to videotape practice sessions again.

Sorry Bills fans. Its gonna be a long season.

AFC North – Top Performers

Pittsburgh’s D. Who saw this coming? The Steelers are 2-0 without Ben Roethlisberger all thanks to their defense. They’ve only allowed 20 points so far. You almost feel sorry for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week for hosting the Steelers. With Troy Polamalu anchoring the secondary and James Harrison putting pressure on quarterbacks, the Steelers D will stop anyone put in front of them.

WR Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers. He returned two kick-offs for a total of 107 yards with a touchdown. It was important for the Steelers special teams to score because their offense can’t seem to generate enough points.

K Mike Nugent, Cincinnati Bengals. He scored all the points for the Bengals. He kicked in five field goals that proved to be enough to beat the Ravens

Sorry Browns fans.

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AFC East – Top Performers

Miami Dolphins Defense. LB Karlos Dansby anchored the Miami defense against the Bills. Sure, any team can make Buffalo’s offense look awful but can any team do what Miami did to RB CJ Spiller? Dansby recorded eight tackles and one sack. The Bills were held to only 166 total yards. It’ll be exciting to see how Miami’s D will fare against the Vikings in Week 2.

QB Tom Brady, New England Patriots. This guy seems to have everything; talent, looks, money and a super model baby mama. Brady played like the $18 million a year player we expect him to be. He completed 71.4 percent of his passes for 258 yards and three touchdowns. Can he do the same in Week 2 against the Jets tough secondary?

WR Brandon Marshall,  Miami Dolphins. He was Chad Henne’s most reliable target against the Bills. He racked up 53 yards on eight catches, four of those were first down catches. Too bad he didn’t catch a touchdown pass.

Sorry Bills and Jets fans. No top performers for you this week.

AFC North – Top Performers

RB Rashard Mendenhall, Pittsburgh Steelers. Even just for a night Steelers fans were able to forget Ben Roethlisberger. Mendenhall shouldered the offensive load of the Steelers rushing for 120 yards and a touchdown. Big Ben’s replacement Dennis Dixon was solid despite throwing an interception. But the game ball definitely belongs to Mendenhall.

WR Roddy White, Atlanta Falcons. White failed to score a touchdown, which was too bad because he caught 13 passes for 111 yards in a losing effort. QB Matt Ryan had a hard time finding his targets thanks to the Steelers D knocking him down several times.

WR Anquan Boldin, Baltimore Ravens. Boldin helped the Ravens produce just enough offense to beat the cocky Jets. Can he outplay established drama quee — err — stars Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens in Week 2?

WR Chad Ochocinco, Cincinnati Bengals. Too bad for Chad Ochocinco Terrell Owens decided to mail in his first game as a Bengal. Employee 85 turned it up in the second half and finished with 12 catches for 159 yards and a touchdown. Owens finished with a respectable 53 yards.

Sorry Browns fans.

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In last Sunday’s 45 – 10 routing of the Chicago Bears, Palmer threw for a season high 5 touchdowns, of which 4 came in the first half. With zero turnovers and 233 yards through the air, he accumulated a career high passer rating of 146.7.

Not only did Carson Palmer have the most fantasy points for the week, he did it against what is one of the toughest defenses in the league.

With their record now improving to 5 – 2, the Cincinnati Bengals are sitting atop the AFC North, along with the Steelers. Can they make it to the playoffs this year? The way Carson Palmer’s been playing, there’s a good chance.

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Check back next week to see who stood out for week 8.