Week 5 Game Previews & Spread Predictions | The FSF's Blog

Houston +6 at Arizona

Now if you're looking for a game that could be a shootout, this would be the one. QB Matt Schaub and WR Andre Johnson must have seen what Jacksonville and Indianapolis did to the Arizona secondary and are licking their lips. RB Steve Slaton finally had a solid game in Week 4, so his owners can now relax. As for the Cardinals, their biggest problem seems to be the lack of a deep passing game. QB Kurt Warner has been dumping the ball off shorter than normal leading to questions of whether or not he is completely healthy. Perhaps a week off will allow his hip to feel back to normal.

Fantasy Impact: No reason not to start all of your players here as this promises to be the highest scoring game of the week.

Prediction: Arizona

Cleveland +6 at Buffalo

The battle of... who cares. With the trade of wide receiver Braylon Edwards to the Jets on Wednesday, Mohamed Massaquoi now becomes the number one receiving option for quarterback Derek Anderson, ouch. Perhaps Brian Robiskie now becomes a bigger factor in the passing game. Someone has to explain to me why Buffalo would have running back Marshawn Lynch touch the ball more than Fred Jackson. Wasn't Jackson pretty much their MVP through the first three weeks of the season?

Fantasy Impact: If Terrell Owens can't get it going in this game, he may never get it going. One has to believe running back Jerome Harrison is the man now in Cleveland.

Prediction: Cleveland

Dallas -9 at Kansas City

Hard to know what to make out of this Cowboys team. Their strength seems to be in the running game, yet they have an Offensive Coordinator who wants to pass the ball. Quarterback Tony Romo looks like he is thinking too much in the pocket rather than just letting it fly. His receivers just can't get any separation, and with Running Back Felix Jones a near certainty to miss this game, they just lack big plays on offense. Using All-Pro Tight End Jason Witten to block and not going out to catch a pass with the game on the line last Sunday is a head scratcher to say the least. The Chiefs are a bad team, but Dallas has been susceptible to the pass, perhaps Wide Receiver Dwayne Bowe gets untracked here.

Fantasy Impact: Running Back Marion Barber should be at full strength for the Cowboys, Wide Receiver Roy Williams, not so much. If Williams can't go, Miles Austin, not Sam Hurd would take his place in the starting lineup.

Prediction: Dallas

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