The Houston Texans are obviously without the services of receiver Andre Johnson again, but the big offensive absence could come in Tampa Bay, where running back LeGarrette Blount is out of the picture. Bad news for the Buccaneers, who face the New Orleans Saints a week after getting their clocks cleaned by the San Francisco 49ers. The New England Patriots wil have to deal with the Dallas Cowboys without stud linebacker Jerod Mayo; not the best thing for one of the worst defenses in the NFL.
Once again, our thanks to Brian McIntyre of Mac's Football Blog for the names!
Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens
Houston: QB T.J. Yates, FB James Casey, WR Andre Johnson, WR Trindon Holliday, T Andrew Gardner, G Thomas Austin, CB Brandon Harris
Baltimore: WR Lee Evans, T Mark LeVoir, G Ben Grubbs, LB Sergio Kindle, CB Chris Carr, CB Jimmy Smith, S Tom Zbikowski
Cleveland Browns at Oakland Raiders
Cleveland: QB Thaddeus Lewis, WR Carlton Mitchell, TE Jordan Cameron, OT Oniel Cousins, G John Greco, CB Joe Haden, S Eric Hagg
Oakland: RB Rock Cartwright, FB Marcel Reece, TE Richard Gordon, G Bruce Campbell, DE Matt Shaughnessy, CB Chimdi Chekwa, CB Chris Johnson
Dallas Cowboys at New England Patriots
Dallas: QB Stephen McGee, FB Tony Fiammetta, G David Arkin, G Derrick Dockery, DE Jason Hatcher, DE Clifton Geathers, K David Buehler
New England: QB Ryan Mallett, WR Julian Edelman, T Sebastian Vollmer, LB Jerod Mayo, CB Rasi-Dowling, S Sergio Brown, S Josh Barrett
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
New Orleans: WR Adrian Arrington, TE David Thomas, T Zach Strief, C/G Matt Tennant, DE Jeff Charleston, LB Will Herring, CB Johnny Patrick
Tampa Bay: RB LeGarrette Blount, WR Sammie Stroughter, TE Luke Stocker, T James Lee, G Derek Hardman, DT Gerald McCoy, LB Zac Diles
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