It sure looks like rookie Vince Young has captured the same magic he had in college.

In two straight weeks, he has engineered game-winning rallies in the fourth quarter, against a pair of solid opponents — the Colts and Giants. In the two games combined, he has five total TDs (4 pass, 1 rush).

This week, he and the Titans take on the Texans’ 27th-ranked pass defense. So certainly, Young could be considered a decent starter this week, right?

Not so fast.

Titans at Texans — Young has shown he’s going to be capable of some monster quarters, if not monster games. He’s performance in the fourth quarter this season has been stellar (his QB rating is 82.0 in fourth, no better than 67.0 in any other quarter).

Why is that? This happens because defenses are playing in deeper and trying to cover more of the field to prevent the big play. This is a benefit to Young more than many QBs. Young doesn’t have a rocket arm, so he’s not too big of a threat to consistently beat a defense with the deep ball, barring busted coverage. Though his arm isn’t incredibly strong, he is highly accurate. With more room to run, his WRs have a better chance of getting open, so an accurate QB can pick apart a defense in 10- to 20-yard clips.

Also, Young can make plays with his legs. With defenses playing deeper and wider, there are more running lanes for Young to access.

Why is this important this week vs. the Texans? Well, chances are, the Titans won’t be playing from behind much. With a sound running game anchored by Travis Henry, Tennessee should be able to control the clock, and forge ahead. This means the Texans won’t be playing a loose or prevent-type defense. Young’s WRs won’t be able to open as easily, so even an accurate QB will have limited success. And his running lanes will be more narrow as well, since there will likely be seven or eight defenders in the boxes, rather than five defensive backs on the field.

Young shouldn’t struggle, necessarily. But don’t expect a 20- or 30-point fantasy effort.

Good week for: Travis Henry, Wali Lundy, Andre Johnson

Bad week for: Drew Bennett

Expect average results from other players.

Ravens at Chiefs — Bad news for Larry Johnson owners, he will be hard-pressed to produce his 20-point average against one of the league’s best run defenses. Chiefs defense is not what one would call scary, but they’re no pushovers either. Likely a low-scoring contest with limited fantasy impact.

Down week for: Larry Johnson

Bad week for: Derrick Mason, Mark Clayton, Eddie Kennison

Falcons at Buccaneers — Atlanta can stop the run somewhat, but is useless vs. the pass. The Bucs can’t run the ball anyway, they’re out of the playoff hunt, so what not air it out with young QB Brad Gradkowski? He’s got to throw to someone, and the FT thinks it will be Joey Galloway. Both make decent back-end plays if your league starts three WRs or two QBs.

Good week for: Brad Gradkowski, Joey Galloway, Alge Crumpler

Bad week for: Warrick Dunn, Cadillac Williams

Colts at Jaguars — Colts can’t stop the run, all the Jags can do is run. So tell me class, what should we expect from Jacksonville on Sunday? That’s right little Johnny. We can expect the Jags to run the ball. Fred Taylor is getting the bulk of the carries, but Maurice Jones-Drew is getting the bulk of the touchdowns. Either one is a decent play against the hapless Colts run D.

The only problem will be if the Colts jump out to an early lead. The FT isn’t too worries, since the Jags always rise (or fall) to the level of their competition.

Good week for: Fred Taylor, Maurice Jones-Drew, Ben Utecht

Down week for: Peyton Manning, Joseph Addai

Bad week for: David Garrard

Vikings at Lions — Don’t expect Chester Taylor to play, and even if he does, don’t expect good fantasy result. This leaves Ciatrick Fason and Mewelde Moore to anchor the Vikings backfield vs. a less-than-impressive Detroit defense. There’s been much to-do about who’s starting at QB for the Vikes, but chances are Brad Johnson, and we expect Johnson to do OK against a Lions pass defense that ranks in the bottom third of the league.

The Lions will be forced to throw the ball, rather than test Minnesota’s top-ranked run-stopping unit.

Good week for: Jon Kitna, Roy Williams, Mike Furrey, Marcus Robinson, Ciatrick Fason

Bad week for: Kevin Jones

Patriots at Dolphins — The last thing Pats coach Bill Belichick needs is an edge. He’s got one vs. the Dolphins — RB Ronnie Brown is out, and Miami has no quality backup. Without having to worry about the run, the Pats will blitz early and often, mix up multiple zone coverages to confuse the Dolphins QB and make it generally difficult for Miami to execute the passing game.

Without a running game to rely on, the Fins will have to throw, so their chances will be on the shoulders of, gulp, Joey Harrington. Expect turnovers, an early Pats lead, and a steady does of the New England ground game to follow. But be aware, Pats RB Laurence Maroney is questionable (back). After his big day last week, the Pats won’t be shy about handing off to Corey Dillon quite often.

Good week for: Corey Dillon

Bad week for: Joey Harrington, Chris Chambers, Marty Booker

Giants at Panthers — It’s Team Turmoil vs. Team Temperamental. The Giants can’t keep from bashing each other. The Panthers lack the passion to bash anything — save a Jake Delhomme penalty-begging temper tantrum or Keyshawn Johnson helmet toss.

Truth of the matter is, both of these teams are so inconsistent, it’s impossible to predict the outcome or fantasy impact with any certainty. But the FT is here to tell you, don’t sell Panthers backup QB Chris Weinke short just yet. The FT says Weinke will turn in a competent, though not remarkable, outing. This is good news for the Cats, who are better off this week without a free-throwing Jake back there with a sore throwing hand. He makes enough errant throws when he’s healthy.

Speaking of errant throws, the Giants will send out Eli Manning. What Eli does best is execute fourth-quarter rallies. What the Panthers do best is allow fourth-quarter rallies. Plus, the Panthers CBs (Chris Gamble, Ken Lucas) are both banged up.

Good week for: Chris Weinke, Keyshawn Johnson, DeShaun Foster, Tiki Barber, Eli Manning, Jeremy Shockey

Bad week for: DeAngelo Williams, Brandon Jacobs

Eagles at Redskins — Eagles are on a short week coming off an emotional, come-from-behind victory Monday over Team Temperamental. They face a ’Skins squad that hasn’t looked near as bad the last two weeks.

The FT believes Jeff Garcia isn’t as good as he looked Monday, be we also claim Brian Westbrook and Donte Stallworth are good, and can help Garcia overcome his deficiencies. Besides, we also don’t believe the Redskins defense is as good as it looked two weeks ago vs. Team Temperamental, or for most of last week vs. the Falcons.

Good week for: Reggie Brown, Ladell Betts, Chris Cooley

Bad week for: Jason Campbell, Santana Moss

Raiders at Bengals — Don’t look now, but the Raiders have the league’s best pass defense. This is like saying Halle Berry looked good in “Catwoman.” That may be true, but it doesn’t change the fact that “Catwoman” still stank.

Cincy, on the other hand, has the worst. If only the Raiders had someone on offense who could take advantage : (

Good week for: Rudi Johnson, Aaron Brooks

Down week for: Carson Palmer, Chad Johnson

Bad week for: T.J. Houshmandzadeh

Seahawks at Cardinals — Sure, Shaun Alexander had a blockbuster, 200-yard night a couple of weeks ago vs. the Packers. But take away that one game (mind you, he didn’t score that night), and last year’s TD record-setter hasn’t had a game in which he’s scored 20 fantasy points in basic scoring leagues (he’s played in six total games).

But he’ll have to compete with his own passing game, since the Cardinals don’t do much to stop incoming air attacks.

Matt Leinart and the Cards will be playing catch-up much of the day — meaning pass, pass, pass.

Good week for: Matt Hasselbeck, Deion Branch, Matt Leinart, Bryant Johnson

Bad week for: Edgerrin James

Packers at 49ers — Speaking of the terrible Packer run defense, here comes Frank Gore. Actually, the Pack isn’t that bad vs. the run (they rank in the middle of the pack). That won’t stop frank Gore from racking up his usual yardage, however.

The good news for Green Bay: San Fran can’t stop the pass, so Brett Favre should have a good shot at rebounding from last week debacle vs. the Jets.

Good week for: Frank Gore, Antonio Bryant, Brett Favre, Greg Jennings

Bad week for: Ahman Green

Bills at Jets — J.P. Losman torched the Jets for more than 300 yards in Week 3. Don’t get too excited, the FT doesn’t see a repeat performance. But we do expect a nice afternoon from Willis McGahee against the poor Jets run defense.

That said, the Bills don’t put up much ground resistance either. If only the Jets had a full-time featured ball carrier. Recent weeks have seen an increased role for Cedric Houston, and we see no reason why this won’t continue.

Good week for: Willis McGahee, Cedric Houston

Bad week for: Laveranues Coles, Jerricho Cotchery, Lee Evans

Broncos at Chargers — Denver has a rookie QB under center, one RB that has been injured much of the season, another who is a rookie, a streaky WR in his first year with the team, and not much else. San Diego has one of the best all-around defenses in the league.

We don’t have to tell you about LaDainian Tomlinson (he burnt us last time he played Denver). But the Broncos aren’t near the top of the league in pass defense, so expect Philip Rivers to get a couple of opportunities to make a big play.

Good week for: Philip Rivers, Eric Parker

Bad week for: Tatum Bell, Javon Walker

Saints at Cowboys — Dallas ranks high in most defensive categories. The Saints scorch the scoreboard weekly. So what will give come Sunday?

The New Orleans WRs are banged up again, so keep your eye on the status of Marques Colston and Joe Horn. If Colston plays, he must be in your lineup. If one or the other doesn’t, get Devery Henderson in there. If both are out, Terrance Copper can be considered. But we don’t recommend playing Horn, healthy or not.

Saints aren’t great at stopping the run, but are fairly successful defending the pass.

Good week for: Deuce McAllister, Devery Henderson, Marion Barber

Down week for: Tony Romo

Bears at Rams — St. Louis is strong defending the pass, but they act as a sieve vs. the run. Chicago can defend everything.

Good week for: Cedric Benson

Down week for: Torry Holt, Steven Jackson

Bad week for: Marc Bulger, Rex Grossman, Bernard Berrian

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