Studs

•QB Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys: The New England Patriots have allowed the most passing yards a game (327) and the fourth-most passing touchdowns (nine). Romo has passed for more than 300 yards and has multiple scores in three of four games and had an extra week to prepare.

•RB Peyton Hillis, Cleveland Browns: The Oakland Raiders' No. 22 run defense is allowing 5.2 yards a carry. Its last four opponents' top backs have rolled to an average of 145 total yards and one TD.

•WR A.J. Green, Cincinnati Bengals: The dynamic rookie has two 100-yard games and three TDs. He has gotten the same amount of targets (42) as Dwayne Bowe, who humbled the Indianapolis Colts.

•TE Owen Daniels, Houston Texans: Matt Schaub targeted his tight ends 20 times last game. Schaub might be forced to rely on them again if the Baltimore Ravens' No. 2 run defense continues to dominate.

•QB Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers: He threw five TD passes last weekend. The Jacksonville Jaguars' No. 10 run defense has allowed three TDs, and Pittsburgh has three rushing scores, so expect the Steelers to take to the air.

Duds

•QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, Buffalo Bills: The New York Giants have allowed the second-fewest passing TDs (five). After a hot start, Fitzpatrick has averaged 196 passing yards with one touchdown over the last two weeks.

•WR Brandon Marshall, Miami Dolphins: New starting quarterback Matt Moore meets the New York Jets' stingy pass defense. Marshall had 16 yards in 2010's Week 14 game.

•RB Jahvid Best, Detroit Lions: No one has reached the end zone on the ground vs. the San Francisco 49ers' No. 4 run defense. The 49ers have allowed an average of 52 total yards to opponents' top running backs.

•WR Percy Harvin, Minnesota Vikings: He's facing the Chicago Bears' No. 27 pass defense, but Harvin has not scored in 2011 and was targeted twice in Week 5.

•WR Denarius Moore, Raiders: Darrius Heyward-Bey appears to have seized the No. 1 wideout role from Moore. Cleveland boasts the NFL's No. 4 pass defense.

Sleepers

•RB Ahmad Bradshaw, Giants: Buffalo's No. 29 run defense is permitting the second-highest yards a carry (5.5) and has yet to hold a team to fewer than 100 yards.

•RB Shonn Greene, Jets: Greene had his most rushing yards (83), yards a carry (4.0) and touches (23) last week as the team welcomed back all-pro center Nick Mangold. Greene should get another heavy load vs. the 0-4 Dolphins.

•RB Ryan Torain, Washington Redskins: If he's the featured back, he'll have a strong chance for a second consecutive 100-yard game as the Philadelphia Eagles' No. 30 run defense comes to town.

•WR Victor Cruz, Giants: Over the last three weeks, Cruz has produced the league's second-most receiving yards (369) with three touchdowns while being targeted 25 times.

•WR Pierre Garcon, Colts: Since Curtis Painter became the starting quarterback in Week 4, Garcon has 271 yards and has scored four times. Painter has targeted him eight times in each of the two outings.