Ten most intriguing players of Week 11
Ten most intriguing players of Week 11
UPDATED: 11/18/2009

1. Randy Moss — No. 81 will be seeking revenge against Jets CB Darrelle Revis in the most compelling one-on-one matchup of the weekend. Moss has been going berserk lately, with 28 catches, 524 yards and six TDs over his last four games. Revis tamped down Moss in their first meeting, holding The Lanky One to four catches and 24 yards in the Jets' 16-9 win over the Patriots in Week Two. But would you dare bet against Moss in the rematch?

2. Ricky Williams — When a fantasy owner repeatedly acquires players with troubled backgrounds, is it because the owner is a gambler by nature, or is it because he/she is a compassionate person predisposed to awarding second chances? Are a good number of the people who currently own Ricky Williams former Lawrence Phillips owners? Well, if compassion has anything to do with it, then it's good to see those owners rewarded for their investment in Williams, whose second-act revival is one of the nicer NFL stories in recent memory. Williams may be forever eccentric, but he's made a nice transition from inexplicably self-damaging to charmingly quirky. He even talks of becoming a doctor once his playing days are over. And yet, there is fuel left in Ricky's football tank, and perhaps it's the fuel unspent during what was essentially a two-year hiatus from the game in 2006-2007. He's averaging 5.3 yards per carry and has a good shot at reaching 1,000 yards and 10 TDs by season's end. Now, with Ronnie Brown dealing with a foot injury that could keep him sidelined for a while, Williams becomes the main man for Miami. He's in line for a heavy workload against the Panthers and their 25th-ranked run defense this weekend, and for the next several weeks he might end up playing the sort of role he played for the Dolphins back in '02, his first season with the team, when he ran for 1,853 yards and 16 TDs.

3. Maurice Jones-Drew — MJD has publicly stated his affinity for fantasy football, and last week, after circumstances dictated that he intentionally go down at the Jets' one-yard line rather than score a touchdown in the final moments of the game, he offered a sincere apology to his fantasy owners. He also noted that he owns himself in fantasy football: a situation that no doubt piques the interest of football-loving existentialists. So, will this fantasy-conscious star endeavor to atone for the last week's lost touchdown? A matchup with the Bills presents a nice opportunity for atonement. Buffalo is giving up a league-worst 173 rushing yards per game, and opponents are averaging 5.1 yards per carry.

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