Ask the Expert: Week 9 saw a lot of huge offensive performances from recently struggling offenses: Patriots, Steelers, Eagles, Texans (or pick another). Which of these strong outings, if any, do you believe is a mirage, and that offense will struggle the rest of the way?

Week 9 saw a lot of huge offensive performances from recently struggling offenses: Patriots, Steelers, Eagles, Texans (or pick another). Which of these strong outings, if any, do you believe is a mirage, and that offense will struggle the rest of the way?

The Steelers are likely to see a drop in fantasy production for several reasons. First, their production this week was fluky since they played NE and their "bend but don't break" defense in a shootout. Second, Pittsburgh's schedule is tougher (BUF, CLE, BAL, CIN and GB late in the season by the time Aaron Rodgers makes it back) than the other teams so the road to maintain such greatness is steep. Finally, Roethlisberger just looks a little beaten up this year. He does not seem to be as fresh or innovative as past seasons. Don't get me wrong Big Ben is still going to put up impressive FF numbers but not in shootouts like Sunday.



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Sam Hendricks is the author of Fantasy Football Guidebook, Fantasy Football Tips and Fantasy Football Basics , all available at his website, http://www.ffguidebook.com/, at all major bookstores, and at http://www.amazon.com/. He is a 20+ year fantasy football veteran who regularly participates in the National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC), Fantasy Football World Championship (FFWC) and finished 7th and 16th overall (out of 228 top players) in the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).

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