In today’s Three and Out: Philip Rivers needs to prove himself this year; Domenik Hixon has a new home in Carolina and the Eagles could be shuffling their running backs.

In today’s Three and Out: the Eagles plan to do a lot of running; Ronnie Hillman will do more running; Fred Davis is running ahead of schedule with his rehab.

In today’s Three and Out: Chris Johnson could get help in Tennesee, Bryce Brown could help out in Philadelphia and Mike Wallace could be a help in Cleveland.

In today’s Three and Out: DeSean Jackson is excited about a new offense while the Bills aren’t too excited about Ryan Fitzpatrick; Jahvid Best has likely played his final NFL game

Now that Chip Kelly has left the University of Oregon for the Philadelphia Eagles, Marcas Grant writes that the immediate winner from a fantasy standpoint appears to be LeSean McCoy.

Every year many of us gather around the TV to watch “It’s a Wonderful Life,” a lovely Christmas tale where George Bailey is given a second chance on life after a visit from a guardian angel. And many of you are likely a little morose after your team has failed to reach the playoffs in 2012. Well, consider me your Clarence as I show you why there is reason for hope with your favorite team. And without further ado …

Is Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning poised for a huge Thursday Night Football performance against the Oakland Raiders?

Can Atlanta Falcons wideout Julio Jones break his home woes against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday Night Football?

There is a segment we run every Monday called #thathelpsnoone where we celebrate the curtain jerkers who rob precious fantasy points from the guys we actually started. And if we wanted to, we could have filled the entire hour on Monday with #thathelpsnoone and we’re not even talking about the San Diego Chargers.

Did your fantasy week end on Monday night? Our Adam Rank has you covered in his weekly feature, the Monday Nightmare. Come, share your tales of woe.

Start Philip Rivers and all of your Chargers with confidence this week. This is a Norv Turner game where this team rallies for a somewhat meaningless win in October. These were all my rally cries prior to the Chargers game in Cleveland.

So much for that.

This was the kind of week where why wouldn’t Chris Johnson have his best game of the season against the Houston Texans. And congratulations to the 65 percent of you who still started Johnson this week, kudos to you.

Maurice Jones-Drew stuck up for running backs, saying that they are still a dominant fantasy commodity. But, as Marcas Grant writes, things aren’t what they used to be with fantasy RB values.

Will Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy’s willingness to give Dion Lewis more carries impact his fantasy football value?

The Eagles have locked up LeSean McCoy, a top-five fantasy pick in 2012, to a long-term contract extension.