Peyton Manning might have cost fantasy owners a championship by making a smart football move.

Some playoff dreams were dashed on Monday night. And no, not just the Jets. (Although in fairness to the Jets, they should make the playoffs. But coach Rex Ryan would just have a hard time getting those guys on plane to fly to New England in January.)

The Lions will start Drew Stanton at quarterback vs. the Bears, and while the former Michigan State Spartan will not draw any interest in fantasy circles, he certainly could impact one of the best receivers, Calvin Johnson. Megatron continued to produce big numbers with QB Shaun Hill, but can you really trust him to do the same with Stanton?

Well for all of you clamoring to add Lions DT Ndamukong Suh as your kicker next week, here is some bad news. Lions K Jason Hanson returned to handle the kicking duties.

An injury to Steven Gostkowski has left the kicking duties for the Patriots to WR Wes Welker .

The absence of Randy Moss in Minnesota means a major drop in fantasy appeal for two major players.

Randy Moss did not put up the huge fantasy numbers that most expected when he went back to Minnesota. But it would be foolish to overlook the impact he had on some of his teammates. Most notably, WR Percy Harvin.

The Patriots returned to practice on Thursday, and we began to get a sense of their reaction following the trade of Randy Moss to the Vikings.

Many of you play in multiple fantasy leagues, so Monday night games can be both heaven and hell depending on where you are sitting.

With Week 2 almost in the books, here’s a look at a few key statistics and notable numbers from Sunday’s action from George Li on the NFL Network research desk.

Jets CB Darrelle Revis could be lined up on Patriots WR Wes Welker on Sunday, sources told the New York Daily News.

Everybody seems to be in agreement that you will not sit Patriots WR Randy Moss this week in his matchup against Darrelle Revis. But Patriots QB Tom Brady is not making this any easier.

Fantasy killer Darrelle Revis will be on Patriots WR Randy Moss this week, which leads to an interesting question — to play or not to play Moss this week.

By now, you’ve likely seen all the highlights and digested all the relevant fantasy stats from the first Sunday of the 2010 NFL season. Here’s a chance to dig a little deeper, with key nuggets from each of Sunday’s games, courtesy of crack NFL Network research guru George Li.

Wes Welker knee hasn’t kept him from scoring twice in the first half!