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Michael Salfino is a particpant in Tout Wars (www.toutwars.com) and a nationally syndicated fantasy analyst whose work is regularly featured on Yahoo! and RotoWire and whose clients have included USA Today's Sports Weekly, the Providence Journal and the Boston Herald.

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How to Choose Your Defense Wisely in Week 9

The byes are over and every team has nine games in the books. Let’s mine our offensive and defensive rankings before looking at some individual stats to maximize our chance for fantasy football success.

November 17, 2009 | Michael Salfino | Read More »

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Matt Ryan Becoming a Very Ordinary Fantasy Quarterback

Let's summarize the highlights for NFL Week 10, Scouting Notebook style.

November 15, 2009 | Michael Salfino | Read More »

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Undefeated Teams Remain Atop NFL Key Stat Power Rankings

Here are the NFL Key Stat Power Rankings of all 32 teams through Week 9 in the team stats that most correlated to winning and losing since I started tracking them in 2002.

November 13, 2009 | Michael Salfino | Read More »

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Vikings Defense a Great Fantasy Matchup Against Lions

Following are complete fantasy football rankings based on this week's matchups for all the major positions (QB, RB, WR, TE, K, team defense). They are based on a combined yardage/scoring system (4 points for a passing touchdown, 6 points for a rushing/receiving touchdown, one point for every 25 passing yards, one point for every 10 rushing/receiving yards).

November 12, 2009 | Michael Salfino | Read More »

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Be Wary of Denver's Offensive Attack

Let's look at the statistical NFL landscape for team performance and note how it impacts fantasy performance before highlighting the key passing stat and making related player recommendations.

November 10, 2009 | Michael Salfino | Read More »

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Wrapping Up a Wild Week 9 in the NFL

I was wearing out my No. 2 pencils during this very big Week 9, which marks the turning point of the season and the beginning of every fantasy football championship chase. So here's an expanded Scouting Notebook.

November 8, 2009 | Michael Salfino | Read More »

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Saints March Into Week 9 As NFL's Top Team

Here are the NFL Key Stat Power Rankings of all 32 teams through Week 8 in the team stats that most correlated to winning and losing since I started tracking them in 2002.