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Quarterback
| 1. | *Tom Brady NE vs. Bal Note: (Left shoulder) Didn't practice Wednesday, but practiced Thursday. |
| 2. | *Eli Manning NYG at SF Note: (Stomach illness) Left practice early Wednesday, but then practiced Thursday. |
| 3. | Joe Flacco BAL at NE Note: Ultimately decided to go with Flacco over Smith on the basis that the Ravens will probably play from behind (at least, that's my theory of the game), and thus Flacco will need to throw more often. |
| 4. | Alex Smith SF vs. NYG |
Running Backs
| 1. | Ray Rice BAL at NE |
| 2. | *Frank Gore SF vs. NYG Note: Appeared to injure his right leg on the Niners' final drive last week, but afterward he said he was fine. |
| 3. | *Ahmad Bradshaw NYG at SF Note: (Foot) Didn't practice Thursday - same as last week. |
| 4. | BenJarvus Green-Ellis NE vs. Bal |
| 5. | Brandon Jacobs NYG at SF |
| 6. | Kendall Hunter SF vs. NYG |
| 7. | Ricky Williams BAL at NE |
| 8. | Danny Woodhead NE vs. Bal |
| 9. | D.J. Ware NYG at SF |
| 10. | Stevan Ridley NE vs. Bal |
| 11. | Anthony Dixon SF vs. NYG |
| 12. | Kevin Faulk NE vs. Bal |
| 13. | Shane Vereen NE vs. Bal |
Wide Receivers
| 1. | Hakeem Nicks NYG at SF |
| 2. | *Wes Welker NE vs. Bal Note: (Knee) Limited participant in Wednesday's practice. |
| 3. | Anquan Boldin BAL at NE Note: Four catches for 73 yards and a touchdown in his first game back from his knee injury last week. |
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Quarterback
| 1. | *Tom Brady NE vs. Bal Note: (Left shoulder) Didn't practice Wednesday, but practiced Thursday. |
| 2. | *Eli Manning NYG at SF Note: (Stomach illness) Left practice early Wednesday, but then practiced Thursday. |
| 3. | Joe Flacco BAL at NE Note: Ultimately decided to go with Flacco over Smith on the basis that the Ravens will probably play from behind (at least, that's my theory of the game), and thus Flacco will need to throw more often. |
| 4. | Alex Smith SF vs. NYG |
Running Backs
| 1. | Ray Rice BAL at NE |
| 2. | *Frank Gore SF vs. NYG Note: Appeared to injure his right leg on the Niners' final drive last week, but afterward he said he was fine. |
| 3. | *Ahmad Bradshaw NYG at SF Note: (Foot) Didn't practice Thursday - same as last week. |
| 4. | BenJarvus Green-Ellis NE vs. Bal |
| 5. | Brandon Jacobs NYG at SF |
| 6. | Kendall Hunter SF vs. NYG |
| 7. | Ricky Williams BAL at NE |
| 8. | Danny Woodhead NE vs. Bal |
| 9. | D.J. Ware NYG at SF |
| 10. | Stevan Ridley NE vs. Bal |
| 11. | Anthony Dixon SF vs. NYG |
| 12. | Kevin Faulk NE vs. Bal |
| 13. | Shane Vereen NE vs. Bal |
Wide Receivers
| 1. | Hakeem Nicks NYG at SF |
| 2. | *Wes Welker NE vs. Bal Note: (Knee) Limited participant in Wednesday's practice. |
| 3. | Anquan Boldin BAL at NE Note: Four catches for 73 yards and a touchdown in his first game back from his knee injury last week. |
| 4. | Victor Cruz NYG at SF |
| 5. | Michael Crabtree SF vs. NYG |
| 6. | Torrey Smith BAL at NE |
| 7. | Mario Manningham NYG at SF |
| 8. | Deion Branch NE vs. Bal |
| 9. | Chad Ochocinco NE vs. Bal |
| 10. | Kyle Williams SF vs. NYG |
| 11. | Lee Evans BAL at NE |
| 12. | *Ted Ginn SF vs. NYG Note: Questionable with a right knee injury. |
Tight Ends
| 1. | Rob Gronkowski NE vs. Bal |
| 2. | Vernon Davis SF vs. NYG |
| 3. | *Aaron Hernandez NE vs. Bal Note: (Concussion) Limited practice Wednesday. |
| 4. | Ed Dickson BAL at NE |
| 5. | Jake Ballard NYG at SF |
| 6. | Dennis Pitta BAL at NE |
| 7. | *Delanie Walker SF vs. NYG Note: (Broken jaw) Didn't play last week, but had a limited practice Wednesday. |
Flex (RB/WR/TE)
| 1. | Hakeem Nicks NYG at SF |
| 2. | Ray Rice BAL at NE |
| 3. | *Wes Welker NE vs. Bal Note: (Knee) Limited participant in Wednesday's practice. |
| 4. | Rob Gronkowski NE vs. Bal |
| 5. | Anquan Boldin BAL at NE Note: Four catches for 73 yards and a touchdown in his first game back from his knee injury last week. |
| 6. | Victor Cruz NYG at SF |
| 7. | Vernon Davis SF vs. NYG |
| 8. | *Frank Gore SF vs. NYG Note: Appeared to injure his right leg on the Niners' final drive last week, but afterward he said he was fine. |
| 9. | *Ahmad Bradshaw NYG at SF Note: (Foot) Didn't practice Thursday - same as last week. |
| 10. | Michael Crabtree SF vs. NYG |
| 11. | Torrey Smith BAL at NE |
| 12. | Mario Manningham NYG at SF |
| 13. | BenJarvus Green-Ellis NE vs. Bal |
| 14. | *Aaron Hernandez NE vs. Bal Note: (Concussion) Limited practice Wednesday. |
| 15. | Deion Branch NE vs. Bal |
| 16. | Brandon Jacobs NYG at SF |
| 17. | Danny Woodhead NE vs. Bal |
| 18. | Kendall Hunter SF vs. NYG |
| 19. | Ricky Williams BAL at NE |
| 20. | Ed Dickson BAL at NE |
| 21. | Jake Ballard NYG at SF |
| 22. | Dennis Pitta BAL at NE |
| 23. | D.J. Ware NYG at SF |
| 24. | Stevan Ridley NE vs. Bal |
| 25. | Anthony Dixon SF vs. NYG |
Kickers
| 1. | David Akers SF vs. NYG |
| 2. | Stephen Gostkowski NE vs. Bal |
| 3. | Lawrence Tynes NYG at SF Note: Had his third blocked field goal Sunday, but made three other long-distance attempts. |
| 4. | Billy Cundiff BAL at NE |
Defenses
| 1. | *New York Giants at SF Note: Osi Umenyiora had two more sacks against the Pack - that's five sacks in the last three games. |
| 2. | San Francisco 49ers vs. NYG |
| 3. | *New England Patriots vs. Bal Note: A healthy Patrick Chung makes a big difference. |
| 4. | Baltimore Ravens at NE |
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