FanHouse Justin Gage

Here's how it works. We throw some intriguing matchups at the FanHouse staff and ask whether each player will be over or under a certain point total. The result? Fantasy Football Over/Under. Makes sense, right?

So you picked up some of the breakout Week 1 performers, and now you're wondering whether or not you should give them the start in Week 2. Earl Bennett, Mario Manningham, Chansi Stuckey ... the list goes on and on. Or you might be debating whether Matt Schaub and Steven Jackson can bounce back. The FanHouse staff weighed in on some of the more tricky matchups of Week 2 in this week's Over/Under.

With attention spans dwindling, we forego full game-by-game previews to give you the essentials you need to know about every contest this glorious NFL weekend. We call it The Once-Over.

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Everyone loves fantasy football sleepers, but they change depending on league size and availability. We're here each and every week to give you a look at good plays for all types of leagues.

When I posted last week's sleepers, I hoped to hit on half of them. I felt great about Joe Flacco and Mike Bell. I thought Julius Jones and Fred Jackson were in great situations to succeed. But I also hit on a couple of deep-league sleepers, with Robert Meachem pulling out a 39-yard TD against the hapless Lions (as well as throwing in a bunch of extra points for those that count kick-return yardage) and Todd Heap exploding back onto the scene with five catches for 74 yards and a TD.

Enough with the review -- you're not here for that. On to our sleepers, first for shallower leagues, then for you deep-league owners.

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Stash or Trash tells you whether a prospective fantasy football pickup (or drop) is worthy of your roster spot.

As I noted elsewhere, Week 1 in the NFL is a strange time. People are highly enthused about making knee-jerk reaction add/drops based on a very small sample size.

Whether it's a big game against a bad opponent, an early injury or a really random touchdown that resulted in big points, there are reasons to add, not to add, or drop certain players. We cover five after the jump, but you're encouraged to leave any requests for player analysis in the comments or to hit me up via Twitter.

Weeding through those unwieldy waiver wires requires a keen eye and a quick trigger. Thus, Waiver Wire Wonders provides a weekly snapshot of players worthy of consideration who should be available on a good portion of league waiver wires. Enjoy those pickups...

Ah, it feels good to be back doesn't it? But don't go getting too comfortable, because Week 1 is almost in the bag and that means one thing: It's time to make a mad dash for those waiver wires. It's true you cannot read too much into a single week's performances, but there are certainly some big-time pickups up for grabs. So without further ado, here are the players coming off breakout performances in Week 1 to help bolster your fantasy squad.

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The Titans come out of an opening game loss with some problems to fix--like tweaking a pass rush that fell apart in the fourth quarter--some problems to chalk up to bad luck--like Rod Bironas missing two field goals--and the frustration of an overtime loss.

But in that loss, there were signs that the Titans' offense could be better in 2009. Kerry Collins threw for 244 yards against the league's top pass defense in 2008, and Kenny Britt showed that Tennessee finally has a solid receiver to line up on the other side of Justin Gage.

PITTSBURGH -- He stood behind a podium dressed in a collared shirt with blue jeans. Kerry Collins, the Titans quarterback, looked more like a country singer talking about an album that just isn't selling well.

Collins, instead, was talking about missed opportunities following a 13-10 overtime loss to the Steelers Thursday night.

"Yeah, it was a shame," Collins said. "We let that one get away. But on the road, against a good football team, if you make the mistakes we made, you're going to lose more ball games than you win. So it's disappointing. It's one of those things where you have to learn from it and move on."

If you're a football fan (and who isn't), you were treated to an excellent first game of the season. We saw everything from blocked field-goals to a last-minute fumble, and you have to love any first game decided in overtime. If you're a fantasy football fan, however, there were a few things to like about Thursday's clash (Kenny Britt and Ben Roethlisberger, for example), and several things to hate. Since we have to wait a couple days for more pro football, let's analyze (and potentially over-analyze) the Tennessee-Pittsburgh game.

It hasn't been a great week for ESPN's NFL crew. On Monday, they were beaten by Fox's Jay Glazer on the news that Brett Favre was going to come out of retirement again. Later that day, ESPN's Mark Schlereth quoted Raiders head coach Tom Cable as saying Nancy Gay's FanHouse report that Cable had punched assistant coach Randy Hanson and broken his jaw was "absolutely ridiculous." By the next day, even the Raiders' internal spin was that Cable broke Hanson's jaw by knocking him out of a chair rather than punching him.

Now Titans coach Jeff Fisher is completely denying an Adam Schefter report that the team was talking to former Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison about a possible job. Fisher didn't hedge in shooting down that report:

It's hard to imagine a better debut for Titans' first-round pick Kenny Britt. He caught five passes for 89 yards including a 37-yard touchdown, and generally di everything you could ask a rookie wide receiver to do in a preseason game.

The 37-yard touchdown was nice, but that was the product of a blown coverage which left Britt wide open. His first catch, a 38-yard bomb over the middle, is the one that should make the team excited. On that play, Britt beat the cornerback, snagged a well-thrown pass from Vince Young, then tucked it away just before being leveled by the safety. It showed his deep speed, but more importantly, it also showed that he's willing to catch the ball over the middle, even when it means he's going to be taking a big hit.