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On this week’s Easy Call, Dan Rubenstein breaks down the week’s biggest games — LSU/Florida, Oregon/Washington, Northwestern/Wisconsin, Baylor/Kansas State, and Oklahoma/Texas, all at Taqueria LES in NYC, showing off some beautiful Mexican food.

South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was a late scratch for Saturday’s Kentucky game, which for some reason reflected poorly upon his alleged draft status. Dan Rubenstein explains the stupidity of all of this. Photo Credits: Dale Zanine/USA Today Sports Rob Foldy/USA Today Sports

As hard as it is to do, Dan Rubenstein argues that the Blackhawks may be perfectly built to defend their 2013 Stanley Cup championship. Photo Credit: Rob Grabowski/USA Today Sports

Atlanta sports fans suffered a brutal night, with the Falcons and Braves blowing late leads in critical losses. But how does Atlanta stack up against America’s saddest sports towns? Matt Ufford ranks the most woebegone fan bases. Photo Credits: Kevin C. Cox/Sport/Getty Images Jed Jacobsohn/Sport/Getty Images Richard Mackson/USA Today Sports …

Peyton Manning and the Broncos seem unstoppable, but the Cowboys proved that a good offense can keep pace with Denver’s attack. Matt Ufford outlines three keys to beating the Broncos. Photo Credits: Ronald Martinez/Sport/Getty Images Dustin Bradford/Sport/Getty Images Matthew Emmons/USA Today Sports Ron Chenoy/USA Today Sports

After another terrific college football week (other than anything Charlie Weis did), Dan Rubenstein runs down the week’s bests. Photo Credits: Melina Vastola/USA Today Sports Cary Edmondson/USA Today Sports Randy Sartin/USA Today Sports

Is Bilal Powell useful? How many yards can Julio Jones get with Dee Milliner out? And why does Roddy White’s ankle hate us so much? Nick Stevens and Matt Ufford preview the fantasy implications of the Jets-Falcons game on Week 5 of Monday Night Football.

The Houston-San Francisco matchup looks like the better Week 5 Sunday night game on paper, but don’t sleep on Chargers-Raiders for fantasy reasons (actually, DO sleep — that game starts way too late). Matt Ufford and Nick Stevens preview the unusual Sunday night doubleheader.

Looking for players to pick up while Adrian Peterson and Antonio Brown are on bye? Need sit/start advice for Week 5? Keepers is here to help with this week’s dose of fantasy advice. Photo Credits: Jeff Curry/USA Today Sports Jennifer Hilderbrand/USA Today Sports Sam Sharpe/USA Today Sports Christopher Hanewinckel/USA Today …

That the Pats are 4-0 early on in the NFL season is no surprise, but Dan Rubenstein explains why you should be surprised by the reason the Eagles have struggled mightily early on…Bill Belichick.