Honestly I would go with the Bears defense. I'm expecting an upset with the Steelers over the Ravens this week. Willie Parker has his best games at home and the Steelers defense is playing much better. This should translate into the Steelers having decent field position and therefore the possibility of putting up more points. The Bears defense has been off the past couple of weeks, but they tend to still force turnovers and make a lot of point plays. With Hester running kicks back, you might also get a touchdown.
As for QB, here's the bottom line. If you get a point for every 10 yards rushed, then Young is the better play. If you don't get a point for every 10 yards rushed, I would avoid Young. Its a coin flip as to whether he will throw for 200 yards. Maybe he'll throw for a couple TD, maybe not. I suspect the Oilers/Titans will be running the ball a lot this week, limiting Young's passing touches (Travis Henry will likely want to stick it to his old team).
Hasselbeck is going against a touch SD defense, but he should have 200 yards and maybe a TD pass at home.
And out of 3 leagues, I'm in the championship game in 2 of them.
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