Continuing with running back carnage week, Wednesday brought two big news items:

1. Miami's Ronnie Brown is done for the year with a fracture in his right foot. John Juhasz offers a take on the fantasy fallout, and the Miami Herald advises that Lex Hilliard "is expected to see an increased workload as Williams' backup in the Dolphins' base offense." The 240-pound Hilliard has zero carries this season, and you'd probably have to be in a pretty deep league to pick him up. Here's a Palm Beach Post article from August about Hilliard, in which head coach Tony Sparano called him "a big back that runs big." Short yardage, anyone?

2. Brian Westbrook was tested by some concussion specialists, who "expect a full recovery" and will repeat the testing sometime in the next 2-3 weeks. So,

Man, that Pats-Colts game lived up to the hype, didn't it? Fourth-and-two on your own 28, huh? I probably wouldn't have gone for it, but I won't kill Bill Belichick over that one. Here's a statistical argument supporting Belichick's decision (thanks to @pudge44 on Twitter for the link).

On to the news:

• There were a bunch of running back injuries yesterday, but let's start with the Eagles' Brian Westbrook, who suffered another concussion. Some Philly media are wondering if Westbrook might be done for the season - or longer - and you have to think the team will be very cautious with him. You should plan to be without Westbrook for the rest of the fantasy season. LeSean McCoy, welcome to every-week fantasy starterhood.
• We'll find out more today

Five interceptions, Jay Cutler? I'm really glad I recommended you in a column this week. When I wrote that you'd throw the ball a lot, I assumed that maybe a few of them might be headed in the general direction of your teammates. Damn you for causing millions of fantasy owners to have a disaster on their hands before the weekend has even started.

If you're looking for some Sunday morning help to repair the Cutler-caused damage, here are some options:

• Listen to FOX Fantasy Freaks Mike Harmon, Nate Lundy and Peter Burns from 10 a.m. until noon ET on XM 142 or foxsportsradio.com. You can tweet them your questions @fantasyfreaks.
• Chat with Roger Rotter from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. ET. Send your questions now if you like.
• Send me an e-mail at jhalpin37@gmail.com, or tweet me @jhalpin37.

Time to set your lineups, or at least part of them. The Bears and 49ers battle tonight at 8:20 p.m. ET, and the only sort-of-news you need to know is that backup RBs Glen Coffee (Niners) and Garrett Wolfe (Bears) won't play. Otherwise, I think I'd really be looking forward to seeing Michael Crabtree if I had NFL Network. Oh, well.

On to the news:

• I feel like Darren McFadden's return to the Raiders this week is flying under the radar. McFadden was a popular breakout pick in the preseason, but after three mediocre games, he suffered a knee injury and hasn't been heard from since. Now he's owned in about half of leagues on our site and others, making him a good pickup/buy-low candidate. McFadden is only in his second season, and even though he plays for a really bad team, it's not like

Congrats to my New York Yankees on their 27th World Series championship. You know what would have been a good headline for one of the NYC tabloids to use this morning? 27TH HEAVEN, since the Yanks won their 27th title. What's that? The New York Daily News already used it? OK. How about the New York Post? The same, exact headline? Ouch.

On to the news:

• The Lions' week is off to a rough start. WR Calvin Johnson was limited in Wednesday's practice due to his lingering right knee injury, and his status will probably be a gametime decision. RB Kevin Smith missed Wednesday's practice because of the shoulder issue that made him leave last week's game, but he said he'll practice today. Keep an eye on both players as kickoff approaches; I think they'll both play, but Johnson might