Oakland Raiders

Oakland Raiders RB Darren McFadden is averaging almost seven yards per touch today, with 86 yards on the ground and 26 yards receiving. McFadden had gone over 120 total yards in every game this year, and is just a few yards shy against the Kansas City Chiefs. He’s among the NFL leaders in yards from scrimmage despite missing two games.

The Chiefs entered this game with the seventh best run defense. McFadden hasn’t found the end zone today, which isn’t all that surprising. Except for his outburst against the Denver Broncos, he’s only scored twice this year. He also lost a fumble today, his first of the year. Meaning this is McFadden’s worst fantasy game this year — not a bad worst, am I right?

On the other side of the ball, Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles has 94 total yards, and WR Dwayne Bowe has 63 yards and a touchdown.

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Austin Collie Injury

More good news from Philadelphia: Austin Collie apparently has nothing more than a concussion.

This is according to a tweet from Indianapolis radio host Kevin Lee, who says he spoke with Colts coach Jim Caldwell and was told that Collie has a concussion. Collie remains in the locker room and was earlier reported to be "sitting up and alert."

Obviously, a concussion isn't a minor injury, and Collie's appeared as severe as any suffered by an NFL player this year. But knowing that Collie is seemingly out of the woods as far as paralysis is concerned will likely change the discussion from his status to the officiating of the hit.

Though Kurt Coleman was flagged for an unnecessary roughness penalty for a helmet-to-helmet hit, and the league office has already affirmed that that was the correct call, a groundswell of defense for Coleman's approach as clean, legal, and unfortunate has already taken place on Twitter.

Steelers safety Ryan Clark, known for his hard hits, especially a very serious one in the 2009 AFC Championship Game on Willis McGahee is the most prominent NFL player to defend Coleman. He tweets:

We can't flag people because a hit is hard. May God bless Austin Collie but that hit was not illegal. The game is ruined!
Clark's reaction seems a little overblown. But don't be surprised if it looks mild after another week of vehement disagreement about whether or not the NFL is doing enough to ensure the safety of its players.

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