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We only have Weeks 8 and 9 left to navigate with significant absences because of byes. The ever-growing list of injured stars is a whole other matter. We're monitoring the statuses of players such as Andre Johnson, Brian Westbrook and a host of others as we approach game-time. I can't wait to see some of the sit-start decisions being made for this week as I traverse the Twitter-verse this week.

In the interim, let's flip on the calculators and dig through the matchups to find heroes in this week's Lineup Calls. I'm starting in Chicago with Jay Cutler, whose team desperately needs to rebound from last week's wreckage in Cincinnati.