I don’t know why I continue to do this. I expend so much time and effort for my fantasy football teams, and for what? To lose eight of my past nine total matchups? Hopefully the fantasy gods are being kinder to you than they are to me, and here are the weekly studs and duds of fantasy football.

MILES AUSTIN — I’ve never liked Roy Williams as Dallas’s No. 1 receiver, so I faced a choice with my lineup decimated from bye weeks: do I start Patrick Crayton or Miles Austin? By now I’m sure you could guess that I went with Crayton. But no one could have seen this coming: 10 catches, 250 yards and two scores. Only 1 percent of owners in ESPN leagues started him and saw the benefits of his monstrous performance. But does anyone remember last year, when he caught our attention with 115 yards and a touchdown in a prime time game in Green Bay? His highest yardage total after that game (and up until Sunday) was 45, and he caught a pass in just five of the Cowboys’ 12 remaining games in 2008. By the way, he had five catches in the first four games of this season, and we saw him drop more than one touchdown pass on Sunday. Yeah, grab him off waivers, but wait for consistency before you start him, because we might not see it.

RODDY WHITE — Oh, there he is. White had nearly as good a day as Austin with eight catches, 210 yards and two touchdowns. Fantasy owners got nervous with his mediocre stat line in the first three games, but it’s safe to deploy him as a top receiver again.

ANQUAN BOLDIN — Boldin is getting his catches (21 in the past three games), but has found the end zone only once this season. He’s catching more balls for more yards than his teammate Larry Fitzgerald, but Fitz has the touchdowns. The fact that Tim Hightower, who has rushed for more than 22 yards just once this year, has more touchdowns than Boldin is bad news for fantasy owners.

ELI MANNING — Sometimes, it’s bad to be good. Manning’s Giants have been so dominant with their weak schedule that he hasn’t had to play a full game most of the time. He was pulled before halftime against the lowly Raiders. He’s putting up great numbers when he plays, but his best numbers come when it’s a tough matchup, which New York will certainly see coming up. It’s time to start him if you have him.

AHMAD BRADSHAW — So he is definitely the most valuable No. 2 running back in the NFL, if there was any doubt before. He had a huge day, carrying just 11 times but gaining 110 yards and scoring twice, and he would have done far more damage if the Giants hadn’t been slaughtering Oakland. Bradshaw had already been having a great season for a No. 2 back, but now he’s confirmed as a good addition to your starting lineup. Don’t expect too many games this huge, but his consistency is unparalleled among No. 2 RBs.

KELLEN WINSLOW — Only one TE eclipsed the 100-yard barrier this week, and Winslow added two touchdowns to the stat line as well. But like most other tight ends, he’s a risky start because of dramatic inconsistency: in Weeks 3 and 4, he had just three total fantasy points, while in Weeks 1, 2 and 5, he had 49.

LARRY JOHNSON — He was given the chance, and he has blown it. He has yet to score a touchdown, and his paltry yardage totals should signal the end for Johnson. Jamaal Charles will do so much better than Johnson has.

BILLS OFFENSE — See the Bills commentary for more, but for the purposes of this one, don’t start any of them right now.

RANDY MOSS — We’ve seen two huge games out of Moss and three terrible ones. He has only one touchdown. Is this due to good defense, or should Moss owners be worried? The fact is that he’s the best receiver on a good football team, so the stats should return to superstar level soon.

BRAYLON EDWARDS — Now that he’s on a good team, this could be a huge boost. But he needs to stay on your bench until he adjusts to the offensive system and gives you a couple good games.