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Instant Impressions: Week 4

Surprising games from Torain, Wells, Ridley highlight high-scoring fantasy week

Updated: October 3, 2011, 5:34 PM ET
By Christopher Harris | ESPN.com

• Mike Shanahan had his revenge … again. You can't stop him, you can only hope to contain him. See, this is why we don't believe the hype when Tim Hightower begins the year with two games of slightly more than 100 total yards from scrimmage, and when Shanny gives Hightower glowing reviews. The orange-hued ball coach doesn't like to use just one back, and when that back is a pedestrian talent like Hightower, Shanny's eyes don't take long to wander. Ryan Torain -- left for dead ...

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