Sunday is here, and that means a lot of football. With a lot of football there comes a lot of fantasy football. This is the first week where we are having to deal with players on bye. With Carolina and Green Bay on bye there's a lot of fantasy owners who are in need of a plug-and-play QB. Here's a look at some players who might serve that role, and some who might already be on your bench.
Start Tony Romo vs SD. The Chargers are giving up the most fantasy points to opposing QBs this year. This game should be close and the Cowboys are going to keep feeding to ball to their 100-million-dollar-man.
Start Terrelle Pryor vs WAS. The Redskins have given up the second most fantasy points to opposing QBs this year. Nothing about this secondary is good, and Pryor seems to get better with every snap.
Start Philip Rivers vs DAL. His hot streak isn't going to stop against the Cowboys' struggling secondary. Expect this southern-style shootout to net Rivers' 3-4 scores and 300 yards.
Start Andrew Luck vs JAC. Like most Andrew Luck owners, I am frustrated by his performance the last two weeks. This is the week when Luck turns it around. In 2 career starts against the Jaguars he has over 600 yards from scrimmage and 4 touchdowns.
Sit Matt Schaub vs SEA. The Seahawks aren't letting anyone score. They have given up the fewest points out of any team in the league so far and Schaub isn't going to bring the winds of change to this obvious NFC front-runner.
Sit Jay Cutler vs DET. The Lions have only given up 2 passing TDs this year and the Bears will likely be playing this game from ahead. Expect a lot of garbage yardage from Bush & Forte, not a lot of air time for Cutler here past the first quarter.
Sit Eli Manning vs KC. Sit Eli until further notice. He doesn't have the run-game or offensive line that he needs to thrive in Tom Coughlin's offense. Andy Reid and the Chiefs are going to play smart football and keep Eli honest. He'll probably end the day with more interceptions than touchdowns.
Start Matt Forte vs DET. The Lions are going to give up points, but they seem to keep teams out of the end zone within the 10 yard line. What's this mean? Good things for Forte, not so good for Michael Bush. My bold prediction of the week; Forte scores the Bears' every point (except for the XPs obviously). In 10 career games against the Lions, Forte has broken double-digit fantasy points in every game.
Start Jamaal Charles vs NYG. I'm not sure why anyone would consider benching him after last week's numbers. The 3-0 Chiefs take on the 0-3 Giants this week and Charles is poised for another explosive performance. Andy Reid has shown that J.C. is just as good as L.Mc. Look for Charles to find the end zone a couple of times this weekend.
Start Trent Richardson vs JAC. I know all T-Rich owners were super excited when he was traded to the Colts. Then last week happened, and now owners are questioning everything they thought they knew about fantasy football running backs. It shouldn't take my words of wisdom to convince you that the Colts have the edge in this game, and this is going to result in plenty of garbage time yards for Richardson. I'm expecting 100-150 yards and a score for Trent.
Sit C.J. Spiller vs BAL. The Ravens have shut down running backs all year and Spiller is fresh off of injury. In his only game against the Ravens, Spiller recorded 3 fantasy points.
Sit Ryan Mathews vs DAL. This game is going ot be close and that hurts nobody's fantasy value more than Ryan Mathews. I would be surprised if he carries the ball more than 15 times against a defense who only allows 44 rushing yards per game to opposing running backs.
Sit DeMarco Murray vs SD. The Chargers haven't allowed a touchdown to opposing running backs this year. If Murray is going to put up points this week it's going to be catching the ball, but the Chargers' front 7 aren't going to let up catches from the backfield easily.
Sit Ray Rice vs BUF. If Rice plays he's not going to be 100%. The Bills are yet to allow an opposing RB to score on them. Teams have averaged 32 carries per week against the Bills and John Harbaugh isn't going to do that to Ray Ray coming off of injury.
Start Pierre Garcon vs OAK. Despite RGIII's early struggles, the Raiders are giving up 18 catches per game to opposing receivers and Garcon will likely be the benefactor of this stat. The Raiders are also allowing opposing QBs to complete an outstanding 80% of their passes.
Start Demaryius Thomas vs PHI. The Eagles can't defense No. 1 receivers and Bay Bay is the best of the best in this category. Peyton is going to take full advantage. I'm expecting Thomas to have at least two scores from 30+ yards out.
Start Dwayne Harris vs SD. He's a bit of a long-shot, but I got it right on giving Nate Burleson the nod last week. Despite RGIII's early struggles, the Raiders are giving up 18 catches per game to opposing receivers and Garcon will likely be the benefactor of this stat. The Raiders are also allowing opposing QBs to complete an outstanding 80% of their passes.
Sit Roddy White vs NE. The Patriots have allowed a league low 27 total catches to opposing wide receivers. (That's the same number of catches Julian Edelman has.) I'm hearing good things about Roddy's bothersome ankle, but this isn't the week for him to return to form. In his only career game against the Pats, White had 4 catches for 24 yards and no scores.
Sit Sidney Rice vs HOU. The Texans are giving up the fewest yards per game to opposing receivers at 107. The Seahawks completed 21 passes last week, 24% of them went to Rice, which would net him a whopping 25 yards receiving if the numbers line up against the Texans defense.
Sit all Titans' WRs vs NYJ. The Jets might not be the scariest team in the NFL but they are the only team in the league holding opposing QBs to a completion percentage under 45%. This is not a friendly number for a young Jake Locker. The Jets have also only allowed 2 TDs to receivers this season. Look for this game to be low scoring and a situation best for running backs.
Sit Larry Fitzgerald vs TB. This is an obvious, albeit difficult, decision. Darrelle Revis is still Darrelle Revis and Larry will make his way to the island this Sunday. Fitzgerald has never scored when covered by Revis.
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