Every Sunday I will be providing a quick look around the NFL to let you know what I think of every matchup from a fantasy perspective.
St. Louis Rams vs. Atlanta Falcons
Must Start
Matt Ryan, Steven Jackson, Julio Jones (if healthy) Tony Gonzalez, Jared Cook
Flex Options
Chris Givens, Daryl Richardson
Deep League Flex Plays
Harry Douglas, Tavon Austin (Hoping this is the week they start to use him more)
Burns up Your Bench (Back Ups who will have nice days)
Stapled to the Bench
Roddy White (because of injury)
Carolina Panthers vs. Buffalo Bills
Must Start
Cam Newton, C. J. Spiller,
Probably Starts For Most Deep League Teams
Steve Smith, Greg Olsen
Flex Options
DeAngelo Williams, Stevie Johnson
Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears
Must Start
Adrian Peterson, Matt Forte, Brandon Marshall
Deep League Flex Options
Alshon Jeffrey, Greg Jennings, Jerome Simpson
Burns Up Your Bench
Washington Redskins vs. Green Bay Packers
Must Start
Aaron Rodgers, Jordy Nelson, Robert Griffin III, Alfred Morris, Randall Cobb, Pierre Garcon
Flex Options
James Jones, Eddie Lacy, Jermichael Finley (Toe issue keeps him from must start)
Deep League Flex Options
Miami Dolphins vs. Indianapolis Colts
Must Starts
Flex Options
Ahmad Bradshaw,(Injury to Vick Ballard pushes Bradshaw up my flex board) Lamar Miller, Mike Wallace,
Deep League Flex Options
Brandon Gibson, Darius Heyward-Bay
Dallas Cowboys vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Must Start
Jamal Charles, Dez Bryant (as long as his foot cooperates), Jason Witten
Flex Options
DeMarco Murray, Dwayne Bowe, Miles Austin
Deep League Flex Options
Donnie Avery (16 Team Leagues)
Benched (where I have a capable backup)
Tony Romo (Worried about his ability to make throws with his bruised ribs)
San Diego Chargers vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Must Start
LeSean McCoy, Michael Vick, Desean Jackson
Deep league Starters or Flex Options
Brent Celek, Antonio Gates, Vincent Brown, Malcolm Floyd
Bench
Philip Rivers (Not liking the cross country early game for these West Coasters)
Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Ravens
Must Start
Trent Richardson, Ray Rice (Cleveland is underrated against the run), Cameron Jordan
Flex Options
Torrey Smith (* I would keep him on the bench if you can with Joe Hadencovering him, but he could always take one to the house.)
Deep League Flex Options
Marlon Brown (Sneaky start in deep leagues as he could benefit from the defense rolling towards Smith.)
Nice Value in Daily Fantasy Football
Brandon Weeden (he’s cheap and the Baltimore secondary looked suspect last week)
Tennessee Titans vs. Houston Texans
Must Start
Andre Johnson, Arian Foster, Chris Johnson
Most Likely Starters or Flex Options
Deep League Flex Options
Detroit Lions vs. Arizona Cardinals
Must Start
Reggie Bush, Calvin Johnson, Matthew Stafford, Larry Fitzgerald (If Healthy! Questionable as of now)
Flex Options
Joique Bell, Andre Roberts, Michael Floyd (Bump Roberts and Floyd up if Fitzgerald is forced to miss the game.)
New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccanneers
Must Start
Drew Brees, Doug Martin, Jimmy Graham, Vincent Jackson, Marques Colston
Flex Options
Darren Sproles (almost always a must start in PPR), Mike Williams, Lance Moore
Deep League Flex Options
Pierre Thomas, Kenny Stills, Mark Ingram (desperation play in very deep leagues)
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Oakland Raiders
Must Start
? …..um…..Sebastian Janikowski
Flex Options
Maurice Jones-Drew, Darren McFadden, Cecil Shorts(Chad Henne is in for Gabbert,which is good for Shorts, but there aren’t many other options in the passing game to keep Shorts from being doubled), Rod Streater
Deep League Starter
Terrelle Pryor (second most rushing yards last week!)
Denver Broncos vs. New York Giants
I covered the the Giants earlier this week and nothing much has changed for me as far as my projections go.
As for talking about the Broncos, it puts me in a tough spot because I really hope they all don’t play well!
The only player I will talk about for the Broncos is Eric Decker who I think Peyton Manning will try to get involved early in the game. I expect him to have a bounce back game. Otherwise use someone else’s start/sit advice.
San Francisco vs. Seattle Seahawks
Must Start
Colin Kaepernick (fast becoming one of the best players in the game), Vernon Davis, Marshawn Lynch
Flex Options
Anquan Boldin,(Brandon Browner being out helps Boldin’s chances) Frank Gore, Golden Tate (only in deep leagues where I had an injury)
Bench
I am keeping Russell Wilson on the bench for this matchup because he had a tough time picking yardage against the 49ers last season. He did have a four TD game so if you’re forced start him there is hope.
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Must Start
Flex Options
Deep League Flex Options
Emmanuel Sanders, BenJarvis Green-Ellis, Giovani Bernard, Tyler Eifert(in leagues that weigh Tight Ends heavily)
Burns Up Your Bench
Andy Dalton (I think Dalton has a nice game on Monday night, but he will only be started in 2QB leagues.)
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This post originally appeared at www.bigblueview.com on September 13th 2013.
