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Fantasy Sharks VIP Weekly ReportOctober 12, 2016 23rd Edition, Volume 6

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FANTASY STOCK EXCHANGE GARY DAVENPORT

THE RED ZONE THOMAS CASALE

THE DAILY PLANET TODD COLBURN

ASSUME THE POSITION BILL AQUAVIVA

FLEX APPEAL MICHAEL NEASE

THE BLITZ WALTON SPURLIN

GAME CAPSULES MATT WILSON

CRYSTAL BALL RANKINGS FANTASY SHARKS

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The Fantasy Stock Exchange By Gary Davenport

FANTASY STOCK EXCHANGE: Week Six

You remember that one time when we knew stuff about fantasy football?

It was a long time ago – like September. We knew all sorts of stuff with absolute certainty. We knew that Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was going to be fantasy football’s top quarterback.

We were sure that running back Todd Gurley of the Los Angeles Rams would rumble all over the NFL in his second NFL season. And we were positive that wide receiver Odell Beckham of the New York Giants was going to tear it up.

Um, yeah.

Through five weeks, Newton doesn’t even rank in the top 10 among fantasy quarterbacks in many scoring systems. The next 100-yard rushing game Gurley has this year will be his first 100-yard rushing game this year. And Beckham took longer to notch his first touchdown of the year than Adam Thielen of the Minnesota Vikings.

Adam…freaking…Thielen.

Success in fantasy football relies on the ability to admit we know nothing. The willingness to change philosophies and plans of attach on a dime. Shrewd attention to the rising and falling values of players across the NFL.

Players like these.

Oh and it takes luck. A staggering amount of luck. A Thielenistic amount of good fortune.

QUARTERBACKS

STOCK UP: Tom Brady, New England Patriots: Tom Brady’s back and you’re going to be in trouble. Hey now, hey now – Tom Brady’s back. The Golden Boy topped 400 yards through the air against the Cleveland Browns and tossed three touchdown passes. Now imagine what Brady will do once he isn’t rusty anymore.

STOCK DOWN: Eli Manning, New York Giants: You can’t really fault Manning’s fantasy owners if they’re starting to get more than a bit antsy. Manning is now in a month-long slump – the 35-year-old hasn’t thrown multiple touchdown passes since Week 1, and Manning barely ranks inside the top 20 at his position in Fantasy Sharks League scoring.

STOCK UP: Brian Hoyer, Chicago Bears: In three starts this season, Hoyer is averaging over 300 yards a game. He’s thrown six touchdown passes without an interception. And the 30-year-old ranks third among



quarterbacks in fantasy points over that span. In related news, I think the Apocalypse is here, so enjoy Hoyer’s hot streak before the cosmos collapses in on itself.

STOCK DOWN: Ryan Tannehill, Miami Dolphins: Per Conor Orr of NFL.com, head coach Adam Gase expressed confidence in his besieged quarterback after another bad game. He's not coming out," Gase said. "You can ask me 100 times, he's going to be in there the rest of the season." We all know what votes of confidence mean – everything but confidence.

RUNNING BACKS

STOCK UP: Matt Asiata, Minnesota Vikings: Asiata is like Jason Voorhees – a lumbering menace who just won’t die. The fact Asiata scored a touchdown Sunday against the Texans isn’t that surprising, but his usage level is. Asiata carried the ball 14 times and added three catches, piling up over 100 total yards for the undefeated Vikings.

STOCK DOWN: C.J. Anderson, Denver Broncos: After two straight games with 20 carries and a score to open the season, Anderson’s usage and production have both fallen off since. His 11 carries in a Week 5 loss to the Atlanta Falcons was a season low, and with Anderson averaging only 3.5 yards a carry this season rookie Devontae Booker is seeing more and more work.

STOCK UP: Terrance West, Baltimore Ravens: West is averaging over 100 yards a game over the past two weeks, and picked up 95 yards rushing on only 11 carries against the Washington Redskins. Yes, rookie Kenneth Dixon is finally healthy, but there’s no reason for new Ravens OC Marty Mornhinweg to fix what isn’t broken in Baltimore. The run game isn’t broken. Dixon may well take over at some point, but we ain’t there yet.

STOCK DOWN: Matt Forte, New York Jets: Normally, 30 touches for 103 total yards would be a stat line from Forte that fantasy owners could live with. The problem is that’s Forte’s numbers from the past two games combined. Add in that Forte is losing significant passing down work to Bilal Powell, and the 30-year-old Forte is trending in the wrong direction.

WIDE RECEIVERS

STOCK UP: Sammie Coates, Pittsburgh Steelers: As Andy Behrens of Yahoo Sports wrote, Coates is a player who can help your fantasy team, even if you have to watch the game through your hands due to his maddening inconsistency. “Pittsburgh has another friendly matchup ahead at Miami,” Behrens said, “so there’s no reason to think Coates can’t help the fantasy community in Week 6. He’s guaranteed to face favorable coverage situations all year, as long as opposing defenses remain focused on Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell.”

STOCK DOWN: Michael Floyd, Arizona Cardinals: To say that Floyd isn’t quite having the contract year he hoped for would be one hell of an understatement. Not only did Floyd fail to record a catch against the San Francisco 49ers last Thursday, but he was only targeted three times. Floyd has clearly fallen behind Jaron Brown in the WR pecking order in the desert.



STOCK UP: Jeremy Kerley, San Francisco 49ers: If Brian Hoyer’s ascension over the past few weeks isn’t enough to convince you that the end times are here, try this on for size. Fourteen receptions, 190 yards and two touchdowns. That’s Kerley’s line over the past two weeks as the closest thing to actual wide receiver for the woeful 49ers.

STOCK DOWN: Jarvis Landry, Miami Dolphins: This has very little to do with Landry as a player, and a lot to do with the sorry play of his quarterback and fellow wide receivers with the Dolphins. Defenses are keying on Landry, who had a season-low three catches for 28 yards against the Titans. And even when he does get open, Tannehill is struggling mightily to get Landry the ball.

TIGHT ENDS

STOCK UP: Martellus Bennett, New England Patriots: With Rob Gronkowski nearing a return to health, the fear was that Bennett’s fantasy production could tail off even with Tom Brady’s return. They were right. It was awful. All Bennett was able to muster against the Cleveland Browns last week was six catches for 67 yards and three touchdowns. The horror.

STOCK DOWN: Jack Doyle, Indianapolis Colts: In Week 1, Doyle burst into fantasy relevance with a pair of touchdown catches. After getting scooped up off the waiver wire, Doyle put up 10 grabs for 102 yards over his next two games, However, over the last two weeks, Doyle has fallen completely off the face of the earth, to the tune of three catches for 14 yards…total.

STOCK UP: Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots: Gronkowski has been listed in this column every single week this season. Finally it’s for a reason that will make his fantasy owners smile. While speaking to Jarrett Bell of USA Today, Gronkowski credited his first big game of the year to the return of his quarterback. “Everyone was intense today,” Gronkowski said. “Everyone was amped up. Tom always brings the ampness.”

STOCK DOWN: Hunter Henry, San Diego Chargers: It’s been a nice ride of late for the rookie tight end, who has 12 catches for 207 yards and two touchdowns over the past three games. However, that’s been with veteran tight end Antonio Gates on the shelf, and with Gates nearing a return the henry gravy train may be about to derail.

Gary Davenport is a Senior Staff Writer at Fantasy Sharks and an NFL and Fantasy Football Analyst at Bleacher Report. A member of the Pro Football Writers of America and Fantasy Sports Writers Association, Gary was the winner of the 2015 FSWA award for Print Article of the Year. You can follow Gary on Twitter @IDPSharks

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The Red Zone: Week 6Thomas Casale

Passing

Tom Brady, Patriots – In his first game back, Brady attempted four red zone passes. He competed three of those attempts for two scores. The Patriots live in the red zone with Brady at quarterback. LeGarrette Blount will still get opportunities but look for Brady to quickly rise in the red zone passing rankings and for players like Rob Gronkowski, Martellus Bennett and Julian Edelman to all benefit.

Ryan Fitzpatrick, Jets – One of the reasons for Fitzpatrick’s struggles this season is he’s been awful in the red zone. Fitz ranks tied for fifth in the NFL with 27 red zone attempts but he’s only competed 11 passes (40 percent). He’s thrown five touchdowns and three interceptions. Eric Decker was the top red zone receiver in the NFL last year and he’s out but Fitz still has Brandon Marshal and Quincy Enunwa at his disposal. If Fitzpatrick’s red zone numbers don’t improve soon, we’ll be talking about Geno Smith.

Eli Manning, Giants – Manning is struggling in the red zone despite having Odell Beckham, Sterling Shepard and Victor Cruz at receiver. Eli has completed just 9-of-20 passes in the red zone with four touchdowns and one interception. One problem Manning faces in the red zone is the Giants don’t have a legitimate tight end. Another problem is Ben McAdoo’s play calling near the goal line has been highly questionable. Finally, Eli simply isn’t playing well right now. The Giants need to use their weapons in the red zone. Their weapons are their wide receivers.

Rushing

Carlos Hyde, 49ers – Hyde is in no danger of losing touches to another 49ers running back. He currently has 23 red zone rushing attempts and six scores. That’s 72 percent of the 49ers red zone rushing attempts. One thing to watch for though is Colin Kaepernick taking over as San Francisco’s starter. He’s more likely to run near the goal line. Kap could start stealing away some of Hyde’s short scoring attempts in the coming weeks.

DeMarco Murray, Titans – Murray is one of the few dependable weekly starting running backs left in fantasy football and he’s delivered consistently in the red zone. Murray has 11 red zone rushing attempts and three touchdowns. He’s seeing close to 80 percent of the team’s red zone carries, despite the presence of impressive rookie Derrick Henry. Furthermore, Murray has been a big asset as a receiver. He’s caught 5-of-7 red zone targets and scored twice. His seven red zone targets ranks tied for fourth in the NFL. Murray has been a beast in the red zone. That won’t change as long as he stays healthy even with Henry waiting in the wings.

Mark Ingram, Saints – Earlier in the year we said Ingram’s red zone touchdowns should come but it’s looking like that may not be the case. It’s obvious that Sean Payton hates fantasy owners and always will. Ingram has just eight red zone carries and one touchdown through four games. He’s only



seeing 40 percent of the team’s red zone carries, while John Kuhn has scored three red zone touchdowns and has seen 20 percent of the carries. The Saints do a lot of different things near the goal line. Ingram is a slave to his offense.

Receiving – WR

Emmanuel Sanders, Broncos – Sanders is tied for the NFL lead with 10 red zone targets. He’s caught five passes and scored two touchdowns. When Peyton Manning was the quarterback, Demaryius Thomas was the preferred red zone receiver. That’s changed this season with the move to Trevor Siemian but Thomas has the same production with fewer opportunities. Thomas has been targeted five times and also has two touchdowns. Sanders is seeing 45.5 percent of Denver’s red zone targets, while Thomas is seeing just 22.7 percent. Different quarterbacks like throwing to different receivers. After five games, it’s clear Siemian prefers Sanders.

A.J. Green, Bengals – Andy Dalton has struggled in the red zone early in the year. One reason for that is because Green has only been targeted four times in five games. Tyler Eifert hasn’t played yet this year. The Bengals lost Marvin Jones and Mohamed Sanu this offseason. Yet, Green is still only seeing 16.7 percent of the Bengals red zone targets. By the way, he’s caught all four of his targets and scored once. Ken Zampese is in his first year as an offensive coordinator. Someone needs to tell him to throw the ball to Green in the red zone.

Julio Jones, Falcons – Like Green, Jones has been a non-factor in the red zone early in the year. The difference is the Falcons have been productive in the red zone and are 4-1. Amazingly, Jones has only been targeted three times and has yet to score. He’s seeing less than 10 percent of the team’s red zone targets. Atlanta’s offense is hitting on all cylinders but expect Jones’ red zone looks to go up. He’s simply too dominant for them to remain this low all season.

Cameron Meredith, Bears – Meredith got the start against the Colts with Kevin White on IR. He had a big game, catching nine passes for 130 yards and a touchdown on 12 targets. Meredith has already seen four red zone targets. He’s caught all four and scored once. That’s pretty impressive considering Meredith has really only played in the last two games. With White out and Jeffery still bothered by a gimpy knee, look for the 6-3 Meredith to continue to be a red zone factor.

Receiving – TE

Jesse James, Steelers – James has been a big asset for the Steelers through the first five games. He’s been targeted in the red zone five times and scored three touchdowns. His five targets are one more than Antonio Brown. James’ fantasy value is largely touchdown dependent. That could be in jeopardy with Ladarius Green eligible to come off PUP in Week 7. Ride the James’ touchdown wave now while you can.

Antonio Gates, Chargers – Just to show how much Philip Rivers looks for Gates in the red zone, he’s been targeted four times and scored twice, despite barely playing this year with a hamstring injury.



Rookie Hunter Henry has been impressive filling in for Gates but as long as he’s healthy, Gates will always be Rivers’ favorite red zone target.

Martellus Bennett, Patriots – As mentioned above, a lot of Patriots will benefit from Brady being back. The main beneficiary could be Bennett. He’s always been a beast in the red zone and now with teams focusing on stopping Gronk, Bennett will have a chance to eat up defenses near the goal line. Bennett has been targeted three times in the red zone and scored two touchdowns. Those numbers will be on the rise.



THE DAILY PLANET BY TODD COLBURN

The Daily Planet – Week 6By Todd Colburn

Week 5 is in the books and it was a week for the underdogs. Cameron Meredith, Sammie Coates and Tyrell Williams aren’t exactly household names, but they were HUGE for daily fantasy in Week 5. If you combined those three WRs (Williams was the only one we were touting) with RB studs David Johnson and Ezekiel Elliott...well, you’re quite a bit wealthier now, aren’t you? Let’s gaze into the crystal ball and see what we can conjure up the results in big winnings for Week 6.

BYES in Week 6: Minnesota, Tampa Bay

VEGAS-SOURCING

Vegas-sourcing is the term I use for the strategy of using the knowledge of the wise guys to inform your daily fantasy decisions. Each week you’ll want to build a base of information around the matchups. Vegas bookmakers have an uncanny ability to project what teams are going to put up on the scoreboard. The over/unders and the spread give you a free look at what the experts think each team is going to produce. So instead of “crowdsourcing,” we present: “Vegas-sourcing.” You just extrapolate the projected points scored by a team by looking at the Over/Unders and cross-referencing the spreads. Keep in mind that the numbers all change throughout the week, so don’t get too worked up if the line has moved based on what you see below. The takeaway is the same whether Vegas is projecting 28 or 29 points scored by a team at different points throughout the week.

High Scorers: New England27.7

5 Low Scorers: Miami19.7

5

Pittsburgh27.2

5 NY Jets 19.5

Carolina 27 Cincinnati19.2

5Arizona 27 San Francisco 18.5

Seattle26.2

5 Cleveland18.2

5

Notable: Buffalo 26

Tennessee25.2

5

Atlanta19.7

5



Unsurprisingly, New England is in the top scoring spot again, followed closely by Pittsburgh. Nothing new, you’re starting all those guys no matter what. I find it interesting that Arizona is in the Top 5, being that they have scored 21 or fewer points in 3 of their 5 games. The NY Jets aren’t exactly pushovers on defense. I do support Seattle being in the Top 5, as I’m excited about Russell Wilson et al this week. I’m intrigued by Buffalo projecting 26 points this week – makes me interested in LeSean McCoy and maybe even Tyrod Taylor. Tennessee finds themselves in heady territory with a projected point total of 25.25; though I’d stay away from that passing game completely. DeMarco Murray may be a more wise choice for you. Atlanta fared really well against Denver, putting 23 on the board against one of the best defenses in the league. I find it hard to believe they’re going to score less than 20 in Seattle. Seattle is tough, but the Falcons are showing resilience against tough defenses. The only entry in the Bottom 5 that I find new and noteworthy is Cincinnati; might be best to fade AJ Green this week.

WEEK 6 VALUE PLAYS

DEFENSE: Defense is where I usually like to steal some value. You can usually find some nice inefficiencies in pricing on defense. I will often start my roster construction with defense, looking for the best relative value, with an emphasis on low price. Some weeks, the matchup compels you to take the high-priced options, but I like to spend my money elsewhere.

DraftKings Salary FanDuel SalaryBuffalo $3700 Buffalo $4800Pittsburgh $3400 Tennessee $4700Philadelphia $3100 Philadelphia $4500Detroit $3000 Detroit $4500Jacksonville $2700 Jacksonville $4200

I told you to go big on Minnesota last week, and I sure hope you did. If you like that, maybe you’ll like Buffalo this week, as that’s my “all-in” pick of the week. The daily fantasy sites have anticipated this, and have priced Buffalo Top 5 on both DraftKings and FanDuel. I also like Tennessee this week at home against Cleveland…the Titans have continued to do a nice job keeping the score low, and they have effectively generated turnovers against bad teams. Detroit has a nice matchup at home against the lowly offense of Los Angeles. If you need to go cheap this week, I invite you to consider Jacksonville. I usually don’t love road defenses, but Chicago is such a disaster, and the Jags have held pass offenses to unnaturally low yardage.

QUARTERBACK: Normally I like to pay up for the best QB options, as they are such a big source of points. This week is no exception, as some of the highest-priced players project to score big this



weekend (I’m looking at you, Drew Brees). But if you want to go big at another position, here are some values for you to consider:

DraftKings Salary FanDuel SalaryBen Roethlisberger $7500 Drew Brees $8500Russell Wilson $6900 Russell Wilson $8400Matthew Stafford $6200 Tyrod Taylor $7800Marcus Mariota $6100 Carson Palmer $7700Carson Palmer $6000 Marcus Mariota $7600

I can’t think of any good reason to go away from Ben Roethlisberger until the sites start to see him as a Top 1-2 QB. He is #4 on both sites and I think he’ll have another big week. My pick of the week, as I alluded to earlier, is Russell Wilson. He’s a bargain this week, and I expect him to go off in Week 6. Carson Palmer has been a total dud the last two weeks before his concussion…it won’t stay that way the entire season. The Jets have allowed the 4th most fantasy points to QBs this season. Lastly, Marcus Mariota had a big week in Week 5 and has a little momentum heading into another plum matchup at home against the Browns. It was clear from last week’s win at Miami that the Titans’ offense is so much more effective when Mariota is running the ball – expect to see that replicated this week.

RUNNING BACK: Normally, I’m looking for value at RB and paying up for top WRs. With so many roles in question, it’s hard to justify going too deep into the bargain bin, but here are some guys outside of the top tier to consider:

DraftKings Salary FanDuel SalaryLeSean McCoy $6900 Carlos Hyde $7300Lamar Miller $6600 Melvin Gordon $7100Melvin Gordon $5600 LeGarrette Blount $7000Matt Forte $5500 Matt Forte $6800Carlos Hyde $5100 Spencer Ware $5700

I’m all about LeSean McCoy this week; I think this is as good a matchup as McCoy will have this season (San Francisco has allowed the most rushing yards to RBs of any team this season). On the other side, Carlos Hyde remains the Eric Decker of RBs (if Decker were healthy) – completely underrated. Melvin Gordon has a tough matchup against Denver this week, but he is such a focal point of that offense, he is usually force fed the ball until he scores…I expect that he’ll score again this week and is a good high floor option. I’m intrigued by the idea of continuing to use Spencer Ware for fantasy – I’m not convinced his value is nil with Jamal Charles back in action. Ware is too good of a talent to sit. Expect that he’ll at least be used in the red zone. I also really like Matt Forte this week against an Arizona defense that is far from “all that.”



WIDE RECEIVER: Most weeks, my plan will be to max out the wide receiver position. I’ll try to get top guys for their reliability. With one higher-end RB, you might have to find at least one bargain among this position group. Here are some options for Week 6:

DraftKings Salary FanDuel SalaryLarry Fitzgerald $7700 Larry Fitzgerald $7400Emmanuel Sanders $7000 Julian Edelman $7200Doug Baldwin $6500 Amari Cooper $7100Jeremy Maclin $6300 Jeremy Maclin $6900Will Fuller $5900 Emmanuel Sanders $6800

Larry Fitzgerald is due for another huge game this week against the Jets; New York has given up over 1,000 yards to WRs already! Keeping with my pro-Seattle theme this week, I love the always underrated Doug Baldwin, who will have himself a day against the Falcons defense. Emmanuel Sanders works especially well on FanDuel this week, with only a $6800 valuation. Will Fuller, on the other hand, is a great value on DraftKings at $5900. Jeremy Maclin has a superb matchup against a Raiders secondary that has allowed the most fantasy points to WRs.

TIGHT END: I’m going extreme on TE most of the time. Either it’s Gronk or Jordan Reed if the numbers work out right (I find multiple bargains at other positions), or I might be punting TE. That said, punting TE doesn’t mean you put a can of corn out there. You can get a quality contributor for cheap. Here are some options:

DraftKings Salary FanDuel SalaryDelanie Walker $5500 Jimmy Graham $6900Jimmy Graham $4900 Delanie Walker $6700Martellus Bennett $4500 Martellus Bennett $6600Dennis Pitta $4300 Julius Thomas $5700Zach Miller $3800 Coby Fleener $5600

I’m going a little rich at TE this week, though that doesn’t mean I’m going with Rob Gronkowski this week. I like Jimmy Graham as my big play TE this week. He continues to be a better fit for tournament games than cash games, but I think he’ll do well along with Seattle’s offense. You can swap him out with Delanie Walker depending on the site (FD for Walker, DK for Graham), as I think Walker will find the end zone again this week against the Browns (Cleveland allows most fantasy points to TEs). Otherwise, you might look at Martellus Bennett again this week, though it stands to reason he won’t have three TDs.



Here are a couple of sample lineups for cash game entries this week:

SAMPLE CASH GAME LINEUP – DRAFTKINGS

POS PLAYERSALAR

YQB Russell Wilson $6900RB Matt Forte $5500RB Melvin Gordon $5600WR Doug Baldwin $6500WR Larry Fitzgerald $7700WR Will Fuller $5900TE Jimmy Graham $4900

FLEX Tyreek Hill $3000DST Buffalo $3700

SAMPLE CASH GAME LINEUP – FANDUEL

POS PLAYERSALAR

YQB Ben Roethlisberger $8700RB Matt Forte $6800RB Melvin Gordon $7100WR Emmanuel Sanders $6800WR Julian Edelman $7200WR Larry Fitzgerald $7400TE Delanie Walker $6700K Ryan Succop $4500

DST Buffalo $4800

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ASSUME THE POSITION BY BILL AQUAVIVA

ASSUME THE POSITION: Week 6

400 yards and 3 TDs...Tom Brady hasn’t missed a beat and his owners are thrilled that he is back. Roethlisberger and Rivers each threw for 4 TDs and 350+ yards each, David Johnson and Ezekiel Elliott both went for 130+ rushing yards and 2 scores, T.Y. Hilton went off, and lots of new names were in the league leaders in receiving- Sammie Coates, Cameron Meredith, Adam Thielen and Tyrell Williams. Chip Kelly has made a QB change in San Francisco, so I was only a week late in that prediction, Carson Palmer is expected to clear concussion protocols this week, Bucs RB Charles Sims is gone for the year, Browns QB Cody Kessler is expected to keep playing (as if anyone cares), Trevor Siemian is expected back this week, Chicago WR Kevin White is out for awhile, perhaps the year, and Dallas is already prepping for a QB controversy if and when Romo is ready.

This week the Vikings and Buccaneers have byes so adjust your lineups accordingly, and next week the Panthers and Cowboys have byes so make moves now if you need to replace players from any of those teams.

As always, the weekly Assume The Position article takes a look at some of the great matchups (“Money in the Bank”), good matchups (“Safe Bets”) and bad matchups (“Rolling the Dice”), and we give you one player at each position (QB, RB, WR and TE) that we’ve identified for that respective performance (great, good or bad), taking into account the player’s offensive capabilities as well as the defensive matchup they’re facing.

MONEY IN THE BANK (Great Matchup)

Alex Smith – QB, Kansas City Chiefs (at OAK)

Smith is more of a serviceable QB that controls the game and leads the conservative offense down the field. He doesn’t have great stats this year and is most likely a backup QB, at best, on your team, but if you have a starter on a bye this week, Smith is someone who could perform huge as he faces the Chiefs’ hated rivals, the Oakland Raiders. Oakland is the worst passing defense in the league - they give up the most fantasy points to QBs, they give up the most passing yards, and they give up the 4th most passing TDs. Despite the lack of receiving weapons in Kansas City, Alex Smith could be huge this week.

LeSean McCoy – RB, Buffalo Bills (vs. SF)

McCoy comes into this week as the 4th leading rusher in the NFL with 447 yards and 3 TDs. He has to be salivating at this week’s matchup against the 49ers. San Francisco gives up the 5th most fantasy points to RBs, the most rushing yards, the second rushing most attempts per game, and the 6th most TDs. They are solid against receiving stats for opposing RBs but McCoy is so good out of the



backfield I don’t think that will be an issue for him. And as Buffalorumblings.com writer ChrisTrapasso points out, despite his decline in TDs between now with the Bills and previously with the Eagles, “McCoy is the most naturally talented and refined running back Buffalo has had since Thurman Thomas and has certainly been worth every penny.” Look for McCoy to add some more value for your backfield this week.

Larry Fitzgerald – WR, Arizona Cardinals (vs. NYJ)

The old man is still going strong and is a top 5 WR so far this year. Carson Palmer is expected back this week, but even if he doesn’t make it, Fitzgerald should still be in really good shape thanks to the continued surprisingly poor play of the Jets pass defense. The Jets are currently giving up the 3rd most fantasy points, the second most receiving yards and the 4th most TDs to WRs. Meanwhile, Fitzgerald is averaging 72 yards and 1 TD per game. He should definitely keep up or exceed that pace this week.

Delanie Walker – TE, Tennessee Titans (vs. CLE)

There’s definitely been a drop off in performance for Walker from last year’s career year where he set personal bests for receiving yards, TDs and receptions. He had a solid week last week with a 5 catch 66 yard and 1 TD showing, which helps sell him as a great option this week against the Cleveland Browns. Cleveland not only gives up the most fantasy points to TEs, including the most receptions and yards, but also the 2nd most TDs, and they give up over 100 more yards to TEs than the next defense. Walker should continue where he left off last week and have a big day for you.

SAFE BETS (Good Matchup)

Russell Wilson – QB, Seattle Seahawks (vs. ATL)

Wilson isn’t even a top 20 QB this year, and the Seahawks as a team are struggling, but after a bye week and a chance for Wilson to rest his MCL and ankle injuries a little, the team is at home to face one of the worst pass defenses in the league. Seattle Times Staff Writer Bob Condotta notes that “in the eyes of coach Pete Carroll, quarterback Russell Wilson looked pretty much like the Russell Wilson of old, with the rest having apparently done what was hoped to allow him to further recover from ankle and knee injuries suffered in the first three games of the season”. With all that rest and healing, and now facing the Falcons, who give up the 2nd most fantasy points to QBs, which includes the 6th most passing yards and the most passing TDs, this is a great opportunity for Wilson to kick start the entire Seahawks offense and give his owners something to smile about again.

C.J. Anderson – RB, Denver Broncos (at SD)

There’s a lot of reasons to be down on Anderson so far this year. He’s only averaging 59 YPG, 3.5 YPC, has only 1 run over 20 yards and he’s no threat at all to catch balls out of the backfield. But, he does have 3 rushing TDs, which doesn’t suck, and he is on pace to set career bests in receiving, even though those stats are pretty anemic. But this week he takes on the San Diego Chargers who give up the second most fantasy points to RBs and the most TDs to RBs. The Chargers also like to get into a shootout every week, and lose most of them. Only 2 teams have given more points in the NFL than the



Chargers, and as Chris Myers of athlonsports.com points out “A Week 1 explosion could easily reappear Thursday night on the road against San Diego”, so Anderson should finally have another solid performance this week.

Odell Beckham, Jr. – WR, New York Giants (vs. BAL)

Big Blue’s punk ass, cry baby finally managed to get through a game last week where he didn’t have a tantrum, didn’t play dirty, didn’t cry, wasn’t bitch slapped by a kicking net, and didn’t get into a fight with anyone. He also got his first TD of the year; so we’re making progress. This week I believe Beckham will continue the improvement and have a good game against the Ravens and their middle of the road fantasy points defense against WRs. They don’t give up a lot of yards to WRs but give up the most TDs to WRs, which bodes well for Beckham and a struggling Giants offense.

Dennis Pitta – TE, Baltimore Ravens (at NYG)

Pitta is 5th in the league in receiving yards by a TE and is 2nd in receptions for TEs. He hasn’t found the end zone yet but that could change this week against the slumping Giants. New York is pretty average when it comes to allowing fantasy points to TEs and I expect them to remain average, if not less than average, which makes for a solid matchup for Pitta.

ROLLING THE DICE (Bad Matchup)

Matt Ryan – QB, Atlanta Falcons (at SEA)

Yes, he’s the #1 QB in the league right now. He leads the NFL in passer rating, passing yards, average yards per completion, yards per game, 20+ yard pass plays and 40+ yard pass plays. He’s also 2nd in the league in passing TDs and has just 2 INTs. Sounds like a good argument to bench him, right? Well, remember, this isn’t saying you should bench him, it’s just pointing out that he has a bad matchup and you need to consider a replacement or temper your expectations. The Seahawks are the number 1 pass defense in the NFL with respect to allowing fantasy points to QBs. They have given up a total of just 805 yards this year and a league leading 1 passing TD. That averages to 200 yards a .25 TDs per game. Sure, Ryan will likely exceed those numbers but by how much? If you’re lucky enough to have a safer option you may want to explore that this week.

Ezekiel Elliott – RB, Dallas Cowboys (at GB)

OK, before you freak out, remember, this is just identifying a bad matchup and the potential for this player to struggle or underperform. Nobody is saying to bench the league’s leading rusher. As an Elliott owner you already know he leads the league in rush attempts, rushing yards and runs of 20+ yards, and is third in TDs. But what you may not be aware of is the Packers suffocating run defense. Green Bay not only gives up the fewest fantasy points to RBs, they give up the fewest rushing yards - just 170 yards so far and just 1 TD; only the Lions have given up fewer (zero). The game is in Green Bay and there is a real potential for a bad day by Elliott.

Travis Benjamin – WR, San Diego Chargers (vs. DEN)



Benjamin is a surprising top 10 WR early in the season, but can / will it continue? With Rivers throwing and running the Chargers offense, yes, it’s highly likely to continue, but probably not this week. Denver gives up the fewest fantasy points to WRs. They give up the fewest receptions, the fewest yards and the fewest TDs. Look for Benjamin to struggle against the Broncos, so if you have other options you might want to seriously consider one of them over Benjamin this week.

Martellus Bennett – TE, New England Patriots (vs. CIN)

So last week was not too shabby for Bennett...6 catches for 67 yards and 3 TDs in Tom Brady’s return, despite super stud TE Rob Gronkowski having 5 catches for 109 yards. Quick reminder for everyone, Rob Gronkowski is THE man in New England’s receiving game. Martellus Bennett is...well, Martellus Bennett. Don’t overthink this, don’t talk yourself into something, and don’t rely on Bennett to keep scoring fantasy points like he’s been doing. Brady is back, Gronk is back and things are about to change for the worse for Bennett. Only 3 teams have given up fewer receptions to TEs and just 7 teams have given up less receiving yards than Cincy.



FLEX APPEAL BY MICHAEL NEASE

Flex Appeal —Week 6By: Mike Nease, Senior Writer

Week 6 is a key week. Good teams have their playoff dreams validated as they start to move to the top of the standings. You want to be at least 4-2 moving up to Week 7, or at worst 3-3.

Do not put players into lineups just because of who they are. Torrey Smith, Michael Floyd and kneejerk waiver moves are not going to solve any problems. Slow and steady should be your course right now. Have a reason for what you do.

Many game sites have projected points for your players. While that is well and good, use your own judgement. NFL coaches do not consult ratings or rankings prepared by just anybody. Rankings are a tool, an indicator. You need to stick out your neck to make a difference. What do you think? What should you do?

Do not do stupid things like benching players like Hopkins or Gurley for a bad performance or two. Heck Julio Jones had a monster game sandwiched by tow not so good at all performances. Look for player statuses changing. Cameron Meredith and Jeremy Kerley, as noted below are good examples of that.

Study this Weekly Report. Spend some time on a strategy. Two minutes a week to set a lineup is going to get you nowhere. Watch the breaking player status news up until game time. If you want to win, this is the time to shift into high gear.

My goal each and every week will be to help you fill that wild card slot in your lineup, the flex position, with some viable, practical solutions.

In a typical fantasy football lineup we have one position dedicated to a flex player, that being an extra RB, WR, or TE. Many people just take a lower tier RB or WR and slap them into the lineup. Following that haphazard strategy can cost you games on a regular ongoing basis.

You can turn the challenging flex position in your lineup into one of strength, rather than an afterthought. Typically the selection pool here in a 12-team league includes those players ranked beyond RB24, WR36 and TE12. I will use several rankings sources to obtain a healthy consensus.

Marriage Material

This could be either an available free agent pickup, or a player you already have on your roster that you would take home to meet your folks. This is a likely keeper that you can use more often than not



throughout the rest of the season. He has a flair for consistency and the ability to light up the scoreboard with big numbers some weeks.

WR Mike Wallace, Bal

The last two times that Mike Wallace played the Giants he averaged 9 FPPG against them. Right now he is averaging 14 FPPG with a solid 21-273-3 stat line. While he is not quite ready to be an every week lineup choice, he has the makings of a solid weekly flex choice. You want someone who is a little more scoring threat in the WR3-WR1 lineup slots.

Look for Wallace to score 8-9 FP this week at New York.

WR Cameron Meredith, Chi

With Kevin White gone and Alshon Jeffrey and Eddie Royal both hurting, Cameron Meredith has been a pleasant surprise. Now averaging 13 FPPG over the last three games based on a 15-182-1 stat line, Meredith showed his potential with a big 29 point game in Week 5 against the Colts.

Put him in your flex slot this week and he should get you about 9-19 FP against the Jaguars in Jacksonville.

WR Jeremy Kerley, SF

Someone has to catch passes in San Francisco. The only thing that could hold Jeremy Kerley back is the transition from Gabbert to Kaepernick. Kerley has been a rising star for the 49ers, now averaging 15 FPPG with a 26-304-2 stat line.

We expect him to be good for about 11-12 FP this week at Buffalo.

Love ‘em and Leave ‘em

A player here has some flex appeal, but you really only want him because of a favorable matchup this week. You will likely see some red warning flags as you approach. A background check may alert you to injury risks, his coach may favor someone else that is not even suiting up this week, etc., etc. But hey, you don’t want to consider marriage. A one week stand is all you need him for now. But over the long-haul, maybe, just maybe he could fit the bill for something long-term.

WR Rishard Matthews, Ten

Expected to be a decent WR1 after having a strong partial season in Miami in 2015 that was cut short with an injury, Rishard Matthews has been off to a slow start in Tennessee. Now averaging 9 FPPG with a 16-212-1 stat line, his numbers are heading up. In Weeks 4 and 5 he has scored 10 and 13 FP, respectively.

Against Cleveland this week, look for him to give you at least 8-9 FP.



WR Brandon LaFell, Cin

Potential and production are two different things entirely. Brandon LaFell has a 12 FPPG average built on a 21-278-2 stat line. Until Week 5 where he scored 27 FP, he has been mostly a non-factor fantasy wise in 2016.

Now it is time to give him a shot in Week 6. Against the Patriots expect LaFell to garner you 9-10 FP.

RB James White, NE

How do you play a New England RB with any confidence? James White had more snaps in Week 5 than LeGarrette Blount. Averaging 8 FPPG he has scored 11 and 13 FP in Weeks 4 and 5. It is time to give him an opportunity. During the second half of 2015 he was a solid double figure scorer.

With RBs going down fast, we cannot waste one that is a likely scorer. Look for him to score 8-9 FP against the Bengals.

TE Jesse James, Pit

Heath Miller is gone, but not forgotten, especially by Ben Roethlisberger. The young Jesse James is now averaging 10 FPPG and has a growing 18-128-3 stat line. He is turning into a football player that inspires fear in defenders for his play on the field, as much as his namesake used to scare the heck out of train engineers. He scored 10 and 16 FP in the last two games and that should be just the start of a good lineup choice at flex.

We anticipate that James will have around 8-9 FP at Miami this week.

Last Call

The bar is closing and you are so, so desperate. We have all been there at one time or another. A wasted draft choice is a scratch once again. Who can I add to my roster? Here we will give you a guy to start. He won’t be great and very seldom will he be even good. But this week this mutt of a player will give you at least something from the flex position.

RB Jalen Richard, Oak

Part of an apparent RBBC, Jalen Richard is averaging 9 FPPG. In Week 5 he had an 8-31-0///6/66/0 game numbers wise. While not real consistent yet, he is a versatile pass catching, very quick young RB. He is a decent flex choice who is more than likely to give you some points than not,

A good one game choice right now, we expect Richard to get you 7-8 FP against the Chiefs in Kansas City.

TE Charles Clay, Buf



A lot of potential but cannot stay healthy is the best fantasy description of Charles Clay. So far he is averaging 7 FPPG, with an overall 17-187-0 stat line. After scoring 10 and 12 points the last two weeks, now is the time to play him, before he injures himself again.

Against the 49ers, he should be good for about 7-8 FP in Week 6.

RB Chris Thompson, Was

Yes indeed, the Redskins offense is not quite consistent yet, but they are improving week after week. Chris Thompson is one of those effective pass catching backs we are growing to like to utilize in our lineups. While averaging 9 FPPG he has scored 12 and 9 points in Weeks 4 and 5.

He should be able to give you at least about 7-8 points this week against the Eagles.

Adrian Balboa

To Rocky, she was the greatest, prettiest woman in the world. To the rest of us with discerning tastes perhaps not so much. In fantasy football there are players like that available all the time. While others are running away from a player and completely overlooking them is the time for you to swoop in and snap them up.

RB Cameron Artis-Payne, Car

Artis-Payne or Whitaker? Just as you think it is Whitaker, the “other guy” with the law firm name steps up with a solid 18-85-2 game, good for 21 FP. Assuming Stewart is still hobbled, CA-P is a decent choice at flex against the Eagles.

We expect Cameron Artis-Payne to be good for 7-8 FP this week against the Saints and their bend me and break me all you want defense.

WR Pierre Garcon, Was

We have not heard from Pierre Garcon in a while. So far he is only averaging 10 FPPG with a 22-230-1 stat line. While that is far from what we want out of our WR1s, 2s and 3s, it is not too shabby for a flex option.

In four previous games against the Eagles, Garcon has averaged 16 FPPG. This week look for him to score about 9-10 points versus the Eagles in Washington.

TE C.J. Fiedorowicz, Hou

Rocky could never say this Adrian’s name. If you are in desperate need this week, C.J. Fiedorowicz, while averaging on 6 FPPG, 15 and 10 FP in Weeks 4 and 5 and is lining up against a less than intimidating Colts’ defense.



In Week 6 we look for Fiedorowicz to score about 7-8 FP against Indianapolis.

And there you have it—the Week 6 flex player recommendations. When you look at your lineup, view it as a combination of players designed to give you enough points not only to win this week, but enough to win each and every week and ultimately to win the league championship.

So, one more time—work hard each week to have the strongest lineup possible. Use your judgment to maximize your points based on the players you have. Work the waiver wire and seek out trades to give you the strongest roster you can have.

Your job is not done just because the draft is over and the season has begun. In fact things only get harder from this point on. Outwork your opponents and keep building your team from week to week.

Good luck! Have fun!

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Mike Nease is a member of the FSWA and has been playing the game since 1985, while also writing about it since 2001. Over the years he has sampled about all the playing scenarios that fantasy football offers, including re-drafter, keeper, dynasty, auction, IDP and salary cap leagues. He and his wife Bonnie reside in West Chicago, IL You can contact Mike at [email protected] anytime and during the football season follow him @mikeinsights.



The Blitz

Team Defense

Here is what we think we know heading into Week 6: With Carson Palmer out the Arizona Cardinals D/ST stepped up huge last week racking up 7 sacks and forcing 3 turnovers. They get the mistake prone New York Jets at home this week. New York has given up 7 sacks, 11 turnovers and 2 D/ST scores in the last 3 games. The Cardinals are my top rated D/ST this week…The Philadelphia Eagles are going to an angry team as they face Kirk Cousins this week. While they lost to the Lions the Eagles kept the sack train rolling with 4 more last week. They now have 14 in 4 games and will be bringing that ‘Wide-9’ scheme into Washington. Cousins tends to get rattled under pressure and there will be opportunities for big plays for Philly…No D/ST has been hotter than the Buffalo Bills over the past three weeks as they have put up 12 sacks while forcing 9 turnovers and scoring 2 TDs. The Bills host the San Francisco 49ers with Colin Kaepernick slated to make his first start. This shapes up as another big week for the Bills D/ST.

# Team # Team # Team # Team1 Arizona 9 Los Angeles 17 Kansas City 2

5Jacksonville

2 Tennessee 10 Houston 18 NY Jets 26

Cleveland

3 Buffalo 11 Detroit 19 Indianapolis 27

San Diego

4 Denver 12 Green Bay 20 Cincinnati 28

Atlanta

5 Philadelphia 13 NY Giants 21 Oakland 29

New Orleans

6 New England 14 Carolina 22 Dallas 30

Miami

7 Pittsburgh 15 Chicago 23 Washington 31

8 Seattle 16 Baltimore 24 San Francisco 32

Bye Weeks: Minnesota, Tampa Bay

Less Than 90% Owned Standout Team Defenses for Week 6*:

*Ownership information based on ESPN standard leagues

Tennessee (vs. Cleveland)- 24% owned. The Titans are coming off their best defensive effort of the season having put up 6 sacks and a pair of interceptions against the Dolphins. The Browns come to



town having turned the ball over 5 times in the last 3 games while also allowing 7 sacks and a safety. They will also have a banged up Cody Kessler at QB making this a very nice matchup for the Titans.

Pittsburgh (@ Miami)- 44% owned. Let’s just say it. The Miami Dolphins offense is a dumpster fire. The aforementioned Titans D/ST manhandled them last week and QB Ryan Tannehill continues to struggle (I am being kind). Over the last 3 games the Dolphins are allowing an average of 4 sacks per game and have turned the ball over 7 times and given up a D/ST. While this isn’t the ‘Steel Curtain’ defense it is a unit capable of hanging some serious big plays on a floundering Miami offense.

BONUS PICK: Detroit (vs. Los Angeles)- 5% owned. Los Angeles QB Case Keenum is returning to form having turned the ball over 3 times in the last 2 games. He’s also been sacked 6 times in those games and the Rams allowed a D/ST score last week to the Buffalo Bills. We love the Lions this week if either Ziggy Ansah or DeAndre Levy were to return and still like them without the pair. Detroit has put up 5 sacks, 2 turnovers and has a D/ST score in the last 2 games. Detroit is a sneaky good streaming D/ST in Week 6.

Downside Team Defenses for Week 6:

Carolina (@ New Orleans)- 93% owned. It appears that folks are still holding on to the Panthers D/ST based on last season because this year’s edition is not getting it done. Over the last three weeks they are a middle of the road unit allowing 29 points per game and producing a single turnover. The Saints are not an offense to get healthy against as they’ve allowed only 7 sacks in 4 games. The Buccaneers pounded the rock with Jacquizz Rodgers last week against the Panthers with success so we see big games for both Drew Brees and Mark Ingram.

Houston (vs. Indianapolis)- 82% owned. Unfortunately for the Texans they’ve not only lost JJ Watt for the season but have a QB that continues to struggle. Brock Osweiler has thrown for 6 TDs but also thrown 7 interceptions. Unfortunately, Osweiler’s misfires often lead to opposing offenses playing on short fields. While the Colts have allowed 20 sacks on the season the Texans have only 4 sacks in the past three games and have created just a single turnover.

INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE PLAYERS

Observations of the IDP landscape heading into Week 6: After a long holdout and a hamstring issue DE Joey Bosa made his debut last week and racked up 5 total stops and a pair of sacks. We like the hot streak to continue against the Denver Broncos Thursday night as they have allowed 10 sacks to DL in the last 3 games…The Cincinnati Bengals have been very generous in handing out fantasy points having allowed 82 total stops and 13 sacks to DL. Let’s make sure to have Jabaal Sheard and Rob Ninkovich in our lineups. In DT required formats Malcolm Brown is a nice start as the Patriots host the Bengals this week…Last season when the Rams played against the Lions Aaron Donald put up 4 solo tackles and 3 sacks. The Detroit offensive line isn’t any better than it was then so Donald is in for a big day. If Robert Quinn plays (he missed last week with a shoulder issue) then he’s a must start as well…I am officially off of the Mario Williams will bounce back in Miami bandwagon. Through 5 games he has 7 total tackles and 1 sack. Good Bye Mario…Arizona Cardinals LB Deone



Bucannon is coming off of a 14 total tackles (10 solos) performance and has another nice matchup. The New York Jets have given up 134 total tackles and 6 sacks to LBs in 5 games…After combining for only 13 total stops last week look for a bounce back game from both Jerrell Freeman and Danny Trevathan of the Chicago Bears. The Jaguars will pound the rock with T.J. Yeldon and Chris Ivory on the road this week. Through 4 games Jacksonville is giving up an average of 19 solo tackles per game to LBs. There is big play potential as well as LBs have recorded 8 sacks and 3 interceptions against the Jags…With Ryan Shazier likely out this week (and maybe more) Vince Williams is a must start. In the last 2 games Williams has racked up 24 total tackles (21 solos) and 2 sacks in place of Shazier… We keep riding S Antoine Bethea of the 49ers playing behind a beat up LB corps. In the last 2 games he has put up 16 solo tackles and a pair of passes defended. The poor San Francisco defense is on the field way too much with a floundering (I’m being kind) offense…Kenny Vaccaro is in line for a very big week against the Carolina Panthers. Through 5 weeks DBs are averaging 28 total tackles per game against the Panthers. Vaccaro has the chance to reach double digit tackles in Week 6…The “Honey Badger” Tyrann Mathieu has been a bit quiet of late but that should change due to a nice matchup. Interception machine Ryan Fitzpatrick heads to the dessert this week having thrown 8 picks to DBs in the last 3 games. We like Mathieu a lot this week…

IDP Rankings- Defensive Linemen- Week 6

# D Lineman # D Lineman # D Lineman1 Khalil Mack 11 Leonard Williams 21 Stephon Tuitt2 Carlos Dunlap 12 Michael Bennett 22 Jurrell Casey3 Aaron Donald 13 Geno Atkins 23 Derek Wolfe4 Muhammad Wilkerson 14 Robert Quinn 24 Kawann Short5 Jabaal Sheard 15 Demarcus Lawrence 25 Joey Bosa6 Cameron Jordan 16 Devin Taylor 26 Timmy Jernigan7 Calais Campbell 17 Ndamukong Suh 27 Connor Barwin8 Fletcher Cox 18 Rob Ninkovich 28 Yannick Ngakoue9 Brandon Graham 19 Olivier Vernon 29 Kerry Hyder10

Jason Pierre-Paul 20 Sheldon Richardson 30 Cliff Avril

IDP Rankings- Linebackers- Week 6

# Linebackers # Linebackers # Linebackers1 Luke Kuechly 11 Bobby Wagner 21 Vince Williams2 Alec Ogletree 12 Kiko Alonso 22 Danny Trevathan3 DQ Jackson 13 Zach Brown 23 Brandon Marshall4 Jamie Collins 14 Jerrell Freeman 24 Christian Kirksey5 Vontaze Burfict 15 Tahir Whitehead 25 Lawrence Timmons6 C.J. Mosley 16 Jatavis Brown 26 Will Compton7 Telvin Smith 17 Zach Orr 27 Thomas Davis8 Derrick Johnson 18 Deion Jones 28 Deone Bucannon9 Sean Lee 19 Preston Brown 29 Benardrick McKinney



10

Paul Posluszny 20 Malcolm Smith 30 Mark Barron

IDP Rankings- Defensive Backs- Week 6

# Defensive Backs # Defensive Backs # Defensive Backs1 Reshad Jones 1

1Reggie Nelson 21 Tyrann Mathieu

2 Landon Collins 12

Eric Weddle 22 Adam Jones

3 Tony Jefferson 13

H.H. Clinton-Dix 23 Mike Adams

4 Antoine Bethea 14

Clayton Geathers 24 Duke Ihenacho

5 Johnathan Cyprien 15

T.J. McDonald 25 Corey Graham

6 Morgan Burnett 16

Kurt Coleman 26 Jason McCourty

7 Keanu Neal 17

Eric Berry 27 Ibraheim Campbell

8 Barry Church 18

Rodney McLeod 28 Marcus Peters

9 Karl Joseph 19

Malcolm Jenkins 29 Daimion Stafford

10 Kenny Vaccaro 20

T.J. Ward 30 Vonn Bell

Banged Up:

DL- Both William Hayes (ankle) and Robert Quinn (shoulder) missed Week 5 so we’ll need to watch the late week injury reports out of Los Angeles to see if they can suit up against Detroit…Cameron Heyward will miss Week 5 with a hamstring injury…The Buccaneers were without Gerald McCoy (calf), Clinton McDonald (hamstring) and Robert Ayers (ankle) last week. They will have the bye week to rehab and hopefully be ready for week 7…Haloti Ngata is expected to miss 2-3 weeks with a shoulder injury…

LB- David Harris was forced from Week 5 with a hamstring injury and did not return. He is iffy to be able to play this week…A hamstring issue also forced CJ Mosley out of last week’s game and we’ll need to watch practice reports out of Baltimore to see if he can go in Week 6… Cardinals LB Kevin Minter is expected to pass the league protocol for concussions in time to play Monday night…Koa Misi has been placed on IR with a neck injury…There’s no definitive time table for Ryan Shazier (knee) to return. There’s rumors he may be held out until after the Steelers week 8 bye. This has been an ongoing issue and we’ll just have to continue to monitor the situation…



DB- The Rams will be without CB Trumaine Johnson this week due to an ankle injury. He could miss multiple weeks…Johnathan Joseph is in the league protocol for concussions…Tashaun Gipson is dealing with a knee issue that is keeping him out of practice early in the week…Rookie Eli Apple left Week 5 with a hamstring injury and did not return…A hamstring issue is likely to sideline Orlando Scandrick this week…Bashaud Breeland is on track to return after missing games due to an ankle injury…Shareece Wright is also expected back this week for the Ravens after missing time with a back issue…

Free Agent Thoughts: Here’s a few names at each position to plug those bye weeks and injury holes on your IDP rosters. Don’t be afraid to insert any of these players for underperforming players either. It’s tha time of year to get bold with our IDP teams.

Defensive LinemenJoey Bosa Had 2 sacks in debut and faces struggling Denver O-line this week.Malcolm Brown Bringing interior pressure for Pats and put up 2 sacks in Week 5.Terrell McClain Has 9 total tackles and 1 ½ sacks in last 2 games.Bennie Logan Had 3 solo tackles and a sack last week. Brings interior pressure.Stacy McGee Has 5 solos, 2 forced fumbles and 1 ½ sacks for Raiders last 2 weeks.

LinebackersNick Bellore He’s the LB we want from SF over Hodges with Bowman done.Markus Golden Has a sack in every game and 6 on the season for Cardinals.Christian Kirksey We love MLBs on bad teams. Cleveland is a very bad team.Willie Young Racked up 4 solo stops and 3 sacks last week.Vic Beasley Wish he was classified DE. Had 7 solos and 3 ½ sacks against BroncosErin Henderson Will see more snaps if Harris is out. Put up 8 total stops last week.Lorenzo Alexander Leads the league with 7 sacks. Didn’t see that coming.Kyle Fackrell Grab and stash. On 14 snaps had a sack and strip sack for Packers.Brian Orakpo Veteran has rolled up 5 ½ sacks in past 4 games.Defensive BacksDuke Ihenacho Got first crack to replace Bruton and put up 8 solos in Week 5.Darius Slay Has 11 solos with a sack, forced fumble and INT in last 3 games.Jamar Taylor 14 total stops (10 solos) with an INT in past two weeks.Logan Ryan Tested and burnt often. Has 19 total tackles in last 2 games.Rontez Miles Stealing snaps from Pryor at S for Jets. 6 solos and FF last week.



GAME CAPSULESWEEK 6

By

Matt WilsonFantasySharks.com Senior Writer

BYE WEEK:Minnesota Vikings

Tampa Bay Buccaneers



DENVER BRONCOS(4-1)

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS(1-4)

THURSDAY OCTOBER 13 T H 8:25 PM ETQ U A L C O M M S T A D I U M | S A N D I E G O , C A

L INE : DEN – 3 .0 OVER /UNDER: 45.0

TEAM OFFENSIVE & DEFENSIVE MATCHUPSUNIT OVERALL SCORING POINTS RUSH RUSH RUSH PASS PASS PASS

RANK RANK PER GM RANK YPG TD RANK YPG TD

DEN OFFENSE 24 9 25.4 16 101.4 4 25 225.8 8SD DEFENSE 23 28 28.4 8 83.4 8 27 291.6 9

SD OFFENSE 8 2 30.4 20 90.4 6 4 282.8 11DEN DEFENSE 6 5 17.4 22 115.4 6 3 185.6 3



DENVER BRONCOS INJURIES TO MONITOR: Trevor Siemian (non-throwing shoulder)

The Denver Broncos will try to rebound from their first loss of 2016 with the help of Trevor Siemian, who is expected to return to the starting lineup. The San Diego Chargers defense has coughed up four games with 300-plus yards and multiple scoring strikes to enemy passers, so Siemian, assuming he has no limitations, is a decent streaming option. The loss of standout cornerback Jason Verrett has weakened the entire Chargers secondary, so Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders are both rock-solid plays. C.J. Anderson is set up for a nice outing against a San Diego defense that has yielded the second-most fantasy points to the running back position. It’s tempting to start Devontae Booker in this matchup, but he hasn’t received more than 10 touches in a game so far this season. There’s a chance for garbage-time production, however, so give Booker a shot if you’re desperate. The Broncos team defense is a must-start as always.

WEEK 6 PLAYER PROJECTIONS

PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Trevor Siemian 277 2 0 0QB Paxton Lynch - - - - - - -RB C.J. Anderson 84 1 2 17 0RB Devontae Booker 42 0 2 15 0RB Kapri Bibbs 10 0 1 10 0WR Demaryius Thomas 6 87 1WR Emmanuel Sanders 7 87 1WR Bennie Fowler 1 16 0TE Virgil Green 3 35 0TE Jeff Heuerman 1 10 0

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Brandon McManus 2 2 3 3 9

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Broncos 20 4 1 1 0



Denver Broncos Notes: Previous matchup: Last season (Week 17), Denver defeated San Diego 27-20 at Mile High Stadium.

In that game, C.J. Anderson compiled a 15-95-1 rushing line and a 1-(-5)-0 receiving line.

Demaryius Thomas made five grabs for 117 yards and one touchdown.

Emmanuel Sanders caught five balls for 99 yards.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS INJURIES TO MONITOR: None

Some folks are probably going to watch this Thursday night matchup to see if the tough-luck San Diego Chargers snatch defeat from the jaws of victory yet again. With the Denver Broncos defense expected to set the tone, however, it’s hard to imagine the Chargers keeping this one super close. An elite Denver secondary that has surrendered only three touchdown passes on the season (only one allowed to a wideout) will easily contain Philip Rivers, Travis Benjamin, Tyrell Williams and Dontrelle Inman. The Broncos have shown a little vulnerability to the tight end position, so Antonio Gates is the best bet for a receiving score. Since Denver has given up the 10th-most fantasy points to enemy running backs and five touchdowns to the position over the last three weeks, Melvin Gordon is a safe start. However, Dexter McCluster still isn’t receiving enough touches to deserve fantasy consideration.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Philip Rivers 247 1 0 0RB Melvin Gordon 67 1 4 30 0RB Dexter McCluster 6 0 2 10 0RB Kenneth Farrow 17 0 1 9 0WR Travis Benjamin 5 54 0



WR Tyrell Williams 3 50 0WR Dontrelle Inman 3 30 0TE Antonio Gates 3 35 1TE Hunter Henry 2 31 0

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Josh Lambo 2 2 2 2 8

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Chargers 27 2 1 1 0

San Diego Chargers Notes: Previous matchup: Last season (Week 17), San Diego lost to Denver 27-20 at Mile High Stadium.

In that outing, Philip Rivers threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns.

Keenan Allen, Melvin Gordon and Stevie Johnson all missed the game because of injuries.

Tyrell Williams hauled in two passes for 90 yards and one score.

Dontrelle Inman caught three balls for 25 yards.

Antonio Gates made three grabs for 34 yards and one touchdown.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS(1-4)

BUFFALO BILLS



(3-2)

SUNDAY OCTOBER 16 T H 1:00 PM ETR A L P H W I L S O N S T A D I U M | O R C H A R D P A R K , N Y

L INE : BUF –8 .0 OVER /UNDER: 44.5



SF OFFENSE 31 18 22.2 8 121.4 9 31 170.0 5BUF DEFENSE 15 5 17.4 13 97.2 6 17 257.0 2

BUF OFFENSE 28 15 23.4 3 137.2 5 32 169.4 6SF DEFENSE 20 26 28.0 31 146.8 5 10 222.8 10

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS INJURIES TO MONITOR: None

Lacking consistency and productivity – especially on the road – the San Francisco 49ers offense hasn’t scored more than 21 points in a contest since a garbage-time festival against the Carolina Panthers back in Week 2. New starting quarterback Colin Kaepernick probably won’t play any better than Blaine Gabbert did, but there’s a chance that Kaepernick, who is making his first start of 2016, could play worse against a Buffalo Bills defense that seems to have rediscovered its mojo. The Bills haven’t allowed a passing touchdown in three straight games. A quarterback change usually changes the pass distribution, but Jeremy Kerley probably will remain the only fantasy relevant wideout here. Some



think the strong-armed Kaepernick will help deep-threat Torrey Smith get on track, but don’t expect that to happen this week. The Bills defense ranks 18th in fantasy points allowed to enemy tailbacks, so Carlos Hyde should have a nice outing – with some junk-time stat padding likely.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Colin Kaepernick 228 1 30 0RB Carlos Hyde 61 1 3 17 0RB Shaun Draughn 17 0 2 10 0RB Mike Davis 6 0 1 4 0WR Torrey Smith 3 50 0WR Quinton Patton 3 32 0WR Jeremy Kerley 6 70 1TE Vance McDonald 2 24 0TE Garrett Celek 2 21 0

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Phil Dawson 1 1 2 2 5

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT 49ers 34 1 1 1 0

San Francisco 49ers Notes: Previous matchup: During the 2012 regular season, San Francisco routed Buffalo 45-3.

BUFFALO BILLS INJURIES TO MONITOR: None

The Buffalo Bills are riding a three-game winning streak since they canned their old offensive coordinator, and for some crazy reason the move has made the defense play better. This matchup against a San Francisco 49ers defense that has coughed up the seventh-most fantasy points to the



running back position is tailor-made for LeSean McCoy. The 49ers have allowed 100-plus yards and at least one touchdown to a lead runner four games in a row. There could be some garbage-time work for backup Mike Gillislee, but no promises on that. With Sammy Watkins and Greg Salas both out of action and only Robert Woods propping up a very weak receiver corps on a run-first team, there’s no reason to get excited about Tyrod Taylor as usual. The Buffalo team defense is a starting option.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Tyrod Taylor 224 1 30 0RB LeSean McCoy 120 2 4 30 0RB Mike Gillislee 30 1 2 15 0RB Reggie Bush 0 0 0 0 0WR Sammy Watkins (IR) - - - - - - -WR Robert Woods 6 64 0WR Marquise Goodwin 3 34 0WR Greg Salas (IR) - - - - - - -WR Walter Powell 2 20 0WR Justin Hunter 1 10 0TE Charles Clay 5 51 1

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Dan Carpenter 2 2 4 4 10

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Bills 17 4 2 1 0

Buffalo Bills Notes: Previous matchup: Four regular seasons ago, the Bills were blown out by the 49ers 45-3.



PHILADELPHIA EAGLES(3-1)

WASHINGTON(3-2)

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PHI OFFENSE 12 3 28.8 10 118.5 5 20 245.2 7WAS DEFENSE 27 19 24.4 30 130.0 8 21 262.0 6

WAS OFFENSE 11 16 23.0 25 86.4 3 7 279.6 7PHI DEFENSE 2 2 12.8 3 73.2 2 6 193.5 3



PHILADELPHIA EAGLES INJURIES TO MONITOR: None

Last week the Philadelphia Eagles absorbed their first loss of 2016 and scored a season-low 23 points, but the Eagles now have all their key skill position players back from injury. On paper this matchup against what looks like a quietly improving Washington defense isn’t as cushy as you may think. Washington hasn’t yielded more than one passing touchdown in four straight games. Don’t expect a big outing from Carson Wentz, but Jordan Matthews looks like a solid play against a Washington secondary that has allowed three wideouts to rack up 100-yard outings. Even though Washington ranks only 18th in fantasy points allowed to enemy tight ends, Zach Ertz is a shaky play. He was targeted just three times last week, which is obviously troubling. The Eagles backfield belongs to Ryan Mathews and Darren Sproles for now. Washington is still soft against the run, so Mathews and Sproles both deserve starting consideration. There’s a good chance that Mathews will score. The Eagles team defense is a starting option.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Carson Wentz 272 2 10 0RB Ryan Mathews 85 1 3 20 0RB Darren Sproles 27 0 4 35 0RB Wendell Smallwood 0 0 0 0 0RB Kenjon Barner 0 0 0 0 0WR Jordan Matthews 7 76 1WR Dorial Green-Beckham 2 30 0WR Nelson Agholor 3 36 0WR Josh Huff 2 15 0TE Zach Ertz 5 50 1TE Brent Celek 1 10 0

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Caleb Sturgis 2 2 3 3 9



P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Eagles 16 3 2 1 0

Philadelphia Eagles Notes: Previous matchup: Last season (Week 16), Philadelphia lost to Washington 38-24.

In that contest, Ryan Mathews compiled a 4-5-1 rushing line and a 2-13-0 receiving line.

Darren Sproles amassed a 5-9-0 rushing line and a 7-56-0 receiving line.

Jordan Matthews caught six passes for 104 yards and one touchdown.

Zach Ertz hauled in 13 balls for 122 yards.

WASHINGTON INJURIES TO MONITOR: Jordan Reed (concussion), Josh Doctson (Achilles’)

The Philadelphia Eagles defense phoned it in during the first half of a losing effort against the Detroit Lions last week, so don’t get excited about Washington’s inconsistent fantasy stars. The Eagles’ stop unit is very good. Philadelphia has allowed the sixth-fewest fantasy points to enemy tailbacks, so don’t expect a big outing from the improving Matt Jones. It’s tempting to start the underachieving Kirk Cousins after watching Matthew Stafford toss three touchdown passes against the Eagles, but don’t do it. Stafford’s performance was a fluke, and it’s hard to see Cousins racking up more than one scoring strike. Jordan Reed is a must-start, but Philadelphia has allowed the fewest fantasy points to the tight end position. The Eagles also have yielded the fourth-fewest fantasy points to enemy wideouts, so DeSean Jackson, Jamison Crowder and Pierre Garcon are all weak plays.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Kirk Cousins 254 1 10 0RB Matt Jones 55 0 3 20 0



RB Chris Thompson 17 0 3 22 0RB Rob Kelley 11 0 0 0 0WR DeSean Jackson 4 55 0WR Pierre Garcon 4 40 0WR Jamison Crowder 3 30 0WR Ryan Grant 1 11 0WR Josh Doctson - - - - - - -TE Jordan Reed 6 64 1TE Vernon Davis 2 14 0

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Dustin Hopkins 3 3 1 1 10

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Washington 27 2 0 0 0

Washington Notes: Previous matchup: Last season (Week 16), Washington pounded Philadelphia 38-24.

In that game, Kirk Cousins passed for 365 yards and four touchdowns.

Matt Jones missed the contest due to a hip injury.

Chris Thompson caught one pass for 12 yards and one score.

DeSean Jackson made two grabs for 13 yards.

Pierre Garcon hauled in seven balls for 80 yards and one touchdown.

Jordan Reed racked up 129 receiving yards and two touchdown grabs on nine receptions.

CLEVELAND BROWNS(0-5)



TENNESSEE TITANS(2-3)

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L INE : TEN –7 .0 OVER /UNDER: 43.5



CLE OFFENSE 20 29 17.4 5 124.8 4 26 224.6 5TEN DEFENSE 10 10 20.2 14 98.2 2 9 222.4 4

TEN OFFENSE 15 24 18.4 2 148.6 4 28 209.4 7CLE DEFENSE 29 30 29.6 20 114.2 4 25 288.4 13

CLEVELAND BROWNS

INJURIES TO MONITOR: Josh McCown (shoulder), Corey Coleman (hand), Cody Kessler (leg)

The injuries at quarterback are obviously dragging down what could be a competent offense and making fantasy projections difficult. At last check, Cody Kessler was expected to start, which would make Gary Barnidge and Terrelle Pryor decent plays. However, if Kessler sits and practice squad guy Kevin Hogan gets the nod, you should forget all about the Cleveland Browns fantasy stars. There have been rumors that Josh McCown could return. If he does, Barnidge and Pryor obviously would



receive a boost. The Tennessee Titans defense has surrendered the fifth-fewest fantasy points to the running back position, so a big outing from Isaiah Crowell is unlikely.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Cody Kessler 220 1 10 0QB Kevin Hogan - - - - - - -QB Josh McCown - - - - - - -RB Isaiah Crowell 68 0 1 10 0RB Duke Johnson 37 0 3 22 0WR Corey Coleman - - - - - - -WR Terrelle Pryor 20 0 4 61 0WR Andrew Hawkins 3 35 0WR Rashard Higgins 2 17 0WR Ricardo Lewis 2 15 0TE Gary Barnidge 6 60 1

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Cody Parkey 2 2 1 1 7

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Browns 34 2 0 0 0

Cleveland Browns Notes: Previous matchup: Last season (Week 2), Cleveland beat Tennessee 28-14 at FirstEnergy Stadium.

In that game, Isaiah Crowell compiled a 15-72-1 rushing line but didn’t catch any passes.

Duke Johnson carried 12 times for 43 yards but didn’t catch any passes.

Gary Barnidge made one grab for 17 yards.

The other players who contributed to the scoring are no longer with the team.



TENNESSEE TITANS INJURIES TO MONITOR: None

The Tennessee Titans scored a season-high 30 points against the Miami Dolphins last week, and now the Titans enter a three-game stretch of easy matchups that makes their fantasy stars more appealing than usual. DeMarco Murray remains a must-start, and he should run wild against a Cleveland Browns defense that has coughed up the sixth-most fantasy points to opposing tailbacks. Marcus Mariota is coming off his best game of the season (163 passing yards, three touchdown passes and one rushing score) and has streaming potential against a leaky Browns defense, but there’s always the chance that Tennessee’s offense will be the Murray show. Delanie Walker is the only safe Titans receiver to start. There should be at least one wideout score against the porous Cleveland secondary. Mariota and Matthews have been trying to improve their chemistry, so maybe…just maybe…he’ll be the guy to hit pay dirt. The Titans team defense is a nice streaming option.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Marcus Mariota 246 2 30 0RB DeMarco Murray 125 2 4 30 0RB Derrick Henry 27 0 0 0 0WR Tajae Sharpe 4 51 0WR Andre Johnson 2 22 0WR Rishard Matthews 4 48 1WR Kendall Wright 2 18 0WR Harry Douglas 0 0 0TE Delanie Walker 7 77 1

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Ryan Succop 2 2 4 4 10

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Titans 17 4 2 1 0



Tennessee Titans Notes: Previous matchup: Last season (Week 2), the Titans lost to the Browns 28-14 at FirstEnergy

Stadium.

In that game, Marcus Mariota threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns, and compiled a 3-19-0 rushing line.

Kendall Wright caught two passes for 17 yards.

Delanie Walker missed the game due to a hand injury.

The other players who contributed to the scoring are no longer with the team.

BALTIMORE RAVENS(3-2)

NEW YORK GIANTS(2-3)

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L INE : NY –3 .0 OVER /UNDER: 44.0





BAL OFFENSE 22 22 18.8 17 99.0 3 22 239.2 5NYG DEFENSE 17 15 21.6 12 96.6 3 20 261.6 6

NYG OFFENSE 18 27 17.8 27 83.6 3 11 266.0 5BAL DEFENSE 3 7 17.6 4 76.0 2 5 190.8 9

BALTIMORE RAVENS INJURIES TO MONITOR: Steve Smith (ankle), Mike Wallace (ribs)

How will the new-look Baltimore Ravens offense operate under new coordinator Mary Mornhinweg? Good question. We’re probably not going to get an accurate read on his philosophy because of a tough all-around road matchup against an improved New York Giants defense. Even though Big Blue has allowed the eighth-fewest fantasy points to enemy tailbacks, the Ravens probably will ride Terrance West as much as they can, but don’t expect a monster outing from him. There’s no way of knowing how Mornhinweg will use Javorius Allen and Kenneth Dixon. At last check, Steve Smith wasn’t expected to play, which likely will prevent Joe Flacco from racking up a big outing. Then again, he hasn’t put together many big passing performances this season. The Giants have allowed the 10th-most fantasy points to the wideout position, so Mike Wallace likely will get the scoring love. Kamar Aiken obviously will play more with Smith out of the lineup, but Aiken is a dice roll. New York ranks 13th in fantasy points ceded to opposing tight ends, so Dennis Pitta looks like a moderate play. The Ravens team defense is a solid starting option.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Joe Flacco 252 1 0 0RB Terrance West 78 1 2 10 0RB Javorius “Buck” Allen 27 0 3 25 0RB Kenneth Dixon 10 0 0 0 0



WR Steve Smith, Sr. - - - - - - -WR Mike Wallace 6 77 1WR Kamar Aiken 2 20 0WR Chris Moore 1 4 0WR Breshad Perriman 3 40 0TE Dennis Pitta 5 55 0TE Crockett Gillmore 2 21 0

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Justin Tucker 3 3 2 2 11

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Ravens 24 2 1 1 0

Baltimore Ravens Notes: Previous matchup: The last regular-season clash between Baltimore and New York took place

during the 2012 season. The Ravens won 33-14.

NEW YORK GIANTS INJURIES TO MONITOR: Rashad Jennings (thumb), Larry Donnell (concussion)

The disappointing New York Giants offense has scored more than 20 points in a game just once, but this score unit should get on track this week. While Eli Manning usually throws for plenty of yardage, he has tossed multiple scoring strikes in just one game (Week 1). Peyton’s brother should have a nice outing versus a suspect Baltimore Ravens secondary that gave up four touchdown passes to Derek Carr (Raiders) in Week 4. The must-start Odell Beckham notched his first scoring grab of the season last week and should find the end zone at least once here. Sterling Shepard and Victor Cruz both look good for moderate yardage, but they could go off if Manning explodes. The tight ends have lacked fantasy relevance. Since the Ravens defense has allowed the second-fewest fantasy points to the running back position, Rashad Jennings (if he plays) or Orleans Darkwa are weak plays. Rushing yards will be in short supply, which sets up nicely for passing-down back Bobby Rainey as a flex



option in PPR leagues. The Giants team defense is a decent start against a struggling Baltimore offense.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Eli Manning 283 2 0 0RB Rashad Jennings - - - - - - -RB Orleans Darkwa 32 1 0 0 0RB Bobby Rainey 20 0 5 45 0RB Paul Perkins 10 0 0 0 0WR Odell Beckham, Jr. 7 100 2WR Sterling Shepard 4 55 0WR Victor Cruz 3 35 0WR Dwayne Harris 1 8 0TE Will Tye 4 40 0TE Larry Donnell - - - - - - -

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Josh Brown 1 1 3 3 6

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Giants 23 3 1 0 0

New York Giants Notes: Previous matchup: During the 2012 regular season, the Giants lost to the Ravens 33-14.

CAROLINA PANTHERS



(1-4)

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS(1-3)

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L INE : OFF OVER /UNDER: OFF



CAR OFFENSE 3 11 24.6 6 124.6 4 10 267.4 8NO DEFENSE 31 32 32.5 26 121.5 8 29 301.2 5

NO OFFENSE 6 4 28.5 29 81.8 4 2 304.2 10CAR DEFENSE 12 22 27.0 10 94.8 4 15 246.4 9

CAROLINA PANTHERS INJURIES TO MONITOR: Cam Newton (concussion), Jonathan Stewart

(hamstring)



It looks like Superman will be donning his cape for Week 6. Barring a setback, the must-start Cam Newton is expected to start in what should be a high-scoring contest. Greg Olsen and Kelvin Benjamin are also start em’ if you’ve got em’ options as usual. Jonathan Stewart was tentatively expected to resume starting tailback duties after missing three weeks. If he receives the medical green light to suit up, Stewart is a solid play against a New Orleans Saints defense that has hemorrhaged the most fantasy points to the running back position. With Stewart returning, Cameron Artis-Payne is relegated back to handcuff status, but passing-down back Fozzy Whittaker deserves flex consideration in deeper PPR leagues. The other Carolina wideouts are dart throws as usual, and the Panthers team defense lacks fantasy appeal.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Cam Newton 295 3 40 0QB Derek Anderson - - - - - - -RB Jonathan Stewart 72 1 0 0 0RB Cameron Artis-Payne - - - - - - -RB Fozzy Whittaker 33 0 2 15 0FB Mike Tolbert 7 0 1 5 0WR Kelvin Benjamin 6 75 1WR Corey “Philly” Brown 4 50 0WR Ted Ginn 2 15 0WR Devin Funchess 2 20 0TE Greg Olsen 8 90 2

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Graham Gano 1 1 4 4 12

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Panthers 34 3 1 0 0

Carolina Panthers Notes: Previous matchup: Last season (Week 13), Carolina slipped past New Orleans 41-38 at the

Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

In that game, Cam Newton passed for 331 yards and five scores, and carried 10 times for 49 yards.

Jonathan Stewart compiled a 21-82-1 rushing line and a 3-31-0 receiving line.

Ted Ginn caught five passes for 80 yards and two touchdowns.



Devin Funchess’ lone reception was a 13-yard scoring grab.

Greg Olsen hauled in nine balls for 129 yards.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS INJURIES TO MONITOR: None

The New Orleans Saints offense has scored at least 32 points in three out of four games played, and we all know the Saints have to rack up the points each week to compensate for a defense that can’t stop anybody. Drew Brees is usually money in the bank when he plays at home. Granted, Brandin Cooks and Willie Snead haven’t been consistent, but they both should go off in this likely shootout. While Michael Thomas, who was targeted a combined 20 times in New Orleans’ last two games, could make some noise, he’s a risky start. The Carolina Panthers defense has ceded the fifth-most fantasy points to enemy tight ends, but consistency also has been a problem with Coby Fleener. Since Carolina has slipped to 14th in fantasy points allowed to enemy running backs, don’t hesitate to start three-down back Mark Ingram.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Drew Brees 349 3 0 0RB Mark Ingram 82 1 3 24 0RB Tim Hightower 10 0 1 10 0RB Travaris Cadet 0 0 3 25 0WR Brandin Cooks 8 85 1WR Willie Snead 7 72 1WR Michael Thomas 5 53 0WR Brandon Coleman 2 30 0TE Coby Fleener 5 50 1

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Wil Lutz 2 2 4 4 10



P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Saints 31 2 1 0 0

New Orleans Saints Notes: Previous matchup: Last season (Week 13), the Saints lost to the Panthers 41-38 at the Mercedes-

Benz Superdome.

In that outing, Drew Brees threw for 282 yards and three touchdowns.

Mark Ingram amassed a 12-56-1 rushing line and a 4-23-0 receiving line.

Brandin Cooks caught six passes for 104 yards and one score.

Willie Snead missed the game due to a calf injury.

Brandon Coleman made four grabs for 73 yards and one touchdown.

The other players who scored in this contest are no longer with the team.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS(1-3)

CHICAGO BEARS(1-4)

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L INE : CH I –2 .5 OVER /UNDER: 47.0





JAC OFFENSE 26 19 21.0 30 75.2 2 19 245.5 7CHI DEFENSE 14 21 25.2 24 118.4 5 12 227.6 6

CHI OFFENSE 9 30 17.0 19 90.8 2 6 281.6 7JAC DEFENSE 7 25 27.8 17 105.8 4 7 198.8 8

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS INJURIES TO MONITOR: None

The Jacksonville Jaguars offense racked up enough points to help the team earn its first victory of 2016 before a Week 5 bye, but the Jaguars still can’t run the ball effectively and don’t play their best away from home. Even though the Chicago Bears defense ranks only 16th in fantasy points allowed to enemy running backs, presumed starting runner Chris Ivory and passing-down guy T.J. Yeldon aren’t safe starts right now. Blake Bortles will have to carry the offense. Even though Chicago is stingier against the pass at home, he still should have a nice outing. The Bears rank 13th in fantasy points allowed to the wideout position, but the must-start Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns are both solid plays. Julius Thomas also do well against a Bears defense that has been mediocre at defending the tight end position.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Blake Bortles 251 3 0 0



RB Chris Ivory 23 0 1 7 0RB T.J. Yeldon 29 0 3 30 0WR Allen Robinson 6 73 1WR Allen Hurns 5 54 1WR Marqise Lee 2 23 0WR Rashad Greene 1 14 0TE Julius Thomas 5 50 1

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Jason Myers 1 1 3 3 6

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Jaguars 27 2 1 0 0

Jacksonville Jaguars Notes: Previous matchup: During the 2012 regular season, Jacksonville lost to Chicago 41-3 at Soldier

Field.

CHICAGO BEARS INJURIES TO MONITOR: Kevin White (high-ankle sprain/broken leg), Jay Cutler

(thumb/hand), Jeremy Langford (ankle)

In case you don’t pay attention to all things Chicago Bears, their offense has been far more productive with Brian Hoyer under center, and, at last check, it looked like he would get the start this week even though Jay Cutler is supposedly healthy again after sitting on the injury shelf for three weeks. The Jacksonville Jaguars defense ranks seventh in fantasy points ceded to the quarterback position and fifth in fantasy points allowed to enemy wideouts, so Hoyer, Alshon Jeffery, Cameron Meredith and Eddie Royal all deserve starting consideration. The Jaguars, however, have given up the seventh-fewest fantasy points to opposing tight ends, so this isn’t the best matchup for Zach Miller. Jacksonville is softer against the run in road matchups, so keep rolling with Jordan Howard.




PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Jay Cutler - - - - - - -QB Brian Hoyer 268 3 0 0RB Jordan Howard 92 0 3 30 0RB Ka’Deem Carey 19 0 0 0 0RB Jeremy Langford - - - - - - -RB Joique Bell 5 0 0 0 0WR Alshon Jeffery 6 75 1WR Kevin White - - - - - - -WR Eddie Royal 5 50 1WR Cameron Meredith 6 70 1TE Zach Miller 4 43 0

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Connor Barth 3 2 3 3 9

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Bears 24 3 2 0 0

Chicago Bears Notes: Previous matchup: Back in 2012, the Bears blasted the Jaguars 41-3 at Soldier Field.



LOS ANGELES RAMS(3-2)

DETROIT LIONS(2-3)

SUNDAY OCTOBER 16 T H 1:00 PM ETF O R D F I E L D | D E T R O I T , M I

L INE : DET –3 .0 OVER /UNDER: 43.5



LA OFFENSE 32 31 16.4 28 81.8 3 30 202.4 4DET DEFENSE 24 20 25.0 21 114.8 0 23 263.4 14

DET OFFENSE 18 13 23.8 23 89.8 2 13 259.8 10LA DEFENSE 18 14 21.2 28 122.2 5 14 242.4 7

LOS ANGELES RAMS



INJURIES TO MONITOR: Benny Cooper (hamstring)

Everybody knows this team sinks or swims with the must-start Todd Gurley and its defense, which is a middling play. However, the passing attack should make a little noise. The Detroit Lions defense has allowed the second-most fantasy points to the quarterback position, but that’s shouldn’t inspire you to stream Case Keenum. Since Detroit also ranks ninth in fantasy points ceded to enemy wideouts, Kenny Britt actually looks like a solid start if you need him. Despite what the projections suggest, Brian Quick could surprise here. Since he doesn’t usually catch a lot of passes, however, Quick is a dice roll.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Case Keenum 225 1 0 0RB Todd Gurley 63 1 3 30 0RB Benny Cunningham 8 0 1 9 0RB Malcolm Brown 0 0 0 0 0WR Tavon Austin 30 0 4 40 0WR Kenny Britt 5 77 1WR Brian Quick 3 45 0TE Lance Kendricks 2 24 0

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Greg Zuerlein 2 2 2 2 8

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Rams 19 4 2 0 0

Los Angeles Rams Notes: Previous matchup: Last season (Week 14), the Rams slipped past the Lions 21-14.

In that contest, Case Keenum passed for 124 scoreless yards.

Todd Gurley amassed a 16-140-2 rushing line and a 1-7-0 receiving line.

Tavon Austin compiled a 3-19-0 rushing line and a 4-30-0 receiving line.

Kenny Britt caught two passes for 35 yards.



DETROIT LIONS INJURIES TO MONITOR: Eric Ebron (ankle/foot)

The Detroit Lions can’t run the ball effectively, and Matthew Stafford’s performances have been boom or bust so far. This looks like a bust matchup for him against a Los Angeles Rams defense that ranks 12th in fantasy points allowed to enemy quarterbacks. The Rams secondary has been rock solid for the most part, so dial down expectations a bit for Marvin Jones and Anquan Boldin. The Golden Tate disappearing act continues, and Eric Ebron will be out for a while. Dwayne Washington could return, but Theo Riddick is the only player in the Lions backfield that’s worth fantasy consideration.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Matthew Stafford 233 1 0 0RB Ameer Abdullah (IR) - - - - - - -RB Theo Riddick 36 0 5 40 0RB Dwayne Washington 21 0 1 11 0RB Zach Zenner 5 0 0 0 0RB Justin Forsett 20 0 0 0 0WR Marvin Jones 6 87 1WR Golden Tate 3 20 0WR Anquan Boldin 5 55 0TE Eric Ebron - - - - - - -TE Cole Wick 2 20 0

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Matt Prater 4 4 1 1 13

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Lions 20 2 1 0 0

Detroit Lions Notes:



Previous matchup: Last season (Week 14), the Lions lost to the Rams 21-14.

In that game, Matthew Stafford passed for 245 yards and two touchdowns.

Theo Riddick compiled a 3-18-0 rushing line and a 7-44-0 receiving line.

Golden Tate caught nine balls for 60 yards and two touchdowns.

Eric Ebron made three grabs for 27 yards.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS(4-1)

MIAMI DOLPHINS(1-4)

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PIT OFFENSE 5 6 27.8 14 102.0 3 3 284.2 15MIA DEFENSE 28 18 23.8 32 150.8 3 16 250.2 8

MIA OFFENSE 29 28 17.6 31 72.4 4 24 231.4 6PIT DEFENSE 25 9 18.6 5 77.0 3 30 302.0 6

PITTSBURGH STEELERS INJURIES TO MONITOR: Sammie Coates (hand), DeAngelo Williams (knee), Eli

Rogers (toe), Ladarius Green (ankle)

Aside from a still puzzling disappearing act against the Philadelphia Eagles back in Week 3, the Pittsburgh Steelers offense has absolutely dominated each week. The Miami Dolphins defense is terrible against quarterbacks, wideout and tight ends, so Ben Roethlisberger, the must-start Antonio Brown, Sammie Coates (assuming his hand isn’t a problem) and Jesse James are all nice plays. Even though the Dolphins have showed a little more backbone against the run, the must-start Le’Veon Bell will get the job done as usual. The Steelers team defense is a solid streaming option.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Ben Roethlisberger 331 4 0 0RB Le’Veon Bell 94 1 5 41 1RB DeAngelo Williams 10 0 1 10 0



RB Fitzgerald Toussaint 0 0 0 0 0WR Antonio Brown 8 100 1WR Markus Wheaton 4 40 0WR Eli Rogers - - - - - - -WR Sammie Coates 5 100 1TE Jesse James 4 40 1TE Ladarius Green (PUP) - - - - - - -

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Chris Boswell 1 1 5 5 8

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Steelers 17 3 2 0 0

Pittsburgh Steelers Notes: Previous matchup: The last regular-season clash between Pittsburgh and Miami took place three

years ago. The Steelers lost 34-28 at Heinz Field.

MIAMI DOLPHINS INJURIES TO MONITOR: Arian Foster (groin), Jordan Cameron (concussion)

If you throw out the Miami Dolphins’ solid Week 3 showing against the Cleveland Browns, this offense has been struggling, and Ryan Tannehill’s play has been steadily declining. He shouldn’t be trusted in starting lineups right now. The Pittsburgh Steelers defense hasn’t allowed an opposing quarterback to throw for more than two touchdowns, and the Steelers have permitted only three wideouts to hit pay dirt against them. Tannehill’s go-to guy, Jarvis Landry, looks like a safe play, but Tannehill’s production drought makes DeVante Parker and the others very risky starts. Arian Foster was tentatively expected to return, but he and Jay Ajayi are in for tough sledding against a Pittsburgh defense that has ceded only three running back scores all season (two of them came against the Eagles).




PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Ryan Tannehill 262 2 10 0RB Arian Foster 28 0 3 20 0RB Jay Ajayi 23 0 1 12 0RB Kenyan Drake 12 0 1 5 0RB Damien Williams 6 0 1 15 0WR Jarvis Landry 6 67 1WR DeVante Parker 5 78 0WR Kenny Stills 2 35 0WR Leonte Carroo 0 0 0TE Jordan Cameron - - - - - - -TE Dion Sims 3 30 1

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Andrew Franks 1 1 2 2 5

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Dolphins 38 2 0 0 0

Miami Dolphins Notes: Previous matchup: During the 2013 regular season, the Dolphins prevailed over the Steelers 34-28

at Heinz Field.



CINCINNATI BENGALS(2-3)

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS(4-1)

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CIN OFFENSE 10 24 18.4 26 83.8 3 5 282.6 5NE DEFENSE 13 4 14.8 9 86.4 2 18 258.6 7

NE OFFENSE 7 17 22.8 4 128.0 6 14 249.2 7CIN DEFENSE 11 16 22.0 19 114.0 3 11 224.6 11

CINCINNATI BENGALS



INJURIES TO MONITOR: Jeremy Hill (shoulder/chest), Tyler Eifert (knee surgery, back)

A sputtering Cincinnati Bengals offense that hasn’t played well on the road and hasn’t scored more than 23 points in a game all season can’t move the ball effectively through the air unless A.J. Green has a huge game. Since the New England Patriots are expected to sell out to contain Green at all costs, this will be a down game for him and Andy Dalton. While there could be some junk-time production, it’s hard to trust Brandon LaFell, Tyler Body, Tyler Eifert (if he plays) or C.J. Uzomah. Since New England has yielded the third-fewest fantasy points to enemy running backs, this looks like a poor matchup for power-back Jeremy Hill. Giovani Bernard should make some noise in the passing game.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Andy Dalton 232 1 35 0RB Jeremy Hill 25 0 1 10 0RB Giovani Bernard 50 0 5 45 0RB Rex Burkhead 0 0 0 0 0WR A.J. Green 5 55 0WR Brandon LaFell 5 65 0WR Tyler Boyd 2 23 0TE Tyler Eifert - - - - - - -TE C.J. Uzomah 3 34 1

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Mike Nugent 2 2 1 1 7

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Bengals 38 2 0 0 0

Cincinnati Bengals Notes: Previous matchup: During the 2014 regular season, Cincinnati was blown out by New England 43-

17 at Gillette Stadium.



NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS INJURIES TO MONITOR: Rob Gronkowski (hamstring), Julian Edelman (foot)

Pity the struggling Cincinnati Bengals defense. This unit had to show up for the first home game in the “Angry Tom” tour. Let’s keep this simple: Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman, Martellus Bennett and the New England team defense are all must-starts. LeGarrette Blount is also a nice play against a Bengals defense that was soft against the run last week. James White deserves flex consideration in deep PPR leagues. Carry on.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Tom Brady 349 4 0 0RB LeGarrette Blount 77 1 0 0 0RB James White 12 0 5 45 0RB Brandon Bolden 7 0 0 0 0RB Dion Lewis (IR) - - - - - - -WR Julian Edelman 6 64 1WR Chris Hogan 5 85 0WR Danny Amendola 2 20 0TE Rob Gronkowski 7 75 2TE Martellus Bennett 6 60 1

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Stephen Gostkowski 1 1 5 5 8

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Patriots 13 4 2 1 0

New England Patriots Notes: Previous meeting: Two years ago, the Patriots pounded the Bengals 43-17 during a regular-season

clash at Gillette Stadium.



KANSAS CITY CHIEFS(2-2)

OAKLAND RAIDERS(4-1)

SUNDAY OCTOBER 16 T H 4:05 PM ETO . C O C O L I S E U M | O A K L A N D , C A

L INE : OAK –1 .0 OVER /UNDER: 47.0





KC OFFENSE 21 20 20.8 21 90.2 2 15 248.2 5OAK DEFENSE 32 24 27.4 27 122.0 4 32 330.6 12

OAK OFFENSE 4 5 28.4 9 119.2 6 8 272.4 11KC DEFENSE 21 17 23.0 29 129.5 3 13 240.5 7

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS INJURIES TO MONITOR: None

This is a huge matchup for a struggling Kansas City Chiefs offense that took its lumps against the Pittsburgh Steelers defense before a Week 5 bye. Jamaal Charles is fully expected to get the start and receive the bulk of the touches with Spencer Ware sprinkled in versus an Oakland Raiders defense that has coughed up the ninth-most fantasy points to opposing tailbacks. The Raiders have been very soft against quarterbacks, wideouts and tight ends, so – if the Chiefs decide to open up their offense – Alex Smith, the must-start Jeremy Maclin and the must-start Travis Kelce could have huge games. Since there’s a chance that Kansas City will go run-heavy as much as possible, Smith comes with risk, but Maclin and Kelce shouldn’t disappoint.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Alex Smith 269 2 30 0RB Jamaal Charles 75 1 4 30 0RB Spencer Ware 41 0 0 0 0RB Charcandrick West 5 0 1 10 0WR Jeremy Maclin 6 95 1WR Chris Conley 4 41 0WR Albert Wilson 3 25 0TE Travis Kelce 6 68 1



FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Cairo Santos 1 1 3 3 6

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Chiefs 27 2 1 0 0

Kansas City Chiefs Notes: Previous matchup: Last season (Week 17), Kansas City defeated Oakland 23-17 at Arrowhead

Stadium.

In that meeting, Alex Smith passed for 156 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for 61 yards on nine carries.

Jamaal Charles missed the game due to ACL surgery.

Spencer Ware compiled a 16-76-1 rushing line but didn’t catch any passes.

Jeremy Maclin caught three passes for 54 yards and one touchdown.

Chris Conley didn’t log any catches.

Travis Kelce caught one pass for 10 yards.

OAKLAND RAIDERS INJURIES TO MONITOR: Latavius Murray (toe)

Aside from a 17-point dud against the Tennessee Titans defense in Week 3, the Silver and Black offense has been cranking out the points. The Pittsburgh Steelers exposed a suspect Kansas City Chiefs secondary back in Week 4 with Ben Roethlisberger throwing for 300-plus yard and five touchdowns. Look for the Oakland Raiders to attack through the air with a heavy dose of Derek Carr, Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree. At last check, Latavius Murray wasn’t expected to play, so Jalen Richard and DeAndre Washington likely will split the backfield duties again. The Chiefs defense has



allowed the eighth-most fantasy points to the running back position, so Richard and Washington deserve flex consideration. Since there’s uncertainty about their workloads, both are risky plays.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Derek Carr 291 2 0 0RB Latavius Murray - - - - - - -RB DeAndre Washington 20 0 2 20 0RB Jalen Richard 52 1 3 20 0WR Amari Cooper 5 100 1WR Michael Crabtree 6 68 1WR Seth Roberts 2 24 0WR Andre Holmes 2 20 0TE Clive Walford 2 19 0

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Sebastian Janikowski 2 2 3 3 9

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Raiders 24 2 1 1 0

Oakland Raiders Notes: Previous matchup: Last season (Week 17), Oakland lost to Kansas City 23-17 at Arrowhead

Stadium.

In that game, Derek Carr threw for 194 yards and one score.

Latavius Murray amassed an 11-31-0 rushing line and a 4-25-0 receiving line.

Amari Cooper caught two balls for 20 yards.

Michael Crabtree made three grabs for 34 yards and one touchdown.



ATLANTA FALCONS(4-1)

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS(3-1)

SUNDAY OCTOBER 16 T H 4:25 PM ETC E N T U R Y L I N K F I E L D | S E A T T L E , W A

L INE : SEA –6 .5 OVER /UNDER: 46.0



ATL OFFENSE 1 1 35.0 7 124.0 6 1 333.4 12SEA DEFENSE 1 3 13.5 7 80.2 3 2 183.8 1

SEA OFFENSE 16 21 19.8 18 93.0 2 12 264.5 6ATL DEFENSE 26 26 28.0 15 98.6 2 26 290.2 14

ATLANTA FALCONS



INJURIES TO MONITOR: Mohamed Sanu (shoulder)

Everybody keeps expecting the high-flying Atlanta Falcons offense to crash and burn, but it still hasn’t happened. Even though the Falcons tallied a season-low 23 points last week, it was enough to beat the Denver Broncos at Mile High Stadium. Atlanta faces another tough road test against the always dangerous Seattle Seahawks defense. Since the Seahawks have surrendered the fewest fantasy points to the quarterback position, the third-fewest fantasy points to enemy wideouts and the third-fewest fantasy points to the tight end position, it should be another quiet week for Matt Ryan, the must-start Julio Jones, Mohamed Sanu and Jacob Tamme. Seattle ranks 10th in fantasy points allowed to enemy running backs, so the Falcons probably will attack heavy doses of Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman, but neither player will have a monster game.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Matt Ryan 224 1 0 0RB Devonta Freeman 63 1 3 28 0RB Tevin Coleman 33 0 5 45 1WR Julio Jones 5 52 0WR Mohamed Sanu 3 39 0WR Justin Hardy 1 12 0TE Jacob Tamme 3 30 0TE Austin Hooper 1 18 0

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Matt Bryant 2 2 2 2 8

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Falcons 27 2 1 0 0

Atlanta Falcons Notes: Previous matchup: Back in 2013, Atlanta lost to Seattle 33-10 at the Georgia Dome.



SEATTLE SEAHAWKS INJURIES TO MONITOR: Thomas Rawls (leg), C.J. Prosise (hand), Tyler Lockett

(knee)

The Seattle Seahawks offense cranked out 37 points and 27 points, respectively, before a Week 5 bye, and that scoring success should carry over. Even though the Atlanta Falcons defense has improved against the run, Christine Michael is still a solid play and should cobble together a solid outing thanks in part to playing at home. However, the Falcons have coughed up the most fantasy points to enemy quarterbacks, the 11th-most fantasy points to opposing wideouts and the third-most fantasy points to the tight end position, which sets up nicely for a Seattle passing attack that flows through Russell Wilson, Doug Baldwin and Jimmy Graham. Since Jermaine Kearse has been inconsistent and Tyler Lockett has been playing limited snaps, neither player deserves fantasy consideration. The Seahawks team defense is No. 1 option.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Russell Wilson 271 2 20 0RB Thomas Rawls - - - - - - -RB Christine Michael 70 1 2 14 0RB C.J. Spiller 15 0 3 25 0RB C.J. Prosise - - - - - - -WR Doug Baldwin 6 92 1WR Jermaine Kearse 3 40 0WR Tyler Lockett 0 0 0TE Jimmy Graham 7 100 1

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Steven Hauschka 2 2 3 3 9

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Seahawks 20 2 1 0 0

Seattle Seahawks Notes:



Previous matchup: Three regular seasons ago, Seattle routed Atlanta 33-10 at the Georgia Dome.

DALLAS COWBOYS(4-1)

GREEN BAY PACKERS(3-1)

SUNDAY OCTOBER 16 T H 4:25 PM ETL A M B E A U F I E L D | G R E E N B A Y , W I

L INE : GB –4 .0 OVER /UNDER: 47.0





DAL OFFENSE 2 8 25.8 1 155.2 11 21 241.8 4GB DEFENSE 9 12 20.8 1 42.8 1 24 274.5 7

GB OFFENSE 25 12 24.5 12 112.0 2 27 209.8 9DAL DEFENSE 16 8 18.2 11 95.0 2 19 260.6 9

DALLAS COWBOYS INJURIES TO MONITOR: Dez Bryant (knee), Dan Bailey (back) Tony Romo (back)

If the Dallas Cowboys are telling us the truth, this will be the last start for rookie Dak Prescott, and Tony Romo will get his job back after the team’s Week 7 bye. Good luck selling that move to the fan base, Jerry Jones. As far as the matchups for this week go, things don’t look good for run-first Dallas. The Green Bay Packers defense is tops in the NFL against the run. Ezekiel Elliott is too good to bench, but ratchet down your expectations. Even though Dez Bryant was practicing this week, he wasn’t expected to play. The Packers rank below average in fantasy points allowed to enemy quarterbacks and wideouts, but it’s doubtful that Prescott can exploit the matchup without Bryant. The rookie quarterback has tossed multiple touchdown passes in just one contest (it was against the San Francisco 49ers). Since Green Bay has yielded the seventh-most fantasy points to the tight end position, Jason Witten has the best chance to notch a scoring grab. The other Dallas wideouts are moderate plays.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Dak Prescott 244 1 35 1QB Tony Romo - - - - - - -RB Ezekiel Elliott 74 0 2 16 0RB Alfred Morris 25 0 0 0 0



RB Lance Dunbar 5 0 1 10 0WR Dez Bryant - - - - - - -WR Terrance Williams 4 55 0WR Cole Beasley 6 63 0WR Brice Butler 3 45 0TE Jason Witten 5 55 1

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Dan Bailey 3 3 2 2 11

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Cowboys 24 2 1 1 0

Dallas Cowboys Notes: Previous matchup: Last season (Week 14), Dallas lost to Green Bay 28-7 at Lambeau Field.

Tony Romo missed the game due to a broken collarbone. Matt Cassel threw for 114 scoreless yards.

Dez Bryant caught one pass for nine yards.

Terrance Williams caught three balls for 38 yards.

Jason Witten made five grabs for 40 yards.

GREEN BAY PACKERS INJURIES TO MONITOR: Eddie Lacy (ankle), Jared Cook (ankle)

Aside from a clunker outing against the elite Minnesota Vikings defense back in Week 2, the Green Bay Packers offense has been clicking. The Packers have scored at least 23 points in three of four games played. At last check, Eddie Lacy was 50/50 to suit up. If he’s a no-go, James Starks would get the start and receive the bulk of the carries. Since the Dallas Cowboys defense has allowed the fourth-fewest fantasy points to enemy tailbacks, the expectations for Lacy and Starks should remain low. This clearly sets up for a lot of passing by Aaron Rodgers. Even though the Cowboys aren’t



pushovers against the pass, Rodgers and Jordy Nelson are strong plays. Randall Cobb and Davante Adams also should have some success this week, but keep in mind Dallas hasn’t allowed a receiver to amass more than 88 yards so far this season. The Packers team defense is a fringe starting option.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Aaron Rodgers 276 3 15 0RB Eddie Lacy - - - - - - -RB James Starks 53 0 3 30 0WR Jordy Nelson 6 89 1WR Randall Cobb 7 75 1WR Davante Adams 4 57 1TE Jared Cook - - - - - - -TE Richard Rodgers 3 25 0

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Mason Crosby 1 1 3 3 6

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Packers 23 3 1 0 0

Green Bay Packers Notes: Previous matchup: Last season (Week 14), the Packers throttled the Cowboys 28-7 at Lambeau

Field.

In that outing, Aaron Rodgers threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns.

Eddie Lacy amassed a 24-124-1 rushing line and a 1-24-0 receiving line.

James Starks compiled an 11-71-1 rushing line and a 4-32-1 receiving line.

Randall Cobb hauled in eight balls for 81 yards.

Davante Adams caught two passes for 12 yards.

Richard Rodgers made one grab for three yards and one touchdown.



INDIANAPOLIS COLTS(2-3)

HOUSTON TEXANS(3-2)

SUNDAY OCTOBER 16 T H 8:30 PM ETN R G S T A D I U M | H O U S T O N , T X

L INE : HOU –3 .0 OVER /UNDER: 46.0



IND OFFENSE 14 7 27.4 22 90.0 4 9 268.6 10HOU DEFENSE 5 13 20.8 25 119.4 7 1 181.0 3

HOU OFFENSE 27 31 16.4 15 101.8 0 29 208.6 6IND DEFENSE 30 30 29.6 18 109.6 5 28 301.0 7



INDIANAPOLIS COLTS INJURIES TO MONITOR: Donte Moncrief (shoulder)

Despite Andrew Luck not playing his best football and despite the injury absence of Donte Moncrief, the Indianapolis Colts offense has racked up at least 26 points in three straight contests. A matchup against a drooping J.J. Watt-less Houston Texans defense doesn’t look so scary, but Luck doesn’t have enough capable weapons to rack up a big fantasy outing. He’s leaning heavily on the must-start T.Y. Hilton (Luck could have a big game if Hilton goes off), but Phillip Dorsett has been a major disappointment as Moncrief’s fill-in and rates as a boom-or-bust fantasy WR4. Chester Rogers doesn’t deserve fantasy consideration. Dwayne Allen has struggled in road contests, and Houston has allowed the fifth-fewest fantasy points to the position. However, the Texans rank only 20th in fantasy points ceded to opposing tailbacks, so Frank Gore looks like a decent start. Josh Ferguson usually does most of his passing-game damage on the road, but he’s a very risky start in PPR leagues.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Andrew Luck 247 1 15 0RB Frank Gore 75 1 3 20 0RB Robert Turbin 10 0 0 0 0RB Josh Ferguson 5 0 4 30 0WR T.Y. Hilton 6 91 1WR Donte Moncrief - - - - - - -WR Phillip Dorsett 2 32 0WR Chester Rogers 2 22 0TE Dwayne Allen 3 32 0TE Jack Doyle 2 20 0

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Adam Vinatieri 3 3 2 2 11

P/A SK INT FUM TDs



DT Colts 27 3 1 0 0

Indianapolis Colts Notes: Previous matchup: Last season (Week 15), Indianapolis lost to Houston 16-10 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Andrew Luck missed the game because of a lacerated kidney.

Frank Gore compiled a 16-44-0 rushing line and a 1-15-0 receiving line.

T.Y. Hilton logged three receptions for 29 yards.

Donte Moncrief made five grabs for 51 yards and one touchdown.

Dwayne Allen caught one pass for five yards.

HOUSTON TEXANS INJURIES TO MONITOR: Ryan Griffin (concussion), Jonathan Grimes (leg),

This is a much-needed cushy matchup for a struggling Houston Texans offense that has scored more than 20 points in a game just twice this season. The Indianapolis Colts defense has hemorrhaged the third-most fantasy points to enemy running backs, so you have to like Lamar Miller’s chances to find the end zone for the first time since he donned a Houston uniform. Brock Osweiler was a disaster last week, but he should rebound against a banged up Indianapolis secondary that yielded 397 passing yards and two scoring strikes to Brian Hoyer (Bears) last week. There’s no question that Osweiler is a very risky streaming option. His poor play is taking a toll on DeAndre Hopkins’ production, but he and Will Fuller should get back on track…for this week at least. Fuller’s most productive games have been at NRG Stadium. The Houston team defense, despite the absence of J.J. Watt, deserves streaming consideration against a Colts defense that has allowed a league-high 20 sacks.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD



QB Brock Osweiler 252 2 10 0RB Lamar Miller 100 1 3 25 0RB Alfred Blue 10 0 0 0 0RB Tyler Ervin 0 0 0 0 0RB Jonathan Grimes - - - - - - -WR DeAndre Hopkins 5 72 1WR Will Fuller 5 75 1WR Braxton Miller 3 30 0WR Jaelen Strong 2 15 0TE Ryan Griffin - - - - - - -TE C.J. Fiedorowicz 2 25 0TE Stephen Anderson 1 10 0

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Nick Novak 2 2 3 3 9

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Texans 23 3 1 0 0

Houston Texans Notes: Previous matchup: Last season (Week 15), the Texans slipped past the Colts 16-10 at Lucas Oil

Stadium.

In that contest, Alfred Blue compiled a 20-107-0 rushing line but didn’t catch any passes.

DeAndre Hopkins caught eight balls for 94 yards.

The other players who figured into the scoring are no longer with the team.

NEW YORK JETS(1-4)

ARIZONA CARDINALS



(2-3)

MONDAY OCTOBER 17 T H 8:30 PM ETU N I V E R S I T Y O F P H O E N I X S T A D I U M | G L E N D A L E , A Z

L INE : ARZ –7 .5 OVER /UNDER: 47.0



NYJ OFFENSE 17 24 18.4 13 104.4 3 17 247.4 5ARZ DEFENSE 8 10 20.2 23 118.2 6 4 189.8 5

ARZ OFFENSE 13 10 25.0 11 115.0 6 16 248.2 8NYJ DEFENSE 22 23 27.2 2 68.4 1 31 302.4 12

NEW YORK JETS INJURIES TO MONITOR: Brandon Marshall (knee), Quincy Enunwa (knee), Eric

Decker (shoulder – IR)

Showing major regression due to very tough matchups and injuries, the New York Jets offense hasn’t scored more than 20 points in a game since a Thursday night thrashing of the Buffalo Bills defense back in Week 2. The team has sent Eric Decker to IR, and he’ll probably need season-ending surgery on his torn rotator cuff. In Decker’s absence, Quincy Enunwa will hold down the No. 2 receiver gig while rarely used Robby Anderson is the likely choice for the No. 3 wideout job. Getting back to the matchups, the heavily targeted Brandon Marshall doesn’t usually line up on Arizona Cardinals stud



cornerback Patrick Peterson’s side of the field, but it would make sense for Peterson to shadow Marshall as much as possible. He still should be started in all formats. Even though Enunwa hasn’t scored since Week 1 and usually produces 50-60 yards most weeks, he’s a decent play in PPR leagues. Turnover machine Ryan Fitzpatrick shouldn’t be trusted. The Cardinals rank only 13th in fantasy points allowed to enemy running backs, so Matt Forte looks like a moderate play despite the tough road venue. Bilal Powell continues to siphon off Forte’s passing down work and deserves flex consideration in PPR leagues. The Jets team defense lacks fantasy appeal this week.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Ryan Fitzpatrick 257 1 0 0RB Matt Forte 68 0 3 23 0RB Bilal Powell 24 0 6 50 0WR Brandon Marshall 6 89 1WR Eric Decker (IR) - - - - - - -WR Quincy Enunwa 6 64 0WR Robby Anderson 1 10 0TE Kellen Davis 1 8 0TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins 1 13 0

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Nick Folk 2 2 1 1 7

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Jets 27 3 1 1 0

New York Jets Notes: Previous matchup: During a 2012 regular-season clash, New York slipped past Arizona 7-6 at

MetLife Stadium.



ARIZONA CARDINALS INJURIES TO MONITOR: Chris Johnson (groin)

An Arizona Cardinals offensive unit that hasn’t been as lethal as it was last season will get Carson Palmer back following his one-game concussion layoff. Facing a New York Jets defense that has ceded the fourth-most fantasy points to quarterbacks and the third-most fantasy points to wideouts, Palmer, Larry Fitzgerald and John Brown are all must-starts. Brown, in case you didn’t know, replaced the struggling Michael Floyd in the starting lineup. While Floyd could rebound in this cushy matchup, there are no guarantees. The Jets, on the other hand, have been stingy against the run, but David Johnson is a must-start, and he’ll likely be more active in the passing game than usual. Andre Ellington has assumed the backup tailback role, but he isn’t seeing enough action to have standalone value. The Cardinals team defense is a nice starting option.


PLAYER PASS YD

PASS TD

RUSH YD

RUSH TD REC REC

YDREC TD

QB Carson Palmer 300 2 0 0RB David Johnson 85 1 5 48 0RB Chris Johnson (IR) - - - - - - -RB Andre Ellington 20 0 2 15 0RB Stepfan Taylor 5 0 0 0 0WR Larry Fitzgerald 8 100 2WR Michael Floyd 3 48 0WR John Brown 4 60 0TE Jermaine Gresham 2 20 0TE Darren Fells 1 11 0

FGA FGM XPA XPM PTSPK Chandler Catanzaro 2 2 3 3 9

P/A SK INT FUM TDsDT Cardinals 27 4 2 1 0

Arizona Cardinals Notes: Previous matchup: During a 2012 regular-season matchup, the Cardinals lost to the Jets 7-6 at

MetLife Stadium.



* END OF GAME CAPSULES *



RANKINGS AND WEEK 6 PROJECTIONS

By Dish Adams and Fantasy Sharks

QB Name Team Opp

Yards

TDs Int

Rush Yards

Rush TDs

Fantasy Points

1 Brady, Tom NEP CIN 331 3 0 4 0 29.02 Wilson, Russell SEA ATL 296 2 0 23 0 25.13 Newton, Cam CAR NOS 221 1 1 43 1 24.44 Brees, Drew NOS CAR 311 2 1 3 0 22.95 Bortles, Blake JAC CHI 252 2 1 24 0 22.06 Roethlisberger, Ben PIT MIA 293 2 1 3 0 22.07 Luck, Andrew IND HOU 258 2 1 20 0 21.98 Rodgers, Aaron GBP DAL 260 2 1 18 0 21.89 Palmer, Carson ARI NYJ 265 2 0 1 0 21.4

10 Stafford, Matthew DETRAM 254 2 1 11 0 20.8

11 Rivers, Philip SDC DEN 264 2 1 4 0 20.612 Hoyer, Brian CHI JAC 261 2 1 4 0 20.513 Wentz, Carson PHI WAS 253 2 1 7 0 20.414 Carr, Derek OAK KCC 238 2 1 7 0 19.615 Siemian, Trevor DEN SDC 231 2 1 5 0 19.116 Fitzpatrick, Ryan NYJ ARI 231 2 2 11 0 18.717 Smith, Alex KCC OAK 253 1 0 19 0 18.618 Dalton, Andy CIN NEP 256 1 1 13 0 17.119 Taylor, Tyrod BUF SFO 183 1 0 37 0 16.920 Tannehill, Ryan MIA PIT 245 1 1 13 0 16.621 Ryan, Matt ATL SEA 254 1 1 8 0 16.522 Mariota, Marcus TEN CLE 231 1 1 18 0 16.423 Manning, Eli NYG BAL 258 1 1 2 0 16.124 Flacco, Joe BAL NYG 251 1 1 4 0 16.025 Kaepernick, Colin SFO BUF 179 1 1 37 0 15.726 Cousins, Kirk WAS PHI 233 1 1 5 0 15.227 Prescott, Dak DAL GBP 201 1 0 9 0 15.028 Kessler, Cody CLE TEN 233 1 1 3 0 15.029 Keenum, Case RAM DET 230 1 1 4 0 14.930 Osweiler, Brock HOU IND 215 1 1 6 0 14.4



RB Name Team Opp

Rush Yards TDs Rec

Rec Yards

Rec TDs

Fantasy Points

1 Bell, Le'Veon PIT MIA 84 1 5 41 0 23.52 Murray, DeMarco TEN CLE 74 1 4 27 0 20.13 Johnson, David ARI NYJ 65 1 3 36 0 19.14 Howard, Jordan CHI JAC 71 1 3 26 0 18.75 Elliott, Ezekiel DAL GBP 84 1 2 16 0 18.06 Gurley, Todd RAM DET 78 1 2 17 0 17.57 Hyde, Carlos SFO BUF 61 1 3 17 0 16.88 Michael, Christine SEA ATL 70 1 2 14 0 16.49 Charles, Jamaal KCC OAK 41 1 4 23 0 16.4

10 Anderson, C.J. DEN SDC 51 1 3 17 0 15.811 Gordon, Melvin SDC DEN 47 1 3 19 0 15.612 McCoy, LeSean BUF SFO 91 0 3 22 0 14.313 Forte, Matt NYJ ARI 62 0 4 38 0 14.014 Crowell, Isaiah CLE TEN 56 1 1 10 0 13.615 Coleman, Tevin ATL SEA 33 0 5 51 0 13.416 Mathews, Ryan PHI WAS 39 1 2 14 0 13.317 Miller, Lamar HOU IND 71 0 3 23 0 12.418 Blount, LeGarrette NEP CIN 45 1 1 8 0 12.319 Riddick, Theo DET RAM 21 0 6 37 0 11.820 Ingram, Mark NOS CAR 59 0 3 24 0 11.321 Stewart, Jonathan CAR NOS 60 0 3 15 0 10.522 Gore, Frank IND HOU 72 0 2 13 0 10.523 Sproles, Darren PHI WAS 27 0 4 35 0 10.224 Rainey, Bobby NYG BAL 11 0 5 41 0 10.225 Freeman, Devonta ATL SEA 63 0 2 18 0 10.126 Powell, Bilal NYJ ARI 24 0 4 27 0 9.127 West, Terrance BAL NYG 58 0 2 11 0 8.928 Jones, Matt WAS PHI 41 0 2 21 0 8.229 Ware, Spencer KCC OAK 51 0 1 19 0 8.030 Johnson, Duke CLE TEN 25 0 3 22 0 7.731 Bernard, Giovani CIN NEP 24 0 3 22 0 7.632 White, James NEP CIN 13 0 3 33 0 7.633 Murray, Latavius OAK KCC 42 0 2 14 0 7.634 Lacy, Eddie GBP DAL 53 0 1 9 0 7.235 Jennings, Rashad NYG BAL 35 0 2 16 0 7.136 Foster, Arian MIA PIT 28 0 2 22 0 7.037 Thompson, Chris WAS PHI 17 0 3 22 0 6.938 Hill, Jeremy CIN NEP 51 0 1 4 0 6.539 Kuhn, John NOS CAR 2 1 0 3 0 6.540 Yeldon, T.J. JAC CHI 29 0 2 12 0 6.141 Spiller, C.J. SEA ATL 11 0 3 19 0 6.0



42 Washington, DeAndre OAK KCC 25 0 2 13 0 5.843 Whittaker, Fozzy CAR NOS 26 0 2 12 0 5.844 Richard, Jalen OAK KCC 20 0 2 15 0 5.545 Starks, James GBP DAL 21 0 2 14 0 5.546 Booker, Devontae DEN SDC 32 0 1 11 0 5.347 Artis-Payne, Cameron CAR NOS 33 0 1 10 0 5.348 Forsett, Justin DET RAM 26 0 2 7 0 5.349 Darkwa, Orleans NYG BAL 32 0 1 10 0 5.250 Perkins, Paul NYG BAL 21 0 2 11 0 5.251 Blue, Alfred HOU IND 35 0 1 6 0 5.152 Allen, Javorius BAL NYG 10 0 2 17 0 4.753 Draughn, Shaun SFO BUF 17 0 2 10 0 4.754 Henry, Derrick TEN CLE 27 0 1 9 0 4.655 Washington, Dwayne DET RAM 23 0 1 12 0 4.556 Ajayi, Jay MIA PIT 23 0 1 12 0 4.557 Dixon, Kenneth BAL NYG 26 0 1 8 0 4.458 Juszczyk, Kyle BAL NYG 1 0 2 20 0 4.159 Bell, Joique CHI JAC 19 0 1 12 0 4.160 Ivory, Chris JAC CHI 23 0 1 7 0 4.0



WR Name Team Opp Rec

Rec Yards

Rec TDs

Fantasy Points

1 Brown, Antonio PIT MIA 9 107 1 25.72 Beckham, Odell NYG BAL 6 91 1 21.13 Nelson, Jordy GBP DAL 6 79 1 19.94 Fitzgerald, Larry ARI NYJ 6 74 1 19.45 Marshall, Brandon NYJ ARI 6 73 1 19.36 Robinson, Allen JAC CHI 5 73 1 18.37 Jones, Marvin DET RAM 5 72 1 18.28 Baldwin, Doug SEA ATL 5 72 1 18.29 Hopkins, DeAndre HOU IND 5 72 1 18.2

10 Matthews, Jordan PHI WAS 6 61 1 18.111 Meredith, Cameron CHI JAC 5 62 1 17.212 Jeffery, Alshon CHI JAC 4 70 1 17.013 Crabtree, Michael OAK KCC 5 58 1 16.814 Benjamin, Kelvin CAR NOS 4 63 1 16.315 Hilton, T.Y. IND HOU 6 91 0 15.116 Thomas, Demaryius DEN SDC 6 77 0 13.717 Sanders, Emmanuel DEN SDC 6 76 0 13.618 Jones, Julio ATL SEA 5 83 0 13.319 Edelman, Julian NEP CIN 7 61 0 13.120 Maclin, Jeremy KCC OAK 6 70 0 13.021 Landry, Jarvis MIA PIT 6 67 0 12.722 Cooper, Amari OAK KCC 5 74 0 12.423 Green, A.J. CIN NEP 5 66 0 11.624 Cobb, Randall GBP DAL 5 65 0 11.525 Cooks, Brandin NOS CAR 5 65 0 11.526 Enunwa, Quincy NYJ ARI 5 64 0 11.427 Thomas, Michael NOS CAR 6 54 0 11.428 Benjamin, Travis SDC DEN 5 63 0 11.329 Tate, Golden DET RAM 5 58 0 10.830 Woods, Robert BUF SFO 5 57 0 10.731 Snead, Willie NOS CAR 4 62 0 10.232 Britt, Kenny RAM DET 4 61 0 10.133 Pryor, Terrelle CLE TEN 4 61 0 10.134 Jackson, DeSean WAS PHI 4 60 0 10.035 Brown, John ARI NYJ 4 60 0 10.036 Parker, DeVante MIA PIT 4 58 0 9.837 Hurns, Allen JAC CHI 4 57 0 9.738 Coates, Sammie PIT MIA 4 55 0 9.539 Beasley, Cole DAL GBP 4 53 0 9.340 Smith, Steve BAL NYG 4 51 0 9.141 Sharpe, Tajae TEN CLE 4 51 0 9.1



42 LaFell, Brandon CIN NEP 4 51 0 9.143 Shepard, Sterling NYG BAL 4 50 0 9.044 Matthews, Rishard TEN CLE 4 48 0 8.845 Adams, Davante GBP DAL 4 47 0 8.746 Garcon, Pierre WAS PHI 4 44 0 8.447 Williams, Tyrell SDC DEN 3 54 0 8.448 Williams, Terrance DAL GBP 3 51 0 8.149 Conley, Chris KCC OAK 4 41 0 8.150 Austin, Tavon RAM DET 4 40 0 8.051 Floyd, Michael ARI NYJ 3 47 0 7.752 Royal, Eddie CHI JAC 4 36 0 7.653 Crowder, Jamison WAS PHI 4 36 0 7.654 Ginn Jr., Ted CAR NOS 3 45 0 7.555 Hogan, Chris NEP CIN 3 44 0 7.456 Fuller, Will HOU IND 3 41 0 7.157 Perriman, Breshad BAL NYG 3 40 0 7.058 Kearse, Jermaine SEA ATL 3 40 0 7.059 Inman, Dontrelle SDC DEN 3 39 0 6.960 Lockett, Tyler SEA ATL 3 38 0 6.861 Smith, Torrey SFO BUF 3 38 0 6.862 Agholor, Nelson PHI WAS 3 36 0 6.663 Cruz, Victor NYG BAL 3 35 0 6.564 Hawkins, Andrew CLE TEN 3 35 0 6.565 Wallace, Mike BAL NYG 3 35 0 6.566 Amendola, Danny NEP CIN 3 35 0 6.567 Lee, Marqise JAC CHI 3 33 0 6.368 Patton, Quinton SFO BUF 3 32 0 6.269 Brown, Corey CAR NOS 3 32 0 6.270 Boldin, Anquan DET RAM 3 32 0 6.271 Kerley, Jeremy SFO BUF 3 31 0 6.1

72Green-Beckham, Dorial PHI WAS 3 30 0 6.0



TE Name Team Opp RecRec

YardsRec TDs

Fantasy Points

1 Gronkowski, Rob NEP CIN 6 56 1 17.62 Olsen, Greg CAR NOS 6 79 0 13.93 Bennett, Martellus NEP CIN 3 39 1 12.94 Walker, Delanie TEN CLE 5 67 0 11.75 Graham, Jimmy SEA ATL 5 64 0 11.46 Barnidge, Gary CLE TEN 5 60 0 11.07 Kelce, Travis KCC OAK 5 56 0 10.68 Reed, Jordan WAS PHI 5 50 0 10.09 Gates, Antonio SDC DEN 5 48 0 9.8

10 Pitta, Dennis BAL NYG 5 46 0 9.611 Witten, Jason DAL GBP 5 45 0 9.512 Ertz, Zach PHI WAS 4 50 0 9.013 Fleener, Coby NOS CAR 4 40 0 8.014 Kendricks, Lance RAM DET 3 35 0 6.515 Eifert, Tyler CIN NEP 3 35 0 6.516 Miller, Zach CHI JAC 3 34 0 6.417 Clay, Charles BUF SFO 3 32 0 6.218 Tamme, Jacob ATL SEA 3 30 0 6.019 Tye, Will NYG BAL 3 28 0 5.820 James, Jesse PIT MIA 3 27 0 5.721 Rodgers, Richard GBP DAL 3 24 0 5.422 Henry, Hunter SDC DEN 2 31 0 5.123 Thomas, Julius JAC CHI 2 28 0 4.824 Ebron, Eric DET RAM 2 27 0 4.725 Green, Virgil DEN SDC 2 25 0 4.526 Celek, Brent PHI WAS 2 24 0 4.427 Gillmore, Crockett BAL NYG 2 21 0 4.128 Walford, Clive OAK KCC 2 19 0 3.929 Doyle, Jack IND HOU 2 19 0 3.930 Davis, Vernon WAS PHI 2 15 0 3.5



K Name Team Opp XP FG MissFantasy Points

1 Vinatieri, Adam IND HOU 3 2 0 122 McManus, Brandon DEN SDC 2 2 0 113 Tucker, Justin BAL NYG 2 2 0 114 Gostkowski, Stephen NEP CIN 3 2 0 95 Sturgis, Caleb PHI WAS 3 2 0 96 Folk, Nick NYJ ARI 2 2 0 87 Nugent, Mike CIN NEP 2 2 0 88 Brown, Josh NYG BAL 2 1 0 89 Hauschka, Steven SEA ATL 2 2 0 810 Hopkins, Dustin WAS PHI 2 2 0 811 Barth, Connor CHI JAC 2 2 0 812 Catanzaro, Chandler ARI NYJ 3 1 0 613 Boswell, Chris PIT MIA 3 2 0 614 Gano, Graham CAR NOS 3 2 0 615 Crosby, Mason GBP DAL 3 2 0 616 Novak, Nick HOU IND 2 2 0 517 Bryant, Matt ATL SEA 2 2 0 518 Myers, Jason JAC CHI 2 2 0 519 Lambo, Josh SDC DEN 2 2 0 520 Santos, Cairo KCC OAK 2 2 0 521 Zuerlein, Greg RAM DET 2 2 0 522 Carpenter, Dan BUF SFO 2 2 0 523 Bailey, Dan DAL GBP 2 2 0 524 Parkey, Cody CLE TEN 1 2 1 425 Succop, Ryan TEN CLE 2 1 0 226 Dawson, Phil SFO BUF 2 1 0 2



27 Franks, Andrew MIA PIT 2 1 0 228 Janikowski, Sebastian OAK KCC 2 1 0 229 Prater, Matt DET RAM 2 2 0 230 Lutz, Wil NOS CAR 3 1 1 0



DST Name Opp TD Int Fum

PTS ALL

YARD ALL

Fantasy

Points1 Cardinals, Arizona NYJ 0 2 1 18 250 162 Broncos, Denver SDC 0 1 1 18 334 133 Bears, Chicago JAC 0 1 0 16 221 124 Titans, Tennessee CLE 0 1 0 17 255 125 Steelers, Pittsburgh MIA 0 1 1 19 376 116 Bills, Buffalo SFO 0 1 1 19 371 117 Jets, New York ARI 0 1 1 27 300 118 Eagles, Philadelphia WAS 0 1 1 20 366 119 Patriots, New England CIN 0 1 1 15 328 11

10 Chargers, San Diego DEN 0 1 1 26 352 1011 Seahawks, Seattle ATL 0 1 0 18 338 1012 Jaguars, Jacksonville CHI 0 1 0 25 295 1013 Texans, Houston IND 0 0 1 21 306 914 Browns, Cleveland TEN 0 1 0 24 344 915 Ravens, Baltimore NYG 0 1 0 21 304 916 Saints, New Orleans CAR 0 1 1 30 393 817 Falcons, Atlanta SEA 0 1 0 26 377 818 Giants, New York BAL 0 1 0 24 337 819 Cowboys, Dallas GBP 0 1 0 21 367 820 Panthers, Carolina NOS 0 1 0 29 376 721 Rams, Los Angeles DET 0 1 1 24 456 722 Packers, Green Bay DAL 0 0 0 24 366 723 Colts, Indianapolis HOU 0 0 1 25 381 724 Raiders, Oakland KCC 0 1 1 26 427 725 49ers, San Francisco BUF 0 1 1 33 428 626 Lions, Detroit RAM 0 0 0 25 374 627 Bengals, Cincinnati NEP 0 0 1 28 398 628 Chiefs, Kansas City OAK 0 1 0 26 441 629 Dolphins, Miami PIT 0 0 0 28 454 430 Redskins, Washington PHI 0 0 1 34 558 4

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