My Weekly Fantasy
Sunday’s Fantasy Lineup
Some quick notes for today’s lineups….
My Quarterbacks:
With Kyle Orton matching up with the Raiders today, I am going to stick with my bigger guns; Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees. Orton does not have the most difficult matchup today against the Raiders, who have allowed 12 passing touchdowns this seaso, but they just don’t give up a lot of yards…..Like Orton in Denver the Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers should enjoy some home cooking today and he’ll have a most favorable match-up against the Patriots (ranked 29th against the pass). Brees is at home today against the Browns and you have to always like Drew in the Dome….Rodgers has a marquee match-up tonight at Lambeau against the Vikings. In his last meeting at home against the Vikes, Rodgers passed for nearly 300 yards and threw three touchdowns.
My Runningbacks:
Across the board, one start that I like today will be the Bronco’s Knowshon Moreno today against the Raider’s 30th ranked run defense. Moreno is finally healthy and should return to good form today against a defense that allows five yards a tote and nearly 150 yards a game on the ground….an every week must-start, Steven Jackson owners should be licking their chops today as the Rams running back, though on the road should have a big day today. Jackson faces the Buc’s defense that is being torched for more than 150 yards a game on the ground…..the Browns have a tough road matchup today in the Superdome, but you can bet they will be using Peyton Hillis and their ground game to do everything they can to keep the ball out of Drew Brees hands. They might not have a lot of luck with that, but Hillis will still have a very productive day.
My Wide Receivers:
The Packers are not going to see many yards on the ground tonight against the Vikings stout run defense, so that just means more work for Greg Jennings and the receiving corp. The Vikings are ranked 6th against the pass this season, but they don’t put a lot of pressure on opposing quarterbacks (six sacks this season) and they allow nearly a 65% completion percentage of passes….the Eagles Jeremy Maclin has been hot since Kolb’s insertion into the lineup. In his last two games Maclin has 13 receptions for 254 yards…..amazingly enough, Dwayne Bowe was a waiver wire pick-up this week and a starter today. Bowe is coming off a huge game with two scores and faces the (Jaguars) league’s 28th ranked pass defense; he should have a nice encore performance today.
My Tight Ends:
The Falcons had been playing steady and consistent play-off like football before their throttling last week at the hands of the Eagles. This week at home in the Georgia Dome, I expect Matt Ryan and company to right the ship. One of Ryan’s keys will be his tight end Tony Gonzales. Tony G. is not likely to see a large chunk of yards, but with three touchdowns already this season he’s a great red-zone candidate today…..on the other side of the field, I like the Bengals tight end Jermaine Gresham (22 receptions, 2-touchdowns) to have plenty of opportunity to find the end zone. In the last three games the Falcons have allowed 16 receptions and 146 yards to the opposing tight end position.
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