October 18th 2017
Wednesday Evening Edition
Sunday
At A Glance
(Week 6)
Watson
continues to Own it on Sundays
The Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun
Watson is having a season to remember. Against the Browns the rookie was superb
once again completing 17 of 29 passes for 225 yards and three more touchdown
passes. His numbers had him ranked as the No.2 fantasy QB for the week and it
was his fourth straight game with at least 20 fantasy points.
Cousins
is rolling now.
After a slow this season, it seems
Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins is rolling now. On Sunday Cousins completed
25 of 37 passes for 330 yards, adding three touchdowns; 2 pass, 1 run. This was
Cousins third consecutive game with at least 20 fantasy points; during the
stretch he has 915 passing yards and 8 total touchdowns. Yeah, he’s rolling
now.
Dion
Lewis Provides a spark.
With normal starting running back Mike
Gillislee seemingly stuck in neutral on Sunday, the Patriots turned to Dion
Lewis (who started on Sunday). Gillislee was running well gaining 44 yards on
the ground before a first half fumble sent him to the sidelines for an early
stretch. Enter Lewis and the spark the Patriots offense needed. Down by 14
points early, Lewis took handle of the run game reigns and total 52 yards on 11
carries, including a one-yard plunge in the 2nd quarter to get the Patriots on
the board. With Gillislee in a touchdown drought (since week 2), fantasy owners
may see Lewis role in the offense continue to grow.
Steelers
find a hole in Chiefs defense.
And just when you thought they were
formidable, the struggling Steelers show up and crash the Chiefs home
celebration and spoil their undefeated start. Steelers Quarterback Ben
Roethlisberger bounced back from an ugly week 5 showing to dice up the Chiefs
defense for 250 yards passing and nearly 200 yards rushing. It was the Steelers
best offensive output of the season, although they could only muster 19 points.
Running back Le’Veon Bell led the way with 179 yards rushing, while Antonio
Brown was a huge factor as well with 8 receptions for 155 receiving yards and a
score. They looked formidable when the week started, but the Steelers may have
just found some cracks in the Chief’s armor.
Fitz
and Peterson; The Newest Dynamic Duo
With the arrival of running back Adrian
Peterson, the Cardinals rushing offense received a huge and badly needed
injection. The Cards entered the week as one of the worst rushing offenses in
the league, but finished as the 6th leading rushing team for the week.
Coincidently with Peterson in the backfield, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald
decided to take a dip in the fountain of youth turning in a stat line of
10/138/1; good enough for the No.2 fantasy WR for the week (in PPR). And oh
yeah, that Peterson fella just managed 134 yards rushing on 26 carries with 2
touchdowns; he was the No.4 fantasy RB in PPR (No.2 in standard).
That's My Take.
~David Ortega
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