December 17th, 2016
Saturday Evening Edition
Week 15 Starts: My Starts
Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer has had a bumpy road of a season in 2016, but tomorrow he may find some smooth sailing. The Saints defense is coming to town and over the past two weeks they have allowed the 10th most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks, The Saints have also had their struggles against quarterbacks on the road setting this up as a possible nice game for Palmer. The Cardinals signal caller has also passed for over 300 yards in each of his last three homes games, but only includes four touchdowns and two picks. Palmer’s favorable matchup makes him one of my faves for Sunday.
The Ravens will host the Eagles on Sunday and quarterback Joe Flacco is ready to deal. Flacco is coming off back-to-back big performances with 381 yards and 324 yards passing. This week he gets the Eagles defense that has been the second worse versus opposing quarterbacks the past four weeks allowing 288 yards passing per game and 7 touchdowns. Flacco seems to be heating up with six touchdowns and a better than 73 percent completion rate over his past two starts. Flacco may not be quite fantasy gold, but he could be shining silver on Sunday.
He may not be top 10 this season, but Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger could be this week and is worth consideration for Sunday. In his early matchup this season against the Bengals (their opponent on Sunday) Big Ben passed for 259 yards and three scores, but this was without his running back LeVeon Bell. With Bell healthy and a big contributor as a pass receiver, the passing game is strong and those week 2 numbers seem more than attainable this week. With a top five running back and a top five wide receiver (Antonio Brown), Big Ben is my top 10 pick.
These are not necessarily MUST starts, but rather just some plays I believe will have success this week.
That’s My Take
~David G. Ortega
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