Start Bench List: Week 2

Start Bench List: Week 2

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Start Bench List: Week 2

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QUARTERBACKS

Player Opp
BEST BETS
Andrew Luck PHI
Peyton Manning KCC
Drew Brees @CLE
Nick Foles @IND
GREAT STARTS
Aaron Rodgers NYJ
Colin Kaepernick CHI
Jay Cutler @SFO
Jake Locker DAL
SOLID STARTERS
Ben Roethlisberger @BAL
Matt Ryan @CIN
Tom Brady @MIN
Cam Newton DET
Andy Dalton ATL
Robert Griffin III JAC
Carson Palmer @NYG
Matthew Stafford @CAR
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS
Tony Romo @TEN
Ryan Tannehill @BUF
Alex Smith @DEN
Ryan Fitzpatrick @OAK
Matt Cassel NEP
Russell Wilson @SDC
Josh McCown STL
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM
Philip Rivers SEA
Geno Smith @GBP
Joe Flacco PIT
Brian Hoyer NOS
Derek Carr HOU
EJ Manuel MIA
Chad Henne @WAS
Eli Manning ARI
Austin Davis @TBB

TIGHT ENDS

Player Opp
BEST BETS
Julius Thomas KCC
Jimmy Graham @CLE
Rob Gronkowski @MIN
GREAT STARTS
Zach Ertz @IND
Vernon Davis CHI
Greg Olsen DET
SOLID STARTERS
Delanie Walker DAL
Dennis Pitta PIT
Jason Witten @TEN
Martellus Bennett @SFO
Heath Miller @BAL
Antonio Gates SEA
Kyle Rudolph NEP
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS
Larry Donnell ARI
Travis Kelce @DEN
Niles Paul JAC
Jared Cook @TBB
Jordan Cameron NOS
Charles Clay @BUF
Levine Toilolo @CIN
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM
Zach Miller @SDC
Jermaine Gresham ATL
Dwayne Allen PHI
Mychal Rivera HOU
Austin Seferian-Jenkins STL
Timothy Wright @MIN
Anthony Fasano @MIN
Coby Fleener PHI
Ladarius Green SEA
Andrew Quarless NYJ
Marcedes Lewis @WAS
Jeff Cumberland @GBP
Scott Chandler MIA

RUNNING BACKS

Player Opp
BEST BETS
Arian Foster @OAK
Montee Ball KCC
DeMarco Murray @TEN
Frank Gore CHI
Giovani Bernard ATL
GREAT STARTS
Shane Vereen @MIN
Le’Veon Bell @BAL
LeSean McCoy @IND
Matt Forte @SFO
Marshawn Lynch @SDC
CJ Spiller MIA
Alfred Morris JAC
SOLID STARTERS
Shonn Greene DAL
Jamaal Charles @DEN
Fred Jackson MIA
Knowshon Moreno @BUF
Mark Ingram @CLE
Rashad Jennings ARI
Chris Johnson @GBP
Carlos Hyde CHI
Chris Ivory CHI
Andre Ellington @NYG
Darren Sproles @IND
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS
Eddie Lacy @NYJ
Justin Forsett PIT
Jeremy Hill ATL
Matt Asiata NEP
Reggie Bush @CAR
Zac Stacy @TBB
Lamar Miller @BUF
Pierre Thomas @CLE
Doug Martin STL
Trent Richardson PHI
Terrance West NOS
Ahmad Bradshaw PHI
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM
Maurice Jones-Drew HOU
Jerick McKinnon NEP
Steven Jackson @CIN
Toby Gerhart @WAS
Jonathan Stewart DET
Joique Bell @CAR
Darren McFadden HOU
Bernard Pierce PIT
Stevan Ridley @MIN
Khiry Robinson @CLE
Roy Helu JAC
Isaiah Crowell NOS
Lorenzo Taliaferro PIT
Ryan Mathews SEA
Danny Woodhead SEA
Jacquizz Rodgers @CIN
DeAngelo Williams DET
Benny Cunningham @TBB
Adrian Peterson NEP
Devonta Freeman @CIN
Ben Tate NOS

TEAM DEFENSES

Team Opp
GREAT STARTS
Denver Broncos KCC
Houston Texans @OAK
Arizona Cardinals @NYG
Seattle Seahawks @SDC
SOLID STARTERS
Tennessee Titans DAL
San Francisco 49ers CHI
Carolina Panthers DET
Cincinnati Bengals ATL
Tampa Bay Buccaneers STL
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS
Miami Dolphins @BUF
Jacksonville Jaguars @WAS
Buffalo Bills MIA
Green Bay Packers NYJ
St. Louis Rams @TBB
Minnesota Vikings NEP
New England Patriots @MIN
New Orleans Saints @CLE
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM
Pittsburgh Steelers @BAL
Detroit Lions @CAR
San Diego Chargers SEA
Kansas City Chiefs @DEN
New York Jets @GBP
Chicago Bears @SFO
Washington Redskins JAC
Baltimore Ravens PIT
Indianapolis Colts PHI
New York Giants ARI
Oakland Raiders HOU
Philadelphia Eagles @IND
Atlanta Falcons @CIN
Cleveland Browns NOS
Dallas Cowboys @TEN

WIDE RECEIVERS

Player Opp
BEST BETS
Demaryius Thomas KCC
TY Hilton PHI
Michael Floyd @NYG
AJ Green ATL
GREAT STARTS
Jordy Nelson NYJ
Calvin Johnson @CAR
Brandin Cooks @CLE
Justin Hunter DAL
Reggie Wayne PHI
Andre Johnson @OAK
Pierre Garçon JAC
Larry Fitzgerald @NYG
Julio Jones @CIN
Kelvin Benjamin DET
Randall Cobb NYJ
SOLID STARTERS
Brandon Marshall @SFO
Vincent Jackson STL
Roddy White @CIN
Dez Bryant @TEN
Emmanuel Sanders KCC
Marques Colston @CLE
Antonio Brown BAL
Cordarrelle Patterson NEP
Jeremy Maclin @IND
Alshon Jeffery @SFO
Mike Wallace @BUF
Kendall Wright DAL
DeSean Jackson JAC
DeAndre Hopkins @OAK
Michael Crabtree CHI
Julian Edelman @MIN
Anquan Boldin CHI
Markus Wheaton @BAL
Percy Harvin @SDC
Eric Decker @GBP
Andrew Hawkins NOS
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS
Marqise Lee @WAS
Victor Cruz ARI
Steve Smith PIT
Allen Hurns @WAS
Santonio Holmes @SFO
Robert Woods MIA
Terrance Williams @TEN
Torrey Smith PIT
Dwayne Bowe @DEN
Rod Streater

HOU

Greg Jennings NEP
Keenan Allen SEA
Mike Evans STL
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM
Doug Baldwin @SDC
Sammy Watkins MIA
Jarrett Boykin NYJ
John Brown @NYG
Hakeem Nicks PHI
Malcom Floyd SEA
Riley Cooper @IND
Golden Tate @CAR
James Jones HOU
Brian Quick

@TBB

Denarius Moore HOU
Harry Douglas @CIN
Mohamed Sanu ATL
Jeremy Kerley @GBP
Jerricho Cotchery DET
Kenny Britt @TBB
Rueben Randle ARI
Chris Owusu STL
Eddie Royal SEA
Brian Hartline @BUF
Kenbrell Thompkins @MIN
Tavon Austin @TBB
Mike Williams MIA
Junior Hemingway @DEN
Jordan Matthews @IND
Steve Johnson CHI
Allen Robinson @WAS
Jerrel Jernigan ARI
Nate Washington DAL
Justin Brown @BAL

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