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Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Drew Brees |
@DAL |
Matthew Stafford |
@NYJ |
Philip Rivers |
JAC |
GREAT STARTS |
Kirk Cousins |
NYG |
Matt Ryan |
@MIN |
Colin Kaepernick |
PHI |
Nick Foles |
@SFO |
Jay Cutler |
GBP |
SOLID STARTERS |
Aaron Rodgers |
@CHI |
Andrew Luck |
TEN |
Tony Romo |
NOS |
Ben Roethlisberger |
TBB |
Eli Manning |
@WAS |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Tom Brady |
@KCC |
Blake Bortles |
@SDC |
Alex Smith |
NEP |
Teddy Bridgewater |
ATL |
Cam Newton |
@BAL |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
BUF |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
EJ Manuel |
@HOU |
Mike Glennon |
@PIT |
Jake Locker |
@IND |
Joe Flacco |
CAR |
Derek Carr |
MIA |
Gino Smith |
DET |
Ryan Tannehill |
@OAK |
Charlie Whitehurst |
@IND |
Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Jimmy Graham |
@DAL |
GREAT STARTS |
Rob Gronkowski |
@KCC |
Greg Olsen |
@BAL |
Martellus Bennett |
GBP |
Niles Paul |
NYG |
Travis Kelce |
NEP |
SOLID STARTERS |
Antonio Gates |
JAC |
Jace Amaro |
DET |
Zach Ertz |
@SFO |
Delanie Walker |
@IND |
Vernon Davis |
PHI |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Brandon Myers |
@PIT |
Owen Daniels |
CAR |
Larry Donnell |
@WAS |
Levine Toilolo |
@MIN |
Scott Chandler |
@HOU |
Jason Witten |
NOS |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Clay Harbor |
@IND |
Heath Miller |
TBB |
Andrew Quarless |
@CHI |
Dwayne Allen |
TEN |
Coby Fleener |
TEN |
Charles Clay |
@OAK |
Mychael Rivera |
MIA |
Garrett Graham |
BUF |
Rhett Ellison |
ATL |
Brandon Pettigrew |
@NYJ |
Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Matt Forte |
GBP |
Le’Veon Bell |
TBB |
DeMarco Murray |
NOS |
Donald Brown |
JAC |
GREAT STARTS |
Eddie Lacy |
@CHI |
Lamar Miller |
@OAK |
Ahmad Bradshaw |
TEN |
SOLID STARTERS |
Lorenzo Taliaferro |
CAR |
Alfred Morris |
NYG |
Fred Jackson |
@HOU |
Rashad Jennings |
@WAS |
LeSean McCoy |
@SFO |
Steven Jackson |
@MIN |
LeGarrette Blount |
TBB |
Frank Gore |
PHI |
Stevan Ridley |
@KCC |
Pierre Thomas |
@DAL |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Justin Forsett |
CAR |
Knile Davis |
NEP |
Jamaal Charles |
NEP |
Khiry Robinson |
@DAL |
Trent Richardson |
TEN |
Doug Martin |
@PIT |
Shane Vereen |
@KCC |
Darren McFadden |
MIA |
Maurice Jones-Drew |
MIA |
Alfred Blue |
BUF |
Arian Foster |
BUF |
Darren Sproles |
@SFO |
Bernard Pierce |
CAR |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Bobby Rainey |
@PIT |
Bishop Sankey |
@IND |
CJ Spiller |
@HOU |
DeAngelo Williams |
@BAL |
Jonathan Stewart |
@BAL |
Reggie Bush |
@NYJ |
Chris Ivory |
DET |
Joique Bell |
@NYJ |
Matt Asiata |
ATL |
Toby Gerhart |
@SDC |
Chris Johnson |
DET |
Jacquizz Rodgers |
@MIN |
Shonn Greene |
@IND |
Darrin Reaves |
@BAL |
Team |
Opp |
GREAT STARTS |
San Diego Chargers |
JAC |
Atlanta Falcons |
@MIN |
SOLID STARTERS |
Detroit Lions |
@NYJ |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
TBB |
Chicago Bears |
GBP |
New England Patriots |
@KCC |
Green Bay Packers |
@CHI |
New York Jets |
DET |
New Orleans Saints |
@DAL |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Miami Dolphins |
@OAK |
Indianapolis Colts |
TEN |
Carolina Panthers |
@BAL |
Baltimore Ravens |
CAR |
San Francisco 49ers |
PHI |
Washington Redskins |
NYG |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Minnesota Vikings |
ATL |
Oakland Raiders |
MIA |
New York Giants |
@WAS |
Philadelphia Eagles |
@SFO |
Dallas Cowboys |
NOS |
Houston Texans |
BUF |
Kansas City Chiefs |
NEP |
Buffalo Bills |
@HOU |
Tennessee Titans |
@IND |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
@PIT |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
@SDC |
Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Antonio Brown |
TBB |
Julio Jones |
@MIN |
GREAT STARTS |
Jordy Nelson |
@CHI |
Alshon Jeffery |
GBP |
Pierre Garçon |
NYG |
Dez Bryant |
NOS |
Brandin Cooks |
@DAL |
Jeremy Maclin |
@SFO |
Steve Smith |
CAR |
SOLID STARTERS |
Calvin Johnson |
@NYJ |
Keenan Allen |
JAC |
Michael Crabtree |
PHI |
Kelvin Benjamin |
@BAL |
Terrance Williams |
NOS |
DeAndre Hopkins |
BUF |
Cordarrelle Patterson |
ATL |
Golden Tate |
@NYJ |
Julian Edelman |
@KCC |
Victor Cruz |
@WAS |
Mike Wallace |
@OAK |
Randall Cobb |
@CHI |
Marques Colston |
@DAL |
Markus Wheaton |
TBB |
Cecil Shorts |
@SDC |
Malcom Floyd |
JAC |
DeSean Jackson |
NYG |
Sammy Watkins |
@HOU |
Roddy White |
@MIN |
Brandon Marshall |
GBP |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Kendall Wright |
@IND |
Vincent Jackson |
@PIT |
James Jones |
MIA |
Reggie Wayne |
TEN |
Jordan Matthews |
@SFO |
TY Hilton |
TEN |
Allen Robinson |
@SDC |
Andre Johnson |
BUF |
Eddie Royal |
JAC |
Greg Jennings |
ATL
|
Mike Evans |
@PIT |
Anquan Boldin |
PHI |
Hakeem Nicks |
TEN |
Jeremy Kerley |
DET |
Steve Johnson |
PHI |
Brian Hartline |
@OAK |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Eric Decker |
DET |
Kenny Stills |
@DAL |
Andre Roberts |
NYG |
Dwayne Bowe |
NEP |
Allen Hurns |
@SDC |
Justin Hunter |
@IND |
Jerricho Cotchery |
@BAL |
Rueben Randle |
@WAS |
Torrey Smith |
CAR |
Justin Brown |
TBB |
Donnie Avery |
NEP
|
Kenbrell Thompkins |
@KCC |
Eric Weems |
@MIN |
Riley Cooper |
@SFO |
Andre Holmes |
MIA |
Mike Williams |
@HOU |
Denarius Moore |
MIA |
Santonio Holmes |
GBP |
Jacoby Jones |
CAR |
Greg Salas |
DET |