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Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Drew Brees |
TBB |
Ben Roethlisberger |
@JAC |
Philip Rivers |
NYJ |
Peyton Manning |
ARI |
GREAT STARTS |
Andrew Luck |
BAL |
Aaron Rodgers |
MIN |
Russell Wilson |
@WAS |
Nick Foles |
STL |
Matt Ryan |
@NYG |
SOLID STARTERS |
Eli Manning |
ATL |
Jay Cutler |
@CAR |
Colin Kaepernick |
BUF |
Matthew Stafford |
BUF |
Joe Flacco |
@IND |
Mike Glennon |
@NOS |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Austin Davis |
@PHI |
Drew Stanton |
@DEN |
Cam Newton |
CHI |
Kirk Cousins |
SEA |
Tony Romo |
HOU |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
@DAL |
Andy Dalton |
@NEP |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Geno Smith |
@SDC |
Jake Locker |
CLE |
Blake Bortles |
PIT |
Kyle Orton |
@DET |
Alex Smith |
@SFO |
Tom Brady |
CIN |
Teddy Bridgewater |
MIN |
Carson Palmer |
@DEN |
Brian Hoyer |
@TEN |
Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Julius Thomas |
ARI |
Jimmy Graham |
TBB |
GREAT STARTS |
Delanie Walker |
CLE |
Owen Daniels |
@IND |
Heath Miller |
@JAC |
Martellus Bennett |
@CAR |
SOLID STARTERS |
Garrett Graham |
@DAL |
Travis Kelce |
@SFO |
Rob Gronkowski |
CIN |
Larry Donnell |
ATL |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Jordan Cameron |
@TEN |
Zach Ertz |
STL |
Antonio Gates |
NYJ |
Vernon Davis |
KCC |
Logan Paulsen |
SEA |
Greg Olsen |
CHI |
Eric Ebron |
BUF |
Jace Amaro |
@SDC |
Austin Seferian-Jenkins |
@NOS |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Vance McDonald |
KCC |
Scott Chandler |
@DET |
Jason Witten |
HOU |
Richard Rodgers |
MIN |
Dwayne Allen |
BAL |
Coby Fleener |
BAL |
Clay Harbor |
PIT |
Luke Wilson |
@WAS |
John Carlson |
@DEN |
Levine Toilolo |
@NYG |
Jermaine Gresham |
@NEP |
Rhett Ellison |
@GBP |
Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Giovani Bernard |
@NEP |
Matt Forte |
@CAR |
DeMarco Murray |
HOU |
LeSean McCoy |
STL |
GREAT STARTS |
Bishop Sankey |
CLE |
Eddie Lacy |
MIN |
Rashad Jennings |
ATL |
Justin Forsett |
@IND |
Andre Ellington |
@DEN |
Frank Gore |
KCC |
SOLID STARTERS |
Le’Veon Bell |
@JAC |
Matt Asiata |
@GBP |
Zac Stacy |
@PHI |
Lorenzo Taliaferro |
@IND |
Jeremy Hill |
@NEP |
Reggie Bush |
BUF |
Isaiah Crowell |
@TEN |
Trent Richardson |
BAL |
Doug Martin |
@NOS |
Steven Jackson |
@NYG |
Khiry Robinson |
TBB |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Arian Foster |
@DAL |
Marshawn Lynch |
@WAS |
Montee Ball |
ARI |
Ahmad Bradshaw |
BAL |
Andre Williams |
ATL |
Antone Smith |
@NYG |
Stevan Ridley |
CIN |
Ben Tate |
@TEN |
Shane Vereen |
CIN |
Darren Sproles |
STL |
Pierre Thomas |
TBB |
Chris Ivory |
@SDC |
Alfred Morris |
SEA |
Jamaal Charles |
@SFO |
Darrin Reaves |
CHI |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Fred Jackson |
@DET |
CJ Spiller |
@DET |
Chris Johnson |
@SDC |
Shonn Greene |
CLE |
Donald Brown |
NYJ |
Joique Bell |
BUF |
Stepfan Taylor |
@DEN |
Toby Gerhart |
PIT |
Roy Helu |
SEA |
Knile Davis |
@SFO |
Foswhitt Whittaker |
CHI |
Team |
Opp |
GREAT STARTS |
Detroit Lions |
BUF |
Philadelphia Eagles |
STL |
Green Bay Packers |
MIN |
SOLID STARTERS |
San Francisco 49ers |
KCC |
Cleveland Browns |
@TEN |
Cincinnati Bengals |
@NEP |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Seattle Seahawks |
@WAS |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
@JAC |
Houston Texans |
@DAL |
Kansas City Chiefs |
@SFO |
San Diego Chargers |
NYJ |
Minnesota Vikings |
@GBP |
New York Giants |
ATL |
Carolina Panthers |
CHI |
Chicago Bears |
@CAR |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
New Orleans Saints |
TBB |
Indianapolis Colts |
BAL |
Tennessee Titans |
CLE |
Atlanta Falcons |
@NYG |
Dallas Cowboys |
HOU |
New York Jets |
@SDC |
Denver Broncos |
ARI |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
PIT |
Buffalo Bills |
@DET |
Arizona Cardinals |
@DEN |
New England Patriots |
CIN |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
@NOS |
Baltimore Ravens |
@IND |
St. Louis Rams |
@PHI |
Washington Redskins |
SEA |
Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Alshon Jeffery |
@CAR |
Jordy Nelson |
MIN |
Randall Cobb |
MIN |
Antonio Brown |
@JAC |
Keenan Allen |
NYJ |
GREAT STARTS |
Julio Jones |
@NYG |
Roddy White |
@NYG |
Brandon Marshall |
@CAR |
AJ Green |
@NEP |
Dez Bryant |
HOU |
Emmanuel Sanders |
ARI |
Victor Cruz |
ATL |
Jeremy Maclin |
STL |
Percy Harvin |
@WAS |
SOLID STARTERS |
Michael Floyd |
@DEN |
Steve Smith |
@IND |
Demaryius Thomas |
ARI |
Wes Welker |
ARI |
DeAndre Hopkins |
@DAL |
Reggie Wayne |
BAL |
Marques Colston |
TBB |
Brandin Cooks |
TBB |
Markus Wheaton |
@JAC |
Eddie Royal |
NYJ |
Malcom Floyd |
NYJ |
Michael Crabtree |
KCC |
Brian Quick |
@PHI |
Vincent Jackson |
@NOS |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Calvin Johnson |
BUF |
Eric Decker |
@SDC |
Larry Fitzgerald |
@DEN |
Sammy Watkins |
@DET |
Kelvin Benjamin |
CHI |
Andrew Hawkins |
@TEN |
Terrance Williams |
HOU |
Davante Adams |
MIN |
TY Hilton |
BAL |
Allen Robinson |
PIT |
Julian Edelman |
CIN |
Brandon LaFell |
CIN
|
Kenny Stills |
TBB |
Reuben Randle |
ATL |
Anquan Boldin |
KCC |
Louis Murphy |
@NOS |
Pierre Garçon |
SEA |
DeSean Jackson |
SEA |
John Brown |
@DEN |
Devin Hester |
@NYG |
Andre Johnson |
@DAL |
Cordarrelle Patterson |
GBP |
Mohamed Sanu |
@NEP |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Harry Douglas |
@NYG |
Torrey Smith |
@IND |
Santonio Holmes |
@CAR |
Marvin Jones |
@NEP |
Golden Tate |
BUF |
Denard Robinson |
PIT |
Allen Hurns |
PIT
|
Dwayne Bowe |
@SFO |
Jordan Matthews |
STL |
Riley Cooper |
STL |
Doug Baldwin |
@WAS |
Ricardo Lockette |
@WAS |
Kenny Britt |
@PHI |
Kendall Wright |
CLE |
Jerricho Cotchery |
CHI |
Miles Austin |
@TEN |
Hakeem Nicks |
BAL |
Steve Johnson |
KCC |
Mike Williams |
@DET |
Greg Jennings |
@GBP |
Jarius Wright |
@GBP |
Jeremy Kerley |
@SDC |
Austin Pettis |
@PHI |
Tavon Austin |
@PHI |
Justin Hunter |
CLE |
Andre Roberts |
SEA |