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Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Peyton Manning |
@NYJ |
Andrew Luck |
@HOU |
Eli Manning |
@PHI |
GREAT STARTS |
Matt Ryan |
CHI |
Joe Flacco |
@TBB |
Philip Rivers |
@OAK |
Russell Wilson |
DAL |
Nick Foles |
NYG |
SOLID STARTERS |
Matthew Stafford |
@MIN |
Jay Cutler |
@ATL |
Aaron Rodgers |
@MIA |
Colin Kaepernick |
@STL |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Drew Stanton |
WAS |
Tom Brady |
@BUF |
Charlie Whitehurst |
JAC |
Tony Romo |
@SEA |
Andy Dalton |
CAR |
Ben Roethlisberger |
@CLE |
Austin Davis |
SFO |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Brian Hoyer |
PIT |
Kirk Cousins |
@ARI |
Mike Glennon |
BAL |
Teddy Bridgewater |
DET |
Blake Bortles |
@TEN |
Kyle Orton |
NEP |
Cam Newton |
@CIN |
Ryan Tannehill |
GBP |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
IND |
Geno Smith |
DEN |
Jake Locker |
JAC |
Derek Carr |
SDC |
Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Julius Thomas |
@NYJ |
Rob Gronkowski |
@BUF |
GREAT STARTS |
Greg Olsen |
@CIN |
Owen Daniels |
@TBB |
Delanie Walker |
JAC |
Antonio Gates |
@OAK |
SOLID STARTERS |
Jason Witten |
@SEA |
Luke Willson |
DAL |
Dwayne Allen |
@HOU |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Jordan Reed |
@ARI |
Zach Ertz |
NYG |
Garrett Graham |
IND |
Andrew Quarless |
@MIA |
Vernon Davis |
@STL |
Timothy Wright |
@BUF |
Larry Donnell |
@PHI |
Clay Harbor |
@TEN |
Martellus Bennett |
@ATL |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Jordan Cameron |
PIT |
Heath Miller |
@CLE |
Jared Cook |
SFO |
Eric Ebron |
@MIN |
Charles Clay |
GBP |
Jace Amaro |
DEN |
Mychal Rivera |
SDC |
Austin Seferian-Jenkins |
BAL |
Scott Chandler |
NEP |
John Carlson |
WAS |
Levine Toilolo |
CHI |
Jermaine Gresham |
CAR |
Rhett Ellison |
DET |
Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Matt Forte |
@ATL |
Le’Veon Bell |
@CLE |
Marshawn Lynch |
DAL |
Arian Foster |
IND |
GREAT STARTS |
Eddie Lacy |
@MIA |
Giovani Bernard |
CAR |
Justin Forsett |
@TBB |
Ben Tate |
PIT |
Jeremy Hill |
CAR |
Branden Oliver |
@OAK |
Andre Williams |
@PHI |
SOLID STARTERS |
Frank Gore |
@STL |
Steven Jackson |
CHI |
Fred Jackson |
NEP |
Joique Bell |
@MIN |
LeSean McCoy |
NYG |
Trent Richardson |
@HOU |
Darren Sproles |
NYG |
Alfred Morris |
@ARI |
Ahmad Bradshaw |
@HOU |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Fred Jackson |
NEP |
Theo Riddick |
@MIN |
Stevan Ridley |
@BUF |
Andre Ellington |
WAS |
Antone Smith |
CHI |
Bishop Sankey |
JAC |
Shane Vereen |
@BUF |
CJ Spiller |
NEP |
Knowshon Moreno |
GBP |
Chris Ivory |
DEN |
Darren McFadden |
SDC |
Dexter McCluster |
JAC |
Lorenzo Taliaferro |
@TBB |
DeMarco Murray |
@SEA |
Zac Stacy |
SFO |
Lamar Miller |
GBP |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Reggie Bush |
@MIN |
Shonn Greene |
JAC |
Jonathan Stewart |
@CIN |
Terrance West |
PIT |
Carlos Hyde |
@STL |
Chris Johnson |
DEN |
Bernard Pierce |
@TBB |
Matt Asiata |
DET |
Ronnie Hillman |
@NYJ |
Chris Ogbonnaya |
@CIN |
Doug Martin |
BAL |
Storm Johnson |
@TEN |
Jerick McKinnon |
DET |
Toby Gerhart |
@TEN |
Darrin Reaves |
@CIN |
CJ Anderson |
@NYJ |
Maurice Jones-Drew |
SDC |
Team |
Opp |
GREAT STARTS |
Seattle Seahawks |
DAL |
Tennessee Titans |
JAC |
New England Patriots |
@BUF |
SOLID STARTERS |
Cincinnati Bengals |
CAR |
Atlanta Falcons |
CHI |
Denver Broncos |
@NYJ |
Philadelphia Eagles |
NYG |
Green Bay Packers |
@MIA |
San Diego Chargers |
@OAK |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
San Francisco 49ers |
@STL |
Cleveland Browns |
PIT |
Indianapolis Colts |
@HOU |
Miami Dolphins |
GBP |
Detroit Lions |
@MIN |
Arizona Cardinals |
WAS |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
@CLE |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Chicago Bears |
@ATL |
New York Giants |
@PHI |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
BAL |
Baltimore Ravens |
@TBB |
Buffalo Bills |
NEP |
Carolina Panthers |
@CIN |
Dallas Cowboys |
@SEA |
Houston Texans |
IND |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
@TEN |
Minnesota Vikings |
DET |
Oakland Raiders |
SDC |
St. Louis Rams |
SFO |
New York Jets |
DEN |
Washington Redskins |
@ARI |
Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Demaryius Thomas |
@NYJ |
Jordy Nelson |
@MIA |
Antonio Brown |
@CLE |
Julio Jones |
CHI |
Randall Cobb |
@MIA |
GREAT STARTS |
Alshon Jeffery |
@ATL |
Jeremy Maclin |
NYG |
Emmanuel Sanders |
@NYJ |
Golden Tate |
@MIN |
Michael Crabtree |
@STL |
Brandon Marshall |
@ATL |
Kendall Wright |
JAC |
SOLID STARTERS |
Markus Wheaton |
@CLE |
Steve Smith |
@TBB |
Victor Cruz |
@PHI |
Michael Floyd |
WAS |
Reggie Wayne |
@HOU |
Rueben Randle |
@PHI |
Vincent Jackson |
BAL |
Keenan Allen |
@OAK |
Mike Wallace |
GBP |
Anquan Boldin |
@STL |
TY Hilton |
@HOU |
Andrew Hawkins |
PIT |
Wes Welker |
@NYJ |
Julian Edelman |
@BUF |
Roddy White |
CHI |
Mohamed Sanu |
CAR |
Odell Beckham Jr. |
@PHI |
Percy Harvin |
DAL |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
DeAndre Hopkins |
IND |
Larry Fitzgerald |
WAS |
Brian Quick |
SFO |
Eddie Royal |
@OAK |
Justin Hunter |
JAC |
Brandon LaFell |
@BUF |
DeSean Jackson |
@ARI |
Allen Robinson |
@TEN |
Kelvin Benjamin |
@CIN |
Dez Bryant |
@SEA
|
Pierre Garçon |
@ARI |
Terrance Williams |
@SEA |
Travis Benjamin |
PIT |
Eric Decker |
DEN |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
AJ Green |
CAR |
Mike Evans |
BAL |
Sammy Watkins |
NEP |
Hakeem Nicks |
@HOU |
Jeremy Ross |
@MIN |
Miles Austin |
PIT |
Louis Murphy |
BAL |
AllenHurns |
@TEN |
Jordan Matthews |
NYG |
Malcom Floyd |
@OAK |
Steve Johnson |
@STL |
Kenny Britt |
SFO
|
James Jones |
SDC |
Andre Roberts |
@ARI |
Andre Johnson |
IND |
Cordarrelle Patterson |
DET |
Doug Baldwin |
DAL |
Torrey Smith |
@TBB |
Brian Hartline |
GBP |
John Brown |
WAS |
Ricardo Lockette |
DAL |
Calvin Johnson |
@MIN |
Greg Jennings |
DET |
Jarius Wright |
DET |
Jerricho Cotchery |
@CIN |
Jarvis Landry |
GBP |
Vincent Brown |
SDC |
Mike Williams |
NEP |
Jeremy Kerley |
DEN |
Robert Woods |
NEP |
Santonio Holmes |
@ATL |
Jacoby Jones |
@TBB |