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Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Aaron Rodgers |
PHI |
Andrew Luck |
NE |
Peyton Manning |
@STL |
GREAT STARTS |
Tom Brady |
@IND |
Drew Brees |
CIN |
Philip Rivers |
OAK |
Matthew Stafford |
@ARI |
SOLID STARTERS |
Ben Roethlisberger |
@TEN |
Robert Griffin III |
TB |
Ryan Tannehill |
BUF |
Russell Wilson |
@KC |
Eli Manning |
SF |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Mark Sanchez |
@GB |
Jay Cutler |
MIN |
Matt Ryan |
@CAR |
Josh McCown |
@WAS |
Colin Kaepernick |
@NYG |
Cam Newton |
ATL |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Teddy Bridgewater |
@CHI |
Shaun Hill |
DEN |
Derek Carr |
@SD |
Brian Hoyer |
HOU |
Kyle Orton |
@MIA |
Drew Stanton |
DET |
Zach Mettenberger |
PIT |
Alex Smith |
SEA |
Andy Dalton |
@NO |
Ryan Mallett |
@CLE |
Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Jimmy Graham |
CIN |
Rob Gronkowski |
@IND |
Antonio Gates |
OAK |
GREAT STARTS |
Dwayne Allen |
NE |
Julius Thomas |
@STL |
Travis Kelce |
SEA |
SOLID STARTERS |
Greg Olsen |
ATL |
Kyle Rudolph |
@CHI |
Jared Cook |
DEN |
Charles Clay |
BUF |
Larry Donnell |
SF |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Jermaine Gresham |
@NO |
Jordan Reed |
TB |
Martellus Bennett |
MIN |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Chase Ford |
@CHI |
Lance Kendricks |
DEN |
Cooper Helfet |
@KC |
Vernon Davis |
@NYG |
Scott Chandler |
@MIA |
Austin Seferian-Jenkins |
@WAS |
Heath Miller |
@TEN |
Gary Barnidge |
HOU |
Timothy Wright |
@IND |
Mychal Rivera |
@SD |
Brent Celek |
@GB |
Zach Ertz |
@GB |
Delanie Walker |
PIT |
Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Matt Forte |
MIN |
Mark Ingram |
CIN |
GREAT STARTS |
Le’Veon Bell |
@TEN |
Andre Ellington |
DET |
Jamaal Charles |
SEA |
Alfred Blue |
@CLE |
SOLID STARTERS |
Ahmad Bradshaw |
NE |
Bishop Sankey |
PIT |
Shane Vereen |
@IND |
Steven Jackson |
@CAR |
Eddie Lacy |
PHI |
Frank Gore |
@NYG |
Terrance West |
HOU |
Alfred Morris |
TB |
Jeremy Hill |
@NO |
Marshawn Lynch |
@KC |
Ryan Mathews |
OAK |
LeSean McCoy |
@GB |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Montee Ball |
@STL |
Trent Richardson |
NE |
Jonathan Stewart |
ATL |
Jerick McKinnon |
@CHI |
Bobby Rainey |
@WAS |
Carlos Hyde |
@NYG |
Tre Mason |
DEN |
Bryce Brown |
@MIA |
Fred Jackson |
@MIA |
Theo Riddick |
@ARI |
Darren McFadden |
@SD |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Charles Sims |
@WAS |
Rashad Jennings |
SF |
Roy Helu |
TB |
Branden Oliver |
OAK |
Lamar Miller |
BUF |
Damien Williams |
BUF |
Ben Tate |
HOU |
C.J. Anderson |
@STL |
Ryan Mathews |
OAK |
Joique Bell |
@ARI |
Benny Cunningham |
DEN |
Matt Asiata |
@CHI |
Darren Sproles |
@GB |
Isaiah Crowell |
HOU |
Travaris Cadet |
CIN |
Andre Williams |
SF |
Reggie Bush |
@ARI |
DeAngelo Williams |
ATL |
Maurice Jones-Drew |
@SD |
Arian Foster |
@CLE |
Anthony Dixon |
@MIA |
Team |
Opp |
GREAT STARTS |
Cleveland Browns |
HOU |
Philadelphia Eagles |
@GB |
SOLID STARTERS |
Arizona Cardinals |
DET |
New Orleans Saints |
CIN |
Minnesota Vikings |
@CHI |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Atlanta Falcons |
@CAR |
San Diego Chargers |
OAK |
Denver Broncos |
@STL |
Green Bay Packers |
PHI |
Detroit Lions |
@ARI |
Miami Dolphins |
BUF |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Indianapolis Colts |
NE |
New York Giants |
SF |
New England Patriots |
@IND |
Carolina Panthers |
ATL |
Washington Redskins |
TB |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
@TEN |
Buffalo Bills |
@MIA |
Houston Texans |
@CLE |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
@WAS |
Tennessee Titans |
PIT |
Chicago Bears |
MIN |
Seattle Seahawks |
@KC |
Cincinnati Bengals |
@NO |
St. Louis Rams |
DEN |
Oakland Raiders |
@SD |
Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Jordy Nelson |
PHI |
Calvin Johnson |
@ARI |
DeSean Jackson |
TB |
Demaryius Thomas |
@STL |
GREAT STARTS |
Antonio Brown |
@TEN |
A.J. Green |
@NO |
Randall Cobb |
PHI |
Golden Tate |
@ARI |
Jeremy Maclin |
@GB |
Emmanuel Sanders |
@STL |
SOLID STARTERS |
Brandin Cooks |
CIN |
Roddy White |
@CAR |
Mike Evans |
@WAS |
Anquan Boldin |
@NYG |
Julio Jones |
@CAR |
Vincent Jackson |
@WAS |
Kelvin Benjamin |
ATL |
Brandon LaFell |
@IND |
Martavis Bryant |
@TEN |
Jordan Matthews |
@GB |
Odell Beckham |
SF |
Mike Wallace |
BUF |
Brandon Marshall |
MIN |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Jarvis Landry |
BUF |
Sammy Watkins |
@MIA |
Julian Edelman |
@IND |
T.Y. Hilton |
NE |
Pierre Garcon |
TB |
Taylor Gabriel |
HOU |
DeAndre Hopkins |
@CLE |
Alshon Jeffery |
MIN |
Reggie Wayne |
NE |
Malcom Floyd |
OAK |
Greg Jennings |
@CHI |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
James Jones |
@SD |
Davante Adams |
PHI |
Michael Floyd |
DET |
John Brown |
DET |
Andrew Hawkins |
HOU |
Doug Baldwin |
@KC |
Larry Fitzgerald |
DET |
Andre Johnson |
@CLE |
Mohamed Sanu |
@NO |
Miles Austin |
HOU |
Kendall Wright |
PIT |
Michael Crabtree |
@NYG |
Chris Hogan |
@MIA |
Marques Colston |
CIN |
Kenny Stills |
CIN |
Cordarrelle Patterson |
@CHI |
Keenan Allen |
OAK |
Nate Washington |
PIT |
Rueben Randle |
SF |
Dwayne Bowe |
SEA |
Wes Welker |
@STL |
Brian Hartline |
BUF |
Kenny Britt |
DEN |
Justin Hunter |
PIT |
Jermaine Kearse |
@KC |
Markus Wheaton |
@TEN |
Robert Woods |
@MIA |
Hakeem Nicks |
NE |
Andre Holmes |
@SD |
Riley Cooper |
@GB |
Steve Johnson |
@NYG |
Preston Parker |
SF |
Harry Douglas |
@CAR |
Tavon Austin |
DEN |
Eddie Royal |
OAK |
Andre Roberts |
TB |
Louis Murphy |
@WAS |