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Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Aaron Rodgers |
@MIN |
Andrew Luck |
JAC |
Peyton Manning |
MIA |
GREAT STARTS |
Drew Brees |
BAL |
Tom Brady |
DET |
Jay Cutler |
TBB |
SOLID STARTERS |
Eli Manning |
DAL |
Josh McCown |
@CHI |
Mark Sanchez |
TEN |
Tony Romo |
@NYG |
Andy Dalton |
@HOU |
Matt Ryan |
CLE |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Colin Kaepernick |
WAS |
Kyle Orton |
BUF |
Philip Rivers |
STL |
Matthew Stafford |
@NEP |
Ryan Tannehill |
@DEN |
Brian Hoyer |
@ATL |
Zach Mettenberger |
@PHI |
Joe Flacco |
@NOS |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Michael Vick |
@BUF |
Russell Wilson |
ARI |
Blake Bortles |
@IND |
Ryan Mallett |
CIN |
Robert Griffin III |
@SFO |
Teddy Bridgewater |
GBP |
Shaun Hill |
@SDC |
Derek Carr |
KCC |
Drew Stanton |
@SEA |
Alex Smith |
@OAK |
Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Rob Gronkowski |
DET |
Jimmy Graham |
BAL |
GREAT STARTS |
Larry Donnell |
DAL |
Coby Fleener |
JAC |
Jason Witten |
@NYG |
SOLID STARTERS |
Austin Seferian-Jenkins |
@CHI |
Travis Kelce |
@OAK |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Jacob Tamme |
MIA |
Julius Thomas |
MIA |
Niles Paul |
@SFO |
Owen Daniels |
@NOS |
Eric Ebron |
@NEP |
Zach Ertz |
TEN |
Jace Amaro |
@BUF |
Mychal Rivera |
KCC |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
John Carlson |
@SEA |
Jared Cook |
@SDC |
Antonio Gates |
STL |
Martellus Bennett |
TBB |
Luke Willson |
ARI |
Andrew Quarless |
@MIN |
Jordan Cameron |
@ATL |
Charles Clay |
@DEN |
Delanie Walker |
@PHI |
Kyle Rudolph |
GBP |
Garrett Graham |
CIN |
Timothy Wright |
DET |
Scott Chandler |
NYJ |
Vernon Davis |
WAS |
Clay Harbor |
@IND |
Jermaine Gresham |
@HOU |
Jordan Reed |
@SFO |
Levine Toilolo |
CLE |
Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Jamaal Charles |
@OAK |
Matt Forte |
TBB |
DeMarco Murray |
@NYG |
Eddie Lacy |
@MIN |
LeSean McCoy |
TEN |
GREAT STARTS |
Marshawn Lynch |
ARI |
Justin Forsett |
@NOS |
CJ Anderson |
MIA |
SOLID STARTERS |
Mark Ingram |
BAL |
Isaiah Crowell |
@ATL |
Denard Robinson |
@IND |
Trent Richardson |
JAC |
Tre Mason |
@SDC |
Steven Jackson |
CLE |
Shane Vereen |
DET |
Terrance West |
@ATL |
Frank Gore |
WAS |
Bishop Sankey |
@PHI |
Jeremy Hill |
@HOU |
Arian Foster |
CIN |
Rashad Jennings |
DAL |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Alfred Blue |
CIN |
Jonas Gray |
DET |
Theo Riddick |
@NEP |
Andre Ellington |
@SEA |
Alfred Morris |
@SFO |
Joique Bell |
@NEP |
Lamar Miller |
@DEN |
Giovani Bernard |
@HOU |
Lorenzo Taliaferro |
@NOS |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Jerick McKinnon |
GBP |
Ryan Mathews |
STL |
Reggie Bush |
@NEP |
Chris Ivory |
@BUF |
Bryce Brown |
NYJ |
Roy Helu |
@SFO |
Alfred Blue |
CIN |
Benny Cunningham |
@SDC |
Charles Sims |
@CHI |
Matt Asiata |
GBP |
Bernard Pierce |
@NOS |
Carlos Hyde |
WAS |
Darren McFadden |
KCC |
Chris Johnson |
@BUF |
Fred Jackson |
NYJ |
Branden Oliver |
STL |
Bobby Rainey |
@CHI |
Anthony Dixon |
NYJ |
Maurice Jones-Drew |
KCC |
Team |
Opp |
GREAT STARTS |
San Francisco 49ers |
WAS |
Philadelphia Eagles |
TEN |
Green Bay Packers |
@MIN |
Buffalo Bills |
NYJ |
Dallas Cowboys |
@NYG |
SOLID STARTERS |
Houston Texans |
CIN |
Chicago Bears |
TBB |
New England Patriots |
DET |
Seattle Seahawks |
ARI |
Indianapolis Colts |
JAC |
St. Louis Rams |
@SDC |
New York Giants |
DAL |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Cleveland Browns |
@ATL |
Kansas City Chiefs |
@OAK |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
@CHI |
Denver Broncos |
MIA |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Baltimore Ravens |
@NOS |
Minnesota Vikings |
GBP |
San Diego Chargers |
STL |
Arizona Cardinals |
@SEA |
New Orleans Saints |
BAL |
Tennessee Titans |
@PHI |
Cincinnati Bengals |
@HOU |
Detroit Lions |
@NEP |
Miami Dolphins |
@DEN |
Washington Redskins |
@SFO |
Atlanta Falcons |
CLE |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
@IND |
New York Jets |
@BUF |
Oakland Raiders |
KCC |
Player |
Opp |
BEST BETS |
Jordy Nelson |
@MIN |
Alshon Jeffery |
TBB |
Mike Evans |
@CHI |
Brandon Marshall |
TBB |
Dez Bryant |
@NYG |
Randall Cobb |
@MIN |
GREAT STARTS |
AJ Green |
@HOU |
Demaryius Thomas |
MIA |
TY Hilton |
JAC |
Jeremy Maclin |
TEN |
Steve Smith |
@NOS |
SOLID STARTERS |
Sammy Watkins |
NYJ |
Jordan Matthews |
TEN |
Odell Beckham |
DAL |
DeAndre Hopkins |
CIN |
Golden Tate |
@NEP |
Josh Gordon |
@ATL |
Roddy White |
CLE |
Keenan Allen |
STL |
Michael Crabtree |
WAS |
Mohamed Sanu |
@HOU |
Brandon LaFell |
DET |
Kenny Stills |
BAL |
Rueben Randle |
DAL |
Reggie Wayne |
JAC |
Julio Jones |
CLE |
Calvin Johnson |
@NEP |
Terrance Williams |
@NYG |
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS |
Emmanuel Sanders |
MIA |
Cecil Shorts |
@IND |
Anquan Boldin |
WAS |
Kendall Wright |
@PHI |
Percy Harvin |
@BUF |
Torrey Smith |
@NOS |
Malcom Floyd |
STL |
Vincent Jackson |
@CHI |
DeSean Jackson |
@SFO |
Andre Johnson |
CIN |
Nate Washington |
@PHI |
Marques Colston |
BAL |
Andrew Hawkins |
@ATL |
Dwayne Bowe |
@OAK |
Mike Wallace |
@DEN |
Julian Edelman |
DET |
Kenny Britt |
@SDC |
Justin Hunter |
@PHI |
Davante Adams |
@MIN |
Hakeem Nicks |
JAC |
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM |
Robert Woods |
NYJ |
Charles Johnson |
GBP |
Allen Hurns |
@IND |
John Brown |
@SEA |
Jarvis Landry |
@DEN |
Doug Baldwin |
ARI |
Wes Welker |
MIA |
Andre Caldwell |
MIA |
Eric Decker |
@BUF |
Michael Floyd |
@SEA |
Taylor Gabriel |
@ATL |
Pierre Garcon |
@SFO |
Riley Cooper |
TEN |
Larry Fitzgerald |
@SEA |
Greg Jennings |
GBP |
Andre Holmes |
KCC |
James Jones |
KCC |
Harry Douglas |
CLE |
Cordarrelle Patterson |
GBP |
Eddie Royal |
STL |
Preston Parker |
DAL |
Andre Roberts |
@SFO |
Jermaine Kearse |
ARI |
Mike Williams |
@ATL |
Danny Amendola |
DET |
Miles Austin |
@ATL |
Junior Hemingway |
@OAK |
Tavon Austin |
@SDC |