Smith had his first touchdown last week at Arizona, and he had 99 yards receiving in Week 7 against Buffalo. And the Saints are giving up some big games to wide receivers.
And Smith has four touchdowns in his past five games with New Orleans, and last year he had 11 catches for yards in two games against the Saints. He should be a No. Dwayne Bowe at JAC : Bowe should be excited about this matchup since the Jaguars have struggled in pass defense all year. They have allowed 11 touchdowns to an opposing wide receiver, and six wide receivers have reached double digits in Fantasy points against Jacksonville.
Bowe has reached double digits in Fantasy points in four of the six games he's played this season, and he has four touchdowns on the year. Look for him to play well coming off a bye week. In their past two games, Atlanta has allowed big games against Miles Austin yards and two touchdowns and Marques Colston 85 yards and a touchdown. While Moss isn't as talented as those two, he had played well in domes and on turf. He had 10 catches for yards and a touchdown at Detroit in Week 3, and last year combined for 17 catches, yards and a touchdown at Detroit and at Dallas.
Look for Moss to be heavily involved in the offense with Washington coming off its bye week. Sleeper alert: Nate Burleson vs. DET : You have to like the way Burleson has played at home this year. In four home games he has 24 catches for yards and three touchdowns.
You should start T. Houshmandzadeh this week as well since the Lions have given up eight touchdowns to opposing wide receivers, and eight receivers have reached double digits in Fantasy points against Detroit. Burleson has four games this year with at least six catches and 70 yards, and he should reach that total this week. Since he has a good chance to score, he's a solid Fantasy option against the Lions. HOU and Chris Henry vs. Roy E. Williams at PHI : Williams isn't happy with his role in the offense, which is understandable when you look at his production.
Still, he shouldn't complain since the Cowboys are on a three-game winning streak and playing their best football of the season heading into their biggest game against the Eagles.
You have to keep Williams reserved even though he scored against Seattle last week -- he hasn't reached double digits in Fantasy points since Week 1. The Eagles have done a great job against opposing wide receivers this season, with only two Marques Colston and Devin Thomas reaching double digits in Fantasy points, so be cautious with Miles Austin this week as well.
But Williams is definitely the wide receiver to sit, and hopefully things will turn around for him in the second half of the season. Kevin Walter at IND : Walter gets the chance to prove he can be a good Fantasy option again now that Owen Daniels knee is out for the season, but we need to see it first. Walter has been horrible the past five weeks with 15 catches for yards and no touchdowns, and he has a difficult matchup this week.
The Colts have only allowed one touchdown to an opposing wide receiver, and only three wide receivers have reached double digits in Fantasy points against Indianapolis this year. In two games against the Colts last year, Walter had five catches for yards and no touchdowns. Keep an eye on how Walter does over the next couple of weeks to see if he can step up for Daniels, but keep him reserved for this game.
Devery Henderson vs. CAR : Henderson hasn't scored a touchdown since Week 1, which was the last time he had double digits in Fantasy points. Drew Brees is just spreading the ball around to all his other targets, and Henderson has suffered. It doesn't help that his matchup this week is tough, with Carolina at No. The Panthers have only allowed two touchdowns to an opposing wide receiver, and only two receivers have reached double digits in Fantasy points against Carolina this year.
Henderson also hasn't scored a touchdown against the Panthers in his past five meetings. Antonio Bryant vs. GB : Bryant doesn't seem thrilled to have a rookie quarterback, with Josh Freeman making his first start this week against the Packers.
Bryant said when asked about Freeman this week, "That's the position we're in. He does have two touchdowns in his past four games, but he hasn't topped 65 yards receiving yet. And since he does have a rookie quarterback, the safe option is to keep him reserved. The Packers are among the league leaders with 13 passing touchdowns allowed, but it's hard to count on Freeman and Bryant playing at a high level in their first start together. Hakeem Nicks vs.
SD : The Chargers have done a great job against opposing wide receivers this year. They have only allowed four touchdowns to opposing wide receivers, and only three wide receivers have reached double digits in Fantasy points against San Diego, with none in the past three weeks against Denver, Kansas City and Oakland.
Nicks had his four-game touchdown streak come to an end at the Eagles last week, and his Fantasy production could start to dwindle. Remember, Nicks played well against some poor secondaries in Kansas City, Oakland, New Orleans and Arizona during his scoring streak, and he also needed a fluke play against the Cardinals to score.
It's hard to count on that on a weekly basis. Bust alert: Santonio Holmes at DEN : Holmes just isn't scoring touchdowns this year, and that has become a huge problem for his Fantasy production. He hasn't scored since Week 1 against the Titans, and he only has one game with double digits in Fantasy points in his past six outings. On the road, Holmes has only 10 catches for yards in three games.
The Broncos have only allowed three wide receivers to top double digits in Fantasy points this season in Wes Welker , Vincent Jackson and Derrick Mason , with Welker's 14 points the highest total. Holmes has been limited in his Fantasy production, and it might be a good idea to sit him this week. Davis had eight catches for 78 yards and a touchdown when he came on for Cooley ankle in Week 7 against Philadelphia, and he's capable of playing like that on a weekly basis.
The Falcons have allowed four tight ends to gain at least 50 receiving yards, and three tight ends have scored touchdowns against Atlanta. Cooley averaged five catches for 52 yards prior to getting hurt, so Davis should be a solid start this week. Vernon Davis vs. TEN : It's amazing how things have turned around for Davis, who comes into this game with a league-high seven touchdowns.
He has four touchdowns in his past two games and three games with double digits in Fantasy points. The Titans secondary should start to improve as they get healthy bodies back from injury, but Tennessee has still allowed four tight ends to gain at least 60 receiving yards, and three tight ends have scored against the Titans this year. With Davis playing at a high level, he should be considered a No. John Carlson vs.
DET : No team has allowed more touchdowns to tight ends than the Lions. Carlson has the chance for his first good game since Week 1, which was the last time he topped 60 yards or scored a touchdown.
He has spent a lot of time in pass protection, which shouldn't be an issue against the Lions, and this is a good week to rely on Carlson again if he's still on your roster. Sleeper alert: Kevin Boss vs. SD : Boss scored his first touchdown of the season last week against the Eagles and should build on that performance against the Chargers, who have given up some big games to tight ends this season.
Zach Miller , Heath Miller and Tony Scheffler have all gone over 70 yards receiving against San Diego this season, and the Chargers have given up four touchdowns to tight ends. Boss finally got the chance to be a significant contributor in the passing game last week against Philadelphia another team that struggles against the tight end for you Jason Witten owners with three catches for 70 yards and the touchdown.
He should be able to reach double digits in Fantasy points this week and is a good replacement if you're missing Owen Daniels knee , Chris Cooley ankle or have Visanthe Shiancoe on a bye.
Some other tight ends to consider this week include Kellen Winslow vs. GB and Benjamin Watson vs. Todd Heap at CIN : Heap had seven catches for 41 yards in the first meeting with the Bengals in Week 5 and scored a touchdown at Cincinnati last year, but Heap has been struggling recently. He only has one game over 50 yards since Week 1 and hasn't scored a touchdown since Week 2. Last week he had his worst Fantasy day of the season with three catches for 16 yards, which is one Fantasy point.
The Bengals have done well against opposing tight ends this season, and only one has reached double digits in Fantasy points, which was Owen Daniels.
We can all agree Heap is not as talented as Daniels. Greg Olsen vs. ARI : Olsen has struggled the past two weeks against the Bengals and Browns with seven catches for 64 yards. And Olsen has just two games with double digits in Fantasy points this season in Week 3 at Seattle and Week 6 at Atlanta. In five games this year, Olsen has six Fantasy points or less.
Olsen was expected to have a breakout season this year with the addition of Jay Cutler , but he's going to need a strong finish for that happen. Tony Scheffler vs. PIT : Scheffler struggled last week against an aggressive defense at Baltimore with one catch for 9 yards. He should struggle again this week since the Steelers will bring plenty of pressure, and the Broncos are dealing with some injuries on the offensive line.
Scheffler had the big game at San Diego in Week 6 with six catches for yards and a touchdown, but the rest of the season he has only 11 catches for yards and one touchdown.
Scheffler could be a productive player, but the Broncos aren't giving him enough touches to be a quality Fantasy tight end. He did have five catches for 50 yards and two touchdowns in his last game at Denver in , which was also off a bye. But this is a different Broncos defense, and they have been amazing against opposing tight ends this year.
Denver has only allowed one touchdown to an opposing tight end in Week 5 against Benjamin Watson. The Broncos have shut down Zach Miller two catches for 17 yards , Jason Witten four catches for 31 yards , Antonio Gates five catches for 70 yards and Todd Heap three catches for 16 yards.
Much of the credit goes to safeties Brian Dawkins and Renaldo Hill , but Denver's linebackers have also played well in coverage. It's hard to bench Miller with the way he's played, but just lower your expectations for him based on how Denver has done against some elite tight ends this year.
New England vs. And Chad Henne has struggled in his past two games with two interceptions returned for touchdowns in Week 7 at New Orleans and seven sacks against the Saints and Jets. The Patriots are coming off a bye, but in their past two games they allowed just seven points against Tennessee and Tampa Bay. CAR , Seattle vs. DET and San Francisco vs. With their WR corp depleted, he could be a nice pickup.
Also for Green Bay, what about Jordy Nelson? Jason — I understand the problems with Jones, but I still like him over the other two at this point as he has shown the most. Rusty — Maclin is the lock. The others are extremely, extremely close. Should i trade Tony G. Williams sea for A. Collie and M. What do you think? I have Z. Miller and J. Im just wondering if it would be a smart move to get Collie right after the injury. Hearing that Andre Johnson might be a risky play?
Playing Wayne and still deciding btwn Welker, Colston or picking up Crayton. I have to play 3. My opponent this week has some of the best matchups possible so I need to maximize every point!!
Geno, you certainly have the TE depth to make the deal if you need an improvement at WR. He should be fine pretty quickly. Cara, unfortunately you are going to have to follow the news with Johnson up until game time. Who would you drop to get Crayton? I am having trouble in deciding who will be my 2 starting Running Backs. Jeff — I understand being frustrated, but Schaub has the better opportunity to produce this week.
Stafford vs. Who should I start? Josh — I would prefer Marshall over the other two, unless you are desperate for a RB. Marshall has the potential to be a WR1 for you every single week, while the other two are not must start guys depending on your other options. Lynch, Branch, M. Williams Jacobs in 2 spots. Who do you think? Thank you. In wanted to add Harvin as well, but with the problems he has with his ankle and not only that the unhappiness that he has expressed about the head coach.
So i could start him if he plays. As usual, I think all of my matchups are about the same, and I usually end up having someone on my bench that will burn me!!! Last week was Sims-Walker.. Anyway, this is what I have:.
Who would you go with? Sucks about boldin having a terrible game.. Your email address will not be published. Start or Sit. Other quarterbacks to start: Joe Flacco — Baltimore Ravens — vs. Miami Michael Vick — Philadelphia Eagles — vs. Loading your leagues. Who Should I Start? Should I Trade Who Should I Draft? Adams GB. Hill KC. Kupp LAR. Moore CAR. Hopkins ARI.
Ridley ATL. Samuel SF. Chase CIN. Evans TB. Brown TEN. McLaurin WAS. Godwin TB. Metcalf SEA. Brown BAL. Patterson ATL. Sutton DEN. Waddle MIA. Woods LAR. Cooks HOU. Smith PHI. Higgins CIN. Pittman Jr. Meyers NE. Lockett SEA.
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