Thursday Night Football kicks off a new week in football and two teams are in different positions than many predicted prior to the season. The Raiders have under performed and the Kansas City Chiefs are nearly unbeatable. It’s a very Chiefs heavy week in my opinion but there’s plenty on both sides to be excited about.
Start
Quarterback
Alex Smith
Alex Smith has been one of the best fantasy earners in the league this season. I have a hard time writing, you have a hard time believing it but here we are. So let’s take advantage of the situation and keep it going another week.
Wide Receiver
Tyreek Hill
Hill is frustrating beyond reason with his ability to break one off and go a hundred yards or disappear for a few quarters. He’s always a threat and Thursday feels like a hot night. Conley has been eating up targets but if Kansas City gets anywhere near the end zone, Hill is their target. Injury concerns seem to be cleared up as well.
Michael Crabtree
Crabtree isn’t the receiver you typically look to for your Oakland receivers but Amari Cooper is in a slump and Carr is going to need to air it out if they expect to keep up with KC. Cooper might return but in the mean time Crabtree has had games of 20, 11 and 15 points.
Running Back
Kareem Hunt
Hunt is my guy in KC to get the majority of touches every single game. He’s a solid starter that you’ve had on your team all year because no one is trading the leading rookie RB in the league.
Tight End
Travis Kelce
Given the choices I’d start Kelce but he’s been wildly inconsistent this season. Oakland is middle of the pack against TEs this season In the on again off again pattern Kelce has displayed, this would be an on week for him.
Kicker
Harrison Butker
Butker has been kicking butt for the Chiefs since leaving Carolina. Whether the Panthers made the right decision keeping Gano remains to be seen (they didn’t) but the kid has found himself a home and puts up solid points week after week for a high scoring team with occasional red zone troubles.
Defensive/Special Teams
Chiefs
Y’all know Tyreek Hill runs back kicks too right?
Sit
Quarterback
Derek Carr
I don’t know what’s up with the Raiders but they’ve been struggling and injuries have kept them from bouncing back. The Chiefs don’t have the best defense in the world but unless there’s some prime time magic anyone under center for Oakland isn’t trustworthy at this point.
Wide Receiver
Amari Cooper
Cooper has seen major struggles, failing to top 5 pts since week 1 of the season. Thursday Night has a way of making superstars out of everybody so we’ll see what happens but I wouldn’t bet my game on it.
Running Back
Marshawn Lynch
It’s time to admit that Lynch is not going to blow it up in Oakland. He’s had some decent weeks but the beast train stops here.
Tight End
Whoever plays for Oakland. Seriously who’s the Tight End in Oakland? Cook....it’s Cook right? Ok, Jared Cook. Not a good start. You want to.....you feel like he’s got the potential. There’s just no track history there. (Cook immediately scores 3 TDs)
Kicker
Giorgio Tavecchio
Did I spell that right? Sweet! T-Vech is good for about 5 pts a game, like clockwork. Do with that what you will.
Defensive/Special Teams
Raiders
I’m obviously not starting the Raiders here. KC has one of the most dynamic offenses in the NFL. Even a bad KC game is putting up 21. Oakland will have to show up big time to compete here.
Who’re are your starts and sits for tonight?