Ravens vs Bengals
There aren’t many sure fire plays this week. I think the players you drafted to start, you should play. That would include these four.
Must Starts
WR A.J. Green
RB Alex Collins
RB Joe Mixon
K Justin Tucker
In fact some think Mixon will have a tough night and you therefore should bench him for a better match up:
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If you’d like another one, I’d say that Mixon is likely to disappoint against the Ravens, who have one of the best run defenses in football. While Mixon is uber-talented, the Bengals offensive line doesn’t have the pieces necessary to prevent the Ravens from blowing him up in the backfield. If he’s going to live up to his RB1 ranking, it’ll have to be through the air.”
– Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros)
I have a hard time doing that. It seems every time I bench a starter because of a poor match up they have a big day. The thing with this match up is outside of the top four listed above you have no idea who’s going to score the points this week.
Start Em if you have to
WR Michael Crabtree
QB Joe Flacco
Baltimore DST
Cincinnati DST
TE Tyler Eifert
Sleeper Picks
QB Andy Dalton
WR John Ross
I really like Ross as a player who could break out as a rookie. The Bengals will have to throw the ball a lot to keep up.
The Ravens are one point favorites on the road with an over/under of 43 points. That seems a little low to me so I like the over on this the most. If I had to pick a team I’m going to pick an upset by the Bengals for no particular reason.
Bengals 24 Ravens 21
Panthers vs Falcons
On the Panthers (1-0) vs Falcons (0-1) front it looks like running back Davonte Freeman will not be 100%. Freeman dinged his knee in the Falcons opening week loss to the Eagles.
Must Starts
QB Cam Newton
RB Christian McCaffrey
WR Devin Funchess
WR Julio Jones
K Matt Bryant
QB Matt Ryan
Given how poorly Ryan played last week you might consider sitting him this week. Don’t. He always plays the Panthers tough in front of the home crowd. Plus Julio Jones seems to save his best for the Panthers as well.
Start Em if you have to:
WR Mohammad Sanu
K Graham Gano
TE Austin Hooper
Sleeper Picks
RB Tevin Coleman
TE Ian Thomas
If Freeman is a game day scratch then Coleman has No. 2 running back potential. I see Thomas as getting significant targets filling in for injured Greg Olsen.
The Falcons are six point favorites with the over/under at 44.5. I also like the over here as these teams will air it out this week.
Panthers 27 Falcons 23