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Joe Mixon is one of the team’s few playmakers left standing, and it’s a no-brainer that the Bengals will feed him the ball as much as possible. While Mixon is a must-start, you probably should dial down your expectations.

If you throw out Adrian Peterson’s 90-yard touchdown run against the Philadelphia Eagles back in Week 13, he has done very little to impress in a cratering Washington offense that continues to drag him down.

If you’re in a bind at running back or are looking for a player with a high weekly upside, Damien Williams is your guy if Spencer Ware continues to sit out with his injury. View him as a mid-level RB2 for as long as Ware is sidelined.

Aaron Jones scored in his fifth straight game, and the second-year pro has hit pay dirt eight times in the last seven weeks. However, the Bears defense has allowed the fifth-fewest rushing yards, the fewest rushing touchdowns and the fewest fantasy points to running backs.

The must-start Keenan Allen is riding a hot streak of six straight games with either 100-plus receiving yards or at least one scoring grab. The Chiefs have permitted the sixth-most receptions to wideouts, and other interior wideouts like Allen have had success attacking the Kansas City this season.

Now THAT is the Derrick Henry that many fantasy players hoped he would be when they invested in him in fantasy drafts this past summer. Henry has mostly been a disappointment this season but had a fantasy performance of the ages last Thursday against Jacksonville.

LeSean McCoy’s lone 100-yard game of the season – and his only outing in which he has scored in 2018 – came against the New York Jets back in Week 10. If McCoy has been collecting dust on the end of your fantasy bench, dust him off and insert him into your starting lineup.

Derrick Henry didn't erupt against the Jets as many had expected, but the early-down bulldozer still hit pay dirt for the fifth time in his last six games. Even though Jacksonville has yielded the sixth-fewest rushing yards and the second-fewest rushing touchdowns to the tailback position, the touchdown-dependent Henry has some things working in his favor.

Courtland Sutton is still an unreliable option to plug into your starting lineup, but he holds high-end WR3 value if he can continue to see upwards of 7+ targets per game. For now, though, consider him a low-end WR3/borderline Flex play in 12-team leagues.

Currently hitting on an impressive 69.6 percent of his passes, Cam Newton extended his streak of games with at least two touchdown tosses to nine last week. He's also averaging 245.4 passing yards, 2.0 scoring strikes and 38 rushing yards per contest.

Although Dak Prescott hasn’t eclipsed the 300-yard mark this season, he has tossed multiple touchdown passes in two of four games played with Cooper. New Orleans has been stingy against the run, as noted, so this matchup projects for high-volume throwing from Prescott.

A Falcons secondary that has hemorrhaged the seventh-most passing yards and the third-most touchdown tosses could give Baker Mayfield his second career 300-yard game. He has thrown for two scores in three straight contests.

This looks like a strong Ezekiel Elliott matchup. The red-hot Elliott has averaged 28 touches, 194 combo yards and 1.5 touchdowns per game in the last two weeks. His usage as a receiver has also jumped dramatically.

With Joe Flacco sidelined with a hip injury, Lamar Jackson started his first game as an NFL quarterback in Week 11 and while he did not disappoint, he didn’t light the world on fire either as his performance still left much to be desired.

Assuming Mixon is healthy enough to go – check his status – the second year pro is a weak hope-for-high-volume-in-a-tough-matchup start. If Mixon sits, Giovani Bernard would get the start.

This is the Green Bay Packers’ fifth road contest of the season, and the Packers definitely haven’t been road warriors. Green Bay is 0-4 away from home, and the Packers have scored 23 or fewer points in three of those losses.

Another week, another decent performance out of Josh Doctson. Doctson logged four receptions for 46 receiving yards and a touchdown against Tampa Bay yesterday, totaling a season-high 14.6 PPR fantasy points on the day.

The super-leaky Cincinnati Bengals defense has hemorrhaged 107 points in the last three weeks, so expect a scoring festival from Drew Brees and company. Cincinnati has allowed the third-most passing yards and the fifth-most touchdown passes on the season.

The must-start Christian McCaffrey, coming off his second two-score game of the season, has been running much better – and scoring more – lately, and his role in the passing game remains rock solid.

Duke Johnson had his best fantasy performance of the season yesterday against the Chiefs. Johnson ran the ball just once for eight rushing yards, but caught nine receptions on nine targets for 78 receiving yards and scored two receiving touchdowns in the Browns 37-21 loss to the Chiefs.

This clearly looks like a Tarik Cohen matchup, but I also like Jordan Howard to cobble together a solid outing thanks to some fourth-quarter clock-killing touches since it’s hard to see game script turning negative on him.

Struggling Jordy Nelson will draw coverage from Richard Sherman. Mediocre 31-year-old Brandon LaFell (Jon Gruden loves his veterans) quietly operated as the replacement for Amari Cooper last week (3-39-1 on four targets) and not Martavis Bryant who posted a goose-egg on zero targets.

For our VIP members, an early look at this weeks waiver wire..

It looks like the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl hangover is still lingering. After showing strong flashes of their 2017 championship form during a 34-13 road victory over the New York Giants in Week 6, the Eagles followed that up with a head-scratching 21-17 home loss to the Carolina Panthers. Can the Philadelphia offense exploit a banged-up Jacksonville Jaguars defense that has allowed an average of 30 points per game the last three weeks?

Riding a two-game road losing streak, an injury-depleted Miami Dolphins offense (Ryan Tannehill, Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson won’t play) has the misfortune of facing a Houston Texans defense that has been playing much better lately. This is also a grudge match between fill-in starter Brock Osweiler and his former team.

If you are looking for a bye-week fill in at the quarterback position, look no further than Baker Mayfield. He’s a viable option and should produce low-end QB1 numbers over the next three weeks. Scoop him up, and if you have the bench space, you could always keep him stashed there as insurance just in case something happens to your starting quarterback.

Tennessee has scored only two touchdowns in its last four games and has tallied just five touchdowns in half a dozen games played. There are simply no safe fantasy starters here. Marcus Mariota, playing hurt and operating behind a banged-up offensive line, has been terrible. In three road contests, he has tossed no touchdown passes and has passed for less than 130 yards in all of them.

Case Keenum is coming off two straight outings with at least 320 passing yards and two touchdown tosses. The Broncos will emphasize the run against an Arizona Cardinals defense that has allowed the second-most rushing yards to the tailback position, so yet another big outing from Keenum is unlikely.

There’s no shortage of firepower on the offensive side of the ball. Considering the Tampa Bay defense is below-average, the team is likely to be in a bunch of shootouts, making Winston a high-end QB2 with low-end QB1 upside.

Dalvin Cook has been declared INACTIVE this week as has Ryan Tannehill and Caleb Sturgis. VIP Members Game Day Active/Inactive and NFL Weather report is here.

There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home. That’s what we learned about the Atlanta Falcons offense last week. In each of their three home contests, the Falcons have scored at least 31 points, but they’ve tallied fewer than 18 points in two road contests played outdoors.

Isaiah Crowell is likely already owned in 10- and 12-team leagues, but if you’re in an eight-team league or a shallow rostered 10-team league, he undoubtedly needs to be picked up and rostered. Crowell had a career day against Denver on Sunday, rushing for 219 yards on just 15 carries, an absurd average of 14.6 yards per carry.

There is some pessimism around Lamar Miller this week that he may not be able to play tonight. We think that we'll be seeing a lot more of Alfred Blue.

The Buffalo Bills defense ranks just 21st in fantasy points allowed to quarterbacks, but the Bills have yielded the 11th-fewest wideout fantasy points. Davis is expected to draw coverage from talented Buffalo cornerback Tre’Davious White, which should result in a quiet game for him and lower production for Mariota.

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Remember all that optimism about the New York Jets after they pounded the Detroit Lions back in Week 1? After watching the Jets offense score 17 or fewer points in their last two outings, which were both losses, fantasy owners receieved a reality check about Gang Green.

Any resemblance between the 2017 New Orleans Saints and the 2018 version is purely coincidental right now. The Saints apparently have forgotten that they were the NFL’s fifth-best rushing team last year, and the development of what had been touted as an up-and-coming defense has slammed into reverse.

Darnold’s favorite target, Quincy Enunwa, is averaging 10.5 targets per contest and remains the safest PPR play in the Gang Green receiver corps. However, Darnold’s connection with Robby Anderson remains a work in progress.

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