RECORD LAST WEEK: 15-7
OVERALL: 43-34-1
Houston at Indianapolis
Start: Dwayne Allen, TE, IND
Andrew Luck’s favorite red zone target looks poised for the scoring chances against a tough defense.
Sit: Arian Foster, RB, HOU
The Texans are limited through the air, so look for the Colts to focus on a banged-up Foster.
Jacksonville at Tennessee
Start: Kendall Wright, WR, TEN
Facing the league’s worst pass defense, expect either Jake Locker or Charlie Whitehurst (if Locker cannot play) to find Wright a lot.
Sit: Toby Gerhart, RB, JAX
Despite the Tennessee run defense being 26th in the league, the fact that Gerhart is averaging 2.6 yards per carry cannot be a good sign.
Baltimore at Tampa Bay
Start: Joe Flacco, QB, BAL
The third worst pass defense in the league versus Joe Flacco coming off a tough loss. Advantage: Flacco.
Sit: Bobby Rainey, RB, TB
If anyone is going to win the game for the Buccaneers, it is Mike Glennon. Rainey faces a tough matchup here.
Denver at New York (A)
Start: Peyton Manning, QB, DEN
Yowza. A reeling Jets defense versus Peyton. This will not be pretty.
Sit: Eric Decker, WR, NYJ
While Decker would like to go Steve Smith on his former squad, the uncertainty of the Geno Smith/Michael Vick situation makes him a poor choice.
Detroit at Minnesota
Start: Matthew Stafford, QB, DET
Yes, Megatron will either be slowed or out entirely, but Stafford has enough targets to warrant starting this week (look at Eric Ebron in deeper leagues).
Sit: Matt Asiata, RB, MIN
This is a tough Detroit run defense, and the Lions will look to force whoever is calling signals for the Vikings to beat them.
New England at Buffalo
Start: Tom Brady, QB, NE
Games like this are what Brady has built his career on. Look for him to throw everything at the Bills to silence his critics in a huge game for both teams.
Sit: C.J. Spiller, RB, BUF
Can you really trust Kyle Orton? I am guessing the Patriots will focus on Spiller, and force Orton to win the game again.
Carolina at Cincinnati
Start: Carolina Defense
While the Panthers have been extremely up-and-down this year, the injury to A.J. Green and the Bengals struggling running game is a good chance for Ron Rivera and crew.
Sit: Andy Dalton, QB, CIN
Losing Green for the Bengals is so much worse than losing Calvin Johnson is for the Lions. Dalton will have trouble without his favorite target.
Pittsburgh at Cleveland
Start: Le’Veon Bell, RB, PIT
During their first meeting in Week 1, Bell had a big night. The Browns rush defense has not gotten any better since then.
Sit: Cleveland Defense
The Steelers racked up the yards last time, and with the Browns defense ranking near the bottom in both rush and pass defense, this seems like a bad week to trust them.
Green Bay at Miami
Start: Lamar Miller, RB, MIA
The Packers have the worst run defense in the league, and Miller has the hot hand right now.
Sit: Eddie Lacy, RB, GB
The Dolphins have been strong against the run thus far, and the Packers may find themselves in a shootout where Rodgers is needed more.
Dallas at Seattle
Start: Marshawn Lynch, RB, SEA
He is absolutely salivating at the thought of facing this defense.
Sit: Tony Romo, QB, DAL
Romo versus this secondary is going to be unpleasant, especially in Seattle.
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