The Starts

Matt Ryan – The Mattural returns to the start section this week against the Indianapolis Colts, Ryan has played well at home against AFC Opponents, in the last 6 years, Matt Ryan has thrown 2 touchdowns in those games. The Colts however, have given up an average of 18 points per game since week 3. This sounds like an opportunity for Ryan to get back into the driver’s seat and start the rest of the Falcons season with a good game.

Chris Ivory – This guy has been a beast this season, en route to one of, if not the, best season of his career as the feature back in New York. This week, this beast goes against the Houston Texans, who have not been good against the run this season, giving up over 20 points per game to running backs.

Sammy Watkins – Watkins has played very well, when healthy, this year, including a good game against the patriots back in week 2. The Patriots pass defense has been down this year from last year, giving up the 5^th most points to fantasy receivers this year, and I’d look for good things out of Watkins this week.

The Sits

Andy Dalton – Don’t do it, we all know what happens to Dalton in Primetime games – he becomes the Red Ryder BB Gun. It’s tempting since he’s been a great quarterback this season, but against a quality opponent, on the road, and on Sunday night, not to mention Dalton hasn’t played well the last couple of weeks, it seems like this would be a good week to sit him down.

Doug Martin – Martin has been a nice fantasy bargain this season, but he hasn’t played as well over the last couple of weeks, despite some good matchups. This week Martin goes against the Eagles, who have been one of the better run defenses in the league, and the Bucs may be trailing early, thus getting away from the run game.

T.Y. Hilton  – Hilton has been a disappointment this season to say the least, having failed to reach double digit points in two-thirds of his games this season. Combine that fact with the fact he will be on the road, in Atlanta, going against Desmond Trufant, without Andrew Luck adds up to another potential disappointment for Hilton.

The Risks

Tyrod Taylor – The last time Tyrod Taylor took on the Patriots, I sat him on my bench only to watch him go off for 3 touchdowns and over 20 points. This time around, even though this game is in New England, where Belichick seems to work his magic to render all quarterbacks useless, especially when they are in the AFC East.

Tavon Austin – Austin is the new DeSean Jackson: total boom or bust. Austin has a chance to go off for a 27 point game, or a 3 point game, but this week, Austin goes against the Ravens, one of the worst pass defenses in the league, Austin has a chance to be terrific this week. The bad news for Austin and the Rams is that Case Keenum, a relative unknown, will be starting this week.

Vernon Davis – All of the hype for this guy being traded to the Broncos from the 49ers, and he has failed to produce in the last 2 weeks. It’s possible that he could turn it around for the end of the season, but the Bears have been surprisingly tough against tight-ends this season, only giving up around 5 points a game to the position, I’d look elsewhere for production from the tight end position.