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Fantasy Football Projections and Ratings: 2011 Week 16
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| Rank | Player / Projection | Points | Matchup | Comment | |||
| 1 | Cam Newton 222 yds 1.3 TDs | 25.6 | vs | Had an off week with only 18 fantasy points but gets an awesome opportunity to make up for it against the 29th ranked Tampa Bay pass defense. | |||
| 2 | Drew Brees 346 yds 2.8 TDs | 25.3 | vs | Brees' numbers have been awesome this year nearing 5,000 pass yards and 37 passing touchdowns. Gets Atlanta this week who he put up 322 yards and 2 scores on back in week 10. | |||
| 3 | Aaron Rodgers 278 yds 2.5 TDs | 24.4 | vs | Disappointing game and they lost but he still managed 22 fantasy points. Plays Chicago who he put up 297 yards and 3 scores on back in week 3. | |||
| 4 | Tom Brady 311 yds 2.7 TDs | 23.6 | vs | Every matchup is a good one for Brady, but this one has extra luster if you recall what he did to Miami in the season opener - 517 passing yards and 4 TDs. | |||
| 5 | Matthew Stafford 273 yds 2.5 TDs | 21.4 | vs | Fresh off a big 4 TD effort against Oakland, he gets another California team this week with the Chargers coming to town. Flacco just scored 18 points on them and he's no Matthew Stafford. | |||
| 6 | Tony Romo 275 yds 2.5 TDs | 21.4 | vs | Since has last played the Eagles (week 8) he has 18 TDs and 2 INTs. He'll need to stay hot to avoid another thrashing by them. | |||
| 7 | Tim Tebow 154 yds 1.3 TDs | 20.6 | @ | The Win streak is broken, but fantasy owners were rewarded with Tebow's best performance of the season. This week the Bills offer another alluring matchup. The Bills are poor against the pass and the run. | |||
| 8 | Michael Vick 247 yds 1.5 TDs | 20.5 | @ | He looked good against the Jets, so is he back to being Mike Vick for good? We'll find out in a big Christmas Eve rematch in Dallas. Vick was dominant back in week 8 when he beat Dallas handily 34-7 (279 passing yards, 2 TDs, 50 rushing yards). | |||
| 9 | Philip Rivers 280 yds 2.2 TDs | 20.2 | @ | Rivers should finish the season with decent numbers. The Lions have allowed at least 18 fantasy points to 5 of their last 6 opposing QBs. | |||
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| Rank | Player / Projection | Points | Matchup | Comment | |||
| 10 | Matt Ryan 274 yds 1.9 TDs | 19.1 | @ | Had a good day against the Saints in week 10, with 351 yards and 2 passing TDs. This time around things are clicking with Roddy White and Julio Jones. | |||
| 11 | Ben Roethlisberger 242 yds 1.7 TDs | 17.2 | vs | Had a bad game with the injury throwing 3 INTs and 0 TDs. Wouldn't surprise me if they rest him this week and put Batch out there. | |||
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| Rank | Player / Projection | Points | Matchup | Comment | |||
| 12 | Rex Grossman 246 yds 1.7 TDs | 16.8 | vs | He gets one more great matchup on the schedule and will make amends for his low score vs the Giants. The Vikes allow the most fantasy points in the league to QBs. | |||
| 13 | Mark Sanchez 219 yds 1.6 TDs | 16.6 | vs | He's been consistently better at home this season, scoring 17 points or more in every home game, compared to only 1 road game where he scored over 14 points. | |||
| 14 | Ryan Fitzpatrick 234 yds 1.4 TDs | 16.2 | vs | ||||
| 15 | Josh Freeman 234 yds 0.9 TDs | 16.1 | @ | Hasn't gone over 200 yards passing since week 11 and hasn't won since week 6. | |||
| 16 | Matt Moore 242 yds 1.1 TDs | 16.0 | @ | ||||
| 17 | Eli Manning 254 yds 1.4 TDs | 15.8 | @ | Had a good matchup last week but never showed up! You don't know which Jets defense is going to show up but on average they're only allowing 13.9 points per game to QBs. | |||
| Freakin Longshot | |||||||
| Rank | Player / Projection | Points | Matchup | Comment | |||
| 18 | Carson Palmer 228 yds 1.1 TDs | 13.8 | @ | Played well in their last minute loss to the Vikings. Gets a favorable matchup this week with KC based on their stats but recently held Aaron Rodgers in check. Okay, maybe it had more to do with all the drop passes. | |||
| 19 | Andy Dalton 218 yds 1.0 TDs | 13.3 | vs | 175 yards and a score won't cut it. | |||
| 20 | Kyle Orton 210 yds 1.1 TDs | 13.2 | vs | Couldn't find the end zone but approached 300 passing yards in his Chiefs debut. Next up is a Raiders team he's very familiar with from his time in Denver. He played them back in week 1 and picked up 300+ yards and a score, without a guy named Bowe. | |||
| 21 | Joe Flacco 211 yds 1.0 TDs | 12.9 | vs | The good news is he plays at home this week where his numbers are marginally better. The bad news is he plays the Browns again. Last round, he walked away with 158 passing yards and nothing else. | |||
| 22 | Alex Smith 193 yds 1.0 TDs | 12.7 | @ | Not a very good option and gets two top 10 pass defenses to end the season. | |||
| 23 | T.J. Yates 181 yds 1.0 TDs | 12.5 | @ | ||||
| 24 | John Skelton 194 yds 0.9 TDs | 12.5 | @ | ||||
| 25 | Tarvaris Jackson 207 yds 0.9 TDs | 12.3 | vs | ||||
| 26 | Dan Orlovsky 204 yds 1.0 TDs | 12.1 | vs | ||||
| 27 | Christian Ponder 170 yds 0.9 TDs | 12.1 | @ | Decent game against New Orleans but was expecting better. Gets a top 10 pass defense in Washington this week. | |||
| 28 | Seneca Wallace 199 yds 0.9 TDs | 12.1 | @ | ||||
| 29 | Blaine Gabbert 157 yds 0.9 TDs | 10.6 | @ | ||||
| 30 | Matt Hasselbeck 170 yds 0.8 TDs | 10.5 | vs | Munchak thinks Hasselbeck gives this team the best chance to win. I disagree and think he gives your fantasy team the best chance to lose. | |||
| 31 | Josh McCown 165 yds 0.8 TDs | 10.2 | @ | ||||
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| Rank | Player / Projection | Points | Matchup | Comment | |||
| 32 | Kellen Clemens 192 yds 0.4 TDs | 9.5 | @ | ||||
| 33 | Jake Locker 89 yds 0.5 TDs | 6.1 | vs | Locker played well for the action he saw after Hasseelbeck was benched. Not the best matchup this week if he gets the start. The Jags are only allowing 210 yards and 1.36 scores per game. | |||
| 34 | Kevin Kolb 36 yds 0.2 TDs | 2.3 | @ | ||||
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