The This and That of Fantasy Football

Week 14 Picks

Last week: 14-2

Season: 136-56

Steelers over Bears- The Steelers' D will eat up Kyle Orton and give the Steelers good field position.

Bengals over Browns - Come on this one's easy.

Titans over Texans - McNair and Brown will do as they please.

Colts over Jaguars - The Colts can't be stopped.

Patriots over Bills - Despite the Pats' patchwork defense, they have enough to win this one.

Raiders over Jets - The Raiders even with a decent fantasy player like Collins on the bench have too many weapons.

Vikings over Rams - Don't start Ryan Fitzpatrick in your playoffs.

Panthers over Bucs - The Bucs are not on the Panthers' level, especially at QB.

Giants over Eagles - The banged up Eagles just want to rest this offseason.

Seahawks over 49ers - The first game between them was close (27-25 Seattle win). Don't look for that here at Seattle.

Washington over Arizona - Man can not live by pass alone.

Broncos over Ravens - Home sweet home for the Broncos.

Cowboys over Chiefs - The Chiefs and Larry Johnson are rough, but Dallas' pass D can stop Trent Green and the Cowpokes should slip by.

Chargers over Dolphins - No comeback this week for the Dolphins.

Packers over Lions - Finally a game where the Packers should really be favored.

Falcons over Saints - After a disappointing performance against the Panthers, the Saints are the right tonic.

Mailbag

Question from Zach: 1. Do you think I should start Mike Anderson or  Warrick Dunn this week?
2. My QB's are Brett Favre, Mark Brunell, Drew Bledsoe, and Brad Johnson. I am currently starting Johnson. Sound Good?

Between Dunn and Anderson, I would go Anderson. Sure Dunn plays a Saints defense that allows 136.4 rushing yards a game, but he only has four TDs all season. Anderson is a TD machine, despite the fear Anderson owners always have of Bell and sometimes Dayne stealing his carries. Anderson has 10 TDs in 13 games this season and has scored in six of his last seven games. Baltimore has allowed three 100-yard rushers in their last four games.

Favre and Johnson is another tough one, but I agree I'd go with Johnson. I leave Bledsoe out of the equation, because he's a little too inconsistent for me, even though I think he may have a good game this week. Detroit's defense is better than most people think allowing only 195 passing yards a game, while the Rams have proven they can be ravaged and allow a whopping 240.3 passing yards a game. Also, if your league penalizes for turnovers, definitely sit Favre.

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