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Week 2 Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em: Highlighting Matchups to Exploit and Avoid
- Updated: September 17, 2016
Matchups haven’t proved to be the most reliable thing in fantasy football through a week and a game of action this year.
Fantasy owners know where this heads. The perfect example is New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis. Normally, the guy with the nickname Revis Island is one to avoid at all costs. Yet in Week 1, A.J. Green of the Cincinnati Bengals went for 24 points in the matchup and Thursday, Buffalo Bills wideout Marquise Goodwin scored 17.
Still, this and things like Devonta Freeman scoring four points in Week 1 shouldn’t scare owners away from playing the matchup game, especially when there are so many notables to exploit.
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Matchup to Exploit: Eli Manning, NYG (vs. NO)
Look, each and every fantasy article won’t stop beating its chest about Eli Manning this week until the New York Giants suit up for the shootout with the New Orleans Saints.
Manning scored a cool 18 points in Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys via three touchdowns in a low-scoring affair. This weekend should be anything but, as Manning encounters Brees for a standoff sure to light up fantasy scoreboards.
The Saints surrendered 319 yards, one touchdown and 21 points to Oakland’s Derek Carr last week. Manning should surpass the number with ease while leaning on Odell Beckham Jr. And when he doesn’t look there, Victor Cruz. And when not looking at either of those spots, Sterling Shepard deep down the field or Rashad Jennings out of the backfield.
Owners get the idea.
Matchup to Avoid: Andy Dalton, CIN (at PIT)
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton on the road against the Pittsburgh Steelers isn’t a good idea.
Dalton struggled from a fantasy standpoint last week against a strong New York Jets defense, throwing for 366 yards with a touchdown and an interception, totaling 16 points.
Pittsburgh, on the other hand, held the Washington passing attack to all of nine points. Making the outlook even more bleak is the fact Dalton only scored nine points against the Steelers in one encounter last year, leaving the second one early with an injury.
With Green on the field and Tyler Eifert eventually back from injury, Dalton will be a great play. This isn’t one of those weeks, though.
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Matchup to Exploit: Spencer Ware, KC (at HOU)
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