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Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Week 7: Smartest Matchups to Exploit, Sleeper Plays and More
- Updated: October 18, 2016
For fantasy football owners, Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy and Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Kenny Britt serve as valuable lessons going into Week 7.
The two exemplify exploiting matchups and sleepers. McCoy stood as an obvious big name to deploy against the struggling San Francisco 49ers in Week 6, and he responded with 32 points by way of 140 rushing yards and a trio of scores.
Britt landed on the sleeper end of the spectrum. Before Monday’s action, he sat behind only Odell Beckham Jr. in scoring at wideout thanks to a 25-point outburst—one owners could have seen coming when looking at his past usage versus a favorable matchup against the Detroit Lions defense.
Below, let’s provide a guide of matchup value comparisons and then look at the notable exploitable matchups and sleepers of Week 7.
Quarterback
Matchup to Exploit: Philip Rivers, SD (at ATL)
Owners of San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers will have to forgive him for an 11-point outing against the Denver Broncos in Week 6.
Then again, owners should have never started him in the first place.
The skies look clear for Rivers in Week 7, though, thanks to a matchup with the Atlanta Falcons. Rivers has 18 or more points in three games this year and two four-touchdown games.
Those Falcons allowed a ridiculous 14 touchdown passes over the first five games of the season before tightening up in Week 6. Rivers, on the road or not, should have a productive day.
Sleeper to Know: Kirk Cousins, WAS (at DET)
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Hardly owned in more than 70 percent of leagues, Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins continues to sit around unused while having yet to prove himself.
Over the first six games of the season, Cousins has yet to hit more than 20 points in an outing and has thrown an interception in every game except one.
Remember the Lions defense from the intro? Cousins gets to exploit the unit in Week 7, a unit that entered Week 6 allowing the most points on average to quarterbacks. It is a unit that has now coughed up 17 touchdown passes.
Given the dire situation for Detroit, Cousins should finally hit for more than 20 points.
Running Back
Matchup to Exploit: Jamaal Charles, KC (vs. NO)
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