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Must Start
1. Calvin Johnson vs. Dal – 6 TDs and counting. Johnson will torch the Cowboys on Sunday.
2. Greg Jennings vs. Den – Jennings has been hot and will beat the Broncos Secondary all afternoon.
3. Roddy White vs. Sea – This is a match-up White and Ryan will exploit.
4. Andre Johnson vs. Pit – The Steelers secondary is aging. It will not have many answers for Johnson on Sunday.
Next
Hakeem Nicks vs. Arz – Nicks will abuse the Cardinals secondary this week.
Mike Wallace vs. Hou – Wallace will top 100 yards once again and reel in a TD.
Wes Welker vs. Oak – 10 catches for 100 + yards and a short score are on the menu vs. the Raiders.
The Rest
DeSean Jackson vs. SF – The Niners Secondary is poor in pass coverage. Expect Jackson to top 100 yards with a long TD of over 50 yards.
Stevie Johnson vs. Cin – This passing offense is for real, and Johnson leads the way.
Dez Bryant vs. Det – His speed will be on display Sunday afternoon.
Vincent Jackson vs. Mia – The Dolphins are down and almost out. A big game from Jackson will push them closer to the brink.
Larry Fitzgerald vs. NYG – A TD is certainly doable, but don’t expect a ton of yardage from Fitzgerald. The Giants will roll coverage his way.
AJ Green vs. Buf – This impressive rookie will find a lot of success against a team that’s given up a ton of passing yards.
Jeremy Maclin vs. SF – See above for Jackson. The 49ers secondary is not good.
Santana Moss vs. Stl – The Rams are severely thin at CB.
Santonio Holmes vs. Bal – He’ll be effectively primarily over the middle. Expect a lot of catches but not too many yards.
Brandon Marshall vs. SD – The Dolphins will likely be playing catch up on Sunday. That means more passes Marshall’s way.
Steve Smith vs. Chi – Cam Newton came back to earth in Week 3 but he and Smith should connect on a few big plays in Chicago.
Mike Williams vs. Ind – The Colts D plays at a different speed on the road. And it’s not faster.
Mario Manningham vs. Arz – The Giants passing game will experience all sorts of success against a depleted Cards secondary.
Lance Moore vs. JAX – Brees loves finding Moore in mismatches against opposing teams’ nickel backs. He find the end zone again in Week 4.
Dwayne Bowe vs. Min – Bowe finally made a few plays in SD. Look for him to carry it over when the Vikings come to town.
Percy Harvin vs. KC – The Vikings O needs to get going. Expect more of Adrian Peterson and Harvin on Sunday.
Brandon Lloyd vs. GB – The Packers Secondary has allowed large chunks of yards in 2011.
Sidney Rice vs. Atl –The Falcons CB’s have been average at best in 2011.
Fantasy Sleeper
Denarius Moore vs. NE – The Pats pass D has been atrocious in 2011. Moore followed up his impressive performance in Week 2 with another TD vs. the Jets. He has a chance to bust loose vs. the Pats and is a solid fantasy sleeper / flex play this week.
Stanley Adams
October 1st, 2011 at 02:05
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Steve Smith was playing through a monsoon in week 3. Cam Newton couldn’t get the passing game going with the rain pouring and Steve Smith had to run through puddles all day. You failed to mention that when you looked at his week 3 stats and automatically wrote him off with no regard to game conditions. With good conditions, Steve Smith is going to show us some of his vintage game. I’m starting him before Desean, Vick won’t last through the half to throw DJaxx the rock.
Profootball101
October 2nd, 2011 at 05:14
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Smith is definitely worth starting, but let’s not get too ahead of ourselves and assume Cam Newton is going to put up top numbers week in and week out. He is still a rookie and there will be growing pains, and that will affect Smith’s numbers. The Bears are pretty good defensively at home and we think they’ll roll extra Safety help towards Smith’s side… thus keeping him contained.