It’s week 4 and hopefully your team isn’t completely in shambles yet. Before we begin a couples of side notes. LeVeon Bell return from his suspension and should be safe to plug in for all you people who have had him stored on you bench. For all of you who have been riding DeAngelo Williams and don’t have Bell, sucks to suck. Last week we were pretty spot on with all of our RBs except Forte (the Jets offense as a whole was awful). On the flip side all of our QB picks except Matt Ryan were off. You win some, you lose some. Now lets get on to week 4!

Teams on a bye: PHI, GB

QUARTER BACKS

Matthew Stafford, DET vs CHI

Stafford is currently the third ranked QB in fantasy this season. The Lions offense is highly based around throwing the ball and with Abdullah out for the season that does not look to change any time soon. Last week Dak Prescott put up 23 points against a depleted and injury riddled Bears defense. Expect Stafford and the Lions offense to have a good game this weekend.

Andrew Luck, IND vs JAX

Opposing QBs are averaging 19 points per game against Jacksonville’s defense. Luck has thrown for over 300 yards in two of the three games this season and the one game he didn’t throw for over 300 was against Denver. We can give him a pass (no pun intended) for that one. Look for Luck and the passing game to get going against the 0-3 Jaguars.

Kirk Cousins, WAS vs CLE

I know we say is every week and probably sound like a broken record, but the Cleveland Browns are a really bad team. Cousins is coming off of his best week where he threw for 296 yards, 2 TDs, and no turnovers. The 0 turnovers were big for him because he came into the game throwing more interceptions than TDs. Cleveland gives up an average of 18 points per game to opposing QBs. Cousins and his fantasy owners should enjoy another good week.

SLEEPER: Trevor Siemian, DEN vs TB

Like Cousins, Siemian is also coming off his best week of the season. He threw for 312 yards and 4 TDs against a good Cincinnati defense. This week he faces a terrible Tampa Bay defense who gives up the fifth most fantasy points to opposing QBs. Palmer and Matt Ryan both scored 24 points when they faced Tampa Bay this year. Siemian has a juicy matchup and should have another good game.

BUST: Matt Ryan vs CAR

Matty Ice has been one of the surprises so far this season. He is currently the top ranked fantasy QB. However, Ryan has had a very easy schedule. Ryan has faced Oakland, Tampa Bay, and New Orleans. All three teams give up an average of 18 points or more to opposing QBs. He faces a very tough stretch of defenses these next three weeks, starting this week at home against Carolina. The Panthers may have struggled a bit early on this season, but they are still a top 10 defense and will give Matt Ryan some trouble.

RUNNING BACKS

Mark Ingram, NO vs SD

Ingram has underperformed thus far in this early season. However, on Monday night he broke out for 107 total yards and his first TD of the season. That good performance could kickstart Ingram and push him towards being the productive RB that everyone expected him to be before the season. This week he faces San Diego who gives up an average of 21 fantasy points to opposing RBs, which is 9th most in the league.This is a good matchup for Ingram to continue on last week’s success.

CJ Anderson, DEN vs TB

After starting the season with two very successful games, Anderson had a bit of a let down last week. He managed only 37 rushing yards and the game became the Trevor Siemian Show. Expect a good bounce back game this week against a very weak Tampa Bay defense. Tampa is giving up the 7th most fantasy points to opposing RBs and gave up 85 rushing yards and 2 TDs to Gurley last week. Anderson is still the workhorse in that Denver backfield and we expect a strong game from Anderson.

LeGarrette Blount, NE vs BUF

Blount has been an absolute workhorse for the Patriots for the first three games without Brady and I don’t see that changing this week. Brady comes back from his suspension week 5 and you might see his production decrease a little when that happens, but Blount owners don’t need to worry just yet. Blount has had at least 1 TD in every game so far and over 100 yards rushing the past two weeks. Buffalo gave up 23 fantasy points to David Johnson last week and 28 to Forte the week before. Blount could be in store for another big week.

SLEEPER: Jordan Howard, CHI vs DET

With Jeremy Langford our for about 4 weeks with an ankle injury and Ka’Deem Carey nursing a hamstring injury, Jordan Howard has become the guy for Chicago. Since the preseason there has been talk that Howard is the best RB that Chicago has and now is his chance to prove it. He filled in very nicely for Langford on Sunday night with 92 total yards. He faces a decent defense against Detroit but his allusiveness and ability to catch the ball out of the backfield make him a good sleeper pick.

BUST: Lamar Miller, HOU vs TEN

Miller touches the ball, a TON, for Houston. In fact, he has the most touches in the league. However he only has one game where he has rushed for over 100 yards and has yet to find the end zone. They will continue to feed him the ball which is good news for Miller owners. The bad news is he faces a Tennessee defense who is very good against the run. They give up the fourth least fantasy points to opposing RBs. Miller will eventually figure it out and find the end zone. Unfortunately we don’t think it will be this week.

WIDE RECEIVERS

Emmanuel Sanders, DEN vs TB

Trevor Siemian broke out last week and his favorite target was Emmanuel Sanders. He caught 9 passes on 13 targets for 117 yards and 2 TDs. On the season Sanders has the most targets on Denver with 29, 9 more than Demaryius Thomas. Sanders has emerged as a top target for Siemian and with a very favorable matchup against a bad Tampa Bay team, Sanders could be in line for another big game.

Marvin Jones, DET vs CHI

Jones erupted last week for 205 yards and 2 TDs against Green Bay. He has clearly passed Golden Tate as the number 1 WR on the team and Stafford’s favorite target. Jones will continue to see passes thrown his way a lot as Detroit has a very pass heavy offense. Expect another good game from Jones who is slowly getting closer to that no brainer, always start status.

T.Y. Hilton, IND vs JAX

Hilton is targeted a bunch, fourth in the league in targets with 34 to be exact. However, he has only managed for catch just 18 of those passes. Last week against San Diego he was able to haul in 8 of his 11 passes for 174 yards including a game winning 63 yard TD late in the 4th quarter. Last week could be the game that gets Hilton going and we expect him to continue to improve on his low 53% reception percentage. Jacksonville is susceptible to giving up points through the air and gives up an average of 25 fantasy points to opposing WRs.

SLEEPER: Terrelle Pryor, CLE vs WAS

Surprisingly Pryor is the 7th most targeted WR in the entire league with 31 targets. Unfortunately for Pryor and the Browns, he has only been able to catch 14 of those passes for a reception percentage of only 45%. With Josh Gordon suspended for one more week, Pryor will still see the majority of passes thrown his way. Pryor is a high risk, high reward kind of guy. If he can catch most of the passes thrown his way, he could have a good week like last week. If he can’t he’ll put up numbers like his first two weeks. We like Pryor on sheer opportunity but whether or not you want to take a chance on him is up to you.

BUST: Brandon Marshall, NYJ vs SEA

Last week the Jets offense was straight up pathetic. Fitzpatrick threw 6 interceptions and no one on the offense could really get it going, especially Marshall who only managed 27 yards. Now we don’t expect another 6 interception game but Marshall and the Jets offense face another tough task this week against Seattle. Seattle gives up the least amount of points to opposing WRs. Be careful starting Marshall this week or any Jets WR really.

TIGHT ENDS

Kyle Rudolph, MIN vs NYG

Rudolph has been one of the top pass catching TEs and a great red zone option for Sam Bradford. He has been targeted 26 times this season which is second only to Greg Olsen. He has 4 red zone targets which is tied for third amongst TEs. Expect Rudolph’s success to continue this week against the Giants.

Dennis Pitta, BAL vs OAK

Like we said last week about Pitta, as long as he is healthy he will continue to be a part of Baltimore’s offense. Oakland has struggled to cover TEs over the past couple of years and that is no different this season. Pitta has the 4th most targets amongst TEs and is tied with Olsen for most receptions. We expect Pitta to continue to be a major contributor to Baltimore’s offense and to have another good game.

Coby Fleener, NO vs SD

Fleecer had a big game Monday night, his best so far as a Saint. He was targeted 11 times, which was most among all TEs this week, and hauled in 7 of them for 109 yards and a TD. For the first time this season he looked to be on the same page as Drew Brees which is very encouraging sign for Fleener owners. This week he faces a Chargers defense who gives up the 6th most fantasy points to opposing TEs. Look for Fleener to pick up where he left off from last week’s strong performance with a good match up.

SLEEPER: Zach Miller, CHI vs DET

Sunday night Miller had a breakout game. He had 8 catches on 9 targets for 78 yards and 2 TDs. Brian Hoyer, who filled in for Cutler after he got hurt, was looking his way all game especially in the red zone. Miller has a very favorable match up against Detroit who has given up the most fantasy points on the season to opposing TEs. Miller is a good sleeper who may not be owned in your league. Pick him up and start him if he is available.

BUST: Cameron Brate, TB vs DEN

Brate caught some attention last week when he caught 5 passes for 46 yards and 2 TDs. This virtually came out of no where considering he had exactly 46 yards and no TDs in his first two games combined. With Mike Evans as Winston’s go to guy we just don’t see Bate being a consistent offensive threat. On top of that this week Brate faces the Denver Broncos who are one of, if not the best defenses in the league. Last week was nice if you for some strange reason started Brate, but don’t expect that every week.

DEFENSE / SPECIAL TEAMS

Seattle Seahawks vs NYJ

Last week the Jets offense got straight up bullied by Kansas City’s defense. Kansas City forced 6 interceptions and scored two defensive TDs for massive fantasy points. Are we expecting Fitzpatrick to throw 6 picks again? No. But this game should be a relatively low scoring game and we expect Seattle to force a couple of turnovers.

Washington Redskins vs CLE

Say it with us now: “The Cleveland Browns are a really bad team!” Washington by no means has a power house defense. However, Cleveland doesn’t really have the offensive fire power to cause much trouble. Whether it is Cody Kessler or Terrell Pryor under center, expect Washington’s defense to get after the QB and cause a few turnovers.

Houston Texans vs TEN

Houston received a devastating blow losing JJ Watt for the season. However, they are still a good defense and Tennessee is a bad offense. Tennessee gives up the second most fantasy points to opposing defenses and the only bright spot for them has been DeMarco Murray. Expect Houston to put a lot of pressure on Mariota and to force some turnovers. Keep in mind Oakland’s defense was able to score 11 fantasy points and Oakland’s defense STINKS!

SLEEPER: Dallas Cowboys vs SF

The Dallas Cowboys’ defense is definitely their Achilles heel. However, if you are looking for a defense to stream Dallas isn’t a bad choice. Blaine Gabbert has struggled as the starter and is prone to turning the ball over. If Dallas’s front seven can put some pressure on him and force him to make bad throws then they could be in for a good game. We don’t expect Dallas to put up monster fantasy points but anywhere in the 8-12 point range isn’t totally unreasonable.

BUST: Baltimore Ravens vs OAK

No body really expected Baltimore to be one of the last undefeated teams coming into week 4. The teams they beat are a combined 1-8. They face their first real test this week against the high powered offense of the Oakland Raiders. Yeah it does feel strange saying the Raiders aren’t completely terrible, like always, but their offense allows the least amount of fantasy points to opposing defenses. Opposing defenses average a whole big 0 fantasy points against Oakland. That’s no bueno.