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Last week we went 10-3 in the Overachievers and 9-4 for underachievers.  Let’s get to the rankings;

Overachievers

• Matt Moore (18)- He has been a top 5 fantasy QB the past 4 weeks, I would rather him than Philip Rivers right now as an example.
• Josh Freeman (13)-You have to start any offensive players against the Panthers defense.
• Pierre Thomas (35)-Even with Suh the Lions had one of the  worst defenses against RB’s
• Donald Brown (32)-With the Colts expecting to be trailing he should get 15-20 touches.
• C.J. Spiller (28)-The Titans defense is up and down, I think he can finally show the talent he displayed in college.
• Johnny Knox (47)-He has had 100 yards and a TD in each of his last 2 games.
• Nate Burleson (40)-In what should be a shootout he will get plenty of targets.
• Reggie Wayne (33)-Another game they will be trailing and with the Patriots defense, he is a must start no matter who the QB is.
• Lance Moore (32)-He is a favorite of Drew Brees around the end zone.
• Antonio Brown (24)- He is in the top 10 in the NFL in the past 6 weeks.

Underachievers

• Matt Ryan (10)- He is on the road against a top 5 defense and probably no Julio Jones.
• Mark Sanchez (14)- Another QB on the road vs a scrappy Redskins defense.
• Michael Turner (11)-He has not practiced all week, if you have to win this week, tough chance to take.
• Willis McGahee (15)-I can see Minnesota selling out against the run and making Tebow throw the ball.
• Steven Jackson (19)- He is playing the best run defense in the NFL with an awful OL.
• Brandon Jacobs (29)- He is running in quicksand and is unstartable at this time, while Bradshaw may play.
• Larry Fitzgerald (5)- With Kolb coming back, he will be very rusty while Dallas gives him his proper respect.
• Vincent Jackson (16)-Philip Rivers has ruined him.
• Dwayne Bowe (19)- Tyler Palko has not yet thrown a td, another receiver who is ruined by his awful QB.

Sorry for the short list but there is so many decent offensive players playing bad defenses should be a high scoring week.  Please feel free to contact me on Twitter and visit our Fantasy Football Forum with any questions.

Good Luck!

Fantasy Mike

Mike Dietrich

Mike Dietrich is the fantasy football columnist for JetNation.

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