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Im debating Cincy vs Detroit as well. Detroit at home vs Cincy on the road but Browns give up 3rd most points to defenses and Bears are only middle of the pack. Not sure really. I have a feeling both will disappoint as both games could be low scoring with lots of running.
Yep, I have byes in my 2 leagues that have them (my 3rd has 8 of 12 in playoffs since total points is the bigger $$$ prize) and in one of them I picked up SD a week early to go with the Bills who I already had. That is the league with up to -5 points for points scored against, so going against the 2nd worst scoring offense is a bigger plus. I have the Bills and Panthers (SD not on wire) in another without a bye. 3rd league (bye) has deep benches, so waiver wire at this point is crap for Ds, but I have Minnesota/Arizona so I'll be a little better than meh. Well, Tampa is on the waiver, but they play @ Cowboys and @ Saints (who are much better at home). Those are not good match ups.Stompin' Tom Connors said:
Considering the options, this may be one of the better ones. I currently have BUF rostered for the Cleveland matchup, but you've got a point in what BUF has done lately... it's not been pretty.
Yes, I am going with Houston over BUF for week 15. BUF has not been getting it done on the defensive side of the ball. Plus their offense has been doing well so the defense doesn't have as much pressure on them. They were good to start the year but they are not good enough now that I trust them in the playoffs.
It does make me happier since I have SD for week 16. I just don't know if RG3 will last that long. For this week it would make me like Cincy more.
All we have on RGIII in Cleveland is what happened Week 1 @ Philly. Now Philly at home was pretty good on D to start the year, but RGIII took 3 sacks, threw for 190 yards and an interception with no TDs. Cleveland scored 10 points.
Oh yes, I'm well aware. Although I think that's at least slightly misleading. In the past few weeks, they've mostly shut down DJ and Ajayi. Howard had a huge fantasy day against him, but that was mostly on volume (in a game where the Niners had nothing going on offense) and a couple bunny TDs.
I was looking at these matchups as well. I prefer home cooking which eliminates Pitt.
I dunno, horrible run D, not great pass D, and KC doesn't give up a lot of points to opposing defenses (though Smith has been more mistake-prone in recent weeks). Oh, and playing on the road in TNF against a team that dominated them when they played in Oakland.
Also, Cincinnati's defense is #14 in points against @ 21.6. Not exactly great but it's still in the top half in the league and has been trending up with the last 3 weeks giving up 14, 19 and 16.
Pretty much. I had Philly and thought I was set for ROS, but I just dropped them in two different leagues. They had been mediocre for weeks, but that Cinci game was the last straw.
I had Philly too... Picked them up off waivers when I realized they were the top defense for the better part of the first half of the season. They have been doing so-so, but my biggest issue is their playoff schedule is not very kind. I dropped them for Cinci this week.
DEN was dropped in my league during their bye, scooped them up. We have short benches, but still... why drop a steady D forcing you to stream ROS.
SD is great for week 16 but is a terrible option in week 15.
Yeah agreed. But really I think the best point in my post was to consider playing keep away by picking up a bunch of defenses with good matchups.
you're crazy. i hope you're right, but i see this as a 27-24 game with kc running the ball all day.
Everything hinges on how rg3 looks in week 14. If he is good rg3, Cleveland might not represent as tasty a matchup as we thought before so have a contingency plan in place.
