NFLNBANHLMLBWNBARoland-GarrosSoccer
Featured Video
EPIC NFL Thanksgiving Slate 🙌
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) runs against the Oakland Raiders during the first half of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. The Vikings won 30-14. (AP Photo/Beck Diefenbach)
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) runs against the Oakland Raiders during the first half of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. The Vikings won 30-14. (AP Photo/Beck Diefenbach)Beck Diefenbach/Associated Press

Teddy Bridgewater, Adrian Peterson, Stefon Diggs Post-Week 10 Fantasy Advice

Adam WellsNov 15, 2015

The Minnesota Vikings continue to roll, which is good news for fantasy owners, because their offensive trio of Teddy Bridgewater, Adrian Peterson and Stefon Diggs is making its presence felt in grand fashion. 

Week 10 was all about Peterson, who tied O.J. Simpson's record with his sixth career 200-yard rushing game Sunday against the Oakland Raiders, per NFL Network's Andrew Siciliano.

26203213127

TOP NEWS

Colts Jaguars Football
Rams Seahawks Football
Mississippi Football

Not that anyone was keeping Peterson, who leads the NFL with 961 rushing yards, on the bench, but if it wasn't clear before, there is no doubt the 30-year-old remains the best and most valuable fantasy running back.

In fact, since Week 1, when he got only 10 carries against the San Francisco 49ers, Peterson has scored at least 10 points in ESPN.com standard leagues seven times in eight games. He's also heating up with three consecutive 100-yard games.

The next two weeks look fruitful for Peterson, as Green Bay and Atlanta are allowing at least 16.5 points per game to opposing running backs this season.

14221401-02-2311

One byproduct of Peterson's success is that the Vikings don't have to rely on Bridgewater as much as they did earlier in the season. This week marked his third straight game with fewer than 200 passing yards, though his touchdown pass to Rhett Ellison did salvage a mediocre fantasy game.

Bridgewater is not a viable fantasy starting quarterback at this point in his career. His seven touchdown passes in nine games are tied with Nick Foles for the fewest among quarterbacks who have started all of their teams' games this season.

The Vikings have asked Bridgewater to throw only 43 passes over the past two weeks, so expect head coach Mike Zimmer to continue limiting the second-year signal-caller with Peterson running over everyone in his way.

224611005

After a brief run in which he had at least 95 receiving yards and 12 fantasy points in three straight weeks, Stefon Diggs appears to have hit the rookie wall. He has recorded nine total points in the past two games.

Until the Vikings start throwing the ball more, Diggs is a fantasy player who should remain on the bench. He showed promise against Kansas City, Detroit and Chicago—though not the best defensive teams in the NFL—so dropping him would be an overreaction. 

After all, Bridgewater will still drop back 20 to 25 times, and someone has to be on the receiving end of those passes. Diggs is the Vikings' No. 1 option, and he'll get back to being the playmaker we saw before. 

Keep Diggs on the bench next week when Minnesota plays Green Bay before starting him again in Week 12 against Atlanta's inept defense.

Stats per ESPN.com.

EPIC NFL Thanksgiving Slate 🙌

TOP NEWS

Colts Jaguars Football
Rams Seahawks Football
Mississippi Football
Packers Bears Football

TRENDING ON B/R