Fantasy Football Week 15 Pitfalls

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I’m going to look at the matchups each week and pick some fantasy starters that could be in for a tough week. Here’s a look at players who could struggle in Week 15.

Indianapolis Colts’ Offense  

Peyton Manning, Joseph Addai, Reggie Wayne, and Dallas Clark have wrapped up home field advantage so they really have nothing to play for. They aren’t concerned with a perfect season, and will do everything in their power to keep them out of harm’s way. I wouldn’t expect many second-half minutes for this crew.

Tony Romo, QB, Dallas Cowboys

The Saints, unlike the Colts, have indicated that a perfect season is important to them, which is not good news for a team in a December funk. With each December loss, the pressure mounts on Romo. The Superdome is going to be incredibly loud, which will make it hard for the Boys to get into a rhythm. Oh, and the Saints have a pretty stout defense. They are tied for third with just 13 passing TDs allowed.

Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers

In an even greater free-fall than the Cowboys is the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers. They are in complete disarray. They are struggling to run the football, which will feed right into Green Bay’s hands. Green Bay is in a virtual tie for first with just 85.0 rushing yards allowed and ranks fourth with four rushing TDs allowed.

LaDainian Tomlinson, RB, San Diego Chargers

LT has been sharing the workload all season long, and will do some this week as well. He faces Cincinnati, who is coming off an embarrassing loss to the Vikings. They will be plenty motivated to put that behind them. Cincy is third in the league with 86.4 rushing yards allowed, and tied for ninth with eight rushing TDs allowed.

R oddy White, WR, Atlanta Falcons

Roddy is putting together another fine year, but draws an unfortunate matchup with Darrelle Revis. Revis has been blanketing No. 1s all season long, and Roddy is next in line. The Jets rank first with 160.4 passing yards and seven passing TDs allowed.

Santonio Holmes, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers

Roddy isn’t the only person that will have to deal with a shutdown corner this week. Santonio Holmes will be blanketed by Charles Woodson. Green Bay is also tough against the pass, ranking third with 187.0 passing yards allowed.

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