Fantasy Football Week 12: Top Players To Start

Matt Schaub (Houston Texans) vs. Tennessee 

 Schaub went 19-for-33 for 254 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions against the New York Jets last week, and has now topped 250 passing yards in three straight games and has gone without an interception in two straight contests. 

He’ll get a matchup with the Tennessee Titans in Week 12, so he could build on his recent success. The Titans have allowed over 300 yards passing and a little over 17 fantasy points per game to opposing quarterbacks over their past three games. 

If you’ve been patient with Schaub this season, this is one week to start him with some confidence despite the knee issue that bothered him prior to last week’s game.

Mike Tolbert (San Diego Chargers) @ Indianapolis  

 Tolbert had 25 carries for 111 yards and a touchdown along with two catches for 42 yards against the Denver Broncos as Ryan Mathews (ankle) continues to miss time. 

Chargers’ head coach Norv Turner is “not optimistic” about Mathews’ availability for Week 12 against the Indianapolis Colts, so Tolbert looks to be in line for another big workload this week. 

The Colts have once again been vulnerable against the run, as they rank 30th in the league in that category (136.7 yards per game).  They have also allowed 17.7 fantasy points to opposing running backs, the 11th-highest total in the league.

Tolbert now has eight touchdowns on just 112 carries, and is a terrific start this week as a high-end RB2.

Sidney Rice (Minnesota Vikings) @ Washington  

Rice (hip) had three catches (on a team-leading 10 targets) for 56 yards in his 2010 debut last week against the Green Bay Packers. If you watched the game you could tell Rice clearly picked up right where he left off in 2009 as a favorite target of quarterback Brett Favre.

Rice could easily build on that success in Week 12 against the Washington Redskins, who have allowed 13 touchdowns and just over 200 receiving yards per game to opposing wide receivers this season.

If you’ve hung onto Rice all season or recently picked him up in anticipation of his return, this is a week to consider him as a WR3 or flex play.

Greg Olsen (Chicago Bears) vs. Philadelphia 

Olsen had four catches for 40 yards in Week 11 against the Miami Dolphins, but his streak of two consecutive games with a touchdown was snapped.

His production has been fairly inconsistent this season, however the bulky tight end has been able to take advantage of favorable matchups and had four touchdowns on his 28 receptions this season.

Week 12 brings a favorable matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles, who have allowed the fourth-most fantasy points (8.6 per game) to opposing tight ends. If you own him, start him as your TE1.

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