2011 Fantasy Football Start/Sit: NFL Week 4

Ryan LesterJun 7, 2018

Here’s a look at LestersLegends sit and start advice as you set your lineups for the fourth week of the NFL season.

Quarterbacks

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Kyle Orton, Denver at Green Bay: You know this is going to turn into a game that the Broncos have to pass a ton. The Packers have allowed 359.3 passing yards per game and six touchdowns.

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Joe Flacco, Baltimore vs. New York Jets: Flacco has a pair of three touchdown games this year, but he’s facing a Jets team that had its pride bruised. Plus, they have only allowed 188.7 yards per game and two touchdowns in three games. Rex Ryan will have his defense amped up in this one.

Running Backs

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Tim Hightower, Washington at St. Louis: The Rams are giving up a whopping 174.3 yards per game. Hightower is averaging 94.4 total yards with a pair of scores. There should even been some play for Roy Helu in the deepest of leagues, but look for Hightower’s reign to continue.

Frank Gore, San Francisco at Philadelphia: This isn’t how the season was supposed to go with Gore averaging just 61.3 total yards per game and a 2.5 yards per carry average. He has a chance to do some damage against an Eagles team allowing 131.3 yards per game.

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Willis McGahee and Knowshon Moreno, Denver at Green Bay: They should be in a pretty even timeshare this week. They are facing a Packers team allowing just 55 yards per game on the ground. If they aren’t active in the passing game there is probably little opportunity for the to put up fantasy points.

Wide Receivers

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A.J. Green, Cincinnati vs. Buffalo: The Bengals are going to have to pass to keep up with Buffalo’s powerful offense. If his toe is healed he should be able to do some damage against a team giving up 271.7 YPG.

Sidney Rice, Seattle vs. Atlanta: After his strong season debut (eight catches, 109 yards) Rice is safe to put back in fantasy lineups. They should be playing from behind and Atlanta is giving up 261 yards per game.

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Mohamed Massaquoi, Cleveland vs. Tennessee: Massaquoi leads the Browns with 148 yards at 18.5 yards per catch. The Browns are squaring off with Tennessee who is third in the league with just 172 passing yards allowed per game.

Tight Ends

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Brandon Pettigrew, Detroit at Dallas: As my pal Grant pointed out the Lions look to utilize Pettigrew when they are struggling to run the football. Well, Dallas ranks second in the league against the run allowing 61.3 yards per game, a 3.0 YPC, and just one rushing touchdown.

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Marcedes Lewis, Jacksonville vs. New Orleans: Lewis was able to return last week, but until Blaine Gabbert locks in on him, he’s a tough fantasy play.

Defenses

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Indianapolis: The Colts remain lost without Peyton Manning and the Bucs are off to a good start with six sacks and five forced turnover. They are in the top 12 is points allowed despite facing Detroit and Atlanta.

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Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston: I wouldn’t drop them by any means, but if you have a suitable backup it’s a good week to go that direction. They are facing the high-powered Texans on the road. They can move the chains on the ground an through the air. The Steelers are getting to the quarterback (seven sacks), but they have only forced two turnovers.

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