Week 5 Fantasy Football Start Em Sit Em: Kyle Orton and 3 Average QBs to Start

Unless you have Drew Brees, Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers, deciding who your starting quarterback should be each week is a tiring process.

Good thing for you, these three QBs have very favorable matchups that make them worth a start in Week 5.

Matt Hasselbeck at Pittsburgh Steelers

 The injuries to Steelers defensive cogs DE Aaron Smith and LB Jerome Harrison are huge. Without them, the pass rush on Hasselbeck won’t be as ferocious, and the middle of the field will have bigger gaps.

Hasselbeck already has thrown eight TDs to only three INTs, and has done so with Chris Johnson running for 2.9 yards per carry.

With CJ2K looking like he’s back to form after running for 100 yards last week, the offense is finally balanced.

Cam Newton vs. New Orleans Saints

 The Saints are 19th against the pass and are still dealing with major communication issues on the field.

Newton is the king of garbage-time fantasy points, and once the Saints pounce on the Panthers early, expect Newton to pick apart a Saints defense in soft zone coverage trying to kill the clock.

Newton has the potential for another 300 yard, three-touchdown performance. Whatever rushing yards he collects is just icing on the cake.

Kyle Orton vs. San Diego Chargers

This is more of a gut feeling, but there are numerous factors that point to Orton having a solid game.

At 1-3, Orton is playing not only to salvage the Broncos season, but his job as starting quarterback.

The non-stop cries for Tim Tebow have reached unprecedented levels in Denver, and another loss to a divisional opponent may end up being the nail in the coffin.

He has two stud receivers in Brandon Lloyd and Eric Decker to throw the ball deep to and an O-Line that has shown impressive improvements each week.

The other underrated part of Orton’s fantasy value is the lack of a power runner.

The Broncos have loads of trouble running the ball in the end zone from short distances and have to rely on Orton’s arm more often than that not. If the Broncos score six—it will almost always be through the air.