2011 PPR Fantasy Football Week 16: Flex-Play (RB, WR) Playoff Rankings

C.J. Spiller vs. Broncos

The Bills' second-year tail back has had an up-and-down four weeks as the team's starter since taking over from Fred Jackson after he was lost to injury.

That said, last week's performance against the Dolphins was the kind of production that could have sent your team to the Super Bowl if you had him in the lineup, as he rolled up over 150 yards of offense and scored two touchdowns.

Finally, Chan Gailey seemed to realize that Spiller needs to be a part of the passing game, as he was targeted 12 times for nine receptions last week. This was up from an average of a mere four targets per game in his first three starts, good for an average of three receptions a game.

Why it took the coaching staff so long to use him this way is beyond me. But based on Gailey’s recent comments, it appears that we can expect this type of increased workload (in the passing game) going forward.

Look for Spiller to have another productive game, and because of a bunch of injuries to key running backs, he’s a worthy option to deliver you a quality performance, as he should touch the football 20 times.

Demaryius Thomas @ Bills 

It’s fun when you start to see a young player coming of age. And former first-round pick Demaryius Thomas clearly seems to be taking his recent opportunity as a starter to heart.

Thomas has struggled with injuries in his short career, but over the past two weeks, Thomas has clearly been Tim Tebow’s favorite receiver with a total of 26 targets in that time span. After falling to the Patriots, the Broncos find themselves in a matchup that is theirs for the taking, as the Bills haven’t won a game since Week 8 against the Redskins.

Ahmad Bradshaw @ Jets 

In this third game back from a foot injury, Ahmad Bradshaw put together his first start-worthy performance, even if most of his production came in garbage time.

Bradshaw did start for the Giants and had a couple of nice runs early, showing a good burst when hitting the hole; but New York was just flat on offense throughout the game, and that sapped Bradshaw’s opportunities on the ground.

Couple LeSean McCoy’s three-touchdown effort against the Jets defense last week with the fact that Eli Manning and his receivers will be facing one of the league's top pass defenses, and you should see Bradshaw touch the football up to 20 times in this game.

Simply put, this is a good week to get Bradshaw back in your lineup as a flex play.

1	LeSean McCoy	@ Cowboys
2	Arian Foster	@ Colts
3	Ray Rice	Browns
4	Calvin Johnson	Chargers
5	Reggie Bush	@ Patriots
6	Ryan Mathews	@ Lions
7	Maurice Jones-Drew (I)	@ Titans
8	Roddy White	@ Saints
9	Brandon Marshall	@ Patriots
10	Vincent Jackson	@ Lions
11	Steve Smith	Buccaneers
12	A.J. Green(I)	Cardinals
13	Larry Fitzgerald	@ Bengals
14	Julio Jones	@ Saints
15	Jordy Nelson	Bears
16	Wes Welker	Dolphins
17	Shonn Greene	Giants
18	C.J. Spiller	Broncos
19	Michael Bush	@ Chiefs
20	Mike Wallace	Rams
21	Antonio Brown	Rams
22	Marques Colston	Falcons
23	Felix Jones (I)	Eagles
24	Rashard Mendenhall (I)	Rams
25	Chris Johnson (I)	Jaguars
26	Frank Gore (I)	@ Seahawks
27	Adrian Peterson (I)	@ Redskins
28	Torrey Smith	Browns
29	Laurent Robinson	Eagles
30	Dez Bryant	Eagles
31	Miles Austin	Eagles
32	Demaryius Thomas	@ Bills
33	Percy Harvin	@ Redskins
34	Victor Cruz	@ Jets
35	Beanie Wells	@ Bengals
36	Marshawn Lynch	49ers
37	DeAngelo Williams	Buccaneers
38	Santana Moss	Vikings
39	Jeremy Maclin (I)	@ Cowboys
40	Michael Crabtree	@ Seahawks
41	Michael Turner	@ Saints
42	Cedric Benson	Cardinals
43	Roy Helu (I)	Vikings
44	Darren Sproles	Falcons
45	Willis McGahee (I)	@ Bills
46	Hakeem Nicks	@ Jets
47	Jabar Gaffney	Vikings
48	Anquan Boldin	Browns
49	Darrius Heyward-Bey	@ Chiefs
50	Lance Ball	@ Bills
51	Ben Tate	@ Colts
52	Ahmad Bradshaw	@ Jets
53	Dwayne Bowe	Raiders
54	Santonio Holmes	Giants
55	Donald Brown	Texans
56	Steven Jackson	@ Steelers
57	Lance Moore	Falcons
58	Nate Burleson	Chargers
59	Malcom Floyd	@ Lions
60	Brandon Jacobs	@ Jets
61	Peyton Hillis (I)	@ Ravens
62	Ryan Grant	Bears
63	LeGarrette Blount	@ Panthers
64	Nate Washington (I)	Jaguars
65	Steve Johnson (I)	Broncos
66	Jackie Battle	Raiders
67	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Dolphins
68	Kevin Smith (I)	Chargers
69	Kalil Bell	@Packers
70	Danny Woodhead	Dolphins
71	Mike Tolbert	@ Lions
72	Toby Gerhart	@ Redskins
73	Donald Driver	Bears
74	Plaxico Burress	Giants
75	Jonathan Stewart	Buccaneers

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