Joe Flacco (ranked 19) vs. Oak – The Broncos destroyed the Ravens OL leaving Flacco with no time to pass. Oak is not Denver. Flacco will find more of a rhythm and finish a top 15 FFL QB this week.

Sam Bradford (ranked 12) vs. Dal – Chip will want to mix it up a little better in the pass / run game. Running the ball will open things up for Bradford who will finish with 25 points.

Eli Manning (ranked 11) vs. Atl – The mistake is behind him. So is the throw everything underneath plan. You can bet NY will take some shots deep and Eli will have a top 10 FFL day.

Teddy Bridgewater (ranked 18) vs Det – Not really sure what happened with Bridgewater in Week 1 but he’ll rebound here. The Lions D looked anything but stingy in Week 1 and it’s at home.

Andy Dalton (ranked 27) vs. SD – TE Tyler Eifert gives Dalton a safety blanket and opens up things for everyone else, namely, AJ Green. Dalton will top 275 yards with 2 scores.

Players who will underperform their top 10 ranking in Week 2:

Andrew Luck (ranked 2) vs. NYJ – The loss of TY Hilton hurts. Revis will lock down Andre Johnson and that leaves a few TEs and some unproven receivers as Luck’s main threat. He’ll get his points but won’t finish a top 5 fantasy scorer in Week 2.

Tom Brady (ranked vs. NE – The Patriots offense is excellent. But so is the Bills D. Emotion is high but look for a subpar effort out of Brady this week.

Must Start

Aaron Rodgers, Andrew Luck, Drew Brees and Tom Brady

Tier 1

Peyton Manning vs. Cin – The Broncos new offense moves Manning down a few notches in fantasy.

Matt Stafford vs. Chi – Chicago’s D is horrendous.

Tony Romo vs. Dal – The Cowboys may rely more heavily on Romo with Murray’s status uncertain.

Matt Ryan vs. NO – This is a dream match-up for Ryan owners. Even more so with Julio Jones back.

Tier 2

Russell Wilson vs. Arz – The pass D is still an area teams exploit against the Falcons.

Eli Manning vs. Stl – ODB has returned Eli to fantasy relevance. He’s a 15-18 point candidate here.

Bust

Ben Roethlisberger vs. KC – Kansas City sports the top rated pass D.

Fantasy Sleeper

Mark Sanchez vs. Was – Sanchez killed a lot of fantasy teams’ hopes in the divisional round. Lucky for him this is a great match-up.

Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers,  Drew Brees and Andrew Luck

Tier 1

Russell Wilson vs. Car – Wilson’s making plays with his legs and arm.

Tom Brady vs. Chi – The Bears pass D is highly suspect.

Matt Stafford vs. Atl – Expect Stafford to get back on track against the lowly Falcons.

Tony Romo vs. Was – Romo will top 250 yards with 3 TDs.

Philip Rivers vs. Den – The Chargers could be playing from behind in this one. Rivers typically plays well against the Broncos.

Tier 2

Nick Foles vs. Arz – Arizona’s D is tough on the Eagles in the desert.

Carson Palmer vs. Phi – Look for 225 yards and 2 TDs.

Jay Cutler vs. NE – Cutler will put up between 15-18 points in Foxboro.

Ryan Tannehill vs. Jax – He’ll follow up an impressive Week 7 with another 2 TDs.

Bust

Matt Ryan vs. Det – The Lions D will overwhelm the Falcons OL and force Ryan into turnovers.

Fantasy Sleeper

Geno Smith vs. Buf – With the addition of WR Percy Harvin, Smith becomes a fantasy sleeper this week.

Top Pick

1. Detroit Lions (+2) vs. Min – It’s difficult to understand why the Vikings are favorites other than star WR Calvin Johnson is not likely to play. Even so, the Lions are a better team. They possess a better D and still have enough weapons on offense to beat their rival.

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2. Denver Broncos (-9.5) vs. NYJ – The Jets won’t be nearly as anemic as they were last week, but they will get beaten thoroughly by Peyton Manning and Co. The Jets lack of DBs minimizes the defensive scheme and Manning will easily pick them apart. Defensively, the Broncos don’t have much to contend with.

3. New York Giants (+2.5) vs. Phi – See money line bet.

4. Cincinnati Bengals (-6.5) vs. Car – Even with AJ Green’s absence the Bengals will take it to the Panthers at home. Carolina’s D is a shell of what it was last year and there are large problems offensively as Cam Newton gets used to playing with new receivers.

Rounding Things Out

Miami Dolphins (+3) vs. GB – Expect Joe Philbin to put a successful game plan together to limit QB Aaron Rodgers, his old pupil.

Seattle Seahawks (-8) vs. Dal – The Cowboys successful stretch comes to an end here. Seattle will win by 10.

San Francisco 49ers (-3) vs. Stl – The Rams are not a good team and certainly not good enough to beat the 49ers at home. Jim Harbaugh has had the Rams number in St. Louis since he became coach and that will continue here.

Money Line Bet

New York Giants (+130) vs Phi – The Giants enter on a three game winning streak and playing their best ball. While they’ll be without RB Rashad Jennings this week, they are still the more complete team of the two. If the Eagles don’t score on special teams or D (something they have been great at doing), then look for NY to cover the point spread and beat their rivals.

Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees and Andrew Luck

Tier 1

Philip Rivers vs. Jax – Expect 250 yards and 3 TDs vs. a horrible Jaguars D.

Matt Ryan vs. Min – Ryan will top 25 fantasy points again.

Tony Romo vs. NO – This is a great matchup for Romo and Co. The Saints D is missing something.

Nick Foles vs. SF – The 49ers secondary is highly suspect.

Kirk Cousins vs. NYG – It doesn’t look like RGIII will reassume his job. Cousin’s fits perfectly into this offense.

Matt Stafford vs. NYJ – He’ll bounce back against a weak Jets secondary.

Jay Cutler vs. GB – He’ll put up 2-3 scores in what should be a high scoring game.

Tier 2

Colin Kaepernick vs. Phi – The Eagles D is giving up points in bunches.

Tom Brady vs. KC – Something is missing although he is still good for 15 points.

Bust

Cam Newton vs. Bal – This is a very difficult place to play and Newton’s lacking at the skill positions.

Fantasy Sleeper

Eli Manning vs. Was – He is a 17-20 point candidate against the Skins D.

Aaron Rodgers, Andrew Luck, Matthew Stafford and Drew Brees

Tier 1

Jay Cutler vs. NYJ – The Jets are undermanned in the secondary.

Nick Foles vs. Was – There will be big plays for the taking.

Cam Newton vs. Pit – Look for Newton to top 250 yards with 2 TDs.

Philip Rivers vs. Buf – Rivers is a solid No. 1 against a better D than people realize.

Tom Brady vs. Oak – He hasn’t played like a No. 1 thus far but this Raiders D is inviting.

Kirk Cousins vs. Phi – It’ll be hard for RGIII to get his job back. The Eagles secondary is vulnerable.

Matt Ryan vs. TB – Expect better results than a week ago. 250 yards with a few TDs.

Russell Wilson vs. Den – Look for Wilson to use play action to his advantage.

Tier 2

Tony Romo vs. Stl.  - Look or 15-20 fantasy points.

Andy Dalton vs. Ten – Check AJ Green’s status. Dalton’s start worthiness depends on him.

Colin Kaepernick vs. Arz – The Cards D is down 3-4 starters.

Bust

Peyton Manning vs. Sea – It won’t be as bad as the Super Bowl, but Seattle is a tough place to play. Expect a less than stellar performance.

Fantasy Sleeper

Matt Cassel vs. NO – The Saints D has stopped nothing thus far.

1. Aaron Rodgers, GB – His injury unfortunately derailed many fantasy teams in 2013. He’ll return to the top FFL QB and has a strong complement of skill players around him, to go with a running game that keeps the offense balanced.

2. Drew Brees, NO – The high flying Saints offense will remain intact after resigning Jimmy Graham. Exciting rookie Brandon Cooks will add a vertical threat and Brees will notch between 35-40 TDs.

3. Peyton Manning, Den – The weapons are there, but they face the NFC West this year. Those are four stellar defenses and Manning will take a step back as a result.

4. Matthew Stafford, Det – Golden Tate was a nice addition to Megatron, and rookie Eric Ebron will add another threat at TE. Stafford will end a top 5 FFL QB in Caldwell’s offense.

5. Andrew Luck, WR – If Hakeem Nicks can return to form and Wayne is healthy, this is a very dangerous trio. Luck will continue to make strides towards becoming a top flight FFL QB.

6. Matt Ryan, Atl – The return of Julio Jones and a healthy Roddy White will change the outlook this year. Injuries did Ryan in a year ago.

7. Cam Newton, Car – He lost a lot at the skill positions from a year ago. Still a threat as a runner and passer, but expect a step back.

8. Tom Brady, NE – TE Rob Gronkowski’s health will determine Brady’s fate. The Pats have a lot of young talent which should take a big step forward, and Brady can still deal with the best of them.

9. Colin Kaepernick, SF – The 49ers offense is stacked, especially at WR.  Crabtree, Boldin and Johnson could be the best trio in the league, and Vernon Davis at TE is dynamic.

10. RGIII, Was – Last year was a disaster in Washington. Shanahan is gone and Jay Gruden is in. Expect the Skins to simplify some of the schemes and play to Griffin’s strengths, and look for him to finish a low No. 1 fantasy starter.

1. Peyton Manning vs. Hou – Manning will welcome the warmer weather in Houston.

2. Colin Kaepernick vs. Atl – Kaepernick has a VERY favorable match-up vs. the Falcons.

3. Tony Romo vs. Was – Tony Romo will top 300 yards and 3 TDs vs. the porous Skins D.

4. Philip Rivers vs. Oak – Look for Rivers to torch the Raiders secondary.

Not far behind

Matthew Stafford vs. NYG – The Giants have mailed it in.

Cam Newton vs. NO – The Saints are very ordinary on the road. Look for Cam to notch 3 total TDs.

Nick Foles vs. Chi – Foles will continue his hot stretch with another 275 yards and 3 TDs.

Rounding things out

Jay Cutler vs. Phi – Did you see the Eagles secondary try and cover Sunday?

Andrew Luck vs. KC – Not the easiest match-up but Luck is good for 250 yards and 2 TDs.

Russell Wilson vs. Arz – The Cardinals once stingy D has shown cracks recently.

Kirk Cousins vs. Dal – The Cowboys allowed Matt Flynn to torch them for 4 TDs in the 2^nd half. Cousins is better than Flynn.

Ben Roethlisberger vs. GB – The Packers secondary is suspect and will have trouble with Roethlisberger and Co.

Potential Bust – Beware

Drew Brees vs. Car – Another road game in a tough spot. The Panthers will exact revenge this week.

1. Peyton Manning vs. SD – Look for another 4 TD effort.

2. Drew Brees vs. Stl. – Brees will torch the Rams secondary.

3. Tony Romo vs. GB – The Packers secondary is not very good.

4. Nick Foles vs. Min – Foles will top 300 yards with 3 TDs.

Not far behind

Philip Rivers vs. Den – Rivers will top 300 yards and a few TDs in the shootout.

Cam Newton vs. NYJ – The Jets pass D is horrendous.

Matt Ryan vs. Was – The Skins have thrown the towel in.

Rounding things out

Tom Brady vs. Mia – The loss of TE Rob Gronkowski will be felt, but Brady will top 250 yards with 2 TDs.

Russell Wilson vs. NYG – Wilson will top 250 yards with 2-3 TDs at NY.

Andrew Luck vs. Hou – He’s not working with much but the Texans D is terrible.

Matthew Stafford vs. Bal – There will be opportunities against the Ravens in Detroit. Look for 275 yards with 2 TDs.

Josh McCown vs. Cle – Stick with the hot hand.

Potential Bust – Beware

Andy Dalton vs. PIt – Dalton’s too risky a play in the fantasy playoffs.

1. Peyton Manning vs. Ten – His charge towards the all-time TD record will continue here.

2. Tom Brady vs. Cle – The Browns pass D has slipped recently.

3. Matthew Stafford vs. Phi – The Lions pass game will overpower Philly this week.

4. Drew Brees vs. Car – This is a tough match-up but Brees fares well at home.

Not far behind

Nick Foles vs. Det – Foles should top 300 yards with 3 TDs vs. a porous Lions D.

Cam Newton vs. NO – Newton will be asked to carry the Panthers and put up 30 fantasy points this week.

Josh McCown vs. Dal – The Cowboys secondary is all beat up.

Rounding things out

Tony Romo vs. Chi – Not the easiest place to play in December, but Romo will top 20 fantasy points this week.

Philip Rivers vs. NYG – Look for Rivers to hit 17-20 fantasy points vs. the Giants.

Alex Smith vs. Was – Smith will find the Redskins D very friendly.

Matt Ryan vs. GB – Ryan will top 275 yards with 2 TDs against a banged up Packers D.

RGIII vs. KC – RGIII will threaten with his legs and arm Sunday. The Chiefs D has given up a lot of yards and TDs through the air the past few weeks.

Eli Manning vs. SD – Look for Eli to enjoy a big game in his 2^nd game in San Diego.

Potential Bust – Beware

Russell Wilson vs. SF – The 49ers D is stout at all three levels and will make Wilson’s afternoon tough.