1. Buffalo Bills vs. Washington Redskins – The Redskins are beat up physically (RB Tim Hightower and TE Chris Cooley on IR, WR Santana Moss out a few weeks) and

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mentally. They’re down to John Beck as their starting QB and the ship is sinking fast.

The Bills are coming off a bye and have this at home, where they’ve been very good this year. Look for Buffalo to put away the Redskins early in the 3rd quarter and pull away for the 10 point victory late. This is the top suicide pool pick.

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2. Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars – Houston smells blood; the division is theirs for the taking. The Jags are coming off an impressive home win on Monday Night vs. the Ravens, but that’s not going to carry over this week on the road.

Expect the Texans to dominate this game on both sides of the ball and win easily.

3. Carolina Panthers vs. Minnesota Vikings – The Panthers are coming of age with Cam Newton leading the way.  He’s been impressive from Day 1 and Carolina is starting to learn how to win after pummeling the Redskins.

The Vikings Christian Ponder is making his 2nd career start and 1st on the road, and rookie’s typically struggle away from home.

Look Newton to continue to be the difference maker and for the Panthers to cover the point spread (3) and win handily.

Must Starts

1. Maurice Jones-Drew - six straight 100 yard games becomes seven in Indy.

2. Adrian Peterson - He’s been a perennial Bears killer throughout his career.

3. Michael Turner - Had a monster game in Week 14. He’ll light it up in Seattle.

4. Darren McFadden – Had a 4 TD game in Denver. Will dominate vs. the Broncos again in Oakland.

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Steven Jackson - The Rams will be running the ball all afternoon against a suspect Chiefs D.

Arian Foster - Look for Houston to feed the ball to Foster all afternoon.

Chris Johnson - The Titans will rely on their star back.

Rounding Out the List

Ray Rice – Look for him to be a threat receiving and running vs. the Saints.

Jamaal Charles - Expect Charles to get back on track vs. the Rams.

LeSean McCoy - He’s a dangerous cutback runner who found success late against the Giants in their 1st match.

Ahmad Bradshaw - Look for No. 44 to have a big game against the Eagles.

Brandon Jacobs – The bruiser will score at least once on Sunday.

Cedric Benson - The Bengals will run the ball 20+ times and Benson will top 100 yards with a score.

Mike Tolbert – Look for San Diego to find success running the ball on Thursday Night.

Peyton Hillis - The Browns bruiser will find a ton of success vs. the Bengals.

Fred Jackson – He’s been a playmaker for the Bills all season. Look for more of that on Sunday.

Rashard Mendenhall - The Jets run D has shown itself vulnerable. Expect Mendenhall to find the end zone vs. the Jets.

Jonathan Stewart – The Panthers No. 1 back will top the century mark vs. the Cardinals.

Ronnie Brown - Expect the Dolphins to run the ball and for Brown to post solid numbers at home.

Legarrette Blount – The Bucs’ rookie will top 70 yards with a TD vs. the Lions.

Benjarvis Green-Ellis - Look for the Pats RB to find the end zone once, maybe twice vs. the Packers.

Fantasy Sleeper of the Week

Tim Hightower – He exploded in Week 13 for over 100 yards and a few TDs. The Panthers run D has been shaky at best and we expect Hightower to thrive once again. He’s a strong fantasy sleeper in Week 14.