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Tony's Top 5 fantasy football matchups of the week
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Ryan Grant, RB, Green Bay (vs. Atlanta).Grant has been nothing short of a bust this year, but this could be the week he gets rolling. Aaron Rodgers is banged up and Atlanta is allowing 4.6 yards per rush. If Grant disappoints again this week, bench him.
4
Jonathan Stewart, RB, Carolina (vs. Kansas City). Stewart has scored in each of the last three weeks - four touchdowns overall - and he's going against a Chiefs defense that has allowed more rushing yardage than any team in football. Stewart's new nickname: The Daily Show.
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Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis (at Houston). In 12 career games against the Texas, Manning has thrown for 3,292 yards (274.3 per game) with 29 touchdown passes and four interceptions. OK, so the Colts have been struggling. But they're coming off a bye, too.
2
Anybody on Dallas (vs. Cincinnati). Tony Romo, Marion Barber, Terrell Owens, Jason Witten, Nick Folk - play `em all. The Cowboys are loaded and coming off a frustrating loss at home to the Washington Redskins. They might get 50 points this week.
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Matt Forte, RB, Chicago Bears (at Detroit Lions). The Lions have the worst run defense in the league and the Bears run first, throw second. In this game, Chicago may not have to throw at all. What's the NFL record for rushing yardage in one game, anyway?
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Tony Massarotti is a Globe sportswriter and has been writing about sports in Boston for the last 19 years. A lifelong Bostonian, Massarotti graduated from Waltham High School and Tufts University. He was voted the Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by his peers in 2000 and 2008 and has been a finalist for the award on several other occasions. This blog won a 2008 EPpy award for "Best Sports Blog".
Tony's Top 5
NFL power rankings
5
Broncos. OK, we’re convinced. Kyle Orton is now 26-12 in his career as a starter. Josh McDaniels looks like a real coach. And the defense is much improved.
4
Saints. Went into Philly and beat the Eagles, went into New York and beat the Jets. Better defense than we thought. Right?
3
Vikings. If you’re a Vikes fan, Brett Favre should scare you come playoff time. But in the regular season? So far, so good.
2
Colts. Don’t look now, but only three teams in the NFL have allowed fewer points than Indy. And have we mentioned the quarterback?
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Giants. They can run, pass and play defense. And did we mention they’re well-coached? Who needs Plaxico?
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