This week Desktop Quarterback likes the following players to exceed point projections and deliver you a nice little performance:
Eli Manning (QB-NYG) @ GB – The best Manning hasn’t been on the top of his game this season. But that changes this week. It’s Sunday Night Football. The Green Bay secondary is not great. Eli gets back on track. Period.
Yahoo projected points: 16.36
DQB projected points: 20
P.S. Also look for Odell Beckham, Jr. to get it going and have a breakout week.
Jerrick McKinnon (RB-MIN) vs HOU – Coming off a decent week against a New York Giants defense that had been quite stingy with opposing running backs, we like McKinnon to find the end zone again this week against a Houston Texans defense that just got trampled by DeMarco Murray. The Texans’ pass defense is their strength, and should give Sam Bradford some trouble. The Vikings will need the running game to show up in order to stay undefeated.
Yahoo projected points: 9.63
DQB projected points: 13.5
Cameron Brate (TE-TB) @ CAR – Brate has 18 targets over the last two weeks (just 6 shy of Mike Evans during that same time period), including two touchdowns. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been throwing the ball a lot. I mean A LOT – an average of over 44 attempts per game. Brate will be a good safety valve for Jameis Winston in a game that could be a tough divisional match-up in Carolina.
Yahoo projected points: 5.45
DQB projected points: 12
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