Last week, we discussed how killer Browns cornerback Joe Haden has been against receivers and warned against starting Antonio Brown. Haden had held A.J. Green, Torrey Smith, Calvin Johnson, Mike Wallace, Torrey Smith again, and A.J. Green again to fewer than 8.5 fantasy points. Jordy Nelson had put forth the most successful effort against Haden, putting up 42 yards and a touchdown.
Of course, all of that didn’t matter as Antonio Brown caught six of his 10 targets for 92 yards and a touchdown. Brown now has more receiving yards than anyone outside of Megatron and should, henceforth, only be referred to as a stud.
This week, it’s Cecil Shorts who faces Haden and has not achieved “stud level” so he makes for a very dangerous start. T.Y. Hilton faces a tough Titans defense that held him to five catches for 44 yards two weeks ago so I’d stay away from him as well.
Vincent Jackson has seen sparse use of late and faces a very tough Panthers defense so I’d stay away from him as well as Santonio Holmes, Marques Colston, and Torrey Smith. The Pats receivers are all iffy and DeSean Jackson and Riley Cooper could be limited as well. I would still roll with Keenan Allen and anyone on the Broncos, though.
On the favorable side, Larry Fitzgerald, Michael Floyd, Jordy Nelson, Harry Douglas, A.J. Green, Victor Cruz, Dez Bryant, Calvin Johnson, Brandon Marshall, Alshon Jeffery, Rod Streater, Antonio Brown, and Josh Gordon are all must-starts. Jarrett Boykin, Roddy White, Mike Wallace, Brian Hartline, Nate Burleson, and Dwayne Bowe all have positive matchups as well.
Let’s take a look at how all of the receiver matchups are shaping up for Week 13.
Browse Matchups by Position: QB – RB – WR – TE
Highly Unfavorable, Unfavorable, Neutral, Slightly Favorable, Favorable
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Rank |
AVG |
Defense |
Week 13 Opponents |
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1 |
12.79 | Titans | T.Y. Hilton, Darrius Heyward-Bey |
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2 |
14.49 | Panthers | Vincent Jackson, Tiquan Underwood |
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3 |
15.5 | Dolphins | Santonio Holmes, Stephen Hill, Greg Salas, David Nelson |
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4 |
15.95 | Seahawks | Marques Colston, Kenny Stills, Lance Moore |
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5 |
18.02 | Texans | Danny Amendola, Kenbrell Thompkins, Julian Edelman, Aaron Dobson |
|
6 |
18.39 | Browns | Cecil Shorts, Ace Sanders, Mike Brown |
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7 |
18.47 | Cardinals | DeSean Jackson, Riley Cooper |
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8 |
18.62 | 49ers | Tavon Austin, Chris Givens, Austin Pettis |
|
9 |
18.67 | Saints | Percy Harvin, Golden Tate, Doug Baldwin |
|
10 |
19.51 | Steelers | Torrey Smith, Jacoby Jones, Marlon Brown |
|
11 |
19.68 | Bengals | Keenan Allen, Eddie Royal, Vincent Brown |
|
12 |
20.65 | Chiefs | Demaryius Thomas, Wes Welker, Eric Decker |
|
13 |
21.18 | Giants | Pierre Garcon, Josh Morgan, Santana Moss, Aldrick Robinson |
|
14 |
21.95 | Bears | Cordarrelle Patterson, Greg Jennings, Jerome Simpson |
|
15 |
22.11 | Patriots | Andre Johnson, DeAndre Hopkins |
|
16 |
22.47 | Rams | Anquan Boldin, Michael Crabtree, Mario Manningham |
|
17 |
23.04 | Jaguars | Josh Gordon |
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18 |
23.54 | Buccaneers | Steve Smith, Brandon LaFell, Ted Ginn |
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19 |
23.73 | Ravens | Antonio Brown, Emmanuel Sanders, Jerricho Cotchery |
|
20 |
24.51 | Broncos | Dwayne Bowe, Dexter McCluster, Donnie Avery |
|
21 |
24.85 | Cowboys | Rod Streater, Denarius Moore (Q) |
|
22 |
25.12 | Vikings | Brandon Marshall, Alshon Jeffery |
|
23 |
25.49 | Packers | Calvin Johnson, Nate Burleson |
|
24 |
25.52 | Colts | Kendall Wright, Justin Hunter, Nate Washington |
|
25 |
25.9 | Jets | Mike Wallace, Brian Hartline, Rishard Matthews |
|
26 |
25.95 | Raiders | Dez Bryant, Terrance Williams, Miles Austin |
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27 |
26.27 | Redskins | Victor Cruz, Rueben Randle, Hakeem Nicks |
|
28 |
26.51 | Chargers | A.J. Green, Marvin Jones, Mohamed Sanu |
|
29 |
27.37 | Falcons | Stevie Johnson, Robert Woods, Marquise Goodwin |
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30 |
29.15 | Bills | Harry Douglas, Roddy White |
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31 |
30.33 | Lions | Jordy Nelson, Jarrett Boykin, James Jones |
|
32 |
30.74 | Eagles | Larry Fitzgerald, Michael Floyd, Andre Roberts |
*Values based on Yahoo standard scoring.
Browse Matchups by Position: QB – RB – WR – TE
