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RAMS (1-9-0)		SAINTS (10-0-0)
Marc Bulger QB Bulger may lead the Rams on some garbage drives, but there's absolutely no chance he'll keep pace with Drew Brees in this one. Proceed with caution.   Projections Cmp/Att PaYd PaTd Int RuYd RuTd FP 15/29 163 1 1 0 0 8.9		Drew Brees QB This is as big of a mismatch as it gets. Brees should literally be able to post whatever numbers he wants against the Rams defense. This is as easy of a play as there ever was.   Projections Cmp/Att PaYd PaTd Int RuYd RuTd FP 22/32 291 3 1 -1 0 25.2
Steven Jackson RB Whenever Jackson's playing, you have to start him. There's just too much potential for him to have a big day at any moment. The Saints run D has had its share of problems, and S-Jax can take advantage.   Projections RuAtt RuYd RuTd Rec RecYd RecTd FP 21 100 1 2 19 0 15.4		Reggie Bush RB Bush may finally take some screen passes all the way to the house this week. This is as good of a chance to see him dancing in the end zone as you'll find.   Projections RuAtt RuYd RuTd Rec RecYd RecTd FP 8 34 0 6 55 0 13.0
Samkon Gado RB Gado will get 1-2 carries per week, which is nowhere near big enough to make any kind of fantasy impact. Pass.   Projections RuAtt RuYd RuTd Rec RecYd RecTd FP 6 17 0 0 2 0 2.2		Pierre Thomas RB Thomas is ceding some carries to Bell, but each of them has a shot at doing some damage this week. Start every single Saint you can find this week.   Projections RuAtt RuYd RuTd Rec RecYd RecTd FP 13 73 1 3 28 0 16.0
Donnie Avery WR He had a slew of mind-blowing performances last year and hasn't really done much since. He's much more of a wild card though and not an easy play.   Projections Rec RecYd RecTd FP 3 49 0       5.9		Marques Colston WR He only registered one catch last week and arguably should have been credited with a touchdown reception on another. It'll be shocking if he doesn't either reach 100 receiving yards or score here.   Projections Rec RecYd RecTd FP 5 76 1       11.1
Danny Amendola WR Amendola is the possession receiver in an offense that can't score points. Um, no thanks.   Projections Rec RecYd RecTd FP 2 22 0       2.7		Devery Henderson WR The team's primary deep threat still gets 2-3 deep ball chances each week. When he hits for one, it's automatically a big day. When he doesn't, he can easily get shut out. He's feast or famine every time out.   Projections Rec RecYd RecTd FP 3 51 1       8.3
WR No player in this position.		Robert Meachem WR Meachem is a solid deeper fantasy play, as Brees is throwing for more than 300 yards a game and needs more than one stud in order to do that.   Projections Rec RecYd RecTd FP 1 23 0       3.8
Randy McMichael TE McMichael's weekly contributions have been minimal to say the least. Find another TE.   Projections Rec RecYd RecTd FP 2 22 0       2.6		Jeremy Shockey TE Shockey's big games have been few and far between this year, but everyone should hopefully get involved in the fun this week. There's never a bad week to start someone against the Rams, though. Play Shockey if you own him.   Projections Rec RecYd RecTd FP 5 57 0       8.4
Josh Brown K There's a good chance Brown will lead this team in scoring this week, but he isn't be someone I'd look to for points right now.   Projections XPM/XPA 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ FP 1/1 0 1 1 0   6.7		John Carney K A lot of Carney's points may come in ones instead of threes this week, but so what? He's gonna get a lot of them. Play him.   Projections XPM/XPA 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ FP 4/4 0 1 1 0   9.5
Rams D/ST They may get a turnover or sack, but will that outweigh the damage Brees and company could do to them on the scoreboard? It's highly unlikely. The Rams can't be started here.   Projections PA Yds Allowed Sack Int FumR Td FP 34 433 2 1 0 0 3.6		Saints D/ST What's not to love about this matchup? The Saints D has been scoring while the Rams are mistake-prone. There's a good chance you'll see someone from the Saints score again here.   Projections PA Yds Allowed Sack Int FumR Td FP 15 292 2 1 0 0 6.5
Projected Final Score 17   33

Other Matchups:

• 49ers 25, Bears 18 • Vikings 31, Lions 14 • Saints 33, Rams 17 • Raiders 22, Chiefs 21 • Eagles 24, Chargers 22

• Falcons 24, Panthers 20 • Jets 27, Jaguars 21 • Titans 24, Bills 17 • Cardinals 27, Seahawks 19 • Colts 27, Patriots 25

• Dolphins 28, Buccaneers 17 • Steelers 25, Bengals 18 • Broncos 21, Redskins 15 • Cowboys 27, Packers 22 • Ravens 24, Browns 15

Player analysis: Commentary is written by FOXSports.com fantasy analysts John Juhasz and Gerrit Ritt.
Projections: Determined solely by the statistical results of 61 game simulations provided by WhatIfSports.com.

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