San Diego Chargers – Fantasy Forecast – Week 12
San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
Play ‘Em If You Got ‘Em
Ryan Mathews
#20 Ranked RB
We never feel good about telling you to start Ryan Mathews but the fact of the matter is that he is getting almost 20 touches and when you get the ball that much it is fairly hard to not score points. Last week marked his 3rd 100+ yard game in the last 5 weeks and he was the 13th highest scoring RB last week making him a very viable RB2. Mathews rushed for 127 yards against Miami, who has, granted, the 4th worst rush attack, but if he had found the end zone it would have been a huge week. The Chiefs give up the 8th fewest points to RBs so don’t expect as big of a week.
Antonio Gates
#8 Ranked TE
Gates had a good week last week being the 6th highest scoring TE with 11 points. Now, Gates would have had a very average week had he not scored a TD. It was his first TD since week 4 so let’s hope he reminded Rivers that he is a nice big reliable target in the end zone. KC is the toughest DEF against TEs but they didn’t exactly shut Julius Thomas down last week so Gates has some hope.
Gut Calls
Danny Woodhead
#27 Ranked RB
He is and will always be an excellent option in a flex position or RB2 if you are in a PPR league. Sadly his touches have gone down slightly with the Chargers attempt to solidify Mathews as an actually RB in the NFL. Woodhead had a bad week last week, but that is a rarity and he should still be considered.
Keenan Allen, Eddie Royal and any other San Diego WR
#21 Ranked WR and #60 Ranked WR
Last week was not a good week for the San Diego WRs. Allen scored the most points with a whopping 4 and Royal scored 2 points. Philips spread the ball around so no one really stood out fantasy-wise. Allen is your best option if you need to start one of them but the KC secondary is very stout and give up the 12th fewest points to opposing WRs so this is not a great match-up.
Bench Warmers
Philip Rivers
#15 Ranked QB
When Peyton Manning doesn’t even break into the top 10 QBs for the week against the KC Chiefs, you know they are a nasty good DEF. Philip is no Peyton this year so don’t think that Philip will fare any better. The Chiefs gives up the 7th fewest points to QBs so this is not the week to start Rivers. The fact that he has scored somewhere between 12 and 18 points the last 6 weeks shouldn’t help your confidence in him this week.
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