Denver Broncos – Fantasy Forecast – Week 16
Denver Broncos 11-3 at Houston Texans 2-12
Play ‘Em If You Got ‘Em
Peyton Manning
#1 Ranked QB
Peyton is the #1 fantasy scoring player in the entire league. You should run to the Championship with him. Houston is better on defense then they are on offense. They give up the 11th fewest points to QBs. Thank goodness Peyton has a lot of people to throw to. Now that the Broncos have the same record as the Chiefs, we expect them to pick up their game and dominate the Texans.
Knowshon Moreno
#4 Ranked RB
Last week was the “Hey, how does five points sound?” Moreno and Ball were less than impressive against San Diego. There is just no way they can perform that way again. Houston gives up 13th most fantasy points to RBs and unless you have a clearly better matchup for your other RBs, Moreno is a Must Start.
Julius Thomas
#3 Ranked TE
Julius is due for a great game. Houston is pretty good at defending the WRs which leaves Julius open to score you a TD in Week 16. In fact, Julius scored a TD in all but three games this season. Don’t bench the guys who brought you here. Must Start.
Demaryius Thomas
#8 Ranked WR
Demaryius is Mr. Consistent. Seven of his last eight games have been double digits showings. Last week was just bad for everyone except Andre Caldwell. Do not jump on the Caldwell train, instead stick with the guys who helped you win games throughout the season. Thomas is a Must Start.
Denver Defense
#8 Ranked DEF
Overall we are not impressed by the Denver Defense this year. They only scored in the double-digits once since their bye in Week 9. Houston gives up the 3rd most fantasy points to DEFs and since 87% of you own them, this will be the week to play them. They are a Must Start this week.
Gut Calls
Eric Decker
#14 Ranked WR
Houston gives up the 5th fewest fantasy points to WRs so the Broncos are really going to need to spread the field. Decker is not Mr. Consistent but he has such a huge upside that he is hard to bench. He had a similar performance to everyone else last week with 4.20 fantasy points. Five of his games this season yielded less than five fantasy points, but five of his games went for over 10 points and the other five games somewhere in between. Boom or Bust player.
Bench Warmers
Wes Welker
#36 Ranked WR
He is very Questionable for Week 16 suffering from a concussion and as of today he has not been cleared to play and remained out of Thursday practice. Unless there is a Friday miracle, you can pretty much rule Welker out for Week 16.
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