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Fantasy Football Week Three: Starts, Sits, and Sleepers

By David Harrison

Aug 26, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Lavonte David (54) and middle linebacker Kwon Alexander (58) get pumped up prior to the game against the Cleveland Browns at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 26, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Lavonte David (54) and middle linebacker Kwon Alexander (58) get pumped up prior to the game against the Cleveland Browns at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 18, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) fourth quarter against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) fourth quarter against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports /

 

 

Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints

Monday, 26 September @ 8:30 PM

Shoot-Out on Monday Night

 

START: QB, Drew Brees

Both quarterbacks in this game should be good starts as these two shouldn’t repeat the Saints’ Week 2 low scoring contest.

Passing will be the theme of the night and there should be plenty of deep passes to go around.

Atlanta is giving up 25.3 points to opposing quarterbacks this year and Brees has performances of 14.5 and 31.4.

Again, you really can’t go wrong here, but with the stable of receivers at Brees’ disposal he gets the edge over Matt Ryan and his Julio Jones dependent numbers.

 

SIT: RB, Mark Ingram

Mark Ingram has only carried the ball 22 times in two games as the passing game continues to dominate in New Orleans.

The Falcons stifled the Buccaneers’ above average run attack in Week 1 but was gashed for well over 100 yards against the Raiders.

Ingram can be effective when the Saints are protecting a lead, but the defense just isn’t equipped to protect a lead long enough for the former Alabama star to really get going.

If the Saints get a big lead then maybe he’ll regain some fantasy football relevance, but otherwise he’s an easy sit for Week 3 on Monday Night.

 

SLEEPER: RB, Devonta Freeman

Devonta Freeman was the highest scoring running back in fantasy football for 2015, but his 2016 isn’t getting off the ground very well.

The Falcons facing New Orleans could kick start his season however as the Saints are allowing 23.5 points per game to running backs this year.

Tevin Coleman has outplayed Freeman in both match-ups this year, but the Falcons still seem to lean towards Devonta for the majority of the work.

If the young running back can’t get it going against this match-up then his 2016 will be in serious jeopardy to see if he can regain his fantasy dominance.

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