The Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints are doing battle on Monday night football on ESPN at 8:30 and with that being the final fantasy football matchup of the week, owners will be looking out for players like Drew Brees, Mike Wallace, Brian Hartline, Ryan Tannehill, Jimmy Graham, Charles Clay, Lamar Miller, Pierre Thomas, Darren Sproles and Marques Colston.
The Saints offense runs through Drew Brees and he will be looking to have a big game in primetime on Monday night. Marques Colston is expected to play and Brees will be looking to have another 300-yard passing game, which would make it 4-4 this season if he does it against Miami. Brees usually plays well on Monday night and this time the stakes are high, as both teams are 3-0 heading into the game.
Brees has passed for at least 320 yards in all three games this season and in two of three games he has passed for at least two touchdowns and completed 63 percent of his passes. The sloppiest game was the rainy game in Tampa, as the team pulled out a 16-14 win with 322 yards and one touchdowns from Brees in a rare performance when he threw more picks than TDs. Brees has been one of the most productive players in football over the past few seasons and he already is averaging over 320 yards per game this season.
According to ESPN.com, Jimmy Graham and Marques Colston should be ready for action, as Brees has over 30 passing TDs during his last 10 home games and that includes the five he has had at home this season already. Colston has been dealing with a foot issue, but he likely will be the main WR target on Monday, as he made five catches last week in the Winn over the Cardinals on eight targets and he has 14 catches this season on 21 total targets.
Colston is one of the best weapons for Brees apart from Graham and while he hasn't gone for double digits or over 100 yards yet in a game this season, that could change on Monday night. He scored a TD in the opening game against the Falcons but has been shut out of the endzone since, so keep an eye on him going forward. Colston has had at least four catches and 60 yards in each game, giving fantasy owners some production and that could be solid going forward as long as he remains consistent.
Graham is a beast for the Saints and he is leading the team in receiving this season with over 350 yards receiving and 23 catches and he likely will be the top target for Brees on Monday. Graham has been amazing this season while making three TD catches over his past two games and he made 10 catches for 179 yards two weeks ago before having a huge game with nien for 134 and two scores against the Cardinals.
Darren Sproles and Pierre Thomas should be the two main backs on Monday and Sproles is one to go for in PPR leagues, as he has nearly as many catches as rush attempts this season. He has had at least four catches in each game with at least 17 yards rushing and he could have a nice game on Monday night as well as Thomas.