The fantasy football week is starting on Thursday night football with the Cincinnati Bengals and the Miami Dolphins and heading into the weekend slate of games, some players that could breakout includes Marshawn Lynch, Jonathan Stewart, Jarrett Boykin and Jamaal Charles.
Lynch is having another great season for the Seahawks and he is one of the main reasons why the team is 7-1 on the season. He ranks in the top five in rushing yards in the league with just over 600 and he also is ninth in rushing yards per game and in the top three in touchdowns with six. While he hasn't had a big game since the Colts loss with over 100 yards, he had 91 against the Cardinals and now he has a nice matchup against the Buccaneers and could have a big day. Jamaal Charles has been the best fantasy back this season and with the Chiefs playing the Buffalo Bills, he could put up some big numbers again after having 74 yards rushing and 46 receiving yards last week.
Jarrett Boykin has been very solid for the Packers since stepping in for Randall Cobb and while the Chicago Bears defense is good, the Monday night game this week will be at home for the Pack at Lambeau Field and that could be a big factor. Jonathan Stewart is making his return for the Panthers and the team is playing some solid football and that could mean a solid game for him on Sunday.
The game on Thursday night started it all off: The Miami Dolphins and the Cincinnati Bengals are gearing up for a Thursday night football matchup in Week 9 and the two teams come into the game heading in opposite directions and they will play at Sun Life Stadium on the NFL network starting up at 8:25pm and it gives the Bengals a chance at their fifth straight win this season.
The Bengals have been playing some great football and they are now the clear leaders in the AFC North division, holding a nice lead over the Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns, while the Steelers are still struggling a bit at the bottom after having a tough start to the year. Andy Dalton has been fantastic this season and now he has another wide receiver to add to his stable now that Andrew Hawkins is back and with AJ Green and Marvin Jones playing well, the Bengals have plenty of weapons to go to. The team has drafted players like Jermaine Gresham, Tyler Eifert, Giovani Bernard, Jones and Green to give Dalton plenty of options and his development has been helped along by all that talent.
The Bengals are ranked in the top 10 in both passing yards and rushing yards allowed per season and the team is on a four game winning streak and could improve to 7-2 with the win. The team will have a long week going on after that and then will play on the road against the Baltimore Ravens and then against the Cleveland Browns before the bye in Week 12. The Browns come before the San Diego Chargers on the road and then the team plays at home against the Indianapolis Colts and then again on the road against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team finishes this season at home for the final two games with the Minnesota Vikings and the Baltimore Ravens.
Check here for the live coverage of the Bengals and the Dolphins on Thursday night footyball.
The Dolphins have some tough games coming up in the second half of the season with the Bengals first before a long break for Monday night football against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and then the team will host the San Diego Chargers and the Carolina Panthers before hitting the road again. The team plays three of the next four after that away from Sun Life, as they will play divisional games against the Buffalo Bills and the NY Jets and they will also travel to Pittsburgh to play the Steelers before staying at home for the New England Patriots, who just beat them on Sunday. The Bengals have been playing very well and they will have the Ravens and the Browns after the Dolphins and then will have a bye week.