The MNF game has fantasy football players to start and sit for the Colts and Eagles in Week 2 and some names to watch out for include TY Hilton, Andrew Luck, Reggie Wayne, Dwyane Allen, Ahmad Bradshaw, Zach Ertz and Trent Richardson as well as Jeremy Maclin, Vick Ballard and Donte Moncrief, as those names on the back end could be sleepers if anyone goes down for Indy.
Last week Andrew Luck nearly pulled off the comeback for the Indianapolis Colts over the Denver Broncos and he helped along fantasy owners with that performance. Luck had not done much heading into the final stretch of the game and he ended up with 370 yards and two touchdowns, including a rushing touchdown that was a big boost to FF owners. Trent Richardson and Ahmad Bradshaw did not put up great numbers to start the season, but they could be in for a nice game on Monday night against the Eagles.
There is a chance that this game could turn into a shootout and that would be beneficial to fantasy owners unless they have the Colts or Eagles defenses. Luck has been a solid fantasy football QB in the past couple years, but his numbers have not been out of this world and many think he will be making the jump this season. The past two years Luck has had 23 TDs and he is coming off of a year when he completed over 60 percent of his passes and had just nine interceptions.
The RBs may make an impact for the Colts compared to last week and if I were betting, go with Trent Richardson, as he should have a solid matchup with the Eagles front line. Bradshaw is not the bruiser he once was and Richardson should be able to add some catches out of the backfield. The former top pick had just 20 yards to start the season, but he had three catches for 31 yards and could be poised for a breakout game. Bradshaw had just 15 yards rushing, but he was also a factor in the passing game, catching five balls for 70 yards against the Broncos.
Hilton and Reggie Wayne are the names to watch at WR, while Allen is the best TE option for the Colts. Hilton is a breakaway type player and he can be hit or miss, but in this type of game he should be strong on the indoor turf and he could have a big game. Hilton went for five catches and 41 yards in the first game of the season and he is coming in after a career season with 82 catches for 1083 yards and five touchdowns.
Reggie Wayne is one of the most consistent players in the league and after getting injured last season for basically the first time in a decade, he is back and ready to dominate. Wayne had 38 catches in seven games last season and was well on his way to another big year and that came after he had 106 catches for 1355 yards the season before with Luck. Wayne already went for nine catches and 98 yards in Week 1 and he should be primed to go again in Week 2.