The Fantasy Football Week 4 schedule ends with the Chiefs and Patriots on Monday night and some Start or Sit options for the MNF game include Jamaal Charles, Rob Gronkowski, Knile Davis, Stevan Ridley, Travis Kelce, Shane Vereen, Anthony Fasano, Alex Smith, Tom Brady, Julian Edelman and Tim Wright among other players and some of those names could be strong options to help owners win this week.
Monday night football matchups often can be the deciding factor in matchups each week and coming into this game, a number of fantasy owners likely are banking on Tom Brady, Gronk, Jamaal Charles and Alex Smith to help put them over the top. Charles is coming in after dealing with a high ankle sprain and he is expected to play. Charles is a main START option and while he will be taking over for Knile Davis, it doesn't mean that Davis is a hard SIT. The situation dictates whether to sit him or not.
For fantasy owners with limited options or Davis as their only option, he is worth playing, as Charles is coming into things at below 100 percent even if he plays. Davis is expected to be a part of the game plan and after he rushed for over 100 yards in Week 3, he has shown that he can handle the rock as well. Charles is a huge PPR upside player and fantasy owners are thrilled that he is coming back. Last season Charles was dynamic and ended up leading the Chiefs in receptions and he now is coming back against a tough team in the Patriots.
Travis Kelce and Anthony Fasano have been getting solid looks at the tight end position and Kelce has turned out to be a matchup nightmare for teams. Kelce is getting more playing time, as he was on the field for nearly 50 plays on offense last week and that ended up netting him his first touchdown. Kelce has great size and hands for his position and he has had solid numbers with 10 catches for 166 yards and a touchdown in three games and he could have another solid START on Monday night with Fasano.
Stevan Ridley has been playing better of late and that has given Shane Vereen a break, but both players are solid options for the game. The Chiefs have injuries at linebacker and that could open up some running lanes for both players and Vereen should be able to get back into the passing game after last week's performance. Ridley did not have a great game last week, but he had a 100 yards performance the week before and he may try and build on that against KC.
The QBs are strong starts and so is Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski. Gronk is coming into the game listed as probable, but he has been steadily getting more looks each week and more reps. The Chiefs have given up TDs to TEs in two of the last three games and Gronk should have some solid matchups with all the injuries at linebacker. Expect him to be in there in goal line packages and in the red zone.