The Thursday Night Football matchup between the Buffalo Bills and the Cleveland Browns will kick off Week 5 and the fantasy football week has plenty of options for owners, as players like Chris Ogbonnaya and Willis McGahee as well as Josh Gordon and Fred Jackson could have big games for both teams.
The Browns have been playing surprisingly well since trading Trent Richardson, winning two games and looking good on offense with Brian Hoyer and with the Bills coming to town, the team will try and push the rushing attack with Chris Ogbonnaya and Willis McGahee, leaving fantasy owners to decide which running back to play on Thursday night. The Bills are currently ranked 27th in the league in rising yards allowed per game and with them giving up over 120 yards per game, both players could have some solid production.
McGahee was signed by the team after they traded Trent Richardson and while he has been slow to start off, he appears to be getting his legs back and over the past two games he has increased his touches, rushing yards and carry average. McGahee had a solid 46 yards on 15 carries last week and while the Bills held the Ravens to under 30 rushing yards, which was more on the Ravens and now the Browns will have the chance to go 3-0 since trading Richardson.
McGahee is still available in many leagues, as is Ogbonnaya and while he didn't do much last week against the Bengals, he was able to practice all week for the Browns and with his skills out of the backfield, he is a nice option in deeper PPR leagues. The back had seven carries over the past two weeks and under 30 rushing yards each game, but over that span, he has nine catches for over 50 yards and one touchdown and he could continue that style of play against the Bills.
Fred Jackson is a solid play against the Browns despite the team ranking in the top 10 against the rush in yards allowed per game, as the Bills have been one of the best teams rushing the ball, ranking second in the league with over 150 yards per game. Jackson has increased his production over the past two weeks on carries and yards, as he had over 80 on the ground on 16 carries and with CJ Spiller banged up a bit, he could have another nice game.
