The Monday night football matchup for Week 9 between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears is a battle of division rivals and the final game of the fantasy football week and some players to start or sit for the matchup includes James Jones, Jarrett Boykin, Eddie Lacy, Alshon Jeffery, James Starks, Matt Forte and Jordy Nelson as well as Aaron Rodgers of course.
The biggest name to keep an eye on is James Jones, as he has been out since the Baltimore Ravens game with Randall Cobb and now it looks like he will be ready to return, making him a START on Monday night football. James was able to practice this week and that is another good sign and after making just one catch for 10 yards against the Ravens it looks like he will be ready to return. The team will be glad to have him back with Jordy Nelson and Jarrett Boykin and that could mean another big game for Aaron Rodgers.
Boykin has been very solid since coming in for Cobb and Jones and while the return of Jones may limit him, the team will look at him plenty, as he has 16 targets over the past two weeks and 14 catches on the season for 235 yards. He scored his first touchdown two weeks ago and is coming off of a five catch 89 yard game that flowed an eight catch, 103 yard performance and with the trust factor not an issue, he could be a prime target with Nelson on Monday night and both players are START options.
Eddie Lacy and James Starks have helped build a top 10 rushing attack for the Packers and on Monday they each could put up some solid numbers. Lacy has been fantastic over the pst four weeks, not getting under 82 yards and in three of his last four games he has had at least 94 yards, including 99 a few weeks ago and 120 against the Browns. In the past two weeks he has two rushing touchdowns and nine catches and with Starks coming back from a knee injury, both players could have solid nights on Monday.
The Bears lost to the Redskins in their last game two Sunday's ago in a shootout of a game, but the team showed once again why it is a good roster of fantasy talent, as Alshon Jeffery stepped up for this third 100-plus yard game in three weeks with four catches for 105 yards and while Jay Cutler was injured, back up Josh McCown looked solid and that could mean more production for Jeffery. Over the past two weeks he has had just five catches, but the previous two weeks before that he combined for 15 catches for over 300 yards and two touchdowns and if he continues to play that well, the Bears will keep on targeting him.
Jeffery has been a very good second receiver for the Bears and he has been the compliment that they have been looking for with Brandon Marshall also putting up good numbers. If Cutler is out too long their values will go down, but someone will have to catch the ball and losing Cutler won't stop Marc Trestman from passing the ball. This season Jeffery has 29 catches on 50 targets for 457 yards and two touchdowns and he has also rushed for over 70 yards on a handful of attempts
