The fantasy football week is about to finish up on Monday night football with the 49ers are Redskins and that means fantasy owners will be looking for sleepers heading into Week 13 and some of the top names include Knowshon Moreno, Benny Cunningham, Julian Edelman, Ben Tate, Rashard Mendenhall and Tavon Austin.
Moreno got banged up in the game on Sunday night against the Patriots and was seen afterwards on crutches, but until owners find out how serious it is, look at Moreno as a solid play for next week against the Kansas City Chiefs barring any big setbacks. Moreno is now clearly the feature back and speaking of injuries, Benny Cunningham is a solid option with Zac Stacy getting banged up, as he rushed for over 100 yards in relief and could be a solid option with Stacy leaving Sunday's win over the Bears with a concussion. Moreno had over 200 yards rushing in the game and a touchdown and he is on his way to a 1,000 yard season for the Broncos.
Moreno has been one of the most productive running backs in football this season and he now has over 60 yards in each of the past three games, including 79 from last week and 224 on the ground this week and that came on 37 carries, giving him over six yards per attempt, very impressive against the Patriots. Moreno came into the game in the top 10 in rushing yards and yards per game he was ranked second in touchdowns with nine and now he has the chance to continue his productive ways as long as the injury isn't too serious.
Cunningham had a great day for the Rams and now it appears him and Stacy are the top names over Daryl Richardson, as he had 13 carries and 109 yards and a touchdown after coming in for Stacy. The Rams have done a good job since losing Sam Bradford of rushing the ball consistently and if Stacy is out for an extended period of time, Cunningham will be the one to get the carries and he averaged an impressive eight yards per attempt on Sunday. Cunningham came in with under 130 yards on the season and he nearly matched that on Sunday and now he has 238 yards on the season and gives Jeff Fisher some depth at the position.
Julian Edelman had a very nice game against the Broncos on Sunday night as well, making nine catches for 110 yards and two touchdowns and he was heavily targeted in the game, with Tom Brady looking his way 11 times in the matchup. Edelman was the top target when injuries took over the Patriots offense and while he has not put up any great numbers over the past four games until now, but after making nine catches in the game against the Broncos, he could finally be out of that funk.
Tavon Austin had a big game total yards wise, while Rashard Mendenhall had a nice game for the Cardinals after Andre Ellington has been performing well. Both players were solid in the game and Mendenhall ended up with 54 yards on the ground and made one catch for 24 yards and going ahead he could be a solid option with Ellington.
