Buffalo Bills: The Bills have a great opportunity to put up some major points this week against an Eagles team that is not as dominant as they appear. The fact is with the Eagles offensive line, they will be unable to stop the rush from impacting their running backs or Sam Bradford. Bradford is injury prone and sometimes hesitates and telegraphs his throws, if he has a rough start to this game he could be stuck in a funk all day. The Eagles running backs do not necessarily scare me in this matchup either; the Bills are not exactly a Patriots team brutalized by injury. They will look to control the time of possession with a very spirited and motivated Shady McCoy.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Going up against Brees and the Saints I normally would stay away from this matchup but Brees is clearly in decline. This Saints team is long overdue for an overhaul and a loss here could be the thing that tips the scale. Brandin Cooks suffered a concussion in practice and will likely miss this matchup, if that were to happen Brees's top receiver would be Willie Snead.... The Bucs have been on fire lately so look for them to come out swinging for a shot at playoffs.
Chicago Bears: I know the Redskins are at the top of the NFC East but here is a secret, that doesn't mean anything. They lost to the Cowboys last week who pulled out the gritty win but realistically they are not as good as they are made out to be, plus the Redskins are 0-5 on the road. With Kirk Cousins at quarterback anything can happen especially when he is not at home. The Bears have a middling defense that is coached well enough to make an impact in fantasy. If the Redskins cannot get anything going with their offense the Bears could have a big game.
San Francisco 49ers: The 49ers are going up against the Browns who are starting Johnny Manziel for the remainder of the season. It would not shock me if Manziel played lights out as he would probably be released or traded at the end of the season, so playing well would be beneficial for his career and the Browns organization as a whole. The 49ers still have some solid defensive fundamentals but have struggled after losing so much pro bowl talent. The 49ers are good enough to dominate Cleveland especially with Blaine Gabbert playing lights out football.
