Mark Anderson vs. Dolphins - With Andre Carter lost for the season, expect Mark Anderson to see an up tick in his snap count, as he came through with another great performance against the Broncos with two sacks, a forced fumble and a recovery. With the Dolphins coming to town, Anderson should have at least a DL-2 worthy performance as Tom Brady should build up a lead, and allow Anderson to focus on getting ...

E.J. Biggers @ Panthers - With Aqib Talib done for the year, E.J. Biggers should have a starting job for the final two weeks of the season. This has been a tough year for IDP help out of Tampa, but Biggers has proven to be a respectable play when given a chance this year. Expect Cam Newton to target passes his way, as was the case when Talib fell to injury the last time these teams meet and Biggers posted s ...

Aldon Smith @ Seahawks - It took Aldon Smith a few games into his rookie year to make an impact for the 49ers, but since his breakout game week four against the Eagles, Smith has gone on to post 13 sacks in the past 11 games. In that time, Smith has only failed to post a sack in three games, and he has five and a half sacks in his last three games. A hobbled Ben Roethlisberger felt the wrath of Smith, and h ...

Defensive Linemen Da'Quan Bowers - From the first snap of the game, you could see that Da'Quan Bowers was ready to play some football (unlike many on his team) against the Panthers as he covered Greg Olsen at the line and deflected a pass right off the bat. From that point, Bowers went on to total eight tackles on the day (seven solos) and a sack and a half against Cam Newton. This was Bowers first career s ...

Kurt Coleman @ Dolphins - In what has been a roller-coaster ride in the Eagles backfield has finally had some stability from Kurt Coleman as an every week starter after the team ditched on Jarrad Page. Coleman has been on fire over the past month as he's totaled at least eleven total tackles in four of his last five games. Just a week ago Tyvon Branch had only marginal success against the Dolphins, but I fe ...

Justin Tuck @ Cowboys - The former DL-1 stud put up another five tackle performance against the Packers last week, and he finally found his way to the quarterback for the first time in over a month. No, I wouldn't go as far as to say that Tuck had the kind of performance that would make me believe he's a DL-1 play going forward, but he's worthy of using in your lineup. What I can say is that Tuck probably l ...

Colin McCarthy vs. Saints - Since filling in for Barrett Ruud, the Titans middle linebacker of the future Colin McCarthy has played like a LB-1 of late. In what should be another solid mathcup, McCarthy will likely surpass 10 total tackles as the Saints figure to dominate in time of possession, giving McCarthy more opportunities to make plays. We've seen the Titans middle linebacker position put up some goo ...

Elvis Dumervil @ Vikings - Finally, the stretch of games we've been waiting for from Elvis Dumervil as put up over one sack in each of his past two games, and at least half a sack in the past four weeks. Looking healthy, Dumervil may be counted on as the teams top pass rusher this week, if Von Miller can't play because of thumb surgery, the Broncos will need their star defensive end to continue playing at a ...

Charles Tillman vs. Chiefs - Let's hope Charles Tillman is a go this week, as he failed to practice on Wednesday with a knee injury, but if he suits up I like him as the top defensive back. With Tyler Palko set to start once again; Tillman should have no problem making plays on pass deflections, interception opportunities, and racking up a respectable tackle total this week. Year after year, we see new corn ...

Von Miller @ Vikings - Before the news that Von Miller underwent thumb surgery on Wednesday, I had him ranked as the second linebacker on our week 13 linebacker rankings. Miller is on fire of late with ten total tackles each of the past two games, as he continues to rack up sacks weekly. Clearly, the defensive rookie of the year, Miller is showing us why it is ok to select an outside linebacker in the top f ...