Hakeem Nicks @ 49ers - In case you fell into the trap that the media seemed to set about Victor Cruz being the only big-play threat in New York, true No.1 Hakeem Nicks has stepped up and put together back to back monster games in the playoffs. This week should be a greater challenge for Nicks as the 49ers tend to do a better job wrapping up (with an exception to the Jimmy Graham touchdown in the fourth quar ...

Demaryius Thomas @ Patriots - After being the top receiver taken at the 2010 draft, injuries have plagued Demaryius Thomas and limited his ability to flash the skills that had many hyped about his NFL prospects coming out of Georgia Tech. While Thomas took over fellow receiver Eric Decker's role as Tim Tebow's number one receiver a month ago, it was his dominant performance against Ike Taylor on Sunday that ...

Jabar Gaffney @ Giants - If you're like me than you have a hard time buying into believing in Jabar Gaffney as an option to trust with your playoff life on the line, but Gaffney has earned WR-3 trust, with this play of late. While Santana Moss had the big touchdown reception last week, it was on a trick play where receiver Brandon Banks found him open on blown coverage. Gaffney on the other hand, has proven ...

Maurice Jones-Drew @ Falcons - Count me in as one of the non-believers in Maurice Jones-Drew's odds of performing at a high level this year. Coming off microfracture knee surgery in the off-season, I was concerned that Jones-Drew was likely to bust for fantasy owners down the stretch as was hard to imagine he would play this well after so many touches, on a knee like that. Not only is Jones-Drew playing wel ...

Calvin Johnson @ Raiders - After a monster start to the season, Calvin Johnson hasn't been then same over the past month as defenses are taking him away, as the Lions are struggling to find a credible running game, that would force a more balanced coverage. That said, it seemed as if last weeks matchup against the Vikings was a can't miss 20 plus point performance, as Johnson dominated the Vikings earlier i ...

Santana Moss vs. Patriots - If your looking for some help down the stretch, consider using Santana Moss as he faces the Patriots, Giants and Vikings throughout the fantasy playoffs. With Fred Davis down for the rest of the year because of a four-game suspension, Moss is likely to be Rex Grossman's top target after his 12 targets last week. Playing the Patriots, you expect the Redskins to be throwing the foo ...

Steve Smith vs. Falcons - The Falcons did a respectable job against Steve Smith week six as he posted a mire five receptions for 66 yards, but things could be different this time. Atlanta has struggled against the vertical passing game for most of the year, and with corner back Brent Grimes sidelined for at least a few weeks, Smith will have opportunities. Even a gimpy Andre Johnson hooked up with third-str ...

Percy Harvin @ Lions - With Donovan McNabb under center coupled with Percy Harvin's owned rib issues, the Vikings talented play maker had a hard time living up to his low end WR-2 expectations coming into the season. Of late, Harvin has been able to stay on the field, and rookie quarterback Christian Ponder has taken a liking to him as the top target in the passing game. Harvin had a WR-1 performance agains ...

Roddy White @ Texans - This is the kind of year, your happy to have Roddy White in a PPR league rather than traditional standard or big-play performance leagues, because he's only found the end zone four times, and has just three games over 76 yards receiving. In recent weeks, White has finally looked close to the receiver fantasy owners expected from the get go, as he's been targeted 27 times for 17 recept ...

Roy Helu vs. Jets - I'm going to go out on a limb and say I believe Mike Shanahan when he says that Roy Helu is the teams' starting tailback, "for sure" after his break out performance against the Seahawks. Going back and watching the film, it's easy to see why Shanahan seems to feel that Helu is ready to be the teams' starter, as he consistently showed a good pad level, with a lung at the point of attack, ...