Victor Cruz vs. Cowboys - While fellow top receivers like Calvin Johnson, Jordy Nelson and Roddy White could fall victim to a short workweek because their teams are headed for the playoffs, second year standout Victor Cruz and the Giants will be fighting for their playoff lives, on Sunday Night against the Cowboys. While Cruz had a couple of average games against the Cowboys and Redskins in recent weeks, he ...

Jeremy Maclin @ Cowboys - After suffering a minor setback to his hamstring injury against the Dolphins, Jeremy Maclin came back against the Jets to finish second on the team in targets with five and totaled three receptions for 57 yards. More importantly, Coach Andy Reid confirmed that Maclin finished the game without re-aggravating his hammy. In what should be a better matchup against the Cowboys, Maclin i ...

C.J. Spiller vs. Broncos  - The Bills second year tail back has had an up and down four weeks as the teams' starter, since taking over from Fred Jackson after he was lost to injury. That said, last weeks' performance against the Dolphins was the kind of production that could have sent your team to the Super Bowl, if you had him in the lineup, as he rolled up over 150 yards of offense and scored two touchdow ...

Adrian Peterson @ Redskins - It's tempting to look past Adrian Peterson mire ten carries against the Saints, and rank Peterson as the usual RB-1 stud he is when healthy, but with Toby Gerhart playing well, I have my concerns. I'm sure those fantasy owners who actually made it to the Super Bowl with Peterson in the lineup last week, are feeling the same way, but if healthy, he's likely a must play on your te ...

Julio Jones @ Saints - In recent weeks rookie receiver Julio Jones has proven to be the Falcons new top big-play threat. This was what the Falcons had hoped for when they traded up to select him in the first round, and now fantasy owners should view him as a top ten play this week. Maybe it was just garbage time, but if you go back and look at some of the receptions, Jones was making in the fourth quarter a ...

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 ...

BenJarvus Green-Ellis @ Broncos - Trusting Patriot running backs over the years has proved to be a frustrating situation for many fantasy owners over the years. Of late, BenJarvus Green-Ellis has been a disappointment but he should be the top option in the running game against a Broncos defense that has struggled to contain the likes of Marion Barber and Toby Gerhart, in recent weeks. Both running backs are ...

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 ...