Here's how it works. We throw some intriguing matchups at the FanHouse staff and ask whether each player will be over or under a certain point total. The result? Fantasy Football Over/Under. Makes sense, right?So you picked up some of the breakout Week 1 performers, and now you're wondering whether or not you should give them the start in Week 2. Earl Bennett, Mario Manningham, Chansi Stuckey ... the list goes on and on. Or you might be debating whether Matt Schaub and Steven Jackson can bounce back. The FanHouse staff weighed in on some of the more tricky matchups of Week 2 in this week's Over/Under.
Normal scoring (passing 20/4, rushing/receiving 10/6) applies. Benchmarks:
QB - 18 points (200 yards passing, 2 TDs; 220 yards passing, 2 TDs, 1 INT, etc)
RB1 - 16 points (100 yards and 1 TD)
RB2 - 10 points (100 yards, zero TDs; 40 yards, 1 TD)
WR1 - 14 points (80 yards and 1 TD)
WR2 - 10 points (100 yards, zero TDs; 40 yards, 1 TD)
WR3 - 8 points (80 yards, zero TDs; 20 yards, 1 TD)
FLEX - 6 points (60 yards or a TD)
TE1 - 6 points (60 yards or a TD)
| Position |
Player | White | Lalley | Snyder | Herrera | Bardeen |
| QB |
Favre (at DET) |
Under | Under | Under | Over | Over |
| QB | Schaub (at TEN) |
Over | Under | Under | Under | Under |
| QB | Rivers (vs. BAL) |
Over | Over | Over | Under | Under |
| QB | Big Ben (at CHI) |
Over | Under | Over | Over | Over |
| QB | Cutler (vs. PIT) |
Under | Over | Over | Under | Under |
| QB | Campbell (vs. STL) |
Under | Over | Over | Over | Over |
| RB1 |
Portis (vs. STL) |
Over | Over | Over | Over | Over |
| RB1 | Forte (vs. PIT) |
Over | Under | Under | Under | Under |
| RB1 | S.Jackson (at WAS) |
Under | Over | Under | Over | Under |
| RB1 | Slaton (at TEN) |
Under | Over | Under | Under | Under |
| RB2 |
White (vs. HOU) |
Over | Over | Over | Over | Over |
| RB2 | C.Williams (at BUF) |
Over | Under | Over | Under | Over |
| RB2 | K.Smith (vs. MIN) |
Under | Over | Under | Under | Under |
| RB2 | Sproles (vs. BAL) |
Under | Over | Over | Over | Over |
| RB2 | Brown (vs. IND) |
Under | Under | Under | Over | Over |
| RB2 | F.Jackson (vs. TB) |
Over | Over | Over | Over | Over |
| WR1 |
A.Johnson (at TEN) |
Over | Over | Over | Over | Under |
| WR1 |
C.Johnson (vs. MIN) |
Over | Over | Over | Over | Under |
| WR1 |
Bowe (vs. OAK) |
Under | Under | Under | Under | Under |
| WR1 |
S.Smith (at ATL) |
Under | Over | Under | Over | Over |
| WR2 |
Evans (vs. TB) |
Over | Over | Over | Over | Over |
| WR2 | S.Moss (vs. STL) |
Under | Over | Over | Over | Under |
| WR2 | Harvin (at DET) |
Over | Over | Over | Over | Over |
| WR2 | Edwards (at DEN) |
Under | Under | Under | Under | Over |
| WR2 | D.Jackson (vs. NO) |
Under | Over | Under | Under | Over |
| WR3 |
Gage (vs. HOU) |
Over | Over | Over | Over | Over |
| WR3 | E. Bennett (vs. PIT) |
Over | Over | Over | Under | Under |
| WR3 | Cotchery (vs. NE) |
Under | Over | Under | Over | Under |
| WR3 | Holt (vs. ARI) |
Under | Under | Under | Over | Under |
| WR3 | Mason (at SD) |
Over | Under | Over | Under | Under |
| WR3 | Driver (vs. CIN) |
Under | Over | Under | Under | Over |
| FLEX | Stuckey (vs. NE) |
Over | Under | Under | Under | Under |
| FLEX | Manningham (at DAL) |
Under | Under | Under | Under | Under |
| FLEX | L. Robinson (at WAS) |
Over | Under | Under | Over | Under |
| FLEX | Crayton (vs. NYG) |
Over | Under | Under | Under | Over |
| FLEX | F.Jones (vs NYG) |
Under | Over | Under | Under | Under |
| FLEX | Bell (at PHI) |
Over | Under | Over | Over | Over |
| FLEX | Parker (at CHI) |
Under | Under | Under | Over | Over |
| FLEX | C.Taylor (at DET) |
Over | Over | Over | Over | Under |
| TE | Z.Miller (at KC) |
Over | Over | Over | Over | Under |
| TE | Heap (at SD) |
Under | Over | Under | Over | Under |
| TE | Celek (vs. NO) |
Over | Over | Over | Under | Over |
| TE | Keller (vs. NE) |
Under | Over | Over | Under | Over |
| TE | Shockey (at PHI) |
Under | Under | Under | Under | Over |
• Despite the cake matchup, only two of the five of us see a big game coming from Brett Favre. If the Minnesota defense proves too much for Matthew Stafford and the Lions to handle, then the Vikings will be in the situation to run the ball for most of the second half. As a result, most of us see Chester Taylor as a solid flex play this week. If he gets most of the second-half work, he should score and possibly approach 100 yards.
• We love LenDale White this week, because there's likely at least one TD in the cards for the big man. We also agree that Fred Jackson should have another big game in store against the bad Tampa Bay defense. Should Jackson come through again, and again in Week 3, the Bills are going to be hard-pressed to put Marshawn Lynch back in the lineup.
• Dwayne Bowe had a tough matchup in Week 1, yet still came through with a TD. Even with that in mind, we don't like Bowe for a repeat performance against the Raiders and Nnamdi Asomugha. Most of you won't have better options than Bowe regardless, but if you're lucky enough to own Lee Evans, Percy Harvin and Justin Gage (all unanimous Over selections), you should park Bowe on the bench.












Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-19-2009 @ 11:16PM
Steve said...
Your love of Evans and Harvin and dislike of Steve Slaton has me confused about who to start. I need 5 players from this group, 2 running backs, 2 recievers, and one more: Chris Johnson, Steve Slaton, Ronnie Brown, Anquan Boldin, Wes Welker, Lee Evans, and Percy Harvin. Thanks!
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9-19-2009 @ 11:57PM
rjwhitepages said...
Since we know Slaton will get 90% of the Houston carries, and we're not sure what workload Miami is going to bestow on Brown this week, I think you have to start Johnson and Slaton at RB.
At WR, Welker and Evans are easy starts to me. We're not sure if Boldin will play or not, but if he does, he has to be your last starter. Otherwise, I think I'd start Brown over Harvin, although it's very close.
9-20-2009 @ 1:04AM
yungyung said...
can you tell me whether I should start Brady Quinn or Byron Leftwich this week.
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9-20-2009 @ 9:53AM
rjwhitepages said...
Leftwich for sure.
9-20-2009 @ 11:32AM
jimmy f said...
should i start clark or shockey and harvin or cotchery
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