Fantasy Football Dating App: Week 13

Every Sunday morning, fantasy owners face similar choices to the ones "dating" app users do on Saturday night. When faced with lots of options, do you want to swipe left and pass on potential opportunity or do you want to swipe right and open the door for exciting possibilities? Each week, we'll talk about specific players and what you should do with them (particularly when setting your daily fantasy lineups).

Swipe Left

Mike Evans

After an outstanding rookie campaign, Evans has been solid, though unspectacular, in his second season. His failure to break out certainly doesn't stem from a lack of opportunity—just like a platter of forbidden crab legs, when it comes to Evans, Jameis Winston can't help himself. His 10.3 targets per game put him in the top 10 in the league, which helps explain his high price tag. However, his ceiling is limited by Winston's rookie growing pains, and the pair has failed to establish the kind of red-zone chemistry necessary for Evans to generate a return commensurate with his cost. Throw in a matchup with a Falcons team that is surprisingly tough on opposing wideouts, and there is little reason to believe this is the week that Evans enjoys the monster game everyone is waiting (and paying) to see.

Philip Rivers

This one is pretty simple: if I don't think even Tom Brady can justify his cost against the Denver defense, no way I'm backing Rivers to do it, especially with the Broncos riding high after last week's dramatic victory. The Chargers do drop back to pass about two-thirds of the time, which normally makes Rivers an attractive play based on pure volume, but expect the Broncos defense to spend more time in the backfield than the San Diego running backs and add a couple of picks to their league-leading total. There are better weeks ahead for Rivers; this time around I'd much rather have Dalton, Roethlisberger, or Stafford at similar prices.

Lamar Miller

At this point, Miller needs to go see Sean Maguire for a hug and some reassurance. Last week, the Dolphins called 58 pass plays against just nine rushing attempts. Nine! After scoring 100 fantasy points in his previous five games, Miller only received 12 carries in the next two. The lack of usage is crazy. Big changes are coming in Miami. They already got started by firing their offensive coordinator. However, he was replaced by a guy that has coached Ryan Tannehill since college, so it's logical to think they'll continue to rely heavily on their QB to generate offense. When you factor in Miller, who's a free agent after the season, might not even being on the team next year, there isn't much reason to think he's suddenly going to be a focal point the rest of the season. It's a shame, because he's wildly productive when he gets the ball. It's not your fault, Lamar.

Swipe Right

C.J. Anderson

Welcome back to relevance, C.J. Anderson! He might be facing charges in Fantasy Court for murdering the 40 million fantasy owners who drafted him in the first round, but he has a chance to get off on the never before used "But Peyton Manning Was My QB" defense. After averaging 2.7 yards per carry in the first six games of the season, he's averaging 6.4 yards since Brock Osweiler took over behind center, looking more like the guy who tore through the league in the back half of last year. His early-season struggles drove his price down to basement levels, so if you believe that adding someone with a functional right arm to Denver's offense will continue to pay dividends, now is the time to play him against a league-worst San Diego run defense.

Martavis Bryant

We're watching a star being born right before our eyes, as Bryant has scored 14 times in his first 16 NFL games. He's fast and sure-handed, and he makes plays that only a handful of guys in the league could pull off. Somehow his price hasn't risen at the same rate as his performance. He costs between $1,300 and $3,400 less than all of the other eight WRs averaging at least 20 points a game. Until that gap closes, he'll provide No. 1 production at No. 2 pricing, making him near a must-start in all but the toughest matchups as long as he stays on the field.

Scott Chandler

And then there was one. Of the projected top seven receiving targets on the Patriots active roster in Week 1, Chandler might be the only one out there contributing on Sunday. It's now reached the point where there is little difference between watching a Pats game and a Jackie Chan movie – you know injuries are coming, the only question is how creatively they'll occur. As long as Tom Brady remains upright, he'll find a way to make those around him fantasy relevant. At only $2,500 and with no dependable competition for targets, Chandler might provide the most bang-for-the-buck potential in all of fantasy this week.