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Weekend preview

Player projections for Sunday's players

The four remaining teams have released their injury reports. No big changes relative to yesterday. It’s the Packers with the biggest question marks entering Sunday.

Green Bay lists three of its top 4 wide receivers as questionable: Jordy Nelson (ribs), Davante Adams (ankle) and Geronimo Allison (hamstring). Nelson put in limited practices Wednesday and Thursday, while Adams and Allison haven’t practiced at all. All look like game-time decisions.

With it being an all-hands-on-deck situation, there’s a chance all will be available, but tough to count on any of them being anywhere near as effective and productive as usual. Adams at least says this ankle injury isn’t as severe as the one he played with last year.

With this injuries, I think you can count on Randall Cobb and Jared Cook being very involved in the passing game on Sunday. But with the Packers running short on weapons, I think it’s also worth pondering whether Aaron Rodgers can continue to put up the insane numbers he’s been posting recently (including over 350 passing yards in both of his playoff games).

The Packers list James Starks (concussion) as out, but I don’t see that as relevant. He’s an older, ineffective back, and I don’t think he’s even their backup tailback anymore. Should they make it to the Super Bowl, I doubt that he’ll be active.

For Atlanta, Julio Jones (toe) missed practice on Wednesday and Thursday but returned to put in a limited workout on Friday. Dan Quinn says everyone on his team is playing, not even listing Jones as questionable.

The Steelers list three players at questionable. James Harrison (shoulder, triceps) practiced fully on Wednesday and Friday, so he looks good to go. Ladarius Green (concussion, ill) didn’t practice on Thursday and was limited on Wednesday and Friday. One of the steps of the concussion protocol includes practicing fully; he hasn’t done that, so it doesn’t look likely that they’ll even have the option of using him. Fitzgerald Toussaint (concussion) practiced fully on Thursday and Friday, so he’s presumably ready to role, but he should play sparingly on special teams.

The Patriots list seven players as questionable, and all were limited in practice all week. Most notably, Martellus Bennett (knee), Malcolm Mitchell (knee), Danny Amendola (ankle) and Chris Hogan (thigh). Bennett, Amendola and Hogan all should be fine. Mitchell hasn’t played since Week 15 and was struggling anyway, so the Patriots might prefer to just go with more veteran pass catchers.

My revised rankings, using standard scoring. On these, you’re looking passing, rushing and receiving yards, total touchdowns (passing, rushing, receiving, returns) and fantasy points. Even though I’m listing touchdowns in one big clump, scoring is 4 for TD passes and 6 for TDs scored.

Further below are the PPR rankings.

If you want the itemized TD numbers, you can check out the TD-only rankings at the bottom.

WEEKEND PROJECTIONS (standard scoring)
PosTmPlayerPassRecRunTotTDPts
QBGBAaron Rodgers2910223132.7328.0
QBATLMatt Ryan307063132.6226.4
QBNETom Brady285052902.1323.5
QBPITBen Roethlisberger262032661.4619.3
RBPITLeVeon Bell043102145.7018.7
RBATLDevonta Freeman0345589.8413.9
WRPITAntonio Brown085186.5011.6
WRATLJulio Jones081081.5611.4
WRGBRandall Cobb068169.7011.0
WRNEJulian Edelman081384.4411.0
RBATLTevin Coleman0194968.6810.9
RBGBTy Montgomery0285078.4610.5
RBNEDion Lewis0245276.349.6
WRATLTaylor Gabriel062163.539.5
RBNELeGarrette Blount034649.699.1
PKNEStephen Gostkowski0000.008.8
TEGBJared Cook056056.448.2
PKATLMatt Bryant0000.008.2
WRGBDavante Adams050050.467.8
WRNEChris Hogan050050.407.4
PKGBMason Crosby0000.007.3
WRATLMohamed Sanu050050.377.2
PKPITChris Boswell0000.006.7
TENEMartellus Bennett037037.476.6
WRPITEli Rogers048048.236.2
RBGBAaron Ripkowski0112233.254.7
TEPITJesse James029029.194.1
WRGBGeronimo Allison026026.234.0
RBNEJames White021829.153.9
WRNEMalcolm Mitchell026026.183.7
TEATLLevine Toilolo022022.213.4
WRGBJordy Nelson021021.183.1
WRNEMichael Floyd020020.142.9
WRPITDeMarcus Ayers017017.092.3
TEGBRichard Rodgers012012.131.9
WRATLJustin Hardy012013.111.9
WRPITCobi Hamilton014014.081.9
WRGBTrevor Davis012012.101.8
WRNEDanny Amendola012012.081.6
TEATLAustin Hooper0909.111.6
RBATLPatrick DiMarco0708.131.6
WRPITDarrius Heyward-Bey012012.061.6
WRATLAldrick Robinson0909.081.4
WRGBJeff Janis0909.081.3
RBGBChristine Michael0189.051.3
TEPITXavier Grimble0808.061.1
TENEMatt Lengel0606.06.9
RBPITDeAngelo Williams0347.04.9
RBNEJames Develin0606.04.9
TEATLJoshua Perkins0303.03.5
TEPITLadarius Green0303.03.4
WRPITSammie Coates0303.01.4
RBPITWill Johnson0112.02.3
QBNEJimmy Garoppolo4004.03.3
RBGBJames Starks0112.01.3
QBPITLandry Jones4004.02.3
QBGBBrett Hundley3003.03.2
QBATLMatt Schaub2002.02.2
WRATLNick Williams0101.01.2
RBGBJoe Kerridge0101.01.2
TEPITDavid Johnson0101.01.1
RBNEBrandon Bolden0101.01.1
WRATLEric Weems0000.01.1
RBPITFitzgerald Toussaint0000.01.1
RBNED.J. Foster0000.00.1
RBATLTerron Ward0000.00.1
TEATLD.J. Tialavea0000.00.0
WRNEMatthew Slater0000.00.0
WEEKEND PROJECTIONS (PPR)
PosTmPlayerAvgRecRunTotTDPts
QBGBAaron Rodgers.00223132.7328.0
QBATLMatt Ryan.0063132.6226.4
RBPITLeVeon Bell5.243102145.7023.9
QBNETom Brady.0052902.1323.5
QBPITBen Roethlisberger.0032661.4619.3
WRNEJulian Edelman7.781384.4418.7
WRPITAntonio Brown6.985186.5018.5
RBATLDevonta Freeman4.4345589.8418.4
WRGBRandall Cobb6.668169.7017.6
WRATLJulio Jones5.081081.5616.4
RBGBTy Montgomery3.4285078.4613.9
WRATLTaylor Gabriel3.962163.5313.3
TEGBJared Cook4.856056.4413.0
RBNEDion Lewis3.2245276.3412.9
RBATLTevin Coleman2.0194968.6812.8
WRATLMohamed Sanu4.450050.3711.6
WRGBDavante Adams3.550050.4611.3
WRNEChris Hogan3.150050.4010.5
WRPITEli Rogers4.048048.2310.2
RBNELeGarrette Blount.634649.699.7
TENEMartellus Bennett2.937037.479.5
PKNEStephen Gostkowski.0000.008.8
PKATLMatt Bryant.0000.008.2
TEPITJesse James3.429029.197.4
PKGBMason Crosby.0000.007.3
RBGBAaron Ripkowski2.0112233.256.7
PKPITChris Boswell.0000.006.7
WRGBGeronimo Allison2.126026.236.2
RBNEJames White2.321829.156.1
WRNEMalcolm Mitchell2.126026.185.8
TEATLLevine Toilolo2.122022.215.5
WRGBJordy Nelson1.621021.184.7
WRNEMichael Floyd1.420020.144.3
WRPITDeMarcus Ayers1.317017.093.5
TEGBRichard Rodgers1.312012.133.2
WRATLJustin Hardy1.212013.113.1
WRPITCobi Hamilton1.114014.083.0
WRGBTrevor Davis.912012.102.7
WRNEDanny Amendola1.012012.082.7
RBATLPatrick DiMarco1.0708.132.6
TEATLAustin Hooper.8909.112.4
WRPITDarrius Heyward-Bey.912012.062.4
WRGBJeff Janis.7909.082.0
WRATLAldrick Robinson.6909.082.0
TEPITXavier Grimble.8808.061.9
RBNEJames Develin1.0606.041.8
TENEMatt Lengel.5606.061.5
RBGBChristine Michael.2189.051.4
RBPITDeAngelo Williams.4347.041.3
TEATLJoshua Perkins.3303.03.7
TEPITLadarius Green.2303.03.6
WRPITSammie Coates.1303.01.5
RBPITWill Johnson.2112.02.5
RBGBJames Starks.2112.01.4
RBGBJoe Kerridge.1101.01.3
QBNEJimmy Garoppolo.0004.03.3
WRATLNick Williams.1101.01.3
QBPITLandry Jones.0004.02.3
QBGBBrett Hundley.0003.03.2
TEPITDavid Johnson.1101.01.2
QBATLMatt Schaub.0002.02.2
RBNEBrandon Bolden.1101.01.2
WRATLEric Weems.0000.01.1
RBNED.J. Foster.0000.00.1
TEATLD.J. Tialavea.0000.00.1
RBPITFitzgerald Toussaint.0000.01.1
RBATLTerron Ward.0000.00.1
WRNEMatthew Slater.0000.00.0
WEEKEND PROJECTIONS (TD-only)
PosTmPlayerPassRecRunRetPts
QBGBAaron Rodgers2.54.00.18.0011.3
QBATLMatt Ryan2.58.00.03.0010.5
PKNEStephen Gostkowski.00.00.00.008.8
QBNETom Brady2.03.00.11.008.7
PKATLMatt Bryant.00.00.00.008.2
PKGBMason Crosby.00.00.00.007.3
PKPITChris Boswell.00.00.00.006.7
QBPITBen Roethlisberger1.45.00.01.005.8
RBATLDevonta Freeman.00.29.55.005.0
RBPITLeVeon Bell.00.21.49.004.2
WRGBRandall Cobb.00.69.00.004.2
RBNELeGarrette Blount.00.01.68.004.2
RBATLTevin Coleman.00.19.49.004.1
WRATLJulio Jones.00.56.00.003.4
WRATLTaylor Gabriel.00.52.00.003.2
WRPITAntonio Brown.00.47.01.033.0
TENEMartellus Bennett.00.47.00.002.8
RBGBTy Montgomery.00.17.29.002.8
WRGBDavante Adams.00.46.00.002.8
WRNEJulian Edelman.00.42.01.012.6
TEGBJared Cook.00.44.00.002.6
WRNEChris Hogan.00.40.00.002.4
WRATLMohamed Sanu.00.37.00.002.2
RBNEDion Lewis.00.13.20.012.0
RBGBAaron Ripkowski.00.08.17.001.5
WRPITEli Rogers.00.23.00.001.4
WRGBGeronimo Allison.00.23.00.001.4
TEATLLevine Toilolo.00.21.00.001.3
TEPITJesse James.00.19.00.001.1
WRNEMalcolm Mitchell.00.18.00.001.1
WRGBJordy Nelson.00.18.00.001.1
RBNEJames White.00.11.04.00.9
WRNEMichael Floyd.00.14.00.00.9
RBATLPatrick DiMarco.00.13.00.00.8
TEGBRichard Rodgers.00.13.00.00.8
TEATLAustin Hooper.00.11.00.00.7
WRATLJustin Hardy.00.10.00.00.7
WRGBTrevor Davis.00.10.00.00.6
WRPITDeMarcus Ayers.00.09.00.00.6
WRNEDanny Amendola.00.08.00.00.5
WRPITCobi Hamilton.00.08.00.00.5
WRATLAldrick Robinson.00.08.00.00.5
WRGBJeff Janis.00.08.00.00.5
WRPITDarrius Heyward-Bey.00.06.00.00.4
TENEMatt Lengel.00.06.00.00.4
TEPITXavier Grimble.00.06.00.00.4
RBGBChristine Michael.00.00.05.00.3
RBNEJames Develin.00.03.01.00.2
RBPITDeAngelo Williams.00.01.02.00.2
TEPITLadarius Green.00.03.00.00.2
TEATLJoshua Perkins.00.03.00.00.2
QBNEJimmy Garoppolo.03.00.00.00.1
QBGBBrett Hundley.03.00.00.00.1
RBPITWill Johnson.00.01.01.00.1
WRPITSammie Coates.00.01.00.00.1
QBATLMatt Schaub.02.00.00.00.1
QBPITLandry Jones.02.00.00.00.1
WRATLEric Weems.00.00.00.01.1
RBGBJoe Kerridge.00.01.00.00.1
WRATLNick Williams.00.01.00.00.1
RBGBJames Starks.00.01.00.00.0
RBNEBrandon Bolden.00.00.00.00.0
RBPITFitzgerald Toussaint.00.00.00.00.0
TEPITDavid Johnson.00.01.00.00.0
RBNED.J. Foster.00.00.00.00.0
TEATLD.J. Tialavea.00.00.00.00.0
RBATLTerron Ward.00.00.00.00.0
WRNEMatthew Slater.00.00.00.00.0

—Ian Allan

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