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Thursday Night Football

Ravens @ Falcons
By: Pete Davidson : November 11, 2010 4:15pm

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Nothing like a 5-day fantasy football game to liven things up as we head down the stretch.  This article is just a little primer for our weekly rankings, which will start going up tomorrow.  We'll get a Waiver Wire out early next week and will roll out out trading dealing article shortly thereafter.  It's time to make those key moves for the stretch run and we have you covered.  If any subscriber has any deals on the table, please feel free to ask questions here and we will respond within 24 hours and usually the same day if you get it in early.

Ok, let's get to tonight's tilt and break it down for fantasy purposes.  

 

First, the Ravens...

PLAYER	POS	ROLE	THE SKINNY
Joe Flacco	QB	QB1	He’s playing well and it’s a solid fantasy matchup. Start Flacco and enjoy!
Ray Rice	RB	RB1	We see more of a pass-first attack against the fairly stout Atlanta front seven. That said, Rice can beat them in many ways, so he is still a decent RB1 for week ten, he’s just not the top five RB that he usually is.
Willis McGahee	RB	RB3	Not a great matchup for him but he should be getting cleanup duty if this game breaks the way we think it will. He’s worth a flex play if you need him.
LeRon McLain	RB	RB5	Just a mega-deep flier, so keep him on the waiver wire.
Anquan Boldin	WR	WR1	He’s a solid WR1 this week, so keep him in there and reap the benefits.
Derrick Mason	WR	WR3	He’ll be in his usual role and should be a solid WR3 if you need him.
TJ Houshmandzadeh	WR	WR6	He’s too erratic to trust so avoid unless you are way desperate.
Donte Stallworth	WR	WR7	He has a chance to help Flacco and the Ravens, but he is very unlikely to help your fantasy team in a material way. He’s a guy who can score long touchdowns, but unless he starts doing it regularly, he’s a lightweight version of Devery Henderson.
Todd Heap	TE	TE2	Flacco trusts Heap and TH has been involved every week though he was largely quite in week nine. He’s healthy enough to go tonight, so you can start him if you normally would. He’s a very solid TE2.
Billy Cundiff	K	K1	Not a bad play with a good offense and kicking indoors. Start him.
Ravens DST	DEF	DST1	We like them this week with Roddy White banged up. Start them if you normally would.

 

 

And now let's look at Atlanta...

 

PLAYER	POS	ROLE	THE SKINNY
Matt Ryan	QB	QB2	Not a great play with White ailing and Ed Reed healthy, but it’s a tough week for QBs with three of the top five passers on the bye. Ryan is a fringe QB1 but don’t expect too much.
Michael Turner	RB	RB1	You have to start him, but this is a tough matchup. He’s a fringe RB1 this week. He’s always a threat to score and he’ll get the bulk of the carries as long as the game is not out of hand.
Jason Snelling	RB	RB4	If they go to the air, as we think they will be forced to do, he could have a nice day. He makes a nice reach flex play if you are in need.
Roddy White	WR	WR2	You need to start him if he plays and we expect him to. He’s a wildcard player as we just don’t know how much he can do with his sore knee. Tons of upside to go with plenty of risk.
Michael Jenkins	WR	WR5	Might be worth a flier, but could also do nothing.
Harry Douglas	WR	WR6	Fading and only worthy of a desperation flier.
Tony Gonzalez	TE	TE1	Not a great matchup with Ed Reed on the scene, but Gonzo has been solid most of the year and his role should be large tonight with Roddy potentially limited. Start him if you normally would.
Matt Bryant	K	K1	He’s a decent start indoors.
Falcons DST	DEF	DEF2	Not a week to play this unit. Baltimore is playing too well right now. You should be able to find a better option between now and Sunday.