NFL Fantasy tips for Week 10 games

Fantasy teams are like the oil business: There's boom and bust.

Our US fantasy expert Alex Ferguson had been happily riding the sensational New England Patriots offence (apart from one week where he didn't... and it killed him), and this week Tom Brady & Co weren't great against the Washington Redskins.

And the stats suffered. He's now 3rd in the Sky Sports Pundits League, and he's grumpy about it….

QUARTERBACK: Tom Brady (New England Patriots)

Despite New England's easy victory over Washington, Brady did not rack up the points as I would have liked, and that hurt. However, he comes in playing a New York Giants defence giving up an average of 308 yards per game and 17 total touchdowns... good for last in the league.

RUNNING BACK: Todd Gurley (St Louis Rams)

Gurley is going to be a huge risk bearing in mind that Chicago is first in TDs given up to running backs (2), but they are 21st in the league in total yards given up and 24th in average yards per game given up. And he's on fire at the moment. So what's the risk? Chicago goes all out to stop Gurley because they know that Nick Foles isn't that great a QB.

RUNNING BACK: DeAngelo Williams (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Cleveland are pretty horrible against the run, so expect the Steelers to load up Williams here. Watch out for injury news - he could be out, but he's practicing tomorrow, which is a good sign. If he does play, expect a 100-yard day.

WIDE RECEIVER: Allen Robinson (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Quietly, Robinson's a Top 10 WR this year in average points, and he's going against a Baltimore Ravens defence which gives up a 284 yards/game average against passers. It's also given up 16 touchdowns.

WIDE RECEIVER: Julian Edelman (New England Patriots)

By his standards, Edelman only had a touchdown last game, but he's up against an ultra-leaky Giants passing defence (see Brady). Expect big numbers. Especially - as we anticipate - in a shoot-out between Brady and Eli Manning.

TIGHT END: Rob Gronkowski (New England Patriots)

An NFL fantasy writer noted: "We bet he can't wait to face New York's overmatched linebackers and safeties." Because Gronkowski's been sensational all season, we'll have to agree. You know, unless Tyler Eifert scores another three touchdowns.

KICKER: Josh Brown (New York Giants)

I don't anticipate Brown to be on the winning team, but I anticipate a field goal or two against the Pats, who have a 'bend don't break' offence. This could be interesting - especially if Manning and Odell Beckham Jr get the offence rolling.

DEFENCE: Carolina Panthers

The Panthers have been a consistent $1 bargain that averages 10.5 points per game. We'll take both of them if the Panthers shut down Tennessee.