Week 13 will not come without its worries. Do you pick Cam Newton ahead of Tom Brady, knowing how awful the defenses are that both teams face? Should you risk Rob Gronkowski?
Alex Ferguson has all (his) answers in the Week 13 NFL Fantasy Preview….
QUARTERBACK - Cam Newton (Carolina Panthers)
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Panthers quarterback Cam Newton gets mic'd up for Carolina's clash with the Washington Redskins
I know that Cam Newton had relatively poor returns against Dallas last week, but Dallas has a much better 'D' than his Week 13 opponents, New Orleans. And why not Tom Brady? It's simple. Although Philadelphia's defence has been ultra-leaky this week, Brady's targets are waning with potentially Rob Gronkowski and Danny Amendola both out this weekend.
RUNNING BACK - LeGarrette Blount (New England Patriots)
Image:LeGarrette Blount is tipped for a big weekend
We spoke about Brady's targets getting injured, so we're taking a red-hot running back in Blount running against a Philadelphia Eagles running defence which has been absolutely awful over the last four weeks. So why not Adrian Peterson, who was the top running back last week? Because he's facing Seattle.
RUNNING BACK - Devonta Freeman (Atlanta Falcons)
Image:Devonta Freeman is in Ferguson's team
This week Atlanta has said that there's no reason why Freeman - one of the country's top fantasy plays - shouldn't play against Tampa Bay, and so we've put him back in our team at the speed of light. Defensive co-ordinators are beginning to find a way to stop Todd Gurley, too.
WIDE RECEIVER - Antonio Brown (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Image:Antonio Brown is a safe bet, says Ferguson
Brown might have been silenced against the Seattle Seahawks, but against an Indianapolis secondary that is 27th in pass yards per game given up, I'l take his chances… particularly with Ben Roethlisberger back. If you don't like that, go for DeAndre Hopkins, who faces a very middling Buffalo secondary.
WIDE RECEIVER - Allen Robinson (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Image:Stretch to put Allen Robinson in your team
Robinson should see more action against Tennessee for two reasons: His wide receiving sidekick Allen Hurns will probably be out due to a concussion sustained last week, and tight end Julius Thomas is beginning to see the ball more and more from Blake Bortles. Robinson has been spectacular this season, and there's no reason to change right now.
Image:Julius Thomas is the second Jaguar in the team
You probably think me a bit weird for writing in back-to-back Jaguars, but Thomas has had two straight games with a touchdown, and he should be pretty profitable against a Titans defence which hasn't been great against opposing tight ends. He's also going to profit from the concussion to Hearns - especially if Tennessee are going to be as good as promised at stopping TJ Yeldon from running. Also, we only put Thomas in the team because Tyler Eifert may well not play for the Bengals on Sunday, thanks to a neck stinger.
DEFENCE - Arizona Cardinals
Image:Cardinals' defence has been backed
The St Louis Rams are struggling in the pass and run game at the moment. That's two good reasons, right?
KICKER - Graham Gano (Carolina Panthers)
Image:Graham Gano's boot could have a big week
Gano was deadly accurate against the Cowboys last week, and we anticipate him doing the same if the Panthers offence does stall against New Orleans.
