Ranks reaction: Are Colts, Giants risky? 

December, 12, 2012
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A pair of 11-2 teams stand atop the NFL standings heading into the final weeks, and those Atlanta Falcons and Houston Texans rank fifth and sixth, respectively, in terms of fewest (real-life) points allowed. These factors, of course, give the impression fantasy football owners should be extra wary of using their players against the Falcons and Texans. Well, did you see what Cam Newton and Tom Brady did to these defenses in Week 14? It wasn't pretty, unless you owned those guys. This week the Falcons and Texans face huge tests against Eli Manning and Andrew Luck, respectively, and I have to admit I'm not concerned about using those quarterbacks or their weapons.


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Eric Karabell
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Eric Karabell is an ESPN.com senior writer. He has worked at ESPN since 1997 and covered fantasy sports for ESPN since 2001, specializing in baseball and football. Eric appears several times per week on SportsCenter, NFL Live and other ESPN shows, contributes to ESPN Radio and ESPN The Magazine and is the host of the Baseball Today Podcast. He has been honored twice as fantasy sports writer of the year by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association, his blog was named best fantasy baseball series for 2007 and he was inducted into the inaugural FSWA Hall of Fame class in 2010.

Eric grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs, and accordingly, favors Philly teams first, his fantasy teams second. He previously served as ESPN.com's lead NBA editor, and is a former Washington Post and Philadelphia Inquirer sports writer. Eric is also the author of "The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments," published by Source Books and available in bookstores and online.

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