Week 8: Fantasy Matchups
Arizona at Green Bay: The Cardinals will bring out some new looks on offense and might try to firmly establish what has been a disappointing running game so far. Edgerrin James should get a lot of touches and will get some shots at scoring, and he should finish with decent fantasy totals. Matt Leinart should be efficient, but don't expect great numbers as the Packers double up on Anquan Boldin and push Bryant Johnson around with physical coverages. Johnson still might score, but he could see a limited number of catches. With Greg Jennings hurting, Green Bay should rely on its running game, and Ahman Green should score at least once as he gets a heavy workload. Brett Favre will be a risk to throw more than one interception as he tries force the ball to Donald Driver, who still will have a productive day even as he gets targeted often.
Start and Smile: Ahman Green, Donald Driver
Watch and Worry: Greg Jennings (ankle) could be limited even if he plays.
Atlanta at Cincinnati: A banged-up Cincinnati offensive line could get a reprieve here against an Atlanta defensive line that is dealing with its own injury problems and will be without DE John Abraham again. Carson Palmer should have time to throw in this one, and he will look to T.J. Houshmandzadeh often. CB DeAngelo Hall will battle often with Chad Johnson, and Houshmandzadeh could benefit from Johnson facing Atlanta's top cover man. Rudi Johnson should find the end zone as the Bengals move the ball well. Cincinnati's front seven will give up much yardage to Warrick Dunn, who should easily roll past the 100-yard mark. Michael Vick should buy much time to throw, and although TE Alge Crumpler should score, don't expect another huge outing as the Bengals pay extra attention to him and try to make the other receivers beat them.
Start and Smile: Carson Palmer, Rudi Johnson, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Warrick Dunn
Watch and Worry: Michael Jenkins and Ashley Lelie won't produce much even if Crumpler gets the most attention from the Cincinnati pass defense.
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