Week 16 NFL Fantasy Freaks
Filed in archive Fantasy Football by Kyle Smith on December 20, 2007

QB - Carson Palmer: Neither Palmer or the Bengals has had the season they envisioned in July, but they do have a chance to play spoiler when they take on the Cleveland Browns in Cincinnati on Sunday. Palmer still has Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh to throw to, and against the Browns, that's a good thing. Cleveland is allowing nearly 250 yards passing per game, which is fourth worst in the league. Not only that, but they are tied with Detroit for the most passing touchdowns allowed, and the last time Palmer faced them, he threw for 401 yards and six scores.
RB - LenDale White: Although White did not practice on Wednesday, he is listed as probable, which could mean a big day. In his last two games, White has 113 and 93 yards rushing, respectively, and he has scored in two of his last three games. The good news for him is that he gets to face the Jets, who have the third worst rushing defense in the NFL. They have allowed nearly 2,000 yards on the ground this year, and only the Dolphins have given up more rushing first downs.
RB - Maurice Jones-Drew: Though Fred Taylor had been getting the bulk of the work recently, he is questionable for Sunday's game against Oakland. If he is limited, that means Jones-Drew will be getting the bulk of the carries against the Raiders
' porous run defense. They allow runners nearly 144 yards per game, and no NFL team has given up more rushing TD's than Oakland, with 21. That four more than any other team, and averages out to 1.5 per game. WR - Braylon Edwards: Just as the Browns give up a lot of touchdown passes, so do the Bengals. Edwards is third in the NFL with 13 TD catches, and he goes up against a young cornerback duo in Leon Hall and Jonathan Joseph. The Bengals have allowed 25 TD passes, the fourth most in the league, and don't get much pressure on the QB, having only 20 sacks on the year, which is next to last in the NFL. That should give Browns QB Derek Anderson plenty of time to find Edwards.
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