2011 NFL Prop Picks – Week 16 Fantasy Football Sleepers
December 23rd, 2011 by | Posted in NFL FootballPlaying for your fantasy football league championship? Check out our fantasy football sleepers for Week 16, including some of our best fantasy football picks.
Rex Grossman vs. Minnesota Vikings
Grossman has been effective over the course of the last few weeks, putting up at least 14 fantasy points in three of his last five games. Now, the former Florida Gator is going against a Minnesota defense which is absolutely terrible against the pass. The rushing game for Washington just hasn’t been all that great, and because of that, there has to be a thought that the passing game is going to really be in for a good effort. There aren’t many reasons to care about this game, but this is a big reason. Grossman could surprisingly be one of the more effective fantasy football quarterbacks in championship weekend.
Brandon Marshall vs. New England Patriots
The Dolphins are playing their Super Bowl this week against the Patriots on the road, and we really think that they are going to put up a heck of a fight. New England’s secondary is still suspect at best, while Miami’s offense has been doing better and better of late, and Marshall has caught a TD in three of the last four weeks. He’s getting a ton of looks as well, and though he only has had a total of 11 receptions over the course of the last three weeks, a lot of looks are going deep. Marshall has had 12 catches for 236 yards in his last two games against the Pats, and we absolutely feel as though he is in for a big time game.
Jeremy Shockey vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Panthers had a big time game last week against the Houston Texans, and now, they are going to try to stretch their winning streak in a game in which they really should win against the Bucs. Shockey has found the end zone in two straight games, and he and TE Greg Olsen both really make great plays this week against a Tampa Bay defense which ranks No. 22 in the league against tight ends. Shockey doesn’t quite get the same types of targets that Olsen does, but with seven red zone targets, most of which have come in the last month and a half or so, we think that this is a great play if you’re short on tight ends.
CJ Spiller vs. Denver Broncos
The Patriots really got the job done against the Broncos last week in part to their ground game, which isn’t normally all that imposing. That being said, Spiller had a mammoth game this past week, coming up with a whopping 28 points in a game that really looked like it was had by the man on IR in this backfield, RB Fred Jackson. Spiller is only averaging right around a dozen carries per game in his starts with Jackson out of the fold, but he is really making the most of those carries, averaging well over six yards per tote. The Broncos are going to probably make this a pretty short game, but you can really make up the difference with Spiller by putting him in at wide receiver in most fantasy leagues.






