Rob Bironas re-signs with Titans

Source: Draft Sharks

The Titans have re-signed K Rob Bironas to a 2-year, $6.7 million deal.  He was set to hit the free-agent market next week but will remain with the only team he's ever known.  Bironas is 35 years old and connected on 80.6% of his FGs last season -- his worst mark since 2006.  All 6 of his misses came from 40+ yards, but long-distance kicks have usually been his strength.  We'll see if Bironas can bounce-back in 2013, but you should be able to do better for your fantasy football team.

Rob Bironas - Titans re-sign PK Bironas

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The Tennessee Titans re-signed PK Rob Bironas to a two-year deal Thursday, Mar. 7 worth $6.675 million.
Huddle Up: Bironas has been one of the league's better PKs over the the past 6 seasons, scoring at least 110 points and converting at least 80 percent of his FG attempts each year.

Titans re-sign K Bironas to 2-yr, $6.67M deal - Rob Bironas | TEN

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Titans re-signed K Rob Bironas to a two-year, $6.675 million contract.

Titans | Rob Bironas contract update

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Updating a previous report, Tennessee Titans PK Rob Bironas signed a two-year deal worth $6.675 million.

Titans re-sign K Rob Bironas to two-year deal - Rob Bironas | TEN

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Titans re-signed K Rob Bironas to a two-year deal.

Titans | Re-sign Rob Bironas

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The Tennessee Titans re-signed PK Rob Bironas to a two-year deal Thursday, Mar. 7. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Titans | Not close to deals with two impending FAs

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The Tennessee Titans are expected to talk with the agents for impending free-agent DT Sen'Derrick Marks and PK Rob Bironas in the upcoming days about new contracts. The team is not close to a deal with either player.

Titans | In holding pattern with Rob Bironas

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The Tennessee Titans are currently in a holding pattern with PK Rob Bironas. Bironas is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent on March 12.

Rob Bironas - Titans could draft PK

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The Tennessee Titans could consider taking a kicker in the 2013 NFL Draft if they are not able to re-sign impending free-agent PK Rob Bironas.
Huddle Up: Bironas has connected on the fifth-most FGs in the league (78) over the past 3 seasons, but is coming off his worst conversion percentage (80.6) since 2006, and the Titans may want to explore a cheaper alternative if Bironas prices himself out of their range.

Titans | Could draft PK

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The Tennessee Titans could consider taking a kicker in the 2013 NFL Draft if they are not able to re-sign impending free-agent PK Rob Bironas.

Titans | Expected to work on long-term deal with Rob Bironas

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The Tennessee Titans are more likely to work on a long-term contract with impending free-agent PK Rob Bironas than use the franchise tag on him.

Jared Cook - Jared Cook main candidate to get tag

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The Tennessee Titans are expected to use their franchise tag and impending free-agent TE Jared Cook is the most likely candidate to receive the tag because the two sides are not expected to agree on a long-term deal in the near future.
Huddle Up: Cook's usage jumped late in the season when the Titans switched offensive coordinators, so perhaps he's a bigger part of Tennessee's future. Then again, the Titans are also considering franchising kicker Rob Bironas.

Titans | Rob Bironas a candidate for tag

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Tennessee Titans impending free-agent PK Rob Bironas is a candidate to receive the franchise tag this offseason.

Week 15 – K Rankings

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With a rookie quarterback and an average at best receiving core, you know it was going to be a tough season for former Pro Bowl kicker Dan Carpenter. However if you’re looking for a waiver wire option with top kickers like David Akers, Blair Walsh, Greg Zuerlein and Justin Tucker’s production falling off in the second half of the season, give Carpenter a look this week.

The Dolphins travel back home after a competitive game in San Francisco where Carpenter nailed a 53-yard field goal. As a life long 49ers fan, I can tell you it’s no easy feat for a kicker to convert from over 50-yards in that stadium, especially one that has probably never kicked their

Fantasy Football Rankings: PK - Week 14

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Rob Bironas has been a fantasy football staple lately.

Week 14 – K Rankings

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After converting just one field goal in his two previous games, Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski was successful on three of his four attempts against the Dolphins. While inconsistencies in attempts have been an issue for Gostkowski over the years, his problems are more to do with offensive drives producing touchdowns, as Gostkowski totaled 15 PAT’s in the previous two weeks.

Conversely, most kickers around the league struggle with consistency issues more because the team they play for is either bad or the offense fails the move the football, thus turning them into an undesired option for fantasy lineups.

Playing against the Texans and 49ers in the next

Fantasy Football Rankings: PK - Week 14

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Rob Bironas has been a fantasy staple in the last month.

Week 13 – K Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

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It’s been an up and down roller coaster for Shayne Graham owners in recent weeks. While the Texans have put together back to back overtime victories in high-scoring games, their veteran kicker has missed three field goals in that time, and yet he’s also converted five.

Fantasy owners will take the five field goals, but it is his lack of consistency that forced the veteran to bounce around to four different teams (Giants, Patriots, Dolphins, Ravens) total through the two previous seasons after seven years in Cincinnati.

Through it all Graham’s situation still gives him a chance to tie or even break his career best of 31 field-goal conversions (has 20 thus

Titans | Rob Bironas has big afternoon

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Tennessee Titans PK Rob Bironas had four field goals (38, 40, 39, 33) and an extra point in the Week 12 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Shuffle Up and Redraft: Starting over with 220 picks

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

In the world of spies, they mock what they don't understand. In the world of fantasy, we want to understand, so we mock.

Truth be told, this 220-pick exercise wasn't really a mock — it's a real thing. I assembled 10 of my flatliner roto friends (industry and non-industry folks included) and we're all standing behind our teams. While we won't do any maintenance to the rosters we drafted Tuesday night, we are keeping score and we are playing for a financial stake. If you can't go full out, why go at all?

We'll use best-ball scoring to determine the winners; everyone will have their best theoretical score assigned to them after each go-round. It's a total-points grab, there are no head-to-head games. We're using the

Titans | Rob Bironas nearing franchise record

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Tennessee Titans PK Rob Bironas has converted 226 consecutive point-after attempts (PATs) heading into Week 8. He is three short of the club record held by former PK Al Del Greco, who has 229 consecutive PATs from 1993-2000.

Week 8 K Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

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Those fantasy owners who picked up Nick Novak a few weeks back can breathe a sigh of relief as usual starter Nate Kaeding has been placed on injured reserve. For the second season in a row, Kaeding has had a lower leg issue that has cost him a majority of the season and Novak has been there to fill in.

The Chargers have had some wild games of late but look for Novak to remain as one of the safer K1 plays weekly. San Diego may turn the football over and give away a few games, but Novak will continue to receive two or more

Week 7 – K Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

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It’s been a good year for rookie kickers and Vikings Blair Walsh is one of them. It didn’t appear we should expect much from Walsh coming into the season as Minnesota was projected to be one of the worst teams in football.

Outside of last weeks meltdown the Vikings defense has played well and with Adrian Peterson coming back faster than many thought after his injury last winter, Walsh has turned out to be in a terrific situation.

Despite the loss in Washington, Walsh converted on all four of his field-goal attempts giving him 16 conversions on the young season and only one miss. A long of 55-yards tells us the kid has a strong leg and kicking in a dome

Matt Hasselbeck - Hasselbeck directs Titans' upset win

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Tennessee Titans QB Matt Hasselbeck was 25-of-44 for 290 yards, a touchdown and an interception Thursday night in his team's 26-23 Week 6 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Huddle Up: Hasselbeck, starting his second straight game in place of injured starter Jake Locker, had a solid fantasy night, capped off with a pair of fourth-quarter scoring drives as the Titans overcame a 23-16 deficit. On the the first of those drives, Hasselbeck completed an 80-yard march with a 5-yard TD pass to Kenny Britt. Then, after the Steelers' Shaun Suisham came up just short on a 54-yard field-goal attempt, Hasselbeck drove the Titans 33 yards in 5 plays to set up Rob Bironas' game-winning 40-yard field goal.

Week 4 K Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

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The Patriots have their problems on offense, and that means we should expect Stephen Gostkowski to continue with his three plus field-goal attempts per game. Leg strength hasn’t been a problem as Gostkowski has already matched his career long of 53-yards this season.

What Did We Learn From Week Three?

- Perhaps all is not lost for Rob Bironas as the Titans bounced back in a big way at home. Bironas had three field goals on the day, but it could’ve been better than that as he missed on two other opportunities. Don’t expect that to be the norm as Bironas has proven over the years, missing no more than three attempts in each of the past two

Week 3 K Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

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If you don’t know the name Justin Tucker, you will soon. Tucker beat-out Billy Cundiff to start for the Ravens and looked good against the Bengals flashing a strong leg and accuracy. Then his week two performance made him a top five fantasy kicker as he went off for three field goals from distances of 56, 51 and 48 yards.

Tuckers situation is attractive for fantasy leagues, but what impresses me most is John Harbaugh’s willingness to use him at will. A former special-teams coach, Harbaugh must really love his young kicker to display so much trust at this point in his career, and we should view Tucker as a top five fantasy option at his position going

Week 2 K Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

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Maybe the Ravens didn’t like what Billy Cundiff brought to the table, but Washington has to feel good about having him after he went four for four against the Saints. Cundiff doesn’t have one of the stronger legs in the game, but we should feel good about his chances for quality production, if the Redskins remain competitive in most football games.

Look to Cundiff as a solid starter this week as the Redskins play the Rams, a team they destroyed last season.

Sean’s Watch List For Week 2

- Rob Bironas and Alex Henery have the talent to be weekly starting options in fantasy leagues. However, there are problems for both kickers if

2012 NFL Week 1 Fantasy Projections: Matthew Stafford and Tom Brady Top List

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Using the WhatIfSports.com NFL simulation engine, the individual fantasy players and defensive teams are ranked based entirely on projected fantasy points using the FOXSports.com Fantasy Football default scoring where:

QBs, RBs, WRs and TEs: TDs are 6 points.

QBs: 25 passing yards is 1 point.

QBs: Interceptions are -2 points.

RBs: 10 rushing yards is 1 point.

QBs, RBs, WRs and TEs: Fumbles lost are -2 points.

WRs, TE and RBs: 10 yards

Fantasy Football 2012 Week 1: Kicker Rankings, Projections

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No doubt David Akers should still be viewed as the top option at kicker in fantasy leagues. Akers faces a challenge in Week 1, as the game scripts could easily tilt toward the San Francisco 49ers—who are playing on the road against the Packers—falling behind.

It will be up to the 49ers defense to hold down one of the better offenses in the league, and I think that’s a tall order, especially the first week of the season.

Expect marginal numbers from Akers this week, but he should get back to his dominant ways in the team's first home game, against the Lions in Week 2.

 

Sean’s Watch List

We witnessed some

Fantasy Football 2012: The Experience of Drafting Another's Team

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While having drinks at the pool today, a friend of mine left a voicemail asking to draft his fantasy football team for him. He was on vacation and did not have access to a computer to complete the draft, and did not feel comfortable relying on auto-pick. So he turned to me, which I am assuming was based on the last few articles of fantasy football advice I had published.

I found it a compliment that someone had enough faith in me to draft a team on their behalf. It also brought on feelings of anxiousness and unease. What if I drafted poorly? What if he had been wanting one player in the draft and was available at his pick, but I went a different direction? I have drafted many teams this season and have gone many different ways

Week 1 – K Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

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No doubt David Akers should still be viewed as the top option at kicker in fantasy leagues. Week one, Akers faces a challenge as the game scripts could easily tilt towards the 49ers falling behind, playing on the road against the Packers.

It will be up to the 49ers defense to hold down one of the better offenses in the league and I think that’s a tall order, especially week one. Expect marginal numbers from Akers this week, but he should get back to his dominant ways in the teams first home game against the Lions, week two.

Sean’s Watch List

We witnessed some veteran kickers who got there walking papers last week as well as talented Texans rookie Randy

2012 NFL Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings by Tier

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Here’s a look at the LestersLegends 2012 team kicker rankings by tier. 

 

Tier One: Top kickers in high-powered offenses. Seabass is an exception because he kicks so many long FGs. You may have to draft them prior to the last round of your draft.

Alex Henery, Philadelphia Eagles

The Eagles offense seem to take a little while to get going, but I expect it'll

Titans | Rob Bironas would like new deal

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Tennessee Titans PK Rob Bironas said he hopes to sign a contract extension before the end of training camp. Bironas is in the final year of his contract and would like a multi-year contract so he can finish his career with the team. The team may place the franchise tag on Bironas next offseason if a deal is not reached before then.

Tennessee Titans: Fantasy Football Projections for 2012

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Over the last decade, the Tennessee Titans have only been relevant in fantasy football at the running back position, where they have transitioned from Eddie George to Travis Henry to Chris Johnson, all of whom have been top-10 fantasy running backs in at least one season.

With a new coaching staff and changing personnel, the time is right for fantasy owners to begin looking strongly at the Titans passing game.

 

Quarterback: This will be the hardest position to forecast for obvious reasons. As we won't know who will enter Week 1 as the starter until most

Kickers – 2012 Fantasy Football Projected Stats

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

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After his final game with the Eagles, we had to wonder if David Akers best days were behind him. After all, Akers would be turning 36 years old as he headed into free agency as Philadelphia went with Alex Henery in the draft.

As the lockout ended and free agency finally got underway, Akers landed with the 49ers after Joe Nedney called it a career. San Francisco clearly wasn’t going to have the same high-scoring offense we saw in Philadelphia, and we had to wonder if Akers would be good for 30 field conversions in a season.

For the first time in as long as I can remember, I had Akers listed outside the top ten kickers to target on draft day. Boy was I wrong, as the 49ers finally had the breakout

Titans | Rob Bironas plans to kick into 40s

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Tennessee Titans PK Rob Bironas said Tuesday, May 15, that he could see himself kicking into his 40s. 'As long as I am kicking well and my body feels good and I am having fun, yeah,' Bironas said. 'Hopefully the Titans will want to keep me around.'

Titans | Rob Bironas likes new kickoff rules

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Tennessee Titans PK Rob Bironas said he likes the new kickoff rules because he believes it may allow him to kick a few more years with all the touchbacks he is kicking.

2011 Fantasy Football Week 17 Rankings: Kickers and Defenses

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Most leagues wrapped up their fantasy seasons last week, but there are still plenty of titles up for grabs. Here are the LestersLegends’ Week 17 2011 fantasy football kicker and team defense rankings.

Kickers

1. David Akers @ St. Louis
2. John Kasay vs. Carolina
3. Stephen Gostkowski vs. Buffalo
4. Matt Bryant vs. Tampa Bay
5. Robbie Gould @ Minnesota
6. Mason Crosby vs. Detroit
7. Dan Bailey @ New York Giants
8. Alex Henery vs. Washington
9. Mike Nugent vs. Baltimore
10. Steven Hauschka @ Arizona
11. Jason Hanson @ Green Bay
12. Nick Novak @ Oakland
13. Sebastian Janikowski vs. San Diego
14. Rob Bironas @ Houston
15. Ryan Succop @

Fantasy Football Rankings: PK - Week 17

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Tennessee should find ample opps for Rob Bironas in this divisional tilt.

Titans | Rob Bironas nearing Top 10 list in season scoring

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Tennessee Titans PK Rob Bironas needs at least five points in Week 17 against the Houston Texans to enter the franchise's Top 10 list in season scoring. He has 110 points through 15 games. Bironas can also extend his NFL record with his 10th consecutive game with a field goal of 40 yards or longer.

Week 17 K/D Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

In what could be a win for the division title and a first-round bye, expect the Steelers to use all the healthy normal starters they can suit up to play against the Browns this week. Even last week, without Ben Roethlisberger this defense posted a shutout against the Rams, and it’s likely they will hold the Browns under 14 points, even with Seneca Wallace bringing some life to their offense last week. Keep an eye out for the Falcons, Vikings and Chiefs defenses as possible waiver wire additions this week if you need help for a team defense.

Last Updated – Dec. 26th

Kickers

1 David Akers @ Rams 2 Sebastian Janikowski Chargers 3 Stephen Gostkowski Bills 4 Mason Crosby Lions 5 Jon

Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings: NFL Week 16

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Here’s the LestersLegends’ Week 16 2011 fantasy football kicker rankings.

1. David Akers @ Seattle: Akers leads the league in FGs (38) and points (143). The Seahawks have allowed 21 FGs and 28 PATs.
 

2. John Kasay vs. Atlanta: Kasay has 26 FGs and 31 PATs. The Falcons have allowed 21 FGs and 30 PATs.

3. Dan Bailey vs. Philadelphia: Bailey is second in league in FGs (32) and points (132). The Eagles have allowed 15 FGs and 36 PATs.
 

4. Mike Nugent vs. Arizona: Nugent has 27 FGs and 30 PATs. The Cardinals are tied for the lead with 30 FGs allowed, along with 29

Week 16 – K/D Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

In light of the results from the Texans lose to the Panthers, and the Colts first win of the season, Houston’s week sixteen matchup in Indianapolis may not be a big blowout after all. No, the Colts didn’t find a passing attack last week, but their defense stepped up and made plays, as they rolled to an easy finish against the Titans.

Still if you’re in need of a solid top ten matchup for Super Bowl week, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to take a shot on the Texans defense for an early Thursday game. Indianapolis has a hard time slowing down the Texans zone run blocking scheme, and it’s not like they will have Cam Newton at quarterback.

Last Updated – Dec. 19th

Kickers

1 Sebastian

NFL Week 15: 2011 Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings

Source: Bleacher Report NFL

Here’s the LestersLegends’ Week 15, 2011 fantasy football kicker rankings.

1. David Akers vs. Pittsburgh: leads the NFL with 135 points (36 FGs and 27 PATs). The Steelers have allowed 17 FGs and 19 PATs.

2. Dan Bailey @ Tampa Bay: Ice Ice Bailey has 31 FGs and 32 PATs. The Bucs have allowed 19 FGs and 43 PATs.

3. John Kasay @ Minnesota: has 26 FGs and 45 PATs. The Vikes have allowed 27 FGs and 39 PATs.

4. Mason Crosby @ Kansas City: has 23 FGs and 55 PATs. The Chiefs have allowed 19 FGs and 34 PATs.

5. Rob Bironas

Week 15 – K/D Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

The Packers were dominant at home against a beat-up Raiders team that clearly didn’t come to play. This week Mason Crosby and the Packers team defense are listed as our top players to start for their respective positions, as they head out to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs. On Monday, the Chiefs finally fired Coach Todd Haley and it was about time, as after losing Matt Cassel, Haley’s only answer at quarterback as to use Tyler Palko.

Palko looked horrible once again last week as he consistently held the football too long waiting for something to happen down the field. The Chiefs have only scored two touchdowns since Palko took over, and

2011 Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings – NFL Week 14

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Here’s the LestersLegends’ Week 14 2011 fantasy football kicker rankings.

1. David Akers @ Arizona: Akers leads the league with 122 points (32 FGs, 26 PATs). The Cards have given up 25 FGs and 26 PATs.

2. John Kasay @ Tennessee: Kasay has 23 FGs and 44 PATs. The Titans have allowed 18 FGs and 25 PATs.

3. Mason Crosby vs. Oakland: Crosby has 19 FGs and 51 PATs. The Raiders have allowed 14 FGs and 38 PATs.

4. Billy Cundiff vs. Indianapolis: Cundiff has 26 FGs and 30 PATs. The Colts have allowed 19 FGs and 43 PATs.

5. Stephen Gostkowski @ Washington: Gostkowski has 20 FGs and 42 PATs. The Skins have allowed 27 FGs and 25

Week 14 – K/D Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

A hail mary pass at the end of the first half, gave the Chiefs seven of the ten points they needed to beat the Bears, but it’s likely they won’t find that fortune this week against the Jets. Kansas City has one of the worst offenses in football with Tyler Palko likely to stay under center with Kyle Orton suffering a hand injury on his only play last week.

This week we have the Jets listed as the top team defense to start, for the first round of the playoffs but there are a few other great matchups to take advantage of like the Ravens playing the Colts, the Seahawks vs the Rams or the Broncos against the Bears. Finding solid matchups for team defensive starts, can be the difference that helps put you over to advance deeper

Week 13 – K/D Rankings

Source: Fantasy-Info.com by Sean Douglas

Sure the New England Patriots are playing with a third rate secondary in terms of talent, but they’ve been getting the job done when opposing offenses creep inside the red zone. This week the Patriots get their second great matchup in the last three weeks as they return home to face the Colts offense.

While Indianapolis had some success last week, New England should be good for at least four sacks and two or three interceptions in this game, making them one of our top five fantasy defenses to start. If they are hanging around on  your waiver wire, it would be a good idea to go after them, if you need him this week.

Last Update – Nov. 28th

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Rob Bironas probable for Week 12

Source: Draft Sharks

Titans K Rob Bironas (back) missed practice on Thursday. He returned to a limited workout on Friday, though, and is listed as probable for Sunday's game against the Bucs. He'll play, but you may be better off with a healthier kicker.

Injury Wrap: Adrian Peterson doubtful, Darren McFadden out

Source: Roto Arcade by Scott Pianowski

Even with six teams already out of the way in Week 12, we have much to discuss on the injury report. Let's get to it, leading off with the running back and then following up in this order: QB, WR, TE, and the rest.

• Adrian Peterson (ankle) missed the full week of team practice, though he did some individual work Friday. Nonetheless the Vikings have listed Peterson as doubtful, so it looks like Toby Gerhart will get the call at Atlanta. The underrated Falcons front seven is allowing just 3.8 yards a carry and 85.4 rushing yards per