Thursday Night Football Preview

             Thursday Night Football Preview

    Tonight's matchup if anything will be important for fantasy. There are a bunch of every week starters on both sides of the field. Additionally a  soft secondary on the Falcons side and an almost equally soft run defense on the Panthers side should make for a lucrative affair. 
    As usual I'll list where I'm comfortable starting the fantasy relevant players tonight.

QB1: Matt Ryan, Teddy Bridgewater Both are lower end QB1s here. I had Bridgewater higher but the tropical storm-ish conditions in Carolina lowers his cieling for me slightly. (It's more about wind gusts than rain)

RB1: Mike Davis, Todd Gurley Fire up either RBs with confidence here. They both have high floors and ceilings in this game. Davis gets an additional boost in full PPR. 

WR1: Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley Julio and Calvin are every week WR1s. Matchup dosen't matter. Carolina isn't a bad matchup but it isn't great either as a run funnel defense. However, I think they will throw enough to keep them inside the top 10 this week.

WR2: Robby Anderson, DJ Moore Anderson is a WR2 with WR1 upside in this spot. Moore is a solid low to mid range WR2 for me. Matchup is great. Fire them up with confidence.

TE1 Hayden Hurst Hurst can be rolled out as a low end TE1 here. He has performed well when Julio takes coverage away and is always a decent bet for a TD. 

    That's it for this week's startable options. Keep in mind there is a tropical storm moving through the area so I'd look for other kicker options if you had Koo or Slye. The weather should clear up but that's not a gamble I'd take on Kickers. Neither defense is startable here and if you're interested in starting Russell Gage I'd look elsewhere later in the week. 
    Thanks for reading and follow me on twitter @Chris_Cianci for any questions and additional insight. Enjoy tonight's game!! 

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