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Respect the specs! Anytime you have a good, but conservative offense, the kicker is going to play a huge role. We saw it on Sunday against the Bears when my guy Rodrigo was brilliant. Heâs currently fourth among kickers, averaging 11.25 fantasy points per game. The Browns have allowed the fifth-most fantasy points to kickers this season. Itâs like a dream matchup. And I still canât believe there was a dude in my League of Record who dropped him. Oh wait, it was one of the other Bears fans. Makes sense.
Itâs been a wild ride for Gostkowski this year, as he nearly blew the Week 1 game at Denver with multiple missed kicks. But now he ranks second amongst the position, averaging more than 13 points per game. The game against the Bills should be a good one. A very tough contest. The Bills have allowed the 13th-most total yards per game this season. Now, weâre in a weird spot where we have a bunch of shares of ï»żDerrick Henryï»ż and we want him to punch it through on the goal line. But a few stops wouldnât hurt for Gostkowski, either.
Gould has been good this season, ranks right in the middle of the field with just over eight points per game. The 49ers offense is getting close to being on all cylinders again. ï»żGeorge Kittleï»ż was back last week and made a huge impact. Still, despite the injuries, the 49ers are still a top-12 scoring team and Gould should be a safe option, especially against the Dolphins.
The problem with the Seahawks offense is that itâs too good most of the time. ï»żRussell Wilsonï»ż is out there cooking up touchdowns. Itâs like having a high-end chef like Robert Irvine out there. Heâs only working on the main course. Heâs not worried about the small plates. He wants the touchdowns. But this week, the Seahawks face the Vikings who have allowed the most fantasy points to kickers this season.
Iâd also take a run at the other kicker in the game mentioned above. The Seahawks have allowed the most yards per game this season (476.8 yards per game). They are allowing more than 27 points per game as well. Maybe just stop ï»żDalvin Cookï»ż a few times from getting into the end zone and force Bailey to kick the ball and weâre cool.
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Bullock has been one of the highest-scoring kickers in the game this year, as he has averaged close to 12 fantasy points per game this season. The matchup is really tough, however. The Ravens have allowed the fourth-fewest fantasy points to kickers this season (4.75) and allowed just four field goals made on the entire year.
Iâm sure one huge game against the Denver Broncos in prime time put him on your radar. Despite that, heâs still ranked 17th at his position with 7.75 fantasy points per game. Heâs had seven points or less in three of his four games this season. Plus, itâs the Jets offense which pretty much speaks for itself.
Sanders is currently tied for 10th among all kickers with a healthy 8.75 fantasy points per game. But this is really a tough matchup against the 49ers. Itâs funny, we couldnât wait to get Dolphins into our lineups last week. So if you streamed Sanders against the Seahawks, put in a little extra effort to stream a kicker this week.
Heâs currently 29th among kickers, so he shouldnât be on your radar. Heâs already missed two field goals this season, which is tied for second in the league. And the Patriots offense didnât look great without ï»żCam Newtonï»ż. Coach Bill Belichick was non-comital to his quarterback position early in the week. And really, there is no news that could change my mind about this. Unless the Patriots acquired ï»żAaron Rodgersï»ż, but I doubt that is happening.
