Fantasy Football 2017: Thursday Night Football Start Em, Sit Em Week 2

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What a garbage game for the NFL to give us in primetime so early on in the season. This is a tough game to really get pumped up for, but there are some big name players partaking in Thursday night’s affair.

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While DeAndre Hopkins or A.J. Green are coming off rough games (at least their offenses are), they’re both still must starts for any fantasy football owner. Hopkins had a touchdown last week and Green should certainly find the end zone this week.

Not starting Cincinnati’s defense would be crazy considering how badly Houston’s offensive line played and that they might be throwing a rookie quarterback out there to make his first NFL start. The Bengals created some turnovers against the Ravens, so expect them to do the same against the lowly Texans offense.

As for the sits, Andy Dalton is an obvious one due to his four thrown picks on Sunday. He’s not someone I would have advised starting anyway, but those interceptions were the dagger. I’d also steer clear from any Bengals running back and from Houston’s running back, Lamar Miller.

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This might be a bad game, but hopefully my advice isn’t bad. Good luck to all of you this week in your match-ups!

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