Fantasy Football 2017: Thursday Night Football Start Em, Sit Em Week 5

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Fantasy football is heading into week five. Do you feel confident about your lineup for this week?

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This is a different feel for Thursday Night Football, as we usually get “treated” to a divisional game or at the very least, a game between two AFC teams or two NFC teams. It’s rare to see an AFC vs NFC match-up, but here we are. It’ll be Bucs versus the Patriots on Thursday night this week.

While the Tampa Bay defense isn’t bad, Tom Brady is going to put up points. That’s just what the guy does. Jameis Winston will have a nice night against the lowly Pats defense and we should have ourselves a high-scoring affair in Tampa.

Both quarterbacks are must-starts, the wide receivers are all fair game, but I’d stay away from either defense or any of the running backs associated with these two teams. It should be exciting to see how this one shakes out, as both the Patriots and the Buccaneers are sitting with two wins.

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Surprisingly, the Patriots are 2-2 and looking up at the Buffalo Bills in the AFC East. They’ll be hungry for a win in this one, so expect Tom Brady to have a huge game.

Hopefully this advice helps you with setting your lineup and best of luck this week!

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