Week Ten Potential Fourth Quarter Killers

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RG3
RG3 and the Redskins just don’t want to make things easy on themselves. While that has been the case, there has been a fantasy points spree from RG3 late in games as a result. Thursday games this season have not necessarily been fantasy friendly but RG3 will break that mold.

Carson Palmer
Houston is in a dire situation that does not look good. Case Keenum shined against the Colts but will be facing a higher grade defense in the Arizona Cardinals. They’ll shadow Andre Johnson much better than the Colts did. Arizona has also been stout on defense at stopping the run. This is a perfect setup game for Palmer to have a coming out party with his arm. Look for Arizona to beat a poor Houston secondary time after time.

Matt Forte
Forte has had two great games, one against Washington before the bye week and last week against the Packers. New head coach Marc Trestman is putting on a show with his play calling. Everyone wants to talk about the Eagles being the most potent offense, but the Bears have been scoring at a higher rate this season. Watch Forte have another strong performance that leads into the fourth quarter.

Rashad Jennings
With Darren McFadden out Jennings gets a chance to fill the role he embraced as MJD’s backup in Jacksonville. Oakland needs their running game to be successful to have any shot at aiding Terrelle Pryor. It may not happen immediately this weekend, but Jennings should continue the trend of Oakland being a consistent threat for an RB2 in fantasy football.

DeMaryius Thomas
When Denver has big leads they don’t let off the gas. Peyton will still call audibles at the line of scrimmage to get the most out of a play. Against the Washington Redskins it resulted in a few miscues with interceptions. Other times it led to big plays. DeMaryius Thomas is a big receiver that no one wants to take down in the fourth quarter.

Keenan Allen
San Diego is going to need to throw a ton to try and compete with the Broncos. Over the last six weeks, Keenan Allen has been an ignition in the Chargers offense. Philip Rivers will continue to lean on his rookie and the Chargers will draw up favorable play calls for both. This game may be closer than people think but San Diego will certainly be in passing situations.

Others: Marshawn Lynch, Le’Veon Bell, Anquan Boldin, Jason Witten, Mike James, Frank Gore, and Zac Stacy.

A Look Ahead: Fourth Quarter Killers For Week Two

Follow@cimini Having players on bad teams has an advantage in one quarter. The fourth. Roster depth is usually on the field defensively, if a team is up significantly. That gives the team losing plenty of opportunities to pad their stats. There have been quite a few athletes that have made a living doing gaining the majority of their stats in the fourth quarter. Brandon Myers of Oakland last season was one who relished in this role. You should know going into each week who are the potential fourth quarter killers. It gives you options for the tough starting positions on your team, and also gives you a vantage point of a few players your opponent may have. Best Matchups Oakland vs Jacksonville- The Jags were rocked at home, and now will have to go to Chad Henne like they did last year, as Blaine Gabbert has been declared out with injury. Raiders fans will surely be hyped up after watching Terrelle Pryor show better than advertised presence for the Raiders offense. Oakland fans have a sharp memory and do not forget. Just last year Jacksonville traveled to Oakland in a game that went to overtime. Chad Henne stepped in that game and blew a lead that Jacksonville had. Oakland’s defense looked fantastic against the Colts last week. Pressure was constantly on Andrew Luck, and they really settled down after two opening drives for scores by the Colts. They’ll have to be better on third down which is where Indianapolis did most of their damage. Players to be fourth quarter killers for Jacksonville: Marcedes Lewis, Cecil Shorts, MJD. Dallas vs Kansas City- Dallas somehow made a game in which they controlled the turnover margin more interesting that it should be. There were holes all over the defense, and pressure is still squarely on Tony Romo’s shoulders due to a ground game that looks like it’ll be mediocre again. Kansas City is one of the toughest places to play. Andy Reid came to a Chiefs team with an already great defense, and now gets to tinker with the offense. Many will jump on the Cowboys bandwagon after week one’s big victory. But I believe out of all week one teams, the Chiefs look like they are the most prepared on both sides of the football. Andy Reid dialed back the offense once the Chiefs had a three touchdown lead in the first half. Expect the Chiefs to grab a big lead and Tony Romo to have his usual distraught face late in the game. Players to be fourth quarter killers for Dallas: Dez Bryant, Miles Austin, Jason Witten Carolina vs Buffalo- If New England did not have the play calling capabilities that they have and Tom Brady, Buffalo would have grabbed a high caliber win week one. Buffalo is always a tricky place for quarterbacks to play. The home crowd and variable winds are something to keep on eye on. Buffalo’s defense is one of the better teams at creating turnovers, and will be able to capitalize on a highly vulnerable Cam Newton. If the Panthers have an early miscue or turnover watch out. Offensively I think the Bills have enough playmakers at receiver and with skill backs Spiller/Jackson to put up better numbers than the Seahawks did a week ago. Players to be fourth quarter killers for Carolina: Cam Newton, Greg Olsen, Steve Smith, and Ted Ginn Jr. Pittsburgh vs Cincinnati For all the butt whippings the Steelers laid on the Bengals throughout the years, this could be a reversal Monday night. Pittsburgh’s had glaring issues from last season, this preseason, and now week one’s loss to the Titans. Cincinnati has more balance in every facet of the game than Pittsburgh does. Big Ben use to be able to make up for the Steelers deficiencies with his scrambling and pocket presence, but even that isn’t there for the Steelers right now. He just does not have enough time to make sound decisions. Players to be fourth quarter killers for Pittsburgh: Emmanuel Sanders, Antonio Brown, and David Johnson