Week 14: Player Downgrades
WR Santonio Holmes, ---
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Whether it is Santonio Holmes or Plaxico Burress in Week 14, neither player has a great match-up. The Jets will face Kansas City and one of the best kept secrets in the NFL is Chiefs cornerback Brandon Flowers. Even without future All-Pro Eric Berry, Flowers has anchored KC's secondary as one of the league's best. Over their last five games, the Chiefs are only allowing receivers to score 11.5 fantasy points in standard scoring leagues. They got out of the gates slowly, giving up four TDs to receivers in their first two games and eight TDs in their first five games. Since their Week 6 bye, only Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker have found the end zone. Holmes and Burress together are having a solid season, but both players inhibit the other from having a truly breakout season. Holmes has more receptions and yards, while Burress has more touchdowns. Predicting who will have the better game is a toss-up, which is not a gamble to take in the fantasy playoffs.
WR Mike Williams, ---
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Williams seems to have finally turned around what had been a disappointing season in his last three games, but yet again, mind the match-ups. His next game against Jacksonville places him against the second-best defense against wide receivers. Jacksonville still needs to play their Week 13 game against San Diego at the time of this column's publication, so all the numbers aren't yet in place; but on the year thus far, the Jags are very tough. The only 100-yard game they've allowed came against Kenny Britt in Week 1. No receiver has had more than six receptions against them either and again that came against Tennessee in Week 1. No wide receiver has eclipsed double-digit points in standard scoring leagues against them since Week 7. So while Williams is finally starting to come around, he'll face a serious road block to open the playoffs.
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