Week 2 AFC Starts & Sits
Here’s a breakdown of the top starts and sits in the AFC for Week 2:
BUFFALO BILLS at GREEN BAY PACKERS
START: None.
SIT: C.J. Spiller, Fred Jackson, Lee Evans, Buffalo D/ST, Rian Lindell, Trent Edwards
Rationale: This is a very poor matchup for the Buffalo offense today (on the road vs. tough defense). If the Packers get up early, the Bills will need to air it out.
BALTIMORE RAVENS at CINCINNATI BENGALS
START: Ray Rice, Joe Flacco, Anquan Boldin, Todd Heap (deeper leagues), Baltimore D/ST, Billy Cundiff, Carson Palmer, Chad Ochocinco, Cedric Benson, Terrell Owens (WR3), Cincinnati D/ST, Mike Nugent
SIT: Jermaine Gresham, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Derrick Mason, Willis McGahee
PITTSBURGH STEELERS at TENNESSEE TITANS
START: Rashard Mendenhall, Hines Ward, Mike Wallace (WR3, deeper leagues), Heath Miller, Pittsburgh D/ST, Jeff Reed, Chris Johnson, Rob Bironas, Tennessee D/ST
SIT: Dennis Dixon, Bo Scaife, Vince Young, All Tennessee wide receivers
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at CLEVELAND BROWNS
START: Jamaal Charles, Thomas Jones (RB3/flex, deeper leagues), Dwayne Bowe, Matt Cassel (QB2, deeper leagues), Jerome Harrison and Peyton Hillis (RB3/flex options in deeper leagues), Mohamed Massaquoi (WR3, deeper leagues)
SIT: Chris Chambers, Tony Moeaki, Kansas City D/ST, Ryan Succop, Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace, Brian Robiskie, Cleveland D/ST, Phil Dawson
MIAMI DOLPHINS at MINNESOTA VIKINGS
START: Ronnie Brown, Brandon Marshall, Dan Carpenter
SIT: Chad Henne, Brian Hartline, Davone Bess, Anthony Fasano, Miami D/ST, Ricky Williams
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at DENVER BRONCOS
START: Knowshon Moreno, Eddie Royal (WR3), Jabar Gaffney (WR3, deeper leagues), Brandon Lloyd (WR3, deeper leagues), Kyle Orton (QB2, deeper leagues), Matt Prater
SIT: Laurence Maroney, Demaryius Thomas, Denver D/ST, Daniel Graham
ST. LOUIS RAMS at OAKLAND RAIDERS
START: Darren McFadden, Zach Miller, Sebastian Janikowski
SIT: Jason Campbell, Louis Murphy and the rest of the Oakland receiving unit, Michael Bush, Oakland D/ST
HOUSTON TEXANS at WASHINGTON REDSKINS
START: Matt Schaub, Andre Johnson, Arian Foster, Kevin Walter (WR3, deeper leagues), Neil Rackers
SIT: Steve Slaton, Jacoby Jones, Owen Daniels, Houston D/ST
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
START: Maurice Jones-Drew, Marcedes Lewis (TE2, deeper leagues), Philip Rivers, Ryan Mathews, Malcom Floyd, Legedu Naanee (WR3, deeper leagues), Antonio Gates, San Diego D/ST, Nate Kaeding
SIT: David Garrard, Rashad Jennings, Mike Sims-Walker, Mike Thomas, Jacksonville D/ST, Josh Scobee, Darren Sproles
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at NEW YORK JETS
START: Tom Brady, Randy Moss (be careful here as Moss will likely be lined up with CB Darrelle Revis), Wes Welker (WR2/3, deeper leagues), New England D/ST, Stephen Gostkowski, Shonn Greene (RB3/flex), LaDainian Tomlinson (RB3, deeper leagues), New York D/ST
SIT: Fred Taylor and any other New England running backs, Julian Edelman, Aaron Hernandez & Rob Gronkowski, Mark Sanchez, Braylon Edwards, Jerricho Cotchery, Dustin Keller, Jay Feely
NEW YORK GIANTS at INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
START: Peyton Manning, Joseph Addai, Reggie Wayne, Pierre Garcon (WR2/3, deeper leagues), Austin Collie (WR3, deeper leagues), Dallas Clark, Adam Vinatieri
SIT: Anthony Gonzalez, Donald Brown, Indianapolis D/ST