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It was a thrilling 15th week of NFL action. Here are my Week 16 picks.
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Week 15 Results:  8-8
Week 15 Lock Picks:  2-0
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Previous Lock to Win Picks: NE (W), PIT (W), SD (W), GB (W), NYG (L), NYJ (W), DAL (W), SF (W), ATL (W), BAL (L), CHI (W), CIN (W), DEN (W), SEA (W), NO (W)
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Previous Lock to Lose Picks: MIN (W), CAR (W), INDY (W), SEA (W), NYJ (W), STL (W), JAX (L), MIA (W) CLE (W), OAK (L), KC (W), PHI (W), NYG (W), TENN (W), TB (W)
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Regular Season Total: 155-69 (.692)
Regular Season Lock Picks: 26-4 (.867)
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Week 16 Locks:
Lock to Win:  Washington Redskins
Lock to Lose (can’t be same game as above):  Buffalo Bills
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Week 16 Picks:
Houston over Indianapolis
Denver over Buffalo  (Loser Lock)
Cincinnati over Arizona
Tennessee over Jacksonville
Kansas City over Oakland
New England over Miami
New York Giants over New York Jets
Pittsburgh over St. Louis
Washington over Minnesota  (Winner Lock)
Carolina over Tampa Bay
Baltimore over Cleveland
San Diego over Detroit
Dallas over Philadelphia
San Francisco over Seattle
Green Bay over Chicago
New Orleans over Atlanta
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These are heads-up picks. We’re doing a picks with the spread contest on Yahoo!. If you want to get in on the action, leave me a message in the comment section with your e-mail or send one to me at ryan@lesterslegends.com.
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There were some unusual heroes on Sunday. There always are. Let’s take a look at them and see if they are worthy of your fantasy rosters.
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Lance Ball, RB, Denver Broncos:  Ball ran for 64 yards on 11 carries with a touchdown. He also caught two passes for 41 yards. He’s not a solid option for Week 16.
Ruling:  Don’t Sweat ‘em.
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Jackie Battle, RB, Kansas City Chiefs:  Battle ran for 37 yards and a touchdown on ten carries. He caught one pass for seven yards as well. Thomas Jones still led the team in carries though. If you need a plug-in for Week 16 though, he may not be a bad option against Oakland.
Ruling:  Get ‘em.
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Khalil Bell, RB, Chicago Bears:  Bell ran for 65 yards on 15 carries and caught five passes for 43 yards and a touchdown. He had more touches than Marion Barber and could be worth adding if you were relying on Barber or in need of a running back.
Ruling:  Get ‘em.
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Danario Alexander, WR, St. Louis Rams:  Alexander caught all three of his targets for 52 yards and a score. They got better play out of Kellen Clemens than they have from Sam Bradford, but their offense just isn’t good enough to use anyone other than S-Jax.
Ruling: Don’t Sweat ‘em.
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Dezmon Briscoe, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers:  Got extra playing time with Arrelious Benn out with a concussion, and scored for the second time in three weeks, but he’s not a quality option.
Ruling: Don’t Sweat ‘em.
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Nate Burleson, WR, Detroit Lions:  Burleson caught seven passes (11 targets) for 81 yards and a TD. He bounced back after a MN letdown. He should be owned in most fantasy leagues.
Ruling:  Get ‘em.
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Jabar Gaffney, WR, Washington Redskins:  If he’s available in your league, Gaffney should be gotten. He caught six passes last week for 92 yards and a score and followed it up with six more catches (nine targets) for 85 yards. Oh, and he plays the Vikings’ next week.
Ruling:  Get ‘em.
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Lavelle Hawkins, WR, Tennessee Titans:  Hawkins caught eight passes (ten targets) for 88 yards. I’d look elsewhere though.
Ruling: Don’t Sweat ‘em.
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Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, Oakland Raiders:  DHB caught eight passes (nine targets) for 155 yards and a touchdown. He’s in the midst of another hot streak and should be on fantasy teams for the finale.
Ruling:  Get ‘em.
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Greg Little, WR, Cleveland Browns:  Little exploded for 131 yards and a score on five catches (nine targets). I like him next year, but I can’t trust him next week.
Ruling:  Don’t Sweat ‘em.
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Andre Roberts, WR, Arizona Cardinals:  How many times does Roberts have to perform well for me to trust him? He had 111 yards in Week 13 and scored the past two weeks. Still, I couldn’t use him in the title game.
Ruling:  Don’t Sweat ‘em.

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Brent Celek, TE, Philadelphia Eagles:  Celek caught five passes (six targets) for 156 yards and a TD. He won’t replicate that monster game, but he’s a solid TE1 option if you’re in need at the position.
Ruling:  Get ‘em.
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Jared Cook, TE, Tennessee Titans:  Cook caught nine passes (11 targets) for 103 yards. He didn’t catch a pass in his previous two games so he’s a big risk in Week 16.
Ruling: Don’t Sweat ‘em.
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Jeremy Shockey, TE, Carolina Panthers:  Shockey scored for the second straight game.  He had just 45 total yards in those two games. He’s not a good fantasy option in most leagues though.
Ruling: Don’t Sweat ‘em.
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Also check out:

• Week 16 Fantasy Football QB Rankings
• Week 16 Fantasy Football RB Rankings
• Week 16 Fantasy Football WR Rankings
• Week 16 Fantasy Football TE Rankings
• Week 16 Fantasy Football K Rankings
• Week 16 Fantasy Football DEF Rankings
• Week 16 Fantasy Football Sit/Start Advice
• Week 16 Fantasy Football Sleepers
• Week 16 NFL Picks

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Last Week’s Results:  7-9  (Just about everybody let him down)
Season Results:  135-89 (.603)
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My six-year old son wants to see how he does over the course of the season picking the NFL winners. Here are his Week 16 picks. Click here to see my picks.
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Pittsburgh over Carolina
Dallas over Arizona
New England over Buffalo
New York Jets over Chicago
Baltimore over Cleveland
Tennessee over Kansas City
San Francisco over St. Louis
Miami over Detroit
Jacksonville over Washington
San Diego over Cincinnati
Houston over Denver
Indianapolis over Oakland
Green Bay over New York Giants
Tampa Bay over Seattle
Philadelphia over Minnesota
Atlanta over New Orleans

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Week 15 Results:  12-4 (HOU, MIA, TB, NO let me down)
Week 15 Lock Picks:  2-0

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Previous Lock to Win Picks:  SF (L), GB (W),  NE (W), NO (W), ATL (W), PIT (W), BAL (W), KC (W), MIN (W), NYG (L), TEN (L), NYJ (W), SD (L), TB (W), OAK (W)
Previous Lock to Lose Picks:  DET (W), ARI (W), CLE (W), JAX (L), CAR (W), STL (L), CIN (W), HOU (W), DAL (W), CIN (W), SEA (W), BUF (W), DEN (W), MIA (L), GB (W)

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Regular Season Lock Picks:  23-7 (.767)
Regular Season Total:  142-82 (.634)

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Week 16 Locks:
Lock to Win:  Dallas Cowboys
Lock to Lose (can’t be same game as above):  Minnesota
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Week 16 Picks:
Pittsburgh over Carolina
Dallas over Arizona  Winner Lock
New England over Buffalo
New York Jets over Chicago
Baltimore over Cleveland
Tennessee over Kansas City
St. Louis over San Francisco
Miami over Detroit
Jacksonville over Washington
San Diego over Cincinnati
Houston over Denver
Indianapolis over Oakland
New York Giants over Green Bay
Tampa Bay over Seattle
Philadelphia over Minnesota Loser Lock
New Orleans over Atlanta
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These are heads-up picks. We’re doing picks with the spread on Yahoo. If you want to get in on the action, leave me a message in the comment section with your e-mail or send one to me at contact@lesterslegends.com.

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Also check out:

• Week 16 Get ‘em or Don’t Sweat ‘em Waiver Wire Advice
• Week 16 Fantasy QB Rankings
• Week 16 Fantasy RB Rankings
• Week 16 Fantasy WR Rankings
• Week 16 Fantasy TE Rankings
• Week 16 Fantasy K Rankings
• Week 16 Fantasy DEF Rankings
• Week 16 Fantasy IDP Rankings
• Week 16 Start/Sit Advice
• Week 16 Fantasy Sleepers

Before we get started, check out my Week 17 NFL picks.

Putting the final piece of your fantasy football puzzle together

We’ve already looked at the players who could struggle this week (click here for article). Now I’ve uncovered some guys you can plug in if you are dealing with an injury or tough match-ups.

Kyle Orton, QB, Denver Broncos
If you are in a league that plays the season out, Orton is a decent option for Week 17. He takes on Kansas City, who’s in the bottom half with 22 passing TDs allowed. Brandon Marshall was quiet last week against the Eagles, for look for him to break out as the Broncos vie for a playoff spot.

Vince Young, QB, Tennessee Titans
The Titans playoff hopes were dashed by the Chargers last week, but VY is still playing for next year. Luckily for him, he gets to close out with Seattle who has one of the league’s worst passing defenses giving up 262.7 passing yards per game and 26 passing TDs.

Alex Smith, QB, San Francisco 49ers
Smith is another resurection project that should finish the season on a high note. He takes on the lowly Rams, who have allowed 246.1 passing yards per game and 21 TDs.

Jay Cutler, QB, Chicago Bears
Cutler will try to salvage a forgettable 2009 season with a big game against the Lions, who are 31st with 274.9 passing yards allowed, and dead last with 31 passing TDs given up.