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1. Anquan Boldin, Baltimore Ravens
Boldin has been targeted 26 times in the Ravens three playoff wins. He hauled in 16 of the passes for for 276 yards and three touchdowns. The San Francisco 49ers have a physical defense, but that is the name of the game for Boldin. He is as strong as any receiver in the league and has great body control. Joe Flacco should continue to look for him in the red zone.
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2. Michael Crabtree, San Francisco 49ers
Crabtree continues to emerge as Colin Kaepernick’s top choice. He has been targeted 18 times in two playoff games, catching 15 passes for 176 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The Ravens have to be concerned with Kaepernick and Frank Gore running the ball, which could open things up for Crabtree.
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3. Torrey Smith, Baltimore Ravens
Smith is more inconsistent than Boldin and Crabtree, but his upside is just as good. Smith has great speed and Flacco has the arm strength to deliver the deep ball.
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4. Randy Moss, San Francisco 49ers
Moss saw more work down the stretch, averaging 4.4 targets per game during the last five games of the regular season and the two playoff games. In his first 11 games, Moss was targeted just 2.5 times per game. He only topped 50 yards one game and finished with just three touchdowns on the year. Moss doesn’t play a ton of snaps, which keeps him fresh. He still has the ability to go up and get a jump ball.
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5. Jacoby Jones, Baltimore Ravens
Jones is your feast or famine play. In the first and third playoff game he combined for 14 yards. In his second playoff game, he had 77 yards, including the dramatic 70-yard bomb to tie the game.
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Here are the Lester’s Legends wide receiver rankings for the  the AFC & NFC Conference Championship Games of the 2012-13 NFL Playoffs.
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1. Wes Welker, New England Patriots
With Rob Gronkowski out, Welker should remain Tom Brady’s go-to-guy. Welker had eight catches for 142 yards in the first meeting with the Baltimore Ravens.
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2. Michael Crabtree, San Francisco 49ers
Crabtree continues to emerge with Colin Kaepernick at the helm. Crabtree closed out the regular season with a pair of touchdowns and matched that in the win over the Green Bay Packers. Crabtree has six touchdowns in his past four games. He has had 93 or more yards in five of the past six games. The Atlanta Falcons allowed a league-low 14 touchdown passes.
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3. Torrey Smith, Baltimore Ravens
Smith lit up Champ Bailey last week and destroyed the Patriots for 127 yards and two touchdowns in Week 3.
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4. Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons
Roddy scored last week so it should be Julio’s turn this week. Julio has four touchdowns in his last five games and five in his past seven. Julio’s size and speed will challenge the 49ers’ secondary.
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5. Roddy White, Atlanta Falcons
White also has four touchdowns in his past five games and has double-digit targets in seven of the past ten games. He has scored in three of his four playoff games.
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6. Anquan Boldin, Baltimore Ravens
Boldin continues to get the tough yards for Baltimore. He took a back seat to Smith in the first meeting. I expect that trend to continue.
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7. Brandon Lloyd, New England Patriots
The Ravens allowed just 15 touchdown passes this year (18 if you count the two playoff games). Lloyd scored last week, but he’s very inconsistent. He did have 108 yards in the first meeting with Baltimore though.
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Here are the Lester’s Legends wide receiver rankings for the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.
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1. Demaryius Thomas, Denver Broncos
Thomas finished with 1434 yards and 10 touchdowns. The way Peyton Manning is playing, coupled with Thomas’ athleticism, will make him tough for the Baltimore Ravens to contain. Thomas finished the year with back-to-back 100-yard, one touchdown games.
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2. Andre Johnson, Houston Texans
The Patriots have the worst pass defense of all the remaining playoff teams. In fact, they ranked 29th against the pass this year. Johnson finished second in the league with 1598 receiving yards. He had 95 yards in the first meeting with the Patriots.
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3. Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons
For whatever reason Julio Jones has been a much better road play. The Seattle Seahawks have a strong pass defense. Still, Julio is such a talent. He scored four touchdowns during Weeks 14-16 as Atlanta was locking up the number one seed.
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4. Eric Decker, Denver Broncos
Decker scored 13 touchdowns this year, including five in the final three games of the year. He’s also locked in with Peyton Manning.
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5. Wes Welker, New England Patriots
Welker scored in the final two games of the year. With Rob Gronkowski back, teams can’t key in on Welker. He doesn’t score a lot of touchdowns so his ceiling isn’t high, but with the targets he receives, his floor isn’t low.
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6. Greg Jennings, Green Bay Packers
The Packers are as tough on defenses as they are on fantasy owners. They have so many good options at wide receiver that it’s hard to zero in on one for your fantasy playoff challenge. Jennings has been Aaron Rodgers favorite target of late.
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7. Roddy White, Atlanta Falcons
White had another strong year with 1351 yards and seven touchdowns. Unlike Julio, White finished with consistent home and road splits.
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8. Michael Crabtree, San Francisco 49ers
Crabtree quietly posted 1105 yards and nine touchdowns. He had four touchdowns in his last three games and dropped a ridiculous 172 yards against the Arizona Cardinals in the season finale. Crabtree had 76 yards against the Packers. Colin Kaepernick leans heavily on Crabtree.
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9. Jordy Nelson, Green Bay Packers
Jordy is another one of Rodgers’ favorites. He is sneaky quick and can take it to the house from anywhere.
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10. James Jones, Green Bay Packers
Jones led the NFL with 14 touchdown catches. Rodgers spreads the ball around a ton, but Jones is definitely on his radar.
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11. Randall Cobb, Green Bay Packers
Cobb is as dynamic a player as there is in the league. He had 77 yards in the first meeting with the San Francisco 49ers. He should be closer to full strength (ankle) and a bigger part of the game plan. I still like the other options better.
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12. Brandon Lloyd, New England Patriots
Lloyd had 89 yards and a touchdown in the first meeting with Houston. He could lose out with Gronk, Welker, and Aaron Hernandez getting a heavy dose of targets.
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13. Anquan Boldin, Baltimore Ravens
Boldin had a monster Wild Card game (145 yards, touchdown), but the Broncos will be a tougher challenge.
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14. Torrey Smith, Baltimore Ravens
Smith is so hit or miss. He could put up a monster game, but he’s equally likely to lay an egg against the Broncos.
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15. Golden Tate, Seattle Seahawks
Tate is also hit or miss, but if a Seattle receiver is going to have a nice game against Atlanta, it’s likely Tate.
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Here are the Lester’s Legends fantasy football wide receiver rankings for the Wild Card Round.
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1. A.J. Green, Cincinnati Bengals
Green had a quiet finish to the season based on the standard he set earlier in the year, but is still an elite talent. Plus, 1350 yards and 11 touchdowns is nothing to sneeze at. The Houston Texans have been vulnerable to the pass.
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2. Andre Johnson, Houston Texans
Johnson finished second in receiving yards with 1598. The only knock on him was the four touchdowns. Same “problem” that Calvin Johnson had. Andre averaged 143 yards in his past seven games. The Bengals ranked seventh in pass defense.
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3. Pierre Garcon, Washington Redskins
Garcon averaged 79.2 yards in his past six games. I expect Robert Griffin III to return to form in this one, which should drive up Garcon’s value.
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4. Greg Jennings, Green Bay Packers
Jennings scored a pair of touchdowns last week against the Minnesota Vikings, giving him three scores in two weeks.
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5. James Jones, Green Bay Packers
Jones led the NFL with 14 touchdown receptions. He scored in both meetings with the Vikings this year
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6. Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis Colts
Wayne has been Andrew Luck’s security blanket all season long, and I expect that to continue in the postseason.
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7. Jordy Nelson, Green Bay Packers
Jordy had the big 73-yard touchdown that made his day, but he was otherwise quiet.
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8. T.Y. Hilton, Indianapolis Colts
Hilton had a touchdown and/or 100 yards in five of the past seven games. In the NFL’s second season, I think Luck relies more on Reggie Wayne.
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9. Randall Cobb, Green Bay Packers
Cobb is the most dynamic option the Packers have, but he’s the most recently injured. I’m just worried that he won’t be at full strength and Rodgers will look elsewhere.
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10. Golden Tate, Seattle Seahawks
Tate finished strong with his first career 100-yard game in Week 17. He’s a bit of a risky option, but he has a knack for making big plays. Plus, he’s facing the Redskins’ 30th-ranked pass defense.
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11. Sidney Rice, Seattle Seahawks
I like the matchup against the Redskins, but Rice’s knee is a small concern. He has also been relatively quiet since Week 13.
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12. Anquan Boldin, , Baltimore Ravens
Boldin (shoulder) is a little banged up. The Colts have a mediocre pass defense. They really struggle to stop the run. I expect a heavy dose of Ray Rice in this one so the Ravens won’t have to rely heavily on the passing game.
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13. Torrey Smith, Baltimore Ravens
Smith is hit or miss. He had eight games, not including the season finale when the Ravens rested their players, without a touchdown and fewer than 60 receiving yards. He only topped 60 yards in five games.
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14. Santana Moss, Washington Redskins
Moss only averaged 35.8 yards per game. He scored eight touchdowns to give him some value to fantasy owners. Unfortunately, this doesn’t set up to be a good week for Moss. The Seahawks were one of three teams to allow 15 or fewer passing touchdowns. They also ranked sixth in pass defense.
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15. Jarius Wright, Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings lack playmakers in the passing game, but Wright has 143 yards in his past two games, including 90 yards and a touchdown last week against the Packers. He’s the best bet in a weak passing game.
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Here are the Lester’s Legends Super Bowl XLVI fantasy football wide receiver rankings.
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He wasn’t the main factor last week, but Hakeem Nicks still has been the biggest wide receiver beast of the 2011-12 NFL Playoffs with an insane 335 yards and four TDs. He presents one heck of a match-up problem for the Patriots, who have been susceptible to the passing game all year long.
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Wes Welker could and probably should have caught 15-20 passes the last time these two teams squared off in the Super Bowl. The Giants had no answer for him. The same scenario played out in Week 9 when Welker caught nine passes for 136 yards and a touchdown. The Giants should focus on Gronk and Hernandez, which would allow Welker to pick them apart with precision.
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Victor Cruz is the biggest game breaker. He had seven games (including playoffs) with at least 119 yards and five with at least 142 yards. He “only” had 91 yards in the first meeting, though Nicks missed that game.
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Mario Manningham is the Giants’ version of Aaron Hernandez. You can’t shut down three players so when you focus on Gronk and Welker or Nicks and Cruz, someone (Manningham or Hernandez) becomes a nice target for a smart quarterback that knows to take what the defense gives him. Manningham has scored in all three playoff games.
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Deion Branch has Brady’s confidence, but he is often an afterthought. If Gronk is limited or knocked out early, Branch could see more looks.
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Julian Edelman is more likely to do damage returning a kick than in the passing game.
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Here are the Lester’s Legends wide receiver rankings for the Conference Championship round of the NFL Playoffs.
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1.  Hakeem Nicks @ San Francisco 49ers:  Nicks has scored a pair of touchdowns in each of the Giants’ playoff games, totalling 280 yards in the process. I don’t think there is any question who the top wide receiver (playing) is at the moment.
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2.  Wes Welker vs. Baltimore Ravens:  You can’t double-team Welker anymore. Not the way Gronk and Hernandez are playing. That makes Welker extremely tough to account for.
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3.  Victor Cruz @ San Francisco 49ers:  Cruz bounced back from a personally disappointing Wild Card game (28 yards) with five catches for 74 yards. Nicks is on fire, but Eli has plenty of confidence in Cruz.
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4.  Anquan Boldin @ New England Patriots:  Boldin showed his toughness as he caught four passes for 73 yards and a touchdown in his first game back (knee). The Pats struggle against the pass and Boldin is the guy Flacco will look to.
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5.  Michael Crabtree vs. New York Giants:  The Giants will certainly look to disrupt the Niners’ passing game. Vernon Davis went nuts last week, but Crabtree did have a score. He’ll see a ton of looks as the Niners open the offense up again. Crabtree is averaging 65.3 yards and a touchdown in his past three games.
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6.  Mario Manningham @ San Francisco 49ers:  Manningham has scored in both Giants’ playoff games. When you focus on Nicks and Cruz, it’s Manningham that burns you.
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7.  Deion Branch vs. Baltimore Ravens:  Branch got away with a push off that made his line look good (three catches, 85 yards, TD). The truth is, Branch is the fourth option in the Patriots’ passing attack and sometimes there just isn’t enough trickling down to Branch.
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8.  Torrey Smith @ New England Patriots:  Smith was nearly invisible (one catch, nine yards), but he had four targets. He should do better this week against the Patriots.
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9.  Lee Evans @ New England Patriots:  Evans had a nice grab, finishing with thirty yards. He had just one target on the day.
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Here are the Lester’s Legends wide receiver rankings for the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.
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1. Hakeem Nicks @ Green Bay Packers: Nicks is healthy and it’s showing. He torched Atlanta for 115 yards and two scores and he’ll be active against the Packers.
2. Marques Colston @ San Francisco 49ers: Colston has been red hot averaging 108.4 yards and a TD in his past five games.
3. Jordy Nelson vs. New York Giants: Jordy has six TDs in his past four games. With 15 TDs on the year, he’s a dangerous weapon.
4. Wes Welker vs. Denver Broncos: Was quiet in the first meeting (four catches, 41 yards), but we all know what he’s capable of.
5. Victor Cruz @ Green Bay Packers: Only catch two passes for 28 yards last week, but had seven catches for 119 yards in the first meeting with the Packers. I expect we’ll hear from him in this one.
6. Demaryius Thomas @ New England Patriots: Thomas went off last week, joining Calvin Johnson in the 200-yard club. He had seven catches for 116 yards in the first meeting with New England. Tebow will likely have to open things up again.
7. Andre Johnson @ Baltimore Ravens: Did he do enough last week to ease my fears? With 90 yards and a TD I’d say yeah.
8. Michael Crabtree vs. New Orleans Saints: Averaged 77.0 yards in his past seven games.
9. Greg Jennings vs. New York Giants: Jennings has been out since Week 14, making him a bit risky, but he’s dangerous if healthy. He had 94 yards and a score in the first meeting with the Giants.
10. Mario Manningham @ Green Bay Packers: I think Cruz eats into Manningham’s production this week, but Manningham remains a solid play.
11. Robert Meachem @ San Francisco 49ers: Exploded for 111 yards and a TD last week. Inconsistent, but the way Brees is playing you can’t count him out.
12. Anquan Boldin vs. Houston Texans: Will his knee allow him to bounce back? Looks like it, but I wouldn’t rush to trust him.
13. Eddie Royal @ New England Patriots: Has the quickness to exploit New England’s shoddy secondary.
14. Torrey Smith vs. Houston Texans: Boldin’s return should free things up for Smith.
15. Deion Branch vs. Denver Broncos: He is not consistently part of New England’s game plan with Welker, Gronk, and Hernandez seeing most of the looks. Branch knows how to deliver in the playoffs though.
16. Devery Henderson @ San Francisco 49ers: Not a good sign when Brees throws 43 passes and you only get two targets. He did catch them both though, taking one to the house.
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