Week 4 Preview
September 28, 2014
Welcome to week 4. By now, most of you should know your team and what you need to do to succeed in the future. Be sure to check out that waiver wire for great players such as Donald Brown and Kirk Cousins, especially if you’ve got Peyton Manning who is on bye this week. Also take a look at the injury report, which isn’t as bad as last week but still has some big names such as Baltimore’s Dennis Pitta (TE). Also, the Raiders and Dolphins are playing in London this week.
Week 4 Bye Teams
Arizona Cardinals
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Denver Broncos
Seattle Seahawks
St. Louis Rams
Upcoming Games and Predictions
New York Giants at Washington Redskins
Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans
Carolina Panthers at Baltimore Ravens
Detroit Lions at New York Jets
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Pittsburgh Steelers
Miami Dolphins vs. Oakland Raiders (in London)
Jacksonville Jaguars at San Diego Chargers
Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings
Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers
New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys
New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs
Major Fantasy News
MIN: Kyle Rudolph – out for six weeks due to sports hernia surgery
MIA: Knowshon Moreno – his return “isn’t too far off”
MIA: Ryan Tannehill – scheduled to start Sunday
TEN: Jake Locker – remains questionable for week 4
BAL: Dennis Pitta – placed on injured reserve with dislocated hip ending his season
SF: Vernon Davis – ankle feels “way better” was walking without a limp on Tuesday
NY: Odell Beckham – participated on field practice on Tuesday for the first time since Aug 18
CAR: Mike Tolbert – placed on injured reserve with designation to return
Injury Report
-Player Name | -Team Name | -Injury | -Status | -Backup |
Wes Welker | Denver | Suspended | Might Play | Andre Caldwell |
Vernon Davis | San Francisco | Ankle | Questionable | Vance McDonald |
Tyler Eifert | Cincinnati | Elbow | Out 6-8 Weeks | Jermaine Gresham |
Toby Gerhart | Jacksonville | Ankle | Probable | Denard Robinson |
Ryan Mathews | San Diego | Knee | 4-6 Weeks | Donald Brown |
Roddy White | Atlanta | Hamstring | Questionable | Hairy Douglas |
Robert Griffin III | Washington | Ankle | Out Indefinitely | Kirk Cousins |
Rob Gronkowski | New England | Knee | Probable, but Limited | Hernandez? Sudfeld? |
Ray Rice | Free Agent | Boxers Fracture | Doubtful | Yes Please |
Mike “Meat Train” Tolbert | Carolina | Chest | Probable | GOD |
Maurice Jones-Drew | Oakland | Hand | Questionable | Darren McFadden |
Matt Prater | Denver | Old Crow | Out Til Week 6 | Brandon McManus |
Marshawn Lynch | Seattle | Back | Questionable | Robert Turbin |
Mark Ingram | New Orleans | Hand | 4-6 Weeks | Khiry Robinson |
Marcedes Lewis | Jacksonville | Ankle | Week 11 Return | Clay Harbor |
Lamar Miller | Miami | Ankle | Questionable | Daniel Thomas |
Knowshon Moreno | Miami | Elbow | 4-8 Weeks | Lamar Miller |
Julio Jones | Atlanta | Ankle | Probable | Hairy Douglas |
Jordan Reed | Washington | Hamstring | Questionable | Niles Paul |
Jordan Cameron | Cleveland | Shoulder | Questionable | Gary Barnidge |
Jamaal Charles | Kansas City | Ankle | 4-6 Weeks | Knile Davis |
Eric Decker | New York Jets | Hamstring | Questionable | Jeremy Kerley |
Eddie Lacy | Green Bay | Concussion | Probable | James Starks |
Doug Martin | Tampa Bay | Leg | Questionable | Bobby Rainey |
DeSean Jackson | Washington | Shoulder | Questionable | Andre Roberts |
DeAngelo Williams | Carolina | Thigh | Questionable | Jonathan Stewart |
Cecil Shorts | Jacksonville | Hamstring | Questionable | Marqise Lee |
Carson Palmer | Arizona | Shoulder | Doubtful | Drew Stanton |
Cam Newton | Carolina | Ribs | Probable | Derek Anderson |
Ben Tate | Cleveland | Knee | 2-4 Weeks | Terrance West |
Barkevious Mingo | Cleveland | No idea | I just wanted to say his name | Markevious Dingo |
Andre Ellington | Arizona | Foot | Questionable | Jonathan Dwyer |
Alshon Jeffery | Chicago | Hamstring | Questionable | Santonio Holmes |
Allen Hurns | Jacksonville | Ankle | Questionable | Marqise Lee |
Adrian Peterson | Minnesota | Rice Copycat | Status Uncertain | Matt Asiata |
A.J. Green | Cincinnati | Toe | Questionable | Brandon Tate |
Waiver Wire
WAS: Kirk Cousins (QB)
SD: Donald Brown (RB)
CAR: DeAngelo Williams (RB)
HOU: Alfred Blue (RB)
CLE: Andrew Hawkins (WR)
WAS: Niles Paul (TE)
NYG: Larry Donnell (TE)
PHI: Cody Parkey (K)
SD: San Diego Chargers Defense (DST)