Week 13 Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em: Cam Newton and QBs That Will Dominate

December 3, 2011   ·   Austin Green   ·   Jump to comments

Quarterbacks have been putting up ridiculous fantasy numbers this season and I fully expect that trend to continue in Week 13.

With the fantasy football season winding down, you can count on these three quarterbacks to deliver clutch performances.

Cam Newton

Cam Newton has come back to earth after his ridiculous start, but he’s still a beast in fantasy. He’s scored 22 total touchdowns and is seventh in the NFL with 3,093 passing yards

This week he will shred Tampa Bay and its awful defense.

The Bucs are allowing 255 passing yards (28th in NFL) and 140 rushing yards per game (30th in NFL). Newton should have no trouble putting up numbers.

I’m expecting 400 total yards and three scores from him in Week 13.

Eli Manning

Eli Manning won’t lead the Giants to a win against Green Bay, but he’ll definitely help out your fantasy team.

Manning is in the top 10 in just about every quarterback category, including yards (3,358), touchdowns (20) and completion percentage (62.9).

But even if Manning wasn’t killing it this season, I’d still tell you to start him because the Packers give up 288 passing yards per game. Only the Patriots allow more.

Look for 300 yards and at least two touchdowns from Manning this week.

Dan Orlovsky

You’re damn right I just said Dan Orlovsky.

I’m not saying he should be a consistent option, but if your starter has a bye or tough matchup, Orlovsky could be worth the gamble.

He’ll definitely have his opportunities this week, as he will be throwing plenty of times to try and keep up with Tom Brady and the New England offense.

The Patriots also have the worst pass defense in the league, giving up an absurd 307.5 yards per game.

Orlovsky has been solid in his brief amount of playing time this season. He has completed 14 of 21 passes for 122 yards over three appearances.

The Colts will get annihilated, but I think Orlovsky can certainly throw for 250 yards and a score or two.

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