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Daily Fantasy Football: Divisional Round Players to Target and Avoid
Emmanuel Sanders isn't the first option on his team, but he should be in store for solid production this week. Who else should you target?

It is the playoffs. There is fantasy football to be had for one more week -- well, two, but two-game slates aren't the same.

I'll spare you the long introduction and offer some suggestions for your daily fantasy football experience this weekend and explain the thought process behind what the numbers suggest.

Quarterbacks

Target: DraftKings and $9,700 on FanDuel) isn't a bad choice this week.

Avoid: DraftKings ($8,400) and is tied with DraftKings this week at just $5,400 and on FanDuel at $6,800. The Patriots ranked 17th in run defense this year, per our metrics, but finished fourth in pass defense. Grinding with Forsett will be the best way to attack the Pats -- just hope that the game is close enough to rely on the run.

DraftKings. He's a little pricier in relativity on FanDuel at $8,500. Either way, our projections like him and peg him for 5.56 receptions, 79.88 yards, and 0.71 touchdowns. That's not even a full fantasy point fewer than teammate DraftKings and $6,400 on FanDuel). It "feels" like Benjamin has monster upside, but against the Seahawks, he's unlikely to realize that potential. With only one game of greater than 11.0 PPR points in his last six, Benjamin is tough to justify despite his depressed price.

Sleepers: DraftKings and $6,200 on FanDuel), and is the third-most and second-most expensive tight end, respectively. Olsen has just six catches over his last three games, and his consistency has evaporated. Olsen can go out and catch 10 passes, sure, but with a projected Vegas total of 14.5, you probably don't want to risk it. I know I'm avoiding both Benjamin and Olsen and that at least one of them will likely muster a modest stat line, but that's a guessing game I'm not willing to play.

Sleeper: DraftKings ($4,600). Sure, he saw just two targets last week (one fewer than Allen), and Allen had more snaps (62) than Fleener did (54), but Allen hasn't been over 10.0 fantasy points since Week 9. You probably don't want to risk a zero at the position by going with a guy like Luke Willson so Fleener -- or Allen -- might be your best bet.

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