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Fantasy Football Week 5: Players to start or sit

Sit and start is relative and league dependent, so consider some of these suggestions more “fliers” and “fades” (note that some are targeted for DFS).

Good luck with your Week 5 lineups.

Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons

Start: Teddy Bridgewater, Russell Gage

Bridgewater is getting 8.1 YPA, so his low TD production has been a fluke, and the Falcons have the 31st pass defense DVOA and have allowed the most fantasy points to quarterbacks this season. I have Bridgewater ranked as a top-10 QB this week.

With Julio Jones unlikely to play and Calvin Ridley so banged up he was held without a catch last week (despite Jones leaving), Gage should see an uptick in targets and rebound from a couple of quiet performances.