Baltimore Ravens - Fantasy News

Colts vs. Ravens Start 'Em / Sit 'Em

by Adam Markowitz

12/22/17

NFL

Baltimore Ravens

Danny Woodhead

The Baltimore Ravens are two wins away from the playoffs, but they are far from locks to get into the postseason. They haven't really beaten much in the way of good quarterbacks this season, and a challenge against the Indianapolis Colts isn't going to change that.

The Colts are pretty much just playing out the string at this point, and they're going to hope to pull off an upset at the end of the campaign as a bit of a Christmas present for their fans.

Indianapolis Colts Week 16 Projected Fantasy Points
Jacoby Brissett: 12.0 PFP
T.Y. Hilton: 9.5 PFP
Frank Gore: 9.0 PFP
Jack Doyle: 8.5 PFP
Adam Vinatieri: 7.5 PFP
Marlon Mack: 6.0 PFP
Chester Rogers: 5.0 PFP

Baltimore Ravens Week 16 Projected Fantasy Points
Joe Flacco: 12.5 PFP
Alex Collins: 11.5 PFP
Justin Tucker: 10.0 PFP
Mike Wallace: 9.0 PFP
Danny Woodhead: 7.0 PFP
Benjamin Watson: 6.5 PFP
Javorius Allen: 6.0 PFP

Start 'Em: Jacoby Brissett (12.0 PFP)
Dober Fantasy Points Per Game: 13.15

Brissett has had it rough over the course of the last couple weeks. He's had to play a game in a blizzard against the Bills in Buffalo and followed that up with a matchup against the Broncos on just four days of rest.

Brissett has only beaten his Projected Fantasy Points total in one of his last four games, but he could be in for a better day against Baltimore on a long week of preparation.

This is a low Projected Fantasy Points total, and though it's a tough defense to go against as well, Brissett should get the job done.

Sit 'Em: Marlon Mack (6.0 PFP)
Dober Fantasy Points Per Game: 6.30

Mack has a lot of talent, and he's going to take over the Indianapolis backfield one day in the not-distant future. However, for the time being, the clock is ticking on Frank Gore's career, and he should be the bell cow in this game.

Mack hasn't reached 6.0 Dober Fantasy Points since October 29, yet he continues to be put on a pedestal with some of the top reserve backs in the NFL. It's hard to see him getting to 60 total yards or scoring a touchdown against one of the better defenses in the NFL.

Start 'Em: Mike Wallace (9.0 PFP)
Dober Fantasy Points Per Game: 8.21

We're not sure whether Wallace's emergence has bolstered Joe Flacco or whether Flacco starting to throw the ball with more confidence is making Wallace, but we know that these two men are really helping each other out.

Wallace has beaten his Projected Fantasy Points total in five of his last six games, including tallying 11.9 Dober Fantasy Points against the Browns last week.

The Colts are allowing 13.0 yards per pass completion this year. With the way Wallace can stretch the field, it might only take one big play to get him to this PFP total.

Sit 'Em: Danny Woodhead (7.0 PFP)
Dober Fantasy Points Per Game: 5.27

Woodhead is starting to get more and more time in the Baltimore backfield, but he's still a part of a three-man group. He is going to be best-served in a pass-catching role, and we aren't sure how many of those opportunities are really going to arise against an Indianapolis team that is a huge underdog in this game.

Woodhead hasn't beaten his Projected Fantasy Points total since joining the Ravens, and it makes no sense to us that he has a higher number to beat this game than he had either last week against Cleveland or two weeks ago against Pittsburgh.