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Single Entry/Cash Lineup
– CAPTAIN: Tarik Cohen ($11,100)
– Mitchell Trubisky ($10,600)
– Stefon Diggs ($9,600)
– Dalvin Cook ($8,000)
– Anthony Miller ($6,400)
– Bears DST ($3,800)
I've already gone crazy about how much I love Anthony Miller this week and offered some insight into my thoughts on the tremendous upside of Stefon Diggs. They are arguably the names I'll have the most exposure to this week, along with the Bears running back.
Not Jordan Howard, though. Instead, my focus is on Tarik Cohen, who should benefit from the fact that the Vikings are exceptional against opposing backs. On the season, they've allowed just 667 yards on the ground and two touchdowns to the position. Brutally tough spot for Jordan Howard, but the good news is that Minnesota has also allowed 47 receptions for 490 yards and three touchdowns through to air to running backs.
Cohen should see a massive number of targets and although he had back-to-back weeks with just one catch each (one of them which went for 70 yards), in the four weeks around it, he had 28 catches. The upside is arguably the best on the slate and unless the Bears throw a major curveball, Cohen should be incredibly busy.
And while Cohen catches all of those passes and scores all of those touchdowns (we hope), Mitchell Trubisky will be the one throwing them. Although the Vikings have been pretty good against quarterbacks this season, we get a fine spot with Trubisky due to the fact that his floor is high thanks to the ability to take off and run. The Vikings have given up three rushing touchdowns to opposing quarterbacks this year.
Trubisky has been a tough player to gauge, as he's put up huge fantasy numbers in four of the last six games. Fortunately, he only had one poor showing in that stretch, proving that he's quickly becoming a safe option in the fantasy football world.
As you can tell, I'm going heavy with the Bears offense here, and I think we see the Vikings playing catch up somewhat. If that's the case, then the Chicago defense should have no problem racking up sacks and possibly even pulling down an interception or two. They're safe in terms of floor and think they could have a pretty high ceiling as well.
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