In a bind at who to play at the quarterback position with your fantasy football season on the line?
If so, take a look at our breakdown of four quarterbacks that could lead you to a Week 17 victory during the fantasy playoffs.
Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers) vs. Chicago
Apparently Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is OK after all. After missing one week because of a concussion, he came back last week against the New York Giants and threw for 404 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions.
The thing is, Rodgers faces the Chicago Bears defense this week, and the Bears are giving up about 12 fantasy points per game to quarterbacks. When Rodgers played at Chicago in Week 3 he threw for 316 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
Expect similar numbers the second time around, but with another touchdown as well.
Matt Schaub (Houston Texans) vs. Jacksonville
It hasn’t exactly been the season the Houston Texans and quarterback Matt Schaub were hoping for, but at least they can try to go out with a win this week against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
When Schaub faced the Jaguars in Week 10 he threw for 314 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.
The Jaguars have allowed 17 or more fantasy points in two of their last three games, which means it should be another good week for Schaub. Yet, expect Houston to have running back Arian Foster heavily involved in the mix as well, so expect nothing more than repeat of Week 10 for Schaub.
Shaun Hill (Detroit Lions) vs. Minnesota
Detroit Lions quarterback Shaun Hill returned from his finger injury last week to help lead the team to a win over the Miami Dolphins. The Lions have now won three games in a row, which is impressive considering they won just two all of last season.
In that game Hill showed no ill effects from his injury, throwing for 222 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.
It would be easy to project Hill for a big game considering he’s facing the punchless Minnesota Vikings, however the last time Hill faced the Vikings he was held to 237 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.
Expect a solid game from Hill, though there is some potential for more.
Chad Henne (Miami Dolphins) @ New England
Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne was once thought to be one of the more promising young quarterbacks in the league. Now, he enters Week 17’s game with the New England Patriots with 15 touchdowns to 18 interceptions, and is not the only Dolphin on the hot seat.
The Patriots forced three interceptions last week from Buffalo Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. Henne had two picks last week in a loss to the Detroit Lions, though his 274 yards and one touchdown did offset that a bit. Don’t expect the Patriots to get three interceptions again this week, but they should force Henne into some mistakes.
That said, if Miami is needing to throw often, Henne could be a sneaky play as a QB2 this week, especially considering he is finally starting to get stud wide receiver Brandon Marshall the football.
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