Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Atlanta Falcons Rank  Player Projections QB 6 Matt Ryan Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 RB 13 Michael Turner Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 WR 2 Roddy White Rec: 10-120, 1 TD WR 13 Julio Jones Rec: 7-90, 1 TD WR 86 Harry Douglas Rec: 1-10, 0 TD TE 8 Tony Gonzalez Rec: 7-70, 0 TD K 3 Matt Bryant FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3 DEF 32 Defense / ST   View all Week 16 Rankings or Projections		New Orleans Saints Rank  Player Projections QB 1 Drew Brees Pass: 370, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0 RB 20 Darren Sproles Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 8-60, 0 RB 24 Chris Ivory Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 RB 39 Pierre Thomas Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 WR 4 Marques Colston Rec: 8-100, 1 TD WR 30 Lance Moore Rec: 5-60, 1 TD WR 70 Devery Henderson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD WR 77 Robert Meachem Rec: 2-20, 0 TD TE 2 Jimmy Graham Rec: 7-80, 1 TD K 1 John Kasay FG: 3/3 XP: 4/4 DEF 31 Defense / ST

Falcons Have won 7 of past 9... QB Matt Ryan has completed 41 of 64 (64.1 pct.) for 544 yards with 7 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 127.3 rating in past 2. Falcons are 22-0 when Ryan has 100+ rating. Has 3,698 pass yards & needs 302 to become 2nd Falcon with 4,000 in season... Since joining Atl. in 2008, RB Michael Turner has 48 rush TDs, 2nd most in NFL. When he has 21+ att., his teams are 27-2 (.931)... WR Roddy White had 10 catches for 135 yards & 2 TDs last week. Has 5 TDs in past 4. Has 1,100 rec. yards, his team-record 5th consecutive 1,000-yard season. Since start of 2007, has 456 rec., most in NFC. Rookie WR Julio Jones had 8 catches for 189 yards (23.6 avg.) & 3 TDs in past 2. TE Tony Gonzalez had 8 catches for 110 yards & TD in last game at NO... DE John Abraham had 3.5 sacks & 2 FFs last week. Has 111 sacks, 2nd most among active players. DT Corey Peters had 13-yard FR-TD last week...

Saints Have won 6 in row... QB Drew Brees leads NFL with 4,780 yards & needs 305 to pass HOFer DAN MARINO (5,084 in 1984) for most in season. Has 11 300-yard pass games, most in season. Has 20+ comp. in NFL-record 34 games in row. Has TD pass in 41 consecutive games, 2nd-longest streak in NFL history. In 11 starts vs. Atl. as NO QB, is 9-2 with 100 rating. Has won 6 in row on MNF & has 124.1 rating... RB-PR-KR Darren Sproles is only player in NFL with 2+ rush TDs (2), 2+ rec. TDs (5) & ret. TD. RB Pierre Thomas has 5 TDs (3 rush, 2 rec.) in 4 home meetings... TE Jimmy Graham leads NFL TEs in receptions (87) & yards (1,171). WR Lance Moore had 6 catches for 149 yards & 2 TDs in last home meeting. Has 5 TDs in past 4. WR Marques Colston had 8 catches for 113 yards in last game vs. Atl... Since entering NFL in 2006, S Roman Harper has 17 sacks, most by DB. Had sack in last meeting.