Fantasy football sit/start advice, Week 10: Broncos vs. Chargers

We take a look at who you should start and who you should sit when the Denver Broncos take on the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.

by James Brady

Nov 10, 2013, 12:23 PM UTC

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The Denver Broncos are set to take on the San Diego Chargers in an AFC West matchup on Sunday. Denver (7-1) is looking up at the undefeated Chiefs, but it has the best offense in the NFL and is coming off a week of rest. San Diego (4-4) is falling short of expectations again and just had a three-game winning streak denied by a 30-24 overtime loss to Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins.

Obviously the Broncos are the favored team on Sunday, but both have some desirable fantasy options this week. We take a look at both teams, starting with the host:

Chargers

Start: Philip Rivers, Ryan Matthews, Keenan Allen, Antonio Gates

Rivers is not Manning, but the Broncos allow the fourth-most fantasy points per game to quarterbacks. They have one of the worst secondaries in the NFL, and Rivers should benefit. Gates and Allen will both benefit from Rivers’ benefit ... benefits for everybody! Matthews should have a solid game both running and receiving.

Deep Start: Vincent Brown

There’s plenty of room for another receiver to get in on the yardage-fest that is playing against the Broncos’ secondary. Brown is the next man up.

Sit: Danny Woodhead, Eddie Royal

Woodhead could conceivably have a big day receiving, but we’re going to just assume he, along with Royal, are the odd-men out.

Broncos

Start: Peyton Manning, Knowshon Moreno, Demaryius Thomas, Eric Decker, Wes Welker

You should probably just start the entirety of the Denver starting offense. The Chargers allow an awful lot of yardage to quarterbacks, and Manning has been the best quarterback in the league by a wide margin this season. Thomas, Decker and Welker are always solid plays for big days given that Manning could approach 400 yards in this game. Moreno is a solid option to change it up for when Manning isn’t throwing touchdowns.

Sit: Joel Dreesen, Julius Thomas, Montee Ball, Ronnie Hillman

Thomas may or may not play in this game, and if he doesn’t, Dreesen isn’t exactly a strong option. The Broncos would rather keep him in to block at this point. Ball could see an increase of touches, but he’s still not a strong fantasy option. Hillman is in the doghouse right now.