Fantasy football projections, Week 5: Buccaneers-Saints featuring Doug Martin, Jimmy Graham and Drew Brees

The Week 5 matchup between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints features one team riding high and another feeling really low. We've got the fantasy projections for you courtesy of numberFire.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers walked into Heinz Field against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 4 and walked out with an upset victory thanks to a last-minute touchdown catch from wide receiver Vincent Jackson. While he only has five catches for 47 yards over the last two games, Jackson has been targeted 19 times in those contests and found the end zone in both, thus managing to salvage some of his fantasy value. Fantasy owners have to be rooting for a shootout against a historically potent Saints' offense that might finally see Jackson bust out for a huge day.

If the passing game does continue to struggle, the engine that keeps the Bucs' offense running in Week 5 will have to be running back Doug Martin. Martin made his return to the lineup in Week 4 for the first time since suffering a Week 1 injury. While 40 rushing yards last week isn't exactly a top fantasy performance, he'll have to get going against a Saints run defense that allowed the Dallas Cowboys' DeMarco Murray to find the end zone twice last week. Fantasy owners can expect Martin to be busy on Sunday, but whether that translates into a solid yardage total remains to be seen.

Quarterback Drew Brees is averaging just over 300 yards per game this season, which is a solid number for his fantasy owners. The trouble is the Saints are 1-3 right now and just not getting the job done. Although the threat of an upset is always a possibility, Brees' Week 5 game against the Bucs is an opportunity to prove to teammates, coaches and fans that the season is not quite a lost cause. Brees should be throwing lots on Sunday, especially given the game is at home against an opponent the Saints have to beat in order to stay in the hunt.

When he does go down the field, Brees will likely toss the ball into the hands of tight end Jimmy Graham. Graham has been targeted 42 times through four contests this season, catching 32 of those passes for 340 yards and three touchdowns. While Graham did have a touchdown last week and overall put together a solid stat line against the Cowboys, he was held to just a single catch in the first half, with most of his production coming late in the fourth quarter with the Saints down big. To say the least, he should be targeted early and often against the Bucs in Week 5.