The Week 13 matchup between Washington and the Indianapolis Colts features a young quarterback looking to prove himself while another continues a banner year. We've got the fantasy projections for you courtesy of numberFire.
Andrew Luck, Trent Richardson, Alfred Morris are on fantasy radar for Week 13
We break down the Week 13 matchup between Washington and the Indianapolis Colts.


Washington
Quarterback Colt McCoy got his first career NFL start back in Week 8 against the Dallas Cowboys and led Washington to a surprising victory in overtime. In that game he also completed 25 passes for 299 yards and although he did not throw a touchdown, McCoy did manage to scramble for one. There's no doubt he's facing a superior Colts team on Sunday, but given that his opponent has a propensity for putting up a lot of points, the young gun has some sneaky fantasy value in a game that should see him playing catch up for most of the game.
McCoy's second start of the season could yield another big game for wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who caught six passes on seven targets for 136 yards in that very same Week 8 contest. Jackson has totaled just 74 yards receiving in the past two games combined, so if anybody welcomes the change at quarterback readily, it will be him. Jackson is one of the most dynamic and speedy downfield threats in the league, and he should have a big day trying to keep Washington close on Sunday.
Indianapolis Colts
Andrew Luck continues to be on a tear this season but he has somewhat slowed down the last two weeks. There is no doubt he was probably a popular start last week against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but he actually posted a mediocre fantasy stat line in comparison to what he's done for most of the season. Luck threw for just 253 yards and one touchdown in the game, put both of which are season-lows. Of course those numbers are just an anomaly and the product of Stanford should be ready to go against a Washington defense that gives up the fourth most fantasy points to quarterbacks this season.
A big bounce-back performance from Luck likely means some added running room for running back Dan Herron. Herron is going to be the starter on Sunday with teammate Trent Richardson proving to be ineffective most of the season and Ahmad Bradshaw out for the remainder of the year. Receiving double-digit carries last week for the first time, Herron managed to run for 65 yards, which isn't too bad considering he had the ball in his hands 12 times. Herron could get busier if the game gets out of reach and the Colts look to run out the clock in the second half.











