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Like winter Womens Cordrea Tankersley Jersey , fantasy football playoffs loom. Successful fantasy owners shouldn't go into victory formation yet, aexion of the whole season.Those still pushing for a postseason berth should pull out all the stops without fear. Week 10 brings opportunity for players who have otherwise been disappointments along with a rookie or two who should be used to exploit favorable matchups.START: Jordan Howard, RB, Bears: With four touchdowns in his last three games, Howard is showing signs of finally breaking out of his season-long funk. Howard is no longer a component in the Chicago passing game, but he's averaged 19 touches per game over the past three weeks. Now he faces a Lions run defense that gives up 5.1 yards per carry and is ranked 27th in stopping the run. He's still a long way from the RB1 many envisioned he'd be on draft day, but Howard will fit in most fantasy lineups as a solid RB2 this Sunday. SIT: Rob Gronkowski, TE, Patriots: Yes, him. Gronkowski hasn't scored a touchdown since Week 1 and has exceeded better than 70 receiving yards just twice after tagging the Texans for 123 yards in the regular season opener. He missed last Sunday's win against the Packers and is questionable for Sunday's game versus the Titans. There are good streaming options available at tight end (Chris Herndon of the Jets, for example) but the days of Gronkowski as a must-start fantasy beast appear to be reaching their end.START: Marquez Valdes-Scantling, WR, Packers: Since joining the starting lineup, Valdes-Scantling is averaging just over nine targets per game and has a pair of 100-yard outings to go along with two touchdowns. Green Bay's pass, pass and pass again mindset makes the rookie a strong WR2 who continues to gain the trust of Aaron Rodgers. He'll keep building his rapport with Rodgers at the expense of a Miami defense that is 25th in receiving yards allowed and 29th in yards per catch allowed. Valdes-Scantling has averaged 21.1 yards per catch, as seven of his 17 receptions have been for 20 yards or longer.SIT: Derek Carr, QB, Raiders: The optimism about Carr following a strong performance against the Colts was critically shattered after a near-lifeless effort against the 49ers. Things will not get better for Carr, who must contend with a Chargers defense that is a solid 12th in net passing yards allowed and is tied for sixth with 10 interceptions. While Carr has 10 touchdown passes this season, keep in mind that seven of those came in two games. Los Angeles held him to just 14 fantasy points when the two teams met in Week 5.START: Michael Gallup, WR, Cowboys: Dak Prescott has gotten the rookie wideout more involved over the past two games, with 11 of his 28 targets this season coming in that span. He's responded well William Hayes Jersey , catching six passes for 132 yards and a touchdown and will continue his upward trend going against a suspect Eagles pass defense that is 20th in net passing yards allowed. Gallup has shown he doesn't need a lot of targets to make an impact, which makes him an intriguing WR3/flex option.SIT: Kenny Golladay, WR, Lions: Even with Golden Tate no longer in the lineup, Golladay was a non-factor in last week's loss to the Vikings, catching just three passes for 46 yards on four targets. Things don't get easier for Golladay, who faces a Bears defense that is ninth in fewest net passing yards and is second only to the Dolphins with 14 interceptions. Golladay should see more targets after having a mere seven in his last three games combined, but there's little to feel good about playing him, especially in a PPR format.START: Marcus Mariota, QB, Titans: He's starting to round into shape and comes off his second game of better than 20 fantasy points with a great chance at a third against the Patriots. New England is 28th in net passing yards allowed and have given up 19 touchdown passes and must deal with Mariota's running ability. While he'd be a gamble in standard leagues, Mariota is a good play in deeper leagues. There's a good chance he steps his game up and turns this contest into a high-scoring affair.SIT: Matthew Stafford, QB, Lions: Stafford hasn't recorded a game of better than 20 fantasy points since Week 4 and after being sacked 10 times by the Vikings last week, his body will go through another brutal afternoon against the Bears, who have 24 sacks along with 14 interceptions. Chicago is ninth in fewest net passing yards, and if the Lions fall behind early, Stafford had better brace for a long afternoon of uncomfortable meetings with Chicago's withering pass rush.START: Aaron Jones, RB, Packers: Sooner or later, the Packers will catch on to giving Jones more than 12-14 carries per game. Sunday would be a good time to do so, as Green Bay gets a Miami defense ranked 31st against the run and allows a healthy 4.6 yards per carry, which bodes well for Jones' six yards per attempt. Yes http://www.thedolphinslockerroom.com/authentic-ryan-fitzpatrick-jersey , there is some disappointment in Jones after his fumble against the Patriots, but there's a great rebound opportunity awaiting any fantasy owner willing to use him as an RB2.SIT: Wendell Smallwood, RB, Eagles: In fact, avoiding Eagles running backs altogether is a sound move. The backfield by committee style is a fantasy killer, one whose level of pain is increased by facing a Cowboys run defense that is seventh in fewest yards allowed and gives up a mere 3.6 yards per carry. The Miami Dolphins lost to the New England Patriots on Sunday, which would have been an understandable and justifiable explanation of what should have happened during the teams’ Week 4 showdown. The Patriots are still the defending AFC Champions and, despite a slow start to the season, should be among the teams competing for that title again this year.Instead of a simple explanation like that, however, we have a 38-7 loss by the Dolphins to try to explain. And, honestly, I am not even sure those were the Dolphins on the field on Sunday. The Patriots were able to pick apart Miami so thoroughly, the Dolphins could have still been on the plane during the game.Missed tackles. Underthrown passes. Penalties. Injuries. Bad snaps. You name it, it probably happened at some point in the game.Miami’s offense looked constipated from the start of the game and never found any rhythm that would have led to relief. The running game was non-existent,averaging just 3.1 yards on 18 carries. The passing game was not much better, with a 4.6 yards per attempt on 25 passing plays. Injuries continue to mount for this team. DeVante Parker, no matter how frustrated with him the fans are, was missed during this game. The Patriots took advantage of the lack of size among Miami’s receivers,pushing them around at the line of scrimmage and staying with them all game. Parker could have provided the larger target Ryan Tannehill needed during the game.Reshad Jones’ absence was obvious. The defense has so much flexibility when Jones is in the middle of the defense, with Minkah Fitzpatrick available to be moved around. Jones provides a presence to the defense that it just cannot have without him.Add in Andre Branch, A.J. Derby, and Chase Allen to the players who were not available this week due to injury Womens Chase Allen Jersey , and Miami was facing a situation where they could not absorb any more injuries.During the game, Bobby McCain, Ja’Wuan James, and Daniel Kilgore both left the game, meaning the Dolphins had to absorb injuries. Travis Swanson replaced Kilgore, and the middle of the offensive line struggled after that, including the shotgun snap that Tannehill could not handle. Sam Young, who repeatedly reported as eligible during the game to work as a sixth offensive lineman, replaced James. Tannehill struggled all game. His accuracy was off, with underthrows and throws behind receivers too common. He was 11-for-20 for 100 yards with an interception and just never looked comfortable on the field. It was the worst day we have seen from Tannehill in a while, and it is one he has to not repeat any time soon.The defense could not communicate - and were beaten by the permitted-from-the-Patriots-only pick play because of it. They could not do much of anything throughout the game - allowing 175 yards and two touchdowns on the ground while Tom Brady through for 274 yards with three touchdowns. The Patriots did exactly what you need to do against Miami’s defense: attack the middle of the field and make the linebackers perform. They were also able to keep the Dolphins’ pass rush from getting to Brady, with too many times single-man blocking being able to shutdown Cameron Wake.They did intercept Brady twice, one by Bobby McCain and one by Minkah Fitzpatrick, his first career interception, but that was about the highlights of the game for Miami.Even the punting game was off on Sunday, with Matt Haack unable to be the field-position changer he normally is. He had kicks that were around 25 yards against the Patriots, which crushed his season average and set up the Patriots in good field position seemingly all day.Basically, Miami did not show up on Sunday, and the Patriots took advantage of it. The Dolphins still hold the lead in the AFC East, now one-game ahead of the Patriots, but they have a lot of things to fix before they face the Cincinnati Bengals next Sunday.