Denver at Minnesota

Denver rode continued great defensive play and Tim Tebow to a road win in San Diego, while the Vikings’ comeback came up short in Atlanta.
 
By now you know what to expect from Tebow – halfway decent passing numbers at best and pretty solid rushing numbers. Put them together and you have what has been a pretty reliable Fantasy starter. And if you’ve ridden him this long, there’s no reason to stop this week. Willis McGahee stormed back to relevance against the Chargers, rushing for 117 yards. Eric Decker had 3 catches for 65 yards and a score, but the Bronco receivers other than Decker continue to be an absolute crapshoot.
 
Christian Ponder had 186 yards and a TD against the Falcons, but Toby Gerhart was stymied by the tough Atlanta run D. He had a TD, but managed only 44 yards on 17 carries. As of this writing, Adrian Peterson still had not practiced but there was hope at least that he would be able to give it a go against Denver.
 
The Bronco pass defense has come alive in the last three weeks. After Carson Palmer torched them in Week 9 to the tune of 332 yards and 3 TDs, Denver has held Kansas City, the Jets and San Diego to an average of 178 YPG and allowed only 2 passing TDs. And that, obviously, includes a strong performance against Philip Rivers, giving up just 188 yards and a TD. So even though he is playing at home, Christian Ponder will likely struggle – not that you were going to start him anyway, even in a deep league. The Bronco run D was just gashed for 137 yards by Ryan Mathews, however, so they’re still susceptible to a good rushing attack. If Peterson can go, he should be big.
 
Tebow might even have some good passing numbers because the Viking pass D has been terrible, allowing an average of 258 YPG and a league-worst 22 TDs. And it definitely doesn’t help that DB Antoine Winfield just went on IR. Against the run they’ve been in the middle of the pack, giving up 100 YPG and 8 TDs.
 
GOOD STARTS: QB Tim Tebow, RB Willis McGahee, RB Adrian Peterson (assuming he can go, of course), WR Eric Decker
 
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD STARTS: WR Percy Harvin
 
BAD STARTS: QB Christian Ponder, any other Bronco WR besides Decker

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