Fantasy Football Week 5 Rankings: Projections to Love and Matchups to Exploit

October 9, 2015   ·   Chris Roling   ·   Jump to comments

Exploitation is a key component of fantasy football rankings and projections.
Normally a word with negative connotations, in the realm of fake football it simply means jumping on top of favorable matchups. Owners need it more than ever, too—Thursday Night Football between the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans just saw Andre Johnson, Brian Hoyer and Jaelen Strong lead all scorers.
Right.
Below, let's examine the rest of Week 5 with point projections based on matchups and highlight some exploitable situations that should be on an owner's mind going into the weekend.
 
Week 5 Schedule
 
Quarterbacks
Peyton Manning hasn't been the most reliable fantasy quarterback this year, an odd sign of how this season has gone so far.
Through four games, Manning has breached double digits twice and thrown an interception in each contest. If there's ever a team to turn it around against, though, it would be the Oakland Raiders.
Oaklan...

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