Fantasy Football Waiver Wire 2013: Top 10 Week 9 pickups

Oct 27, 2013; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints wide receiver Kenny Stills (84) beats Buffalo Bills outside linebacker Jerry Hughes (55) for a touchdown during the first half of a game at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

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Oct 27, 2013; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton (14) passes the ball against the New York Jets at Paul Brown Stadium. Cincinnati defeated New York 49-9. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Andy Dalton-QB-Cincinnati Bengals (43.5%)

Dalton still sneaks in under the 50% threshold this week, but continues to put up crazy numbers and emerge as a serious QB1 candidate. The last three games, he’s throw for 11 total touchdowns scoring at least three in each game while throwing for over 1,000 yards total and 325 or more in each game.

He’s been able to develop a solid connection with a variety of receivers including Marvin Jones at the top of this post, a pair of solid tight ends in Jermaine Gresham and Tyler Eifert, and a huge number one target in A.J. Green who is among the best top options in the game. With so many weapons, Dalton can have huge weeks when the Bengals put the ball in his hands to win them the game like they have the last three weeks.

This week, he has a quick turnaround as the Bengals travel to South Beach to face the Dolphins, but Miami’s secondary has been beatable and Dalton has been on such a role that he makes a great pickup and a solid starting option for this week even in the Thursday Night Football matchup.

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