Editor’s note: This post will take a look at the top Fantasy Football Week 4 scoring leaders and top performers from the early games.
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There were a solid seven early games in the NFL’s Week four including Steve Smith getting his revenge on the Panthers, the Raiders imploding in London, a thrilling late win by the Bucs, and a shootout between the Packers and Bears that should help Packers fans and Aaron Rodgers owners to R-E-L-A-X.
There will be plenty to digest from this week’s games including injury impact, new sleepers emerging, and the competition for top spot in each division, but let’s take a quick look at the top performers from the early games as we enjoy the rest of a jam-packed Sunday of football.
Andrew Luck-QB-Indianapolis Colts
Luck continues to put up impressive numbers throwing for four TD’s for the second week in a row as the Colts routed the Titans. He has 13 passing touchdowns on the season and eleven in the last three weeks. Luck totaled 393 yards passing and continues to join the elite fantasy QB options.
Aaron Rodgers-QB-Green Bay Packers
Rodgers bounced back from a bad week 3 in Detroit as he took the Pack to Soldier Field where they beat the 38-17. Rodgers threw for four touchdowns while completing 22 of his 28 attempts for a total of 393 yards. Rodgers looked back to his elite self, so start him with confidence going forward.
Steve Smith Sr-WR-Baltimore Ravens
Smith got his revenge on the Panthers, his former team, as he caught seven passes for 139 yards and a pair of first-half touchdowns. Smith has revived his career this year in Baltimore where Joe Flacco has made him one of the most targeted receivers in the NFL.
Someone had to throw Smith all his revenge yards, and Flacco was happy to oblige his veteran receiver and put together a nice game himself. Flacco totaled 327 yards passing with three touchdowns in his best fantasy game of the year.
Stafford threw for a pair of scores and ran for another in the Lions win in New York. He finished with 293 yards passing and continued to show the ineptitude of the Jets secondary.
In the Steelers upset loss to the Bucs, Brown threw a 17-yard pass while catching seven passes for 131 yards. He found the end zone twice and continues to be a clear WR1 who is totally matchup proof.
Cobb caught a pair of touchdowns as well in the Packers win over the Bears. He finished with 113 yards and seven catches. He’s definitely a WR1 even though he isn’t the most targeted receiver on his team.
Nelson was targeted more than Cobb and caught a team-high ten passes for 108 yards and Aaron Rodgers other two touchdowns. Nelson and Cobb are a dynamic 1-2 punch for Rodgers and both great fantasy options as well.
Like Rodgers, Forte had gotten off to a rough start, but he bounced back with a big game in week 4. Forte ran for 122 yards on 23 carries and added 49 yards on his five catches. He didn’t find the end zone, but other than that it was a successful Sunday for the RB1.
Miller had another successful game as the Dolphins lead back running for 64 yards and a pair of touchdowns on his 12 carries. If Miller would have been able to hold onto a third goal line carry, he could have had an even bigger game.
Wayne didn’t quite score as many points as the Packers WR since he only found the end zone once, but he did pile up 119 yards on his seven catches in the Colts lop-sided win over Tennessee.
The leading TE from the early games was Walker who led the Titans receiving corps even in the absence of QB Jake Locker. Walker caught a touchdown along with 84 yards on his five catches.
Miller also had a productive start from his TE spot for the Steelers. He beat the Bucs for 80 yards on his nine catches while catching the touchdown that would have been decisive if it wasn’t for the Bucs last-minute drive.
