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Lions at Colts: 5 best fantasy options

By Russell S. Baxter

Sep 1, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions wide receiver Golden Tate (15) points to a fan before the game against the Buffalo Bills at Ford Field. Lions win 31-0. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 1, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions wide receiver Golden Tate (15) points to a fan before the game against the Buffalo Bills at Ford Field. Lions win 31-0. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 1, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (12) against the Cincinnati Bengals in a preseason NFL football game at Paul Brown Stadium. The Colts won 13-10. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 1, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (12) against the Cincinnati Bengals in a preseason NFL football game at Paul Brown Stadium. The Colts won 13-10. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /

2. QB Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts

Here’s the bad news and the good news when it comes to Indianapolis quarterback Andrew Luck.

The first overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft has turned over the ball 69 times in 55 regular-season outings. But the former Stanford product has also shown a propensity for overcoming his mistakes and has brought back him team on more than one occasion.

Here’s the better news when it comes to the four-year signal-caller in regards to a fantasy football play. The Colts have not proven they can run the football with any kind of consistency the last few years and the defense has been substandard. That can add up to some very big numbers, as was the case in 2014 when he threw for 4,761 yards and led the NFL with 40 touchdown strikes.

This week, Luck takes aim at a Lions defensive unit that had its ups and downs last season but definitely played better the second half of the season. The Colts could threaten a suspect Detroit unit with running backs Frank Gore, Robert Turbin and Jordan Todman but it’s not likely. So look for the fifth-year signal-caller to play pitch-and-catch with wideouts T.Y. Hilton, emerging Donte Moncrief and second-year pro Phillip Dorsett early and often, with tight end Dwayne Allen a viable red zone target.

Even with the various quarterbacks playing for the Colts in 2015, Hilton and Moncrief combined for 133 receptions, good for 1,857 yards and 11 scores. While the former paced the club with 1,124 yards and 69 catches, the latter totaled a team-high six touchdown grabs.

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