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Pittsburgh Steelers Fantasy Football: Start ’em/Sit ’em – Tampa Bay Buccaneers

By Dan Gilliam

TAMPA, FL - SEPTEMBER 16: Ryan Fitzpatrick #14 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks to pass against the Philadelphia Eagles during the first half at Raymond James Stadium on September 16, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - SEPTEMBER 16: Ryan Fitzpatrick #14 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks to pass against the Philadelphia Eagles during the first half at Raymond James Stadium on September 16, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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ORCHARD PARK, NY – OCTOBER 22: O.J. Howard #80 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers scores a touchdown during the fourth quarter of an NFL game against the Buffalo Bills on October 22, 2017 at New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
ORCHARD PARK, NY – OCTOBER 22: O.J. Howard #80 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers scores a touchdown during the fourth quarter of an NFL game against the Buffalo Bills on October 22, 2017 at New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) /

The Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a team who offers a lot of fantasy value to those who take risks.

Who should you start against the Steelers this week? The Monday night match up should be a good one with two high scoring offenses squaring off in Florida. This game shouldn’t be the up tempo game like last week but the way both offenses have been playing it could come close to matching that output. I will give you my players to start, the players to sit and I have 2 that are on the fence. I have listed them as situational depending on your team.

Start ‘em

Start the Steelers wide receivers. The Bucs have been decimated at defensive back with 2 of their starters on IR and a third missing time with a groin injury. They have been scrambling to sign players and have promoted some from their practice squad to fill the position.

Antonio Brown – The best WR in football is coming and he is ready to dominate. He is very motivated and frustrated with losing so I expect a monster game from him.

Juju Smith Schuster – The second-year wideout is on a tear to start the season. 18 catches and 240 yards with one TD in two games. He is a big play waiting to happen and had a 67 yard catch against the Browns in Week 1.

James Conner – He has turned into the workhorse with Le’Veon Bell not reporting to the team. The Bucs Defense has actually allowed the second lowest yards per game rushing but have also given up 4 TD’s. I expect James Conner to run all over this defense but if he struggles he has been used in the passing game a lot more than he ever was at University of Pittsburgh. In two games he has 10 receptions and only caught 30 balls in 4 years in college!

Mike Evans – The 4th highest scorer in PPR formats is having a year despite the perception at draft time. If you like value you got yourself a good deal this year (as I did), he has 230 yards and 2 TD’s to start the season. The Steelers Defense have given up the most TD passes this season so he has a good chance to score his third touchdown of the season.

O.J. Howard – Travis Kelce had a monster game against the Steelers LB’s last week and exploited the middle of the field. I expect the Bucs will use Howard in a similar fashion, this will give the 2nd year TE a lot of opportunities to catch passes and score lots of points.

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