Fantasy Football Previews - Week 18 - Cincinnati Bengals @ Houston Texans

WEEK 18 FANTASY FOOTBALL MATCHUPS
CIN @ HOU | IND @ BAL | MIN @ GNB | SEA @ WAS

Cincinnati Bengals @ Houston Texans
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Bengals fantasy football rankings

Pos Rk	Fan Value	Player
2	1	Andy Dalton
6	1	BenJarvus Green-Ellis
11	2	Brian Leonard
20	Flex or bench	Cedric Peerman
26	Bench	Dan Herron
27	Bench	John Conner
--	IR	Chris Pressley
12	1 or 2	A.J. Green
15	2	Marvin Jones
19	2 or 3	Andrew Hawkins
29	Flex or bench	Brandon Tate
34	Bench	Ryan Whalen
4	1	Jermaine Gresham
11	Flex or bench	Orson Charles

Texans fantasy football rankings

Pos Rk	Fan Value	Player
8	1	Matt Schaub
4	1	Arian Foster
9	1 or 2	Ben Tate
23	Flex or bench	James Casey
24	Flex or bench	Justin Forsett
33	bench	Tyler Clutts
4	1	Andre Johnson
22	3	DeVier Posey
26	3 or flex	Kevin Walter
30	Flex or bench	Lestar Jean
37	Bench	Keshawn Martin
7	1	Owen Daniels
16	Flex or bench	Garrett Graham

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Bengals latest news and notes

Bengals | James Harrison spends a lot on body

Cincinnati Bengals LB James Harrison said he spends between $400,000 to $600,000 to make sure his body is ready for the start of the season. He said he uses a hyperbaric Chamber and has his own staff of acupuncturists, massage therapists and homeopathic doctors.

Bengals | Dre Kirkpatrick won't be on field until July

Cincinnati Bengals CB Dre Kirkpatrick (knee) won't participate in team drills on the field until the opening of training camp in late July, as he recovers from knee surgery. He is doing individual drills with the defensive backs that have pleased his coaches. "It's the best he's moved since he's been here," secondary coach Mark Carrier said. "It's amazing what you can do when you don't have any pain."

Bengals | Adam Jones feeling great

Cincinnati Bengals CB Adam Jones (neck) has felt so good this offseason that he has been squatting in the weight room, something he hasn't done since suffering a herniated disk in his neck five years ago. "I feel unbelievable," Jones said. "I'm running faster, I'm working hard and I know the defense like the back of my hand, so I don't have to think while I'm out there. It's just all reaction. I'm out catching punts every day. I feel good, man."

Bengals | James Harrison to work at SAM LB

The Cincinnati Bengals needed an upgraded at SAM linebacker following the departure of LB Manny Lawson (Bills), and that is exactly where the team envisions LB James Harrison lining up. "We all feel good about how he rushes the passer, obviously," linebackers coach Paul Guenther said Wednesday, May 15. "He's done the same coverage stuff that he did in Pittsburgh that he'll do here. Just a little different in terminology and sight lines."

Bengals | Michael Johnson working on flexibility

Cincinnati Bengals DL Michael Johnson, the team's franchise player, isn't worried about contract years. He said Wednesday, May 15, that he is focused on getting ready for the season, and all of the contract stuff will take care of itself. After bulking up last season, this offseason he has worked on movement and flexibility. "I'm still doing the same stuff, but this year I'm working on more flexibility. Staying loose and being mobile for as many weeks as we play," Johnson said. He has worked with DL Robert Geathers doing some yoga, and took a yoga class at Georgia Tech while working toward his business administration degree this summer.

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Texans latest news and notes

Texans | Brooks Reed is 100 percent

Houston Texans LB Brooks Reed (groin) said Sunday, May 19, that he is healthy for the beginning of the team's organized team activities (OTAs), and he said he is "100 percent." Reed said he has been running and lifting weights for the past three weeks and the groin hasn't given him any trouble.

Texans | Will monitor Randy Bullock's work at camp

Houston Texans PK Randy Bullock (groin) said the team will monitor the amount of kicking he does early on because he coming back from a groin injury.

Texans | Trevardo Williams contract update

Updating a previous report, the Houston Texans have signed LB Trevardo Williams to a four-year deal worth $2.567 million. The deal includes a $407,712 signing bonus.

Texans | Sign Trevardo Williams

The Houston Texans signed LB Trevardo Williams Thursday, May 16. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Texans | Randy Bullock fully recovered

Houston Texans PK Randy Bullock (groin) said Wednesday, May 15, that he is fully recovered from a groin tear that cost him his rookie season. "I feel great. I've been cleared. (I'm) working out and doing everything normal. It feels good," Bullock said.

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Bengals - Week 18 injury report

PROBABLE	CB Terence Newman (groin), CB Leon Hall (non-injury), SS Taylor Mays (hamstring), DL Wallace Gilberry (illness), LB Dan Skuta (thigh), RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis (hamstring)
QUESTIONABLE	CB Jason Allen (hamstring)
DOUBTFUL	FS Chris Crocker (thigh)
INJURED RESERVE	FS Robert Sands (chest), SS Tony Dye (ankle), WR Mohamed Sanu (foot), PK Mike Nugent (calf), OG Travelle Wharton (knee), FB Chris Pressley (knee), LB Thomas Howard (knee), CB Brandon Ghee (wrist), CB Shaun Prater (knee), CB Dre Kirkpatrick (knee), CB Taveon Rodgers (shoulder), RB Bernard Scott (knee), DL Jamaal Anderson (quadriceps)
NFI	LB Dontay Moch (illness)

Texans - Week 18 injury report

PROBABLE	WR DeVier Posey (foot), DL Shaun Cody (back), FB James Casey (knee), OL Derek Newton (knee), FS Alan Ball (foot), QB T.J. Yates (elbow), RB Justin Forsett (knee), OG Wade Smith (knee), TE Owen Daniels (knee/chest), SS Shiloh Keo (ankle), FB Tyler Clutts (abdomen), RB Ben Tate (foot), LB Brooks Reed (groin), DL Antonio D. Smith (ankle)
DOUBTFUL	OG Antoine Caldwell (back)
INJURED RESERVE	PK Randy Bullock (groin), DL Tim Jamison (Achilles'), LB Keyaron Fox (knee), LB Tim Dobbins (ankle), LB Brian Cushing (knee), OT Rashad Butler (triceps), DL David Hunter (toe), CB Brice McCain (foot), LB Darryl Sharpton (hip)

Bengals fantasy football leaders and statistics

Player Name	Pos	Fan Pts	PaYd	PaTD	Run	RuYd	RuTD	Rec	ReYd	ReTD
Dalton, Andy	QB	287.00	3796	27	51	135	4	0	0	0
Green, A.J.	WR	204.00	0	0	4	38	0	102	1430	11
Gresham, Jermaine	TE	96.00	0	0	0	0	0	66	744	5
Green-Ellis, BenJarvus	RB	86.00	0	0	157	694	3	15	60	0
Hawkins, Andrew	WR	72.00	0	0	6	30	0	53	548	4
Sanu, Mohamed	WR	43.00	73	1	5	15	0	16	154	4
Jones, Marvin	WR	31.00	0	0	3	47	0	21	235	1
Binns, Armon	WR	25.00	0	0	0	0	0	18	210	1
Tate, Brandon	WR	24.00	0	0	1	0	0	13	211	1
Charles, Orson	TE	7.00	0	0	0	0	0	8	101	0
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Texans fantasy football leaders and statistics

Player Name	Pos	Fan Pts	PaYd	PaTD	Run	RuYd	RuTD	Rec	ReYd	ReTD
Foster, Arian	RB	300.00	0	0	405	1654	17	55	314	3
Schaub, Matt	QB	292.00	4613	24	26	-7	0	1	-6	0
Johnson, Andre	WR	193.00	0	0	0	0	0	124	1755	4
Daniels, Owen	TE	117.00	0	0	0	0	0	80	888	6
Walter, Kevin	WR	61.00	0	0	0	0	0	47	559	2
Graham, Garrett	TE	41.00	0	0	0	0	0	30	288	3
Forsett, Justin	RB	39.00	0	0	63	374	1	3	38	0
Tate, Ben	RB	38.00	0	0	67	280	2	11	49	0
Jean, Lestar	WR	19.00	0	0	0	0	0	6	151	1
Martin, Keshawn	WR	17.00	0	0	5	69	0	10	85	1
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Bengals depth chart

QB	RB	FB	WR (Left)	WR (Right)	TE	PK
Andy Dalton	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Chris Pressley	Mohamed Sanu	A.J. Green	Jermaine Gresham	Mike Nugent
Josh X. Johnson	Giovani Bernard	John Conner	Marvin Jones	Andrew Hawkins	Tyler Eifert
John Skelton	Bernard Scott		Brandon Tate	Cobi Hamilton	E. Alex Smith
Zac Robinson	Cedric Peerman		Ryan Whalen	Dane Sanzenbacher	Orson Charles

Texans depth chart

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