Fantasy Football Previews - Week 17 - Kansas City Chiefs @ Denver Broncos

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Chiefs fantasy football rankings

Pos Rk	Fan Value	Player
34	Bench	Brady Quinn
15	1 or 2	Jamaal Charles
98	Bench	Shaun Draughn
123	Bench	Patrick DiMarco
124	Bench	Cyrus Gray
69	QUE	Dexter McCluster
79	Bench	Jonathan Baldwin
87	Bench	Devon Wylie
88	Bench	Jamar Newsome
121	Bench	Terrance Copper
--	IR	Dwayne Bowe
35	Bench	Steve Maneri
--	QUE	Tony Moeaki

Broncos fantasy football rankings

Pos Rk	Fan Value	Player
5	1	Peyton Manning
6	1	Knowshon Moreno
58	Bench	Jacob Hester
59	Bench	Ronnie Hillman
111	Bench	Lance Ball
11	1 or 2	Demaryius Thomas
12	1 or 2	Eric Decker
100	Bench	Brandon Stokley
101	Bench	Matthew Willis
124	Bench	Andre Caldwell
17	Flex	Jacob Tamme
27	Bench	Joel Dreessen
72	Bench	Virgil Green

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Chiefs latest news and notes

Chiefs | Desmond Bishop to visit

Free-agent LB Desmond Bishop (Packers) will visit with the Kansas City Chiefs Thursday, June 20.

Chiefs | Have shown interest in Vonta Leach

The Kansas City Chiefs have shown interested in signing free-agent FB Vonta Leach (Ravens).

Chiefs | Could show interest in Desmond Bishop

The Kansas City Chiefs could show interest in free-agent LB Desmond Bishop (Packers) because general manager John Dorsey was with the Green Bay Packers when Bishop was there.

Chiefs | Austen Lane claimed

The Kansas City Chiefs have claimed DE Austen Lane off waivers from the Jacksonville Jaguars. In a corresponding move, the team released DT Daniel Muir.

Chiefs | Knile Davis working as returner

Kansas City Chiefs RB Knile Davis has been working as a kick returner during organized team activities. He did not return any kickoffs during his college career.

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Broncos latest news and notes

Broncos | Ronnie Hillman thinks he can carry the load

Denver Broncos RB Ronnie Hillman is confident that he can carry the load as the team's featured back this season, despite his size. "You get that when you're a smaller guy," Hillman said. "You can't take the pounding, but I just brush it off. Of course you hear things. I'm not going to sit here and say I don't hear what they say, but you just got to let it go." Hillman put on 15 pounds of muscle in the offseason, but the team has told him they'd like him to play around 190 to 195 pounds.

Broncos | Ronnie Hillman praises Montee Ball

Denver Broncos RB Ronnie Hillman praised RB Montee Ball. "He's a good kid, I can't say kid. He's older than me," Hillman said with a laugh. "He's a good dude, he's learning, he's doing good things out on the field. He's going to be good."

Broncos | Ronnie Hillman adds muscle

Denver Broncos RB Ronnie Hillman added about 15 pounds of muscle in the offseason and got his frame up to 200 pounds. The team would like him to play between 190-to-195 pounds.

Broncos | Balance may hurt Wes Welker's numbers

The Denver Post's Mike Klis estimates that the Denver Broncos' passing offense would reach its peak if Demaryius Thomas gets 85 receptions and Eric Decker and Wes Welker each net around 75. Klis contends that the strength of this passing attack must continue to stem from outside receivers.

Broncos | Wes Welker to get revenge in Week 12

Denver Broncos WR Wes Welker will get a crack at his former team, the New England Patriots, in Week 12. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft told reporters his club offered Welker more money than Denver, but he left anyway.

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Chiefs - Week 17 injury report

PROBABLE	OG Ryan Lilja (back), SS Eric Berry (hand), OL Rich Ranglin (knee), OG Russ Hochstein (back), OG Jon Asamoah (thumb), RB Jamaal Charles (illness), OT Donald Stephenson (illness), LB Cory Greenwood (illness)
QUESTIONABLE	OT Branden Albert (back), WR Josh Bellamy (ankle), WR Dexter McCluster (illness), FS Abram Elam (quadriceps), FS Kendrick Lewis (illness), TE Tony Moeaki (illness), CB Jalil Brown (toe), LB Tamba Hali (illness)
DOUBTFUL	DL Tyson Jackson (foot)
INJURED RESERVE	DL Allen Bailey (ankle), CB De'Quan Menzie (undisclosed), CB Jacques Reeves (hamstring), TE Kevin Boss (concussion), WR Dwayne Bowe (ribs), DL Glenn Dorsey (calf), TE Martin Rucker (knee), TE Jake O'Connell (ankle), WR Terrance Copper (knee), SS Kyle McCarthy (knee), QB Alex Tanney (undisclosed), OG Rodney Hudson (knee)

Broncos - Week 17 injury report

PROBABLE	LB Danny Trevathan (groin), WR Matt Willis (knee), FB Chris Gronkowski (hamstring), OT Ryan Clady (shoulder), SS Jim Leonhard (thigh), WR Brandon Stokley (quadriceps), RB Knowshon Moreno (ribs), FS Mike C. Adams (knee)
OUT	CB Tracy Porter (concussion)
INJURED RESERVE	LB Joe Mays (leg), RB Mario Fannin (Achilles'), DL Ty Warren (triceps), DL Jeremy Beal (knee), WR Tyler Grisham (knee), OL Philip Blake (thumb), SS Quinton Carter (knee), DL Jason Hunter (triceps), WR D'Andre Goodwin (ankle), C J.D. Walton (ankle), RB Willis McGahee (knee)

Chiefs fantasy football leaders and statistics

Player Name	Pos	Fan Pts	PaYd	PaTD	Run	RuYd	RuTD	Rec	ReYd	ReTD
Charles, Jamaal	RB	199.00	0	0	285	1509	5	35	236	1
Cassel, Matt	QB	103.00	1796	6	27	145	1	0	0	0
Bowe, Dwayne	WR	93.00	0	0	0	0	0	59	797	3
Quinn, Brady	QB	49.00	1141	2	19	66	0	0	0	0
McCluster, Dexter	WR	48.00	0	0	12	70	0	52	452	1
Moeaki, Tony	TE	44.00	0	0	0	0	0	32	435	1
Draughn, Shaun	RB	43.00	0	0	59	233	2	24	158	0
Hillis, Peyton	RB	34.00	0	0	85	309	1	10	62	0
Baldwin, Jonathan	WR	33.00	0	0	0	0	0	18	306	1
Boss, Kevin	TE	11.00	0	0	0	0	0	3	65	1
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Broncos fantasy football leaders and statistics

Player Name	Pos	Fan Pts	PaYd	PaTD	Run	RuYd	RuTD	Rec	ReYd	ReTD
Manning, Peyton	QB	377.00	4949	40	24	5	0	0	0	0
Thomas, Demaryius	WR	206.00	0	0	0	0	0	97	1471	11
Decker, Eric	WR	184.00	0	0	0	0	0	91	1148	13
McGahee, Willis	RB	114.00	0	0	167	731	4	26	221	0
Stokley, Brandon	WR	86.00	0	0	0	0	0	48	571	6
Moreno, Knowshon	RB	75.00	0	0	116	438	3	19	140	1
Tamme, Jacob	TE	64.00	0	0	0	0	0	55	599	2
Dreessen, Joel	TE	63.00	0	0	0	0	0	47	402	5
Hillman, Ronnie	RB	45.00	0	0	107	413	1	13	82	0
Ball, Lance	RB	29.00	0	0	42	158	1	7	61	1
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Chiefs depth chart

QB	RB	FB	WR (Left)	WR (Right)	TE	PK
Alex Smith	Jamaal Charles	Anthony Sherman	Dwayne Bowe	Jonathan Baldwin	Tony Moeaki	Ryan Succop
Chase Daniel	Knile Davis	Braden Wilson	Dexter McCluster	Donnie Avery	Anthony Fasano
Ricky Stanzi	Shaun Draughn		Terrance Copper	Devon Wylie	Travis Kelce
Tyler Bray	Cyrus Gray		Jamar Newsome	Josh Bellamy	Kevin Brock

Broncos depth chart

QB	RB	FB	WR (Left)	WR (Right)	TE	PK
Peyton Manning		Jacob Hester	Demaryius Thomas	Wes Welker	Joel Dreessen	Matt Prater
Brock Osweiler	Knowshon Moreno		Tavarres King	Eric Decker	Jacob Tamme
Zac Dysert	Ronnie Hillman	Jeremiah Johnson	Gerell Robinson	Andre Caldwell	Virgil Green
	Montee Ball	C.J. Anderson		Trindon Holliday	Julius Thomas