Fantasy Player Projections

Christian Ponder

The months of November and December were cruel to Ponder, as he had just one game with more than 200 yards passing. His best bet is to continue to hand the ball to Adrian Peterson.

Adrian Peterson

Peterson has logged a carry of 50 or more yards in five of his last six games and is averaging 6.0 yards per carry. Who says Peyton Manning has the Comeback Player of the Year locked up?

Toby Gerhart

Gerhart is on pace to set career lows in virtually every rushing and receiving category. And to think at one point this summer his fantasy value was soaring due to doubts about Adrian Peterson's health.

Jarius Wright

After showing some initial promise, Wright has sputtered in trying to replace Percy Harvin in the Vikings' passing game. The team has no choice but to keep him in the slot, but fantasy owners shouldn't expect much.

Michael Jenkins

Jenkins is one of Christian Ponder's favorite targets, but that isn't saying much. Jenkins hasn't reached 50 yards receiving in a game since October.

Kyle Rudolph

The Bears snapped Rudolph's three-game touchdown streak last week, but we have a hunch he'll start a new one against St. Louis. After all, the Rams have given up nice numbers to Rob Housler and Scott Chandler in recent weeks, and Rudolph is better than both.

Blair Walsh

The Vikings' offense has been called a one-man show, but Adrian Peterson has helped provide Walsh with plenty of scoring opportunities.

This defense took care of Chicago last week, so St. Louis should be a walk in the park. This could be a week in which Jared Allen and the pass rush come up big.

Sam Bradford

Bradford hasn't registered a 300-yard game since October and is averaging just more than one touchdown per game. He is irrelevant as far as fantasy owners are concerned.

Steven Jackson

Jackson has been a workhorse in the second half of the season, averaging 21.2 carries over the last five games, but he may not have much to work with this week. The Vikings own one of the league's stingiest run defenses, allowing less than 4.0 yards per carry.

Daryl Richardson

Richardson's role has actually diminished as the season has progressed. He has carried the ball just three times in each of the past two weeks and has yet to score his first NFL touchdown.

Chris Givens

Givens is still green, as was evident last week, but he's the most gifted of the Rams' young receivers. He's also becoming Sam Bradford's favorite, with 24 targets in the last two weeks.

Danny Amendola

Amendola should see enough of practice week this week to get the start. The Vikings have given up 310 completed passes, third most in the league.

Brandon Gibson

Fantasy owners had begun to expect Chris Givens to deliver for the Rams, but Gibson was the leading playmaker last week, with 100 yards on six catches. Moving forward, fantasy owners should stick with Givens; Gibson's play is too spotty.

Lance Kendricks

Kendricks has collected 30-40 yards in five of his last eight games. He offers fantasy owners very little upside in any scoring format.

Greg Zuerlein

The Vikings are not a friendly defense to opposing offenses, or opposing kickers. Zuerlein might not get many chances this week.

Adrian Peterson is the hottest back in football right now. Fortunately for St. Louis, the Vikings' coaching staff allows Christian Ponder to throw once in a while.