Fantasy Football Week 13 Sleeper: Matt Forte

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Published: December 5, 2009

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... that he’s a sleeper for Week 13?  If your name is Matt Forte, that amazingly is exactly what has happened.

While he has contributed in the passing game this season (433 yards on 46 receptions), he has yet to find the end zone through the air. 

On the ground, he’s been a fraction of the player he was during his rookie season, when he rushed for 1,238 yards and eight touchdowns.

So far, this season he’s amassed just 543 yards, averaging just under 50 per game, while scoring just three touchdowns.  He’s only had over 50 yards in a game four times all season and over the past four weeks has posted the following statistics:

  • Week 9 - 33 yards vs. Arizona
  • Week 10 - 41 yards vs. San Francisco
  • Week 11 - 34 yards vs. Philadelphia
  • Week 12 - 27 yards vs. Minnesota

Granted, the worst of those three defenses is Arizona, who ranks 13th in the league giving up 108.6 yards on the ground per game.  Th...

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