Fantasy Corner: Who To Start and Who To Sit in Browns vs. Colts

It's the Fantasy Football report while we continue to preview Browns vs. Colts. Who to start and who to sit, let's dive in!

Anthony Moeglin | Oct 22, 2023

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Cleveland Browns

The Browns look for their first winning streak of the 2023 season as they travel to Lucas Oil Stadium to take on the 3-3 Indianapolis Colts.

There is a lot to like in this matchup from a fantasy perspective, all from the Browns' point of view.

The Colts come in with the 26th-ranked defense in the NFL and will be without their two starting corners. Their replacements? Two rookie 7th-round draft picks in Juju Bretts and Jaylon Jones. Look for the Browns to take advantage of this beat-up secondary with Amari Cooper and Elijah Moore.

Oct 15, 2023; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Browns wide receiver Amari Cooper (2) runs the ball as San Francisco 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir (2) pulls him down from behind during the fourth quarter at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports / © Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports

The Colts are led by Shaquille Leonard on defense who is a star. He will make it hard for Cleveland in the run game and also will make it tough on Browns' tight ends David Njoku and Harrison Bryant to make big plays.

On the other side, the Colts do come in with the number three running back in the league, Zack Moss. Moss has 466 rushing yards on the season at 4.9 yards per carry.

The trigger man for the Colts will be Gardner Minshew who is coming off one of the worst games of his career. In Jacksonville last week he threw three interceptions and was a big reason why the Colts weren't able to get the job done.

In his last 14 starts, he is 3-11 and has really struggled. The Browns have a great opportunity to get after him today.

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Roy Robertson-Harris (95) hurries Indianapolis Colts quarterback Gardner Minshew (10) during the second quarter of an NFL football matchup Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Indianapolis Colts 37-20. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union] :: [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]

Start 'Em

QB Deshaun Watson
WR Amari Cooper
WR Elijah Moore
RB Jerome Ford
Browns Defense
Zach Moss

Sit 'Em

Colts Defense
WR Michael Pittman Jr.
RB Jonathan Taylor
RB Kareem Hunt
TE David Njoku

Published Oct 22, 2023

ANTHONY MOEGLIN

Anthony Moeglin is a northeast Ohio native, who most notably quarterbacked John Carroll University to the NCAA DIII National Semifinals in 2016 after beating the No. 1 team in the country twice in a 4-week stretch. He contributes written and video/podcast content for Browns Digest, as well as serving as the lead football analyst for BuckeyesNow on the FanNation network.