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Fantasy football: This could be Cam Newton's week

Here are my picks to roll, and get rolled, in Week 10 of the 2014 season. Watch 'em roll Cam Newton, QB, Panthers at Eagles. In a week when three star QBs are idle, Newton offers hope. Though he hasn't had a TD strike since Week 7, he ran one in last week and he'll be facing a very hospitable Philly defense. Newton is hard to trust, but he always manages to rebound. Why not under the Monday night lights?

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) drops back to pass during the second quarter against the New Orleans Saints at Bank of America Stadium. (Jeremy Brevard/USA Today)
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) drops back to pass during the second quarter against the New Orleans Saints at Bank of America Stadium. (Jeremy Brevard/USA Today)Read more

Here are my picks to roll, and get rolled, in Week 10 of the 2014 season.

Watch 'em roll

Cam Newton, QB, Panthers at Eagles. In a week when three star QBs are idle, Newton offers hope. Though he hasn't had a TD strike since Week 7, he ran one in last week and he'll be facing a very hospitable Philly defense. Newton is hard to trust, but he always manages to rebound. Why not under the Monday night lights?

Justin Forsett, RB, Ravens vs. Titans. Forsett leads Baltimore's two- or three-headed (depending on the whims of his coaches) backfield committee into a sweet matchup with one of the league's weakest rush defenses. The Ravens won't try to keep pace with a red-hot QB, as they did last week, so look for plenty of touches from Forsett as both a runner and a receiver.

Bobby Rainey, RB, Buccaneers vs. Falcons. Assuming Atlanta doesn't get off to another 35-0 lead by halftime, as it did in Week 3, Rainey should have great success against the NFL's most generous run defense (13 rushing TDs surrendered already). Though rookie Charles Sims is expected to get some work, Doug Martin's likely absence should leave the lion's share of the action to Rainey.

Roddy White, WR, Falcons at Buccaneers. A lot has changed since that fateful Thursday night blitzkrieg in September, but not the state of the Bucs secondary. It's still awful. Matt Ryan has looked White's way far more often than any other receiver's recently, so his ceiling is very high this week.

Martavis Bryant, RB, Steelers at Jets. Ben Roethlisberger will cool off eventually, but it would be a big surprise if it happened against the secondary that has allowed a league-worst 24 passing TDs this season. Bryant has five scores over the last three weeks. Yeah, I'd say the rookie is a good bet for more.

Roll 'em back

Matt Stafford, QB, Lions vs. Dolphins. Even with the expected return of Calvin Johnson, Stafford is in for a tough outing against the NFL's second-ranked pass defense. An active Megatron could be eased in as a decoy, making the Dolphins' job even easier.

Lamar Miller, RB, Dolphins at Lions. The surprisingly effective Miller has been limited in practice this week because of a shoulder injury he suffered against the Chargers. Though expected to tough it out, he'll do so against one of the league's stingiest run defenses. Give him a rest if you can.

Tre Mason, RB, Rams at Cardinals. Though we finally have some clarity in St. Louis' backfield - Mason is the lead - that's not likely to be worth much against the Cardinals' rock-solid defensive front. A week after holding the league's rushing leader to just 79 yards, Arizona should have little trouble containing the rookie.

Marques Colston, WR, Saints vs. 49ers. Now that Jimmy Graham is back in action, Colston has returned to the shadows. He's had just eight targets over the last two games and hasn't found the end zone since Week 3. Colston will face a solid 49ers secondary, so his prospects are dim.

Mike Evans, WR, Buccaneers vs. Falcons. The arrow certainly is pointing up for Evans, a popular waiver-wire pickup this week. But despite the favorable matchup, the rookie will need to adjust to a quarterback, Josh McCown, whom he hasn't seen since Week 3. Just as Mike Glennon was turning Evans into a star.