A.J. Green is one of those receivers whose matchup Fantasy owners don't bother to check on any given Sunday. But he has struggled at times against the best cornerbacks this season, including Joe Haden and Tramon Williams. Those two corners held him to 11 catches for 97 yards combined in successive games.
Such is the case in Week 8. Green has another tough matchup with Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie, whom he has never faced.
He and Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton are on a roll. They have combined for 12 hookups for 258 yards and two touchdowns in the last two weeks. But keep in mind that those explosions came aganst the weak pass defenses of Buffalo and Detroit. The Jets are one of the better units in the league in passing yards allowed (1,574) and among the best in passing yards yielded per attempt (5.4).
The latter stat shouldn't affect Green, who can rack up big yards in a hurry, as he did on an 82-yard scoring strike to put the Lions on their heels in Week 7. Green is always an automatic start, but his numbers could be down a bit against Cromartie and the Jets.