Jacksonville Jaguars at Las Vegas Raiders 4:05 p.m. EST
I don’t know what to think about the Jaguars coming off their bye. They are one of those teams that can put up big numbers, but are difficult to trust. QB Trevor Lawrence can look amazing one play and then look like he just learned how to play football the next. WR Brian Thomas Jr. has been limited in practice but should be primed to have a big game. WR Travis Hunter has been limited in practice, but there are talks that they want to get him more involved. He can easily 5X his price if he gets a couple of long plays and a touchdown. RB Travis Etienne is in a good spot, and nobody talks about him. I know he hasn’t had very many good games lately, but he is an explosive player, and I could see him getting 20 plus points. In all, the Jaguars look good on paper but difficult to trust on the field.
The Raiders are also coming off their bye, and I would expect some improvement. It can’t get much worse than what it’s been, as they have been awful. They do get TE Brock Bowers back, which should help immensely. He is cheaply priced, and the platforms are begging you to play him. RB Ashton Jeanty is a bit overpriced on this slate. He has a lot of talent, but at his price point, it’s just going to be too much for me. There is some interest in the receivers because the Jaguars will give up passing yardage. I think receivers Jakobi Meyers and Tre Tucker could be solid plays if QB Geno Smith used the bye week to get right.
Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills 4:25 p.m. EST
This game scares me because I don’t want to play it. Unfortunately, it has the highest game total on the slate, at 54. The reason why I don’t want to play it is that quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen are the two highest-priced quarterbacks on the slate. I want to pay down at quarterback and pair them with their own receiving weapons, but I do realize that both of these players have 30-plus-point upside and can dominate the slate.
My main interests in this game are Kansas City WR Rashee Rice and Buffalo TE Dalton Kincaid. Outside of them, I think the ball will be spread around a bit, but I don’t see a dominant player in winning lineups. That thought process does not make me feel comfortable. I think if you want to play the quarterbacks and the receiving options, you can pair them with players from the Raiders, the Giants, and the 49ers because that’s the only way you can get them to fit in. Also, they become more attractive if RB Kyle Monangai is announced as the Bears starter. His price point will allow you to easily Chief and Bills stacks that have Mahomes and Allen.
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