6) Drake Maye vs. New York Jets
Maye currently sits as the top-scoring QB in total points scored in fantasy football through 10 weeks. That number is slightly skewed as he has yet to have his bye, but even if you go by points per game, he ranks at an impressive fourth overall. He hasn’t had many huge games, with just three of his 10 games resulting in over 25 fantasy points, but he’s avoided the landmine weeks with just 1 game under 15 points scored. He’s been as steady as they come, and this week he gets the Jets on a short week. These games have been a bit lower scoring overall, but he should still put up enough points to be a top 10 option for the week.
7) Joe Flacco vs. Pittsburgh
When these teams last met, it sparked the beginning of the Joe Flacco resurgence as well as the Ja’Marr Chase dominance that we were all expecting when we drafted him at the top of most fantasy drafts. Flacco threw for 342 yards and 3 scores on that Thursday night, and not much has changed since. My feeling is that both teams feel like they had the right game plan for that game and will simply try and outscore each other this weekend. Aaron Rodgers also makes an intriguing, deeper option, but he will fall a bit short of our top 10 list for the week. If you have Flacco, fire him up.
8) Baker Mayfield vs. Buffalo
Mayfield has been the one constant on a Tampa offense that has seen the majority of its members filter in and out of the lineup due to various injuries. If the Bucs need offense, then Baker is going to put up fantasy numbers. The rare exception is a game like he had in Week 8 against New Orleans, where he wasn’t needed to take care of the hapless Saints and ended the day with single-digit fantasy numbers. The Bucs will need Baker to have a big game to stay close with the Bills, and I expect him to use his legs some this week, which he hasn’t done at all in the Bucs last 3 games.
