3) Joe Burrow vs. Ravens
Burrow shook off the rust two weeks ago when these two teams played and was able to put up almost 20 fantasy points. Last week, he looked even sharper against Buffalo (except for two unfortunate picks on back-to-back throws) as he put up over 25 fantasy points thanks to throwing four touchdowns. The Bengals are basically out of it, but they are still under the delusion that they can make the playoffs if they win out, and I’m here for it. Tee Higgins may miss another game as he may have suffered yet another concussion last week, which would be his second in three games. He wasn’t on the field for their last matchup, but Burrow can make do with the likes of Mitchell Tinsley and Mike Gesicki when he isn’t throwing it to Chase Brown and Ja’Marr Chase. Fire Joe Cool up and enjoy the fireworks display against this slow Baltimore secondary.
4) Patrick Mahomes vs. Chargers
Mahomes is the first of our two elite quarterbacks who did us dirty in Week 14. This week, he faces the team that is responsible for the horrid week by the next guy we will talk about, the Los Angeles Chargers, and their top 5 pass defense. The Chargers just held Jalen Hurts down to the single worst fantasy game of his career, so why would we recommend playing Patrick Mahomes against them this week? It’s pretty simple. Who else are you going to play over him? If you have been playing Mahomes all season and you’ve made it to the playoffs, it’s not likely you have a better option on your bench. These games happen from time to time, and you have to stay strong and not overreact. When the Chiefs faced L.A. on opening day, Mahomes put up over 26 fantasy points. Leave him in your lineup.
5) Jalen Hurts vs. Raiders
Yep, here’s the other guy who broke our hearts last week. Some of us might have needed Hurts to put up a measly 10 points last week to secure a bye, guaranteeing us a share of the prize pool. Some of us probably felt pretty good about our chances going into Monday night since his worst game of the season came way back in week 2 against the Chiefs, and that was still a decent 11.54-point day. Well, there’s no sense crying over spilled milk. Or spilled footballs that you somehow recovered and then immediately lost after throwing an interception, resulting in becoming the first player in league history to commit two turnovers in the same play. We’re not bitter at all, because this week is the week that Hurts pays us back. The Eagles are going to take three weeks’ worth of frustration out on the hapless Raiders, and there’s nothing Pete Carroll or Maxx Crosby or even the ghost of Al Davis is going to be able to do about it. Philly is the school bully who just got their butts kicked by three bigger bullies, and now they’re looking for somebody to give a wedgie to, and the Raiders are going to prance onto Lincoln Financial Field with their silver and black underwear hanging out. They’re almost asking for it. It will be ugly, and Jalen Hurts will have his hands in on at least 3 Eagles scores.
