9) Matthew Stafford vs. Seahawks
Stafford has been the single best late-round pick in fantasy this year. His owners have to love how Sean McVay has been running the Rams offense, especially with how often they throw the ball when they get in the red zone. Stafford should be ranked much higher, but I am a bit worried about this matchup on a short week in Seattle in the rain. The Seahawks have a tough defense, and Stafford will most likely have to get through this game without Davante Adams. The last time these two teams played, Stafford had one of his worst fantasy games of the season, finishing the contest with just 13.2 fantasy points.
10) Jacoby Brissett vs. Falcons
This guy basically saved the season for those of us who drafted Kyler Murray and made it a dream season for those of us who drafted Trey McBride. If you drafted Kyler in the middle to late rounds of this year’s draft, he did ok through the first five games of the season, averaging just over 16 fantasy points per game with seven total touchdowns. He also had the decency to get hurt at the very end of the Tennessee game, so his owners didn’t get a single-digit day hung on them. Since Brissett took over in Week 6, he has not finished a week lower than the QB12 and has averaged 20.5 fantasy points per week. If we combine the two players into one, we have the overall QB7, ranking just behind Jalen Hurts.
Keep in mind, all of this is assuming the Kyler owners have the foresight to grab Brissett when Murray went down. Either way, if you have the Cardinals QB, fire him up this week. My one word of warning here is that I think the Cardinals have a great shot at winning this game. As great as Brissett has been in fantasy, the Cardinals are 1-8 in his nine starts, and the game they won was against the Cowboys and their league-worst pass defense. There’s a chance that he struggles to put up a top 12 week in a game that Arizona may actually find themselves running out the clock in the 4th quarter. Don’t worry too much about that since Arizona doesn’t have much in the way of a running game to lean on.
Some other solid starts for this week are Bo Nix against the Jaguars, Baker Mayfield against Carolina, and Jordan Love against the Bears. Be careful with Trevor Lawrence this week against a tough Denver defense, as well as Jaxson Dart against a Vikings defense that hasn’t allowed a single passing touchdown over their last five games. Good luck!!
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