With six teams on byes, the most of any week this season, finding
diamonds in the rough are going to be tougher, but Caleb Williams,
who ranks 14th in FPts/G (21.0) travels to Baltimore and gets
a shot at a reeling Ravens defense which has allowed the second-most
fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks (25.4 FPts/G). He has
gotten away from feeding Rome Odunze and D.J. Moore and must get
back to that strategy, but that's also a Ravens weakness allowing
wide receiver production (ranked 29th).
All the attention is on Aaron Rodgers facing his old team the
Green Bay Packers, but Jordan Love has an opportunity to shine
against a Steelers' defense allowing the fourth-most QB points.
Romeo Doubs, rookie Matthew Golden and tight end Tucker Kraft
figure to lead the way. Pittsburgh ranks 28th against opposing
receivers and 30th against tight ends.
The Miami defense, like their offense, is in disarray. Assuming
Michael Penix Jr.'s bone bruise in his foot isn't
serious, he faces a Dolphins defense allowing 23.1 FPts/G and
has allowed 11 touchdown passes with just one interception. They
don't have a particularly good pass rush (14 sacks) which
should allow Penix, plenty of time to find Drake London, Kyle
Pitts and Bijan Robinson out of the backfield.
The Houston defense is elite this season, allowing opposing QBs
just 13.6 FPts/G and a league-low four touchdown passes while
intercepting six balls. Additionally, they are allowing just 197
passing yards per game. This game figures to be a Christian McCaffrey-led
strategy with minimal passing.
Tua Tagovailoa has been ugly for two consecutive weeks, the team
is reeling (1-6) and it is also possible he gets replaced either
as a starter or in-game if he gets off to a slow start. The Atlanta
defense ranks No.2 against opposing passers, has yielded the fewest
passing yards in the league (934 yards over six games = 155 per
game), so this isn't the game to "get better"
or to get your first career NFL start.
Maye has started to get some MVP consideration, but even so,
playing the Cleveland defense isn’t a whole lot of fun.
They are allowing just 187 passing yards per game and just 6.7
QB rushing yards per game with zero touchdown runs. True, Maye
is playing at a top-five level, but you might want to see what
kind of matchup your backup quarterback is facing. If you end
up starting him, don’t set your expectations too high.
