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Fantasy football sit-and-start advice should always be relative and league-dependent. Many starts and sits are obvious too, so we will instead focus on fringe options in this column, the ones that take real thought. Good luck with your Week 8 lineups!
Baltimore Ravens @ Cleveland Browns
Start: David Njoku
Njoku saw a league-high 14 targets last week with Amari Cooper gone, and he gets a big upgrade at QB with Jameis Winston starting Sunday. Njoku has earned a 31% first-read target rate over the last two weeks, and he gets an extreme pass-funnel defense; the Ravens have allowed an NFL-low 51.7 RB rushing yards per game but the most passing yards this season. Baltimore opponents have the league’s third-highest pass rate (66.3%). Winston threw a touchdown during his only drive last week, so Njoku is a top-three tight end.
Rashod Bateman becomes a flex option if Zay Flowers sits.
Tennessee Titans @ Detroit Lions
Start: David Montgomery
Montgomery has practiced in full this week after briefly leaving the last game with a knee injury. The Titans aren’t an easy run defense, but the Lions ran for 144 yards against a tough Vikings D last week. Jameson Williams is out, and the Lions have the league’s highest implied team total (28.5 points) this week. Detroit is also the biggest favorite (-11.5) on the board, so game script should be highly favorable facing a team starting Mason Rudolph and likely missing both its top wideouts.
The Lions’ D/ST is a top-three start this week.
Indianapolis Colts @ Houston Texans
Start: C.J. Stroud
Stroud will continue to miss Nico Collins, but he’s in a good spot to bounce back from one of the worst games of his career last week. Stroud has gotten 8.7 YPA and averaged 311.1 passing yards with 22 total touchdowns over 11 games at home during his career. He also owns a 6:0 TD:INT ratio over three games versus the Colts, who’ve allowed the fifth-most schedule-adjusted fantasy points to quarterbacks this season. The Texans have the…
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Publish date : 2024-10-25 16:12:10
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