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There were hits and misses on the Week 8 sleeper page. Cedric Tillman was a smash, Bo Nix kept coming through and Braelon Allen collected double-digit touches and a touchdown. But there were no right answers with the Tampa Bay wideouts, Rashod Bateman lost his way at Cleveland and Hunter Henry was one rare tight end who didn’t celebrate the Hallmark holiday.
Let’s see what we can find in Week 9.
QB Bo Nix at Baltimore (32%)
He’s been lost in the shuffle given the buzz of some other young quarterbacks, but Nix is putting together a very underrated season. He’s quietly posted the third-most fantasy points among QBs over the last four weeks, and now he takes aim at the Baltimore funnel defense (strong against the run, leaky against the pass). Even if Nix doesn’t find throwing lanes Sunday, he always offers an interesting rushing backboard — he’s had a rushing score or solid ground production in seven of his eight starts.
QB Joe Flacco at Vikings (12%)
Minnesota’s defense has done a lot of good things this year — it’s first in DVOA and it’s third in percentage of drives that have yielded points. But the early Minnesota returns were better than the recent games — over the past four weeks, the men in Purple have yielded 1,192 passing yards and 12 touchdown passes. Flacco has plenty of help from the Indianapolis receiving room — Michael Pittman Jr., Josh Downs and viable sleeper Alec Pierce — and even if the Vikings force a few negative plays with the blitz-happy Brian Flores scheme, the Colts figure to hit some home runs, too. Get your popcorn ready for Sunday night.
RB Tyler Allgeier vs. Cowboys (37%)
It’s becoming harder and harder to find legitimate running back sleepers — players rostered under 50% in Yahoo leagues — because the modern theory for fantasy football says that your bench should be overflowing with speculation plays. So many interesting contingency-upside picks are already scooped up. Allgeier is the rare non-starting back who offers some…
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Publish date : 2024-10-31 16:30:26
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