Week 16 Wrap: Josh Allen falls back to Earth at the worst time for fantasy football managers

New England Patriots @ Buffalo Bills

The Bills won, but Josh Allen fell crushingly back to earth during the fantasy semifinals coming off a historical two-week stretch. Allen managed just 5.3 YPA while failing to score a rushing TD for the first time in six games. He picked a bad time to have one of his worst fantasy performances of the season, but a Buffalo defensive touchdown hurt Allen’s volume in the fourth quarter. It was also revealed before the game that Allen has been playing through a fractured left hand since Week 1 (and he briefly lost feeling in his right hand Sunday), so managers should give him a pass after recording 93.2 fantasy points over the previous two games.

James Cook ran in a 46-yard touchdown and added a TD catch, scoring two more times on just 14 touches. Cook is up to 14 rushing scores (16 total TDs) over 14 games after totaling four over the first 33 games of his career. Cook may be technically due for touchdown regression, but he’s in the right offense to keep avoiding it.

Drake Maye tossed a dime to Kayshon Boutte, who led New England in catches (five), receiving yards (95) and TDs (one) while also drawing a DPI in the end zone late in the fourth quarter. Maye continued to impress, making plays with his legs and finishing with a +7.7% CPOE. Rhamondre Stevenson had a nice TD run, but he also committed his NFL-high seventh fumble and could’ve been credited for his eighth (it went to Maye instead).

The Bills pulled out the win despite recording just 11 yards in the first quarter, but Buffalo failed to become the first team in NFL history to score 30+ points in nine straight games.

• Amari Cooper has totaled two targets for one catch and 10 yards over two games since recording the most air yards in a game all season.

Philadelphia Eagles @ Washington Commanders

• Jayden Daniels became just the third player in NFL history to record five TDs and 75 rushing yards in a game. He overcame three lost fumbles by his teammates (two by Brian…

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Publish date : 2024-12-23 04:48:00

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