- Welcome to the week 8 bye-apocalypse: With six teams eliminated, stars sidelined and fantasy rosters gutted, here’s the survival guide.
- Andy Dalton is a solid streaming option: He gets a favorable matchup this week, as he faces a Buffalo Bills defense that allows 17.7 fantasy points per game to opposing QBs.
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Notable players said goodbye during week 8
Players who should focus on a roster of less than 30%
QBs
Andy Dalton | Carolina Panthers | 0.1%
Bryce Young will likely miss Week 8 with a high ankle sprain, and Andy Dalton will step in in his place. Dalton gets a favorable matchup this week, as he faces a Buffalo Bills defense that allows 17.7 fantasy points per game to opposing QBs. The game script should require high volume throwing.
Joe Flacco | Cleveland Browns | 5.0%
Flacco is coming off a fantasy game of 29.4 and now has two straight games of 20+ points. He enters Week 8 with a matchup against the New York Jets, who are allowing more than 18 points per game to opposing QBs this season. Ride the hot hand in Flacco if you need a good start in week 8.
Tyrod Taylor | Jets from New York | 2.0%
The Jets benched Justin Fields in favor of Tyrod Taylor late in a Week 7 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Taylor now faces the Cincinnati Bengals, who allow 30.5 points per game to opposing offenses. If Garrett Wilson is back, Taylor will be a strong streaming option in Week 8.
WRs
Troy Franklin | Denver Broncos | 28.9%
The Broncos have a Week 8 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys, who have been tormented by opponents all season. Troy Franklin should have a mismatch on the outside, allowing for multiple deep plays.
Kayshon Boutte | New England Patriots | 27.0%
Over the past two weeks, Kayshon Boutte has averaged 19.9 PPR points and has earned a much bigger role in New England’s offense. He now faces a Cleveland Browns defense that allows more than 15 PPR points per game to opposing receivers. Stream with confidence.
Jalen Coker | Carolina Panthers | 11.0%
The Panthers eased Coker into just 17 receiving snaps last week; Ideally, he should be at full go this week in a game where the Panthers will need all the firepower they can get to beat the Bills. Coker is a strong streaming option with benefits.
RBs
Tyjae Spears | Tennessee titans | 29.7%
Spears is back in the Titans offense and has seen a slow increase in workload.
- Week 5: 2 attempts
- Week 6: 5 attempts
- Week 7: 5 attempts
Spears’ relevance this week will depend on how the game script plays out. If the Titans can limit the Indianapolis Colts’ offense, he has a chance to perform and see an increase in touches; However, if they can’t, he probably won’t see the ball much.
Kyle Monangai | Chicago bears | 4.2%
Monangai has taken the Bears’ backfield by storm as he posted a 17.4 PPR point performance in Week 7. He gets a matchup against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 8, and they have been underwhelming week after week since losing Justin Madubuike to injury. You can start Monangai and Swift in Week 8 with confidence.
TEs
Oronde Gadsden II | Los Angeles Chargers | 2.3%
Gadsden is the waiver wire addition of the week after scoring over 20 PPR points and playing 80% of the Chargers’ offensive snaps last week. Gadsden is off to a riskier start this week due to the matchup against the Minnesota Vikings defense; However, with bye weeks, you may not have a choice.
Mason Taylor | Jets from New York | 27.7%
Taylor should already be on fantasy rosters, but he’s currently only included in 27.7% of leagues somehow. He gets a matchup against a Bengals defense that has allowed opponents to rack up more than 100 yards in three games this season.
Dalton Schultz | Houston Texans | 18.0%
Dalton Schultz is a viable streamer in Week 8 if you need a complement for Trey McBride or Sam LaPorta. He gets a matchup against a San Francisco 49ers defense that is now without Fred Warner, and even in games with him, San Francisco allowed an average of 5.5 receptions to tight ends per game.
Ceiling games of long shots
Players who have good matchups and have a chance to earn more touches during Week 8.
Defenses to exploit
QBs/WRs:
- Cowboys | 1,182 meters | 12 TDs | 27 explosive plays allowed | 132.2 passer rating allowed
- Bengal | 1,012 meters | 4 TDs | Allowed 27 explosive plays
- Raven | 892 meters | 10 TDs | 22 explosive play allowed | 115.9 passer rating allowed
RBs:
- Bengal | 855 meters | 6 TDs | 545 meters allowed after contact
- Dolphins | 898 meters | 5 TDs | 673 yards allowed after contact | 35 missed tackles
- Saints | 728 meters | 5 TDs | 266 yards allowed before contact | 33 missed tackled
TEs:
- Bengal | 536 meters | 9 TDs | Allowed 301 yards after the catch
- Foals | 503 meters | 3 TDs | Allowed 250 yards after the catch
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