Today was a wild day of football. I would say it was a lower scoring day than I expected. There were a few surprises though. Let’s take a look at the numbers:
After the Monday night game, I’ll go further into detail, but I just want to address (3) of today’s games right now:
1) Las Vegas at Denver: Holy shit. Russell Wilson is droppable in 12 team leagues right now. Weekly waiver wire options are a better alternative. If he can’t rip up the weak Las Vegas defense, he’s not going to get any better. I’d say this whole team is a black hole except maybe for Courtland Sutton and Jerry Jeudy. Those receivers are only viable because of draft capital and getting volume at the very least.
2) Dallas at Minnesota: I think it’s safe to say the Vikings are the worst 8-2 team I’ve ever seen. Cousins did his best Jared Goff impression today. Give credit to Dallas though. Tony Pollard is a wrecking ball, and, with Zeke back to carry some of the load, Dallas probably has the best rushing offense in the NFL.
3) Detroit at New York Giants: WTF. First of all, these are 2 terrible teams. I have no idea how this New York team is 7-3. If you can’t run on the Lions, it’s not going to get any better. I don’t see another possible result next week other than the Cowboys stomping a huge mudhole in their ass.
For fantasy purposes, I sympathize with Saquon Barkley owners. He’s still going to get volume though. Given that it’s the year of the inconsistent QB, Daniel Jones is probably still better than many alternatives. He’ll get some yards on the ground and the occasional rushing TD.
More to come.