Kansas City Chiefs vs Buffalo Bills

Date/Time: October 19, 5:00pm ET
Odds: Chiefs -205
Over/Under: 57.5 points
Implied Vegas point totals: Chiefs 30.75, Bills 26.75

Kansas City Chiefs

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Buffalo Bills

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Quarterback

Kansas City: After watching Tannehill torch the Bills secondary last week, Mahomes has to be sitting here licking his chops. Even without Watkins, Mahomes will have no problem shredding this defense and he can be viewed as a top-tier option yet again.

Buffalo: Allen came back down to earth a bit in week five, but there’s no reason to panic and sit him this week. The Bills are most likely going to have to throw the ball to keep up with the Chiefs offense and Allen should have a fine day passing. He’s a mid-range QB1 this week.

Running Backs

Kansas City: CEH has not been able to punch the ball in at the goal-line, which obviously limts his overall ceiling. However, he’s seeing enough work to warrant low-end RB1 consideration yet again.

Buffalo: Singletary was woefully inefficient last week and he got outproduced by TJ Yeldon – albeit in large part due to garbage time production. Unfortunately, Singletary’s unlikely to have a ton of room to run in this game with the way the Chiefs defense is playing and he could struggle yet again. If Moss comes back this week, which is such an unknown at this point, Singletary’s value takes even more of a hit. He’s a high-end RB3 right now in my rankings, but he could fall down a little bit more if we get news on Moss’ status.

Wide Receivers

Kansas City: At the time of writing, we don’t have any news on Tre’Davious White and his status for this game on Monday. If White misses, Hill will be matched up against Taron Johnson in the slot. Johnson is absolutely no match for Hill and Mahomes should look to exploit this matchup routinely throughout this game. Hill’s a top-5 receiver this week. Watkins is most likely out for this matchup, which boosts up Hardman to a borderline WR3. The targets are going to need to go somewhere and Hardman should be able to routinely win his matchup against Siran Neal. Hardman’s a fine low-end WR3 play this week with ridiculous upside. Robinson hasn’t been on the field much recently, but he becomes a sneaky FLEX play if you’re in a pinch. Robinson will be lining up against Josh Norman and Norman simply isn’t the same player that he was several years ago. Robinson could easily walk away with a touchdown in this game.

Buffalo: Diggs has been a fantastic add for this Bills offense. Not only has he been great for actual football, but he’s been terrific for fantasy football as well. He saw 16 targets last week with Brown out of the lineup and he should see close to that number yet again this week in a matchup where Buffalo’s most likely going to have to throw the ball quite a bit. Fire up Diggs as a low-end WR1. Brown’s injury status is currently not yet totally clear, but he is resuming jogging during practice this week. This doesn’t sound extremely positive for his outlook for playing Monday night, but we’ll have to monitor the situation as it goes along. If he does play, he’s a fantastic high-end WR3 in a matchup that could see points fly up on the board. Davis continues to be involved in the offense and he saw a significant boost last week with Brown out. While he’s not someone that you should play with extreme confidence, he could be a fine fill-in option if Brown isn’t able to suit up in this matchup. If that does happen, Davis can be viewed as a fine FLEX option. Beasley continues to soak up targets in this offense and reel in a ridiculous amount of them. He’s a fine FLEX option week in and week out for Full PPR formats.

Tight Ends

Kansas City: Kelce continues to be a steady force for your fantasy lineups. Fire him up as a top-3 option yet again.

Buffalo: None of the Bills tight ends are worth considering for fantasy this week.

FantasyProjection Buster: Hardman should step into a larger role in this offense with Watkins out for this matchup, but we could see him barely be a factor. There’s always a wide range of outcomes with Hardman.

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Arizona Cardinals vs Dallas Cowboys

Date/Time: October 19, 8:15pm ET
Odds: Cardinals -120
Over/Under: 55 points
Implied Vegas point totals: Cardinals 28, Cowboys 26.5

Arizona Cardinals

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Dallas Cowboys

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Quarterback

Arizona: Murray has been a steady top-tier option at the QB position based on his rushing ability. With that safe floor that he gives you, plus this matchup against the Cowboys defense that simply can’t stop anyone through the air, Murray has No. 1 overall QB upside this week.

Dallas: Dalton will step in now in place of the injured Dak Prescott. While Dalton is not going to be able to replicate Dak’s success, he’s still a fine NFL QB that can carry an offense. With the weapons that he has at his disposal, Dalton should be viewed as a potential streaming option this week if you’re desperate. He’s a mid-range QB2 in my rankings.

Running Backs

Arizona: Drake was finally able to find the end zone last week, but he’s still certainly underwhelming when it comes to fantasy football. With that being said, he’s still receiving a significant workload on the ground and his snap percentage hasn’t fluctuated much over the last few weeks. He’s a low-end RB2 that could find the end zone again against the Dallas run defense. Edmonds continues to be involved in this offense, but he’s not seeing more than ten touches in a game. While he certainly has the skillset to make those touches count for fantasy football, he’s a touchdown-or-bust RB3 that gets a slight bump up in PPR leagues.

Dallas: Zeke’s a locked-and-loaded top-5 RB every single week. The Cowboys might turn to lean on him even more now that Dak is out for the season too. Fire him up with confidence.

Wide Receivers

Arizona: Hopkins has been unstoppable this season and has been a target vacuum in this offense. He now gets a matchup against the Cowboys secondary that is surrendering 32.6 fantasy points on average to opposing WRs. Hopkins has No. 1 overall upside yet again this week and his floor may be top-5. Kirk has always had the talent to be a factor, but he simply hasn’t been given the opportunity in this offense. That changed last week and Kirk was able to put together a solid performance. Against the Cowboys defense, Kirk could have a fine game yet again and should be viewed as a low-end WR3.

Dallas: Cooper gets a downgrade, just like the other receiving options in this offense, with Dak’s departure. However, it’s not a significant downgrade going from Dak to Dalton. Cooper should still be viewed as a low-end WR1 and he should be able to get open routinely against these Cardinals corners. Lamb is currently the WR12 in all of fantasy football. While the Cowboys have been throwing the ball a ridiculous amount with Dak, which has led to the inflated opportunity for Lamb, he’s still going to present a safe floor week in and week out. In this matchup, Lamb should be viewed as a safe WR2. Gallup takes a hit with Dak leaving for the season with his injury, but he still has enough upside each week to be viewed as a solid WR3.

Tight Ends

Arizona: None of the Cardinals tight ends are worth considering for fantasy this week.

Dallas: Schultz hurt fantasy managers last week, but he’s worth rolling out there again this week as a fine high-end TE2. With the way the TE landscape looks right now, there might not be a better option available for you.

FantasyProjection Buster: Schultz has a wide range of outcomes in this game. He could be a non-factor the way that he was last week or he could see a significant amount of work with Dalton behind center.

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