Courtland Sutton Week 15 Outlook - Broncos at Chiefs

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Mon, Dec 9th 2019, 4:52pm EST

Through two games with Lock, it hasn't been bad for Sutton, though it hasn't been great, either. After catching 4-of-5 passes for 74 yards and two touchdowns in his first start, he saw a solid seven targets, but netted just five catches for 34 scoreless yards. The fact that Lock has been competent is the best news, as the numbers should follow. The Chiefs have done a great job with perimeter wide receivers this year, as both Charvarius Ward and Bashaud Breeland have been solid. The duo has combined to allow just 56-of-115 passing for 894 yards and four touchdowns in their coverage, which is a 48.7 percent catch-rate, 7.77 yards per target, and a touchdown every 28.8 targets. Would you believe they've allowed just eight top-30 wide receiver performances on the season? Fortunately, Sutton was one of them when he hauled in 6-of-8 targets for 87 yards, though that was when Emmanuel Sanders was still on the team. You're starting Sutton as a middling WR2 in this matchup but understand it hasn't been a kind matchup to many receivers.