Fantasy Football Player Notes

2024's triple crown winner is back with his best friend under center. Last week's performance against the Ravens may not have been the massive fantasy game we've seen in the past. However, 14 targets for seven catches and 110 yards is a great day at the office regardless. If the Bengals want to make the postseason, they need to win out. That starts this week against the Bills with a great game between Josh Allen and Joe Burrow. The Bills have been stout against opposing passing offenses lately, and weakest against the run. That said, you don't need me to tell you that Josh Allen going against the Bengals defense will force the pass-happy Bengals ot air it out all season. Even in a below-average matchup, the Chase-Burrow connection keeps him atop the wideout rankings this week.

Do we want the good news or the bad news? Let's start with the good. Chase Brown had his third straight 100-yard game. With Joe Burrow back, the entire offense takes a step forward for fantasy. That includes Brown's pass-catching prowess, finishing with seven catches for 35 yards last week. The bad? Samaje Perine had 14 carries to Brown's 15. Although Brown managed to rush for 78 yards compared to Perine's 39, this is not the split fantasy managers want to see. After Perine missed the last few weeks with an ankle injury, his immediate involvement is very intriguing. This week, they take on the Bills, who have struggled against the run all season. In a game that has shootout potential, Brown continues to be an RB1. However, keep an eye out for Perine's involvement moving forward.

Tee Higgins has cleared the concussion protocol and will be back this week. Higgins is the WR22 in fantasy points per game with a 16.5% target share, 1.55 yards per route run, and a 23.2% first-read share. Higgins is second on the team with nine red zone targets and 14 deep targets. The Bills have the sixth-highest rate of two high (55.3%) this season. Against two high, Higgins has seen his numbers dwindle with a 13.8% target share, 1.28 yards per route run, and a 20.9% first-read share. Higgins could pay off with a touchdown, but I don't think this is a ceiling game for him. Since Week 9, Buffalo has limited perimeter wide receivers to the fourth-fewest PPR points per target and the eighth-fewest receiving yards per game.