Fantasy Football Player Notes

Last week, Geno Smith had a surprisingly efficient outing against a stout Houston pass defense. He finished as the QB20 for the week with 201 passing yards while completing 69.6% of his passes with 8.7 yards per attempt. Smith just lost his WR1 in Brock Bowers for the rest of the season, which will definitely hurt his ceiling, but he could easily have a solid QB2 performance again this week. Since Week 12, the Giants have allowed the fifth-most yards per attempt, the 11th-highest success rate per dropback, and the highest CPOE.

Brady Cook isn't in play this week. In his two NFL starts, he has finished as the QB26 and QB31 in weekly scoring with a 1:4 passing touchdown to interception ratio. He hasn't cleared 200 passing yards or 5.5 yards per attempt in either start. The Patriots have continued to field a strong pass defense. Since Week 12, New England has allowed the fifth-fewest passing yards per game, the seventh-fewest yards per attempt, and the 11th-lowest success rate per dropback.