Fantasy Football Player Notes

The Bengals have been a wonderful matchup for tight ends this season, but I'm projecting another down game for Pat Freiermuth this week. The last time he faced Cincy, he secured two of his four targets with 30 scoreless receiving yards. This all goes back to the coverage structure for Cincy. The last time they played Pittsburgh, they utilized single high with 59.5% of their defensive snaps. In three of their last four games, they have utilized single high 52.5-67.4% of their defensive snaps. Freiermuth disappears against single high with a 13% TPRR and 0.98 YPRR. Sit Freiermuth this week.

Ok, we're going back to Darnell Washington this week as a streaming option. Yep, you guessed it. It's because of single-high coverage. The last time they played Pittsburgh, they utilized single high with 59.5% of their defensive snaps. In three of their last four games, they have utilized single high 52.5-67.4% of their defensive snaps. The last time Washington faced this defense, he secured three of his four targets with 67 receiving yards (zero touchdowns). Against single high, Washington has a 27% TPRR and 2.72 YPRR. With DK Metcalf dealing with DJ Turner all game, Washington could see a decent workload. Washington is tied for the team lead with seven red zone targets and has three scores this season. He could be a TE1 this week. Over their last five games, Cincy has allowed the tenth-most yards per target to tight ends while ranking 15th in receiving fantasy points per game.