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.

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.