Who Should I Start? - Week 15
Matt Ryan or Jameis Winston
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| Matt Ryan QB - ATL  vs. ARI, Sun 1pm EST |
Jameis Winston QB - TB  at BAL, Sun 1pm EST |
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| Rankings | |||
| ECR | # 14 | # 19 | - |
| Best Rank | # 4 | # 16 | - |
| Worst Rank | # 21 | # 24 | - |
| Matchup | |||
| Opponent | vs. ARI | at BAL | - |
| Matchup Rank | 29 | 30 | - |
| Stats Allowed | |||
| Pass Comp | 18.1 | 17.4 | |
| Pass Yds | 171.3 | 167.5 | |
| Pass TD | 1.1 | 1.1 | |
| Fantasy Points | |||
| Season Total | 281.2 | 146.8 | - |
| Avg Game | 21.6 | 18.4 | - |
| Avg Projection | 19.3 | 16.5 | - |
| Week 14 | 20.5 | 19.2 | - |
| Misc | |||
| Injury Alert | ‐ | ‐ | - |
| Weather | Indoor | 40 F, Light Rain | - |
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| Matt Ryan QB - ATL | Jameis Winston QB - TB | |
| 2018 Schedule | ||
| Week 1 | at PHI 21/43, 251 pass yds, 0 td, 1 int 2 rush, 8 yds, 0 td | at NO |
| Week 2 | vs. CAR 23/28, 272 pass yds, 2 td, 1 int 4 rush, 18 yds, 2 td | vs. PHI |
| Week 3 | vs. NO 26/35, 374 pass yds, 5 td, 0 int 4 rush, 12 yds, 0 td | vs. PIT |
| Week 4 | vs. CIN 29/39, 419 pass yds, 3 td, 0 int 2 rush, 5 yds, 0 td | at CHI 16/20, 145 pass yds, 1 td, 2 int 1 rush, 7 yds, 0 td |
| Week 5 | at PIT 26/38, 285 pass yds, 1 td, 0 int 1 rush, 10 yds, 0 td | BYE WEEK |
| Week 6 | vs. TB 31/41, 355 pass yds, 3 td, 0 int 1 rush, 13 yds, 0 td | at ATL 30/41, 395 pass yds, 4 td, 2 int 5 rush, 29 yds, 0 td |
| Week 7 | vs. NYG 31/39, 379 pass yds, 1 td, 0 int 2 rush, 1 yds, 0 td | vs. CLE 32/52, 365 pass yds, 0 td, 2 int 10 rush, 55 yds, 1 td |
| Week 8 | BYE WEEK | at CIN 18/35, 276 pass yds, 1 td, 4 int 3 rush, 18 yds, 0 td |
| Week 9 | at WAS 26/38, 350 pass yds, 4 td, 1 int | at CAR |
| Week 10 | at CLE 38/52, 330 pass yds, 2 td, 0 int 3 rush, 13 yds, 0 td | vs. WAS |
| Week 11 | vs. DAL 24/34, 291 pass yds, 1 td, 1 int 1 rush, 1 yds, 0 td | at NYG 12/16, 199 pass yds, 2 td, 1 int 5 rush, 16 yds, 0 td |
| Week 12 | at NO 35/47, 377 pass yds, 2 td, 1 int 2 rush, 16 yds, 0 td | vs. SF 29/38, 312 pass yds, 2 td, 0 int 7 rush, 24 yds, 0 td |
| Week 13 | vs. BAL 16/26, 131 pass yds, 1 td, 0 int 2 rush, 4 yds, 0 td | vs. CAR 20/30, 249 pass yds, 2 td, 0 int 5 rush, 48 yds, 0 td |
| Week 14 | at GB 28/42, 262 pass yds, 3 td, 1 int 1 rush, 0 yds, 0 td | vs. NO 18/38, 213 pass yds, 2 td, 1 int 5 rush, 47 yds, 0 td |
| Week 15 | vs. ARI | at BAL |
| Week 16 | at CAR | at DAL |
| Week 17 | at TB | vs. ATL |
| Matt Ryan QB - ATL vs. ARI, Sun 1pm EST |
Jameis Winston QB - TB at BAL, Sun 1pm EST |
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| Passing | ||
| Pass Att | 37.8 | 37.0 |
| Pass Cmp | 26.0 | 22.9 |
| Pass Yards | 294.0 | 278.1 |
| Pass TDs | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Ints | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rush Attempts | 1.9 | 4.3 |
| Rush Yards | 6.8 | 19.1 |
| Rush TDs | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Misc | ||
| Fumbles | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Points | ||
| Fantasy Points | 19.3 | 16.5 |
| Matt Ryan QB - ATL | Jameis Winston QB - TB | |
| 2018 Points | ||
| Week 1 | 8.8 | ‐ |
| Week 2 | 30.7 | ‐ |
| Week 3 | 40.2 | ‐ |
| Week 4 | 29.3 | 6.5 |
| Week 5 | 14.4 | ‐ |
| Week 6 | 27.5 | 30.9 |
| Week 7 | 19.3 | 20.1 |
| Week 8 | ‐ | 8.8 |
| Week 9 | 28.0 | ‐ |
| Week 10 | 20.5 | ‐ |
| Week 11 | 13.7 | 15.6 |
| Week 12 | 20.7 | 22.9 |
| Week 13 | 7.6 | 22.8 |
| Week 14 | 20.5 | 19.2 |
| Week 15 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Week 16 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Week 17 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Matt Ryan QB - ATL vs. ARI, Sun 1pm EST |
Jameis Winston QB - TB at BAL, Sun 1pm EST |
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| Expert | ||
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | Matt Ryan has been a stud again this season but has also crushed fantasy owners with a few stinkers. You can expect another one this week in a terrible matchup versus a Cardinals secondary that hasn't allowed a top 10 fantasy QB one single week this year. | Baltimore has shut down some great quarterbacks this season and Winston may be the next on that list. He will surely throw plenty of passes which keeps his ceiling high, but the floor is too low for you to trust in the semifinals this week. |
| Scott Engel RotoExperts | Cards actually 3rd best vs. Fantasy QBs. Only once have they allowed more than two TD passes | Looked awful in terms of accuracy last week and now gets another tough matchup |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | An offensive juggernaut midway through the season, the Falcons have not cleared 20 points during their five-game losing streak. Ryan has still issued a 70.2 completion percentage, 8.1 yards per attempt, and the NFL's third-most passing yards (4,076), so the real question is how worried managers should be about the matchup. The Cardinals rank fourth in passing defense and fantasy points allowed to opposing quarterbacks. This is mostly because teams would rather run it, but Atlanta has attempted the fourth-most passes (510) and second-fewest rushes (273). Ryan should air it out enough at home, where he has averaged 317.3 passing yards per game despite getting bottled up for 131 against Baltimore's third-ranked passing defense in Week 13. Start him as a mid-to-low level QB1. | Even after losing to Patrick Mahomes, only the Bills and Bears have relinquished fewer fantasy points to quarterbacks than the Ravens, who have relinquished an NFL-low 58.8 completion percentage and 6.2 yards per pass attempt. While Winston has tossed two touchdowns in each of the last four games, the matchup presents too much risk after a subpar showing (18-of-38 for 213 yards) to use him with a championship berth at stake. Throw in the possibility of Tampa Bay pulling him for Ryan Fitzpatrick after more than one pick, and he can't receive a QB1 endorsement. |
| Mike Tagliere FantasyPros | Is there a team out there who's done less with great quarterback play than the Falcons have this year? He's completed 70.5 percent of his passes, has averaged 8.1 yards per attempt, and has thrown 26 touchdowns to just six interceptions. He has a tough matchup on his hands here, though, as the Cardinals have still yet to allow a quarterback finish better than the No. 10 quarterback during any given week. Keep in mind they've played Philip Rivers, Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins, Jared Goff, Aaron Rodgers, and Russell Wilson. It's not as tough as the matchup against the Ravens a few weeks ago when Ryan posted just 131 yards and one touchdown, but the Cardinals have allowed just two quarterbacks to throw for 260 yards and have allowed just one quarterback to throw for more than two touchdowns. It helps to see the Falcons as big favorites, but it's tough to see him post elite numbers in this game. He should be considered a high-end QB2 this week and not someone who absolutely needs to be played knowing how well the Cardinals have limited quarterbacks this year. | It was a tougher matchup than most gave the Saints credit for and the field conditions were pretty bad, so to see Winston as the QB11 should be considered a success. The Ravens are an even worse matchup and he'll be on the road this time. Outside of one road game on a Thursday night, the Ravens haven't allowed more than two passing touchdowns in any game. They've held all but one two quarterbacks to less than 275 yards as well, but there's an area of the game they've struggled where Winston does well. They've allowed five different quarterbacks to rush for at least 23 yards and have allowed two rushing touchdowns to them. Winston has rushed for 95 yards over the last two weeks, so it's an added dimension to his game. He hasn't topped 38 attempts in his last five games, something that'll likely be necessary for him to rack-up some passing totals. There's been five quarterbacks who've totaled at least 42 pass attempts against the Ravens and here are their stat lines: Patrick Mahomes 377/2, Ben Roethlisberger 270/2, Baker Mayfield 342/1, Roethlisberger (again) 274/1, and Andy Dalton 265/4. None of them finished outside the top-20, so Winston should be safe in 2QB leagues, but he's an unappealing streamer while in Baltimore. |
| Derek Lofland Fantasy Football Maniax | Arizona is 2nd against fantasy quarterbacks, Ryan is a low-end QB2, even at home. | Winston is going to have a hard time moving the ball at Baltimore's 3rd ranked fantasy quarterback defense, Winston is a low-end QB2 this week. |
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