Note: The charts show my comfort level for starting each player at that position. Read through the comments for each game to get the detail behind the charts. Good luck!
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BYEs: Raiders, Saints, Chargers, Seahawks
Sunday Early Games (Noon CT):
| Texans | @ | Titans |
| Deshaun Watson | QB1 | Ryan Tannehill |
| QB2 | ||
| RB1 | Derrick Henry | |
| David Johnson | RB2 | |
| WR1 | ||
| Will Fuller | WR2 | AJ Brown |
| Brandin Cooks | WR3 | |
| Jordan Akins? | TE1 | Jonnu Smith |
| Randall Cobb | Flex | |
| Flex | ||
| Flex | ||
| Nah | DEF | Maybe |
| Duke Johnson | Bench | Corey Davis? |
| Darren Fells | Bench | Adam Humphries? |
| Kenny Stills | Bench | Kalif Raymond |
| Bench | Anthony Firkser | |
| Bench |
Fantasy Points Allowed to QB: Texans 18.0 (12th), Titans 18.3 (16th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to RB: Texans 30.0 (27th), Titans 27.1 (22nd)
Fantasy Points Allowed to WR: Texans 37.2 (17th), Titans 42.7 (25th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to TE: Texans 12.0 (15th), Titans 13.2 (20th)
| Bengals | @ | Colts |
| QB1 | ||
| Joe Burrow | QB2 | Philip Rivers |
| RB1 | Jonathan Taylor | |
| Joe Mixon | RB2 | |
| WR1 | ||
| WR2 | ||
| Tyler Boyd | WR3 | TY Hilton |
| TE1 | Trey Burton? | |
| Tee Higgins | Flex | Nyheim Hines? |
| Flex | ||
| Flex | ||
| Nope | DEF | Start |
| AJ Green | Bench | Mo Alie-Cox |
| Drew Sample | Bench | Jack Doyle |
| Giovani Bernard | Bench | Marcus Johnson |
| Mike Thomas | Bench | Zach Pascal |
| Bench |
Fantasy Points Allowed to QB: Bengals 16.2 (6th), Colts 10.7 (1st)
Fantasy Points Allowed to RB: Bengals 24.5 (18th), Colts 17.1 (3rd)
Fantasy Points Allowed to WR: Bengals 34.4 (11th), Colts 32.3 (7th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to TE: Bengals 13.3 (21st), Colts 6.1 (1st)
| Falcons | @ | Vikings |
| Matt Ryan | QB1 | |
| QB2 | Kirk Cousins | |
| RB1 | Alexander Mattison | |
| Todd Gurley | RB2 | |
| Calvin Ridley | WR1 | Adam Thielen |
| WR2 | ||
| WR3 | Justin Jefferson | |
| Hayden Hurst | TE1 | |
| Julio Jones? | Flex | |
| Flex | ||
| Flex | ||
| Nope | DEF | Nope |
| Russell Gage | Bench | Irv Smith Jr.? |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | Bench | Kyle Rudolph |
| Brian Hill | Bench | Mike Boone |
| Ito Smith | Bench | |
| Bench |
Fantasy Points Allowed to QB: Falcons 30.1 (32nd), Vikings 19.7 (22nd)
Fantasy Points Allowed to RB: Falcons 29.7 (26th), Vikings 25.3 (19th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to WR: Falcons 42.2 (24th), Vikings 44.0 (27th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to TE: Falcons 21.7 (31st), Vikings 11.3 (13th)
DEN/NE on COVID Watch * Possibly Flexed to Monday/Tuesday
| Broncos | @ | Patriots |
| QB1 | Cam Newton | |
| Drew Lock | QB2 | |
| RB1 | ||
| Melvin Gordon? | RB2 | James White |
| WR1 | ||
| WR2 | ||
| WR3 | Julian Edelman | |
| TE1 | ||
| Tim Patrick? | Flex | N’Keal Harry |
| Jerry Jeudy | Flex | Damiere Byrd |
| Phillip Lindsay | Flex | Damien Harris |
| Nope | DEF | Start |
| Royce Freeman | Bench | Rex Burkhead |
| Noah Fant? | Bench | Ryan Izzo |
| KJ Hamler | Bench | |
| Daesean Hamilton | Bench | |
| Jake Butt | Bench |
Fantasy Points Allowed to QB: Broncos 21.4 (26th), Patriots 18.1 (14th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to RB: Broncos 16.8 (1st), Patriots 21.0 (5th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to WR: Broncos 44.1 (29th), Patriots 40.4 (22nd)
Fantasy Points Allowed to TE: Broncos 14.2 (22nd), Patriots 8.2 (5th)
| Washington | @ | Giants |
| QB1 | ||
| Kyle Allen? | QB2 | Daniel Jones |
| RB1 | ||
| Antonio Gibson | RB2 | |
| WR1 | ||
| WR2 | Darius Slayton | |
| Terry McLaurin | WR3 | |
| TE1 | Evan Engram | |
| JD McKissic | Flex | Devonta Freeman |
| Flex | Golden Tate? | |
| Flex | ||
| Nah | DEF | Maybe |
| Logan Thomas | Bench | Wayne Gallman |
| Dontrelle Inman | Bench | Dion Lewis |
| Isaiah Wright | Bench | Kaden Smith |
| Bench | Sterling Shepard? | |
| Bench |
Fantasy Points Allowed to QB: Washington 21.4 (27th), Giants 14.5 (5th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to RB: Washington 23.3 (14th), Giants 26.0 (21st)
Fantasy Points Allowed to WR: Washington 29.5 (4th), Giants 38.8 (21st)
Fantasy Points Allowed to TE: Washington 18.2 (28th), Giants 8.2 (4th)
| Ravens | @ | Eagles |
| Lamar Jackson | QB1 | |
| QB2 | Carson Wentz | |
| RB1 | ||
| RB2 | Miles Sanders | |
| WR1 | ||
| Marquise Brown | WR2 | |
| WR3 | ||
| Mark Andrews | TE1 | Zach Ertz |
| Flex | Travis Fulgham | |
| Flex | ||
| Flex | ||
| Start | DEF | Nope |
| Mark Ingram | Bench | Greg Ward |
| JK Dobbins | Bench | DeSean Jackson |
| Gus Edwards | Bench | Alshon Jeffery |
| Bench | Dallas Goedert | |
| Bench |
Fantasy Points Allowed to QB: Ravens 17.5 (10th), Eagles 18.0 (13th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to RB: Ravens 21.7 (6th), Eagles 22.2 (7th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to WR: Ravens 33.3 (10th), Eagles 43.3 (26th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to TE: Ravens 12.5 (19th), Eagles 19.0 (29th)
| Browns | @ | Steelers |
| QB1 | Ben Roethlisberger | |
| Baker Mayfield | QB2 | |
| RB1 | ||
| Kareem Hunt | RB2 | James Conner |
| WR1 | ||
| Odell Beckham Jr.? | WR2 | |
| WR3 | Juju Smith-Schuster | |
| Austin Hooper | TE1 | Eric Ebron |
| Jarvis Landry | Flex | Chase Claypool |
| Flex | Diontae Johnson? | |
| Flex | ||
| Nah | DEF | Start |
| D’Ernest Johnson | Bench | James Washington |
| Rashard Higgins | Bench | Benny Snell |
| David Njoku | Bench | Anthony McFarland |
| Bench | ||
| Bench |
Fantasy Points Allowed to QB: Browns 20.1 (23rd), Steelers 16.5 (8th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to RB: Browns 23.1 (11th), Steelers 18.0 (4th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to WR: Browns 46.5 (31st), Steelers 44.0 (28th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to TE: Browns 17.6 (27th), Steelers 8.5 (6th)
| Bears | @ | Panthers |
| QB1 | ||
| Nick Foles | QB2 | Teddy Bridgewater |
| RB1 | Mike Davis | |
| David Montgomery | RB2 | |
| Allen Robinson | WR1 | |
| WR2 | Robby Anderson | |
| WR3 | DJ Moore | |
| Jimmy Graham | TE1 | |
| Flex | Curtis Samuel | |
| Flex | ||
| Flex | ||
| Start | DEF | Maybe |
| Darnell Mooney | Bench | Ian Thomas |
| Anthony Miller | Bench | Trenton Cannon |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | Bench | |
| Bench | ||
| Bench |
Fantasy Points Allowed to QB: Bears 12.1 (2nd), Panthers 13.8 (3rd)
Fantasy Points Allowed to RB: Bears 22.8 (9th), Panthers 36.4 (32nd)
Fantasy Points Allowed to WR: Bears 28.8 (3rd), Panthers 30.8 (6th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to TE: Bears 14.7 (23rd), Panthers 8.9 (9th)
| Lions | @ | Jaguars |
| Matthew Stafford | QB1 | Gardner Minshew |
| QB2 | ||
| RB1 | James Robinson | |
| RB2 | ||
| Kenny Golladay | WR1 | |
| WR2 | DJ Chark? | |
| WR3 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | |
| TJ Hockenson | TE1 | James O’Shaughnessy? |
| D’Andre Swift | Flex | Keelan Cole |
| Adrian Peterson | Flex | |
| Marvin Jones Jr. | Flex | |
| Nah | DEF | Nah |
| Danny Amendola | Bench | Tyler Eifert |
| Kerryon Johnson | Bench | Chris Thompson |
| Bench | Chris Conley | |
| Bench | ||
| Bench |
Fantasy Points Allowed to QB: Lions 20.2 (24th), Jaguars 21.1 (25th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to RB: Lions 32.1 (29th), Jaguars 28.2 (24th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to WR: Lions 40.7 (23rd), Jaguars 38.1 (20th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to TE: Lions 7.9 (3rd), Jaguars 16.2 (26th)
Sunday Late Game (3:05pm CT):
| Jets | @ | Dolphins |
| QB1 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | |
| Joe Flacco? | QB2 | |
| RB1 | ||
| Frank Gore? | RB2 | Myles Gaskin |
| WR1 | ||
| WR2 | DeVante Parker | |
| Jamison Crowder | WR3 | |
| TE1 | Mike Gesicki | |
| Jeff Smith | Flex | Preston Williams |
| Flex | Isaiah Ford? | |
| Flex | ||
| Nope | DEF | Maybe?? |
| Breshad Perriman | Bench | Matt Breida |
| Chris Herndon | Bench | Jakeem Grant |
| Lamical Perine | Bench | Adam Shaheen |
| Braxton Berrios | Bench | |
| Ryan Griffin | Bench |
Fantasy Points Allowed to QB: Jets 18.8 (17th), Dolphins 19.4 (21st)
Fantasy Points Allowed to RB: Jets 30.9 (28th), Dolphins 28.5 (25th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to WR: Jets 37.6 (18th), Dolphins 37.7 (19th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to TE: Jets 12.0 (16th), Dolphins 8.9 (8th)
Sunday ‘Merica’s Game of the Week (3:25pm CT):
| Packers | @ | Buccaneers |
| Aaron Rodgers | QB1 | Tom Brady |
| QB2 | ||
| Aaron Jones | RB1 | |
| RB2 | Ronald Jones | |
| Davante Adams | WR1 | Mike Evans |
| WR2 | Chris Godwin | |
| WR3 | ||
| Robert Tonyan | TE1 | Cameron Brate |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | Flex | Rob Gronkowski? |
| Flex | ||
| Flex | Scotty Miller | |
| Maybe | DEF | Nope |
| Jamaal Williams | Bench | Leonard Fournette |
| Equanimeous St. Brown | Bench | Tyler Johnson |
| Bench | Justin Watson | |
| Bench | Ke’Shawn Vaughn | |
| Bench |
Fantasy Points Allowed to QB: Packers 17.6 (11th), Buccaneers 14.2 (4th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to RB: Packers 34.6 (31st), Buccaneers 23.5 (15th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to WR: Packers 34.6 (12th), Buccaneers 35.2 (13th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to TE: Packers 8.5 (7th), Buccaneers 11.0 (12th)
Sunday Night Football (7:20pm CT):
| Rams | @ | 49ers |
| QB1 | ||
| Jared Goff | QB2 | Jimmy Garoppolo? |
| RB1 | ||
| RB2 | Raheem Mostert | |
| Robert Woods | WR1 | |
| Cooper Kupp | WR2 | |
| WR3 | ||
| Tyler Higbee | TE1 | |
| Darrell Henderson | Flex | George Kittle |
| Cam Akers | Flex | Deebo Samuel? |
| Flex | Brandon Aiyuk? | |
| Maybe | DEF | Nah |
| Josh Reynolds | Bench | Jerick McKinnon |
| Malcolm Brown | Bench | Kendrick Bourne |
| Gerald Everett | Bench | Jeff Wilson |
| Van Jefferson | Bench | |
| Bench |
Fantasy Points Allowed to QB: Rams 16.5 (7th), 49ers 19.1 (19th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to RB: Rams 24.2 (16th), 49ers 17.0 (2nd)
Fantasy Points Allowed to WR: Rams 26.4 (1st), 49ers 33.1 (9th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to TE: Rams 12.2 (17th), 49ers 9.2 (10th)
Monday Night Football (4pm CT):
| Chiefs | @ | Bills |
| Patrick Mahomes | QB1 | Josh Allen |
| QB2 | ||
| RB1 | ||
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB2 | Devin Singletary |
| Tyreek Hill | WR1 | Stefon Diggs |
| WR2 | ||
| WR3 | ||
| Travis Kelce | TE1 | |
| Mecole Hardman | Flex | Cole Beasley |
| Demarcus Robinson | Flex | John Brown? |
| Flex | ||
| Probably Not | DEF | Nope |
| Byron Pringle | Bench | Gabriel Davis |
| Darrel Williams | Bench | Zack Moss |
| Bench | Dawson Knox | |
| Bench | ||
| Bench |
Fantasy Points Allowed to QB: Chiefs 17.2 (9th), Bills 21.8 (28th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to RB: Chiefs 27.9 (23rd), Bills 22.2 (8th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to WR: Chiefs 28.6 (2nd), Bills 36.7 (16th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to TE: Chiefs 12.1 (18th), Bills 21.0 (30th)
Monday Night Football (7:15pm CT):
| Cardinals | @ | Cowboys |
| Kyler Murray | QB1 | |
| QB2 | Andy Dalton | |
| RB1 | Ezekiel Elliott | |
| RB2 | ||
| DeAndre Hopkins | WR1 | |
| WR2 | Amari Cooper | |
| Christian Kirk | WR3 | CeeDee Lamb |
| TE1 | Dalton Schultz? | |
| Kenyan Drake | Flex | Michael Gallup |
| Chase Edmonds | Flex | |
| Flex | ||
| Nah | DEF | Nah |
| Larry Fitzgerald | Bench | Cedrick Wilson |
| Andy Isabella | Bench | Tony Pollard |
| Darrell Daniels | Bench | |
| Bench | ||
| Bench |
Fantasy Points Allowed to QB: Cardinals 18.3 (15th), Cowboys 19.0 (18th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to RB: Cardinals 26.0 (20th), Cowboys 24.2 (17th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to WR: Cardinals 29.9 (5th), Cowboys 44.9 (30th)
Fantasy Points Allowed to TE: Cardinals 11.7 (14th), Cowboys 16.2 (25th)
