The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – Week 10

Week 10 is upon us and with it comes quite a few teams on bye which makes choosing the best plays against the best match ups more important than ever. Last week was a doozy with Matthew Stafford, Amari Cooper, and Le’Veon Bell all showing up with big games. Jacoby Brissett left the game against the Steelers with an injury, Terry McLaurin could not get much going with Dwayne Haskins Jr. under center, and Chris Carson had a good game with 105 rushing yards and 2 catches for 28 yards. Mohamed Sanu and Mark Ingram II both did far better than expected and Daniel Jones left a lot to be desired. The playoffs are almost here, dive into another edition of the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!

The Good

Quarterback: Kyler Murray

Kyler Murray is averaging 247.7 passing yards per game and adding 34.8 on the ground. Murray is coming off a great performance against the San Francisco defense and gets Tampa Bay this week who allows the third most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks. Having Christian Kirk in his third game back from injury will help spread the field and allow Kyler Murray to get going early to old reliable Larry Fitzgerald. David Johnson is also expected back from injury which will help with the short game.

Wide Receiver: Michael Thomas



One cannot help but smile at this glorious match up as the most reliable wide receiver in the league Michael Thomas gets a horrendous Atlanta defense this week in what shall be a slaughter of epic proportions. Thomas has gained an astonishing 310 yards after the catch this season and the Falcons have allowed 626 yards after the catch this year which is tied for the most in the league.

Running Back: Aaron Jones

The Carolina Panthers have allowed 12 touchdowns to running backs which is the most in the league and Aaron Jones’s 11 touchdowns on the year is tied for the most in the NFL among running backs. A match made in heaven for Aaron Jones to run all around the field on Sunday as the Packers look to bounce back after not showing up against the Chargers last week.

The Bad

Quarterback: Kirk Cousins



Kirk Cousins is coming off a great game against Kansas City despite losing Adam Thielen to injury early on and gets the Dallas Cowboys this week. Cousins is tied for the most yards per attempt since week 2 at 8.7 yards but Dallas has only allowed 7 touchdowns through the air and the absense of Thielen will hurt a lot more in this game than against Kansas City. This looks to be another Dalvin Cook talent showcase with minimal passing attempts from Cousins.

Wide Receiver: Tyler Lockett



Tyler Lockett has been unstoppable all season and is coming off an 18 target 13 reception game for 152 yards and two touchdowns. There is zero chance he will be on your bench this week but he gets the San Francisco 49ers this week and those numbers will likely take a bit of a dip. San Francisco is allowing the 6th fewest fantasy points to the wide receiver position but Tyler Lockett is the WR4 on the year and will not be shut out with the MVP favorite Russell Wilson throwing him the ball.

Running Back: Todd Gurley II

The second round bargain draft price for Todd Gurley II looks to have come with major fallout as Gurley has been losing touches to Darrell Henderson Jr. 11 to 10 last week against the Bengals. Gurley only has 3.86 yards per carry this year and is the definition of touchdown dependent. If Gurley does not get into the end zone this week there will not be very many points on the fantasy radar for him. That coupled with Malcolm Brown getting healthier means he might lose even more work.

The Ugly

Quarterback: Baker Mayfield



It is getting increasingly difficult not to change the name of the ugly section to Baker Mayfield. Though he had a decent outing last week and finally had a game without an interception that shall be short lived as he gets Buffalo this week and it will be raining picks. Everyone knows that Baker needs to get the ball to Odell Beckham Jr. more but the problem is he is intercepted most when targeting Beckham downfield which is OBJ’s specialty. Baker will look to force feed Beckham and it will end in peril for him against Buffalo.

Wide Receiver: JuJu Smith-Schuster

It is painful putting JuJu in this section more often than not as the talent is there but the situation has not been ideal for much of the year. Even with the Steelers winning a close one last week against Indianapolis JuJu was only targetted 5 times with 3 catches for 16 yards. That output is just not trustworthy especially when he will be lining up against Jalen Ramsey and the Los Angeles Rams this week.

Running Back: Devonta Freeman

New Orleans has allowed the fewest rushing yards to running backs this season and the Falcons offense cannot get anything going on the ground. Devonta Freeman has struggled for most of the year besides a few sparks of life averaging only 41.6 rushing yards a game. This is not the game for Freeman as it looks to be another long dreadful day for the 1-7 Falcons.

That’s all for this week’s edition of the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Go destroy your matchups and come back for more next week.

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