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2022 Week 9 Fantasy Football Sleepers

🚨 HEADS UP 🚨 These are sleepers. They will not mimic my ranking 100%. This chases upwards and often carries more risks.

QUARTER

LIKELY STARTER: Marcus Mariota, ATL — Don’t look now, but Mariota is a Top 10 quarterback. The last four games have seen Mariota average 46 rushing yards, which we know is a free passing touchdown … and Mariota has thrown at least one in each of these games (7 in total). The Chargers pass defense is strong, but their run defense is pretty weak, which should help Mariota get back into the QB1 tier, as long as he doesn’t.

HAIL MARY START: Andy Dalton, NO — Dalton’s last two games show the upside he brings, and a matchup against a porous Ravens pass defense helps him continue his success, however, they’ve turned a bit of a corner since earlier this year. That’s why Dalton is still a risk, as his first three games show his potential at a low level. Joe Burrow was just 217/1/1 against the Ravens, but Jacoby Brissett threw for 258 yards (no touchdowns) and Tom Brady used some late throws to get to 325/1 last week.

RUNNING BACK

LIKELY STARTER: Tyler Allgeier, ATL — Unless Cordarrelle Patterson returns, then I’d throw Patterson back into the lineup. When replacements perform well – and they’ve been pretty good – returning the incumbent when first available normally indicates the team is ready to bring them back immediately (eg David Montgomery and Khalil Herbert earlier this year). If he was deeper in his return (he wasn’t activated in his first game eligible to return) or the replacements were insufficient, he’d be a little cloudier to use…again, most of the time. Back to Allgeier and the point with Mariota, the Chargers haven’t done much to stop a game since Week 1. Outside of the Broncos’ miserable offense, every other team has led the second-ranked team by at least 13.8 points, with Texans and Browns with the second pick scores 12.4 and 13.2, respectively. HAIL MARY START: Kenneth Gainwell and Boston Scott, PHI — Gainwell and Scott have seen limited action this year, but similar to James Cook, when the Eagles have a lead of one score or more, they get more work – almost double their normal work when the lead is at least six points. The Eagles are currently a 13.5 point favorite and that could increase given the Texans matchup. It’s a thin week with six teams on byes, making Scott and Gainwell worthy of a Hail Mary prayer. I lean on Scott for using the goal line, but Gainwell has been more involved.

LITTLE RECEIVER

LIKELY STARTER: Josh Palmer, LAC — I mentioned on waivers how Palmer is better suited for the Mike Williams role, and now is the time for Palmer to deliver the Top 35 we wanted. The Falcons have given up nine double-digit scoring wideouts with five going over 20 points and four of those in the last three games (Brandon Aiyuk, Ja’Marr Chase, Tyler Boyd and DJ Moore). Palmer and Keenan Allen can have big days, and given the uncertainty of Allen’s injury, Palmer has the potential for a big payoff.

LIKELY START: Romeo Doubs, GB — This is a pure intensity game, as Doubs had a 24.1 TmTGT% in Week 8 with everyone getting hurt… or getting hurt. Even if Allen Lazard returns, Christian Watson and Sammy Watkins sound doubtful. On top of that, the Lions pass defense has been solid early this year, but Jeff Okudah hasn’t broken down a pass in the last three games and the entire secondary has become more vulnerable. So whether Doubs sees some of Okudah or not, the Lions matchup is one of the best. HAIL MARY START: Isaiah McKenzie, BUF — The Jets’ defense has been pretty good this year, thanks in part to Sauce Gardner, but the only area they’ve shown consistent vulnerability is in the slot. That’s likely because a lot of teams aren’t looking at Gardner, and while I don’t think Josh Allen is afraid of Gardner, the ease with which slot receivers get open against the Jets makes them a great target – for quarterbacks and fantasy. I had concerns that Khalil Shakir had a chance to pass McKenzie during the bye, but McKenzie saw more snaps and a higher route percentage, even with the starters being rested near the end.

TIGHT END

HAIL MARY START: Isaiah Likely, BAL — Possibly a Hail Mary play if Mark Andrews is out, but I wanted him here because he’s worth the risk in a heavy week, even with Andrews. Rashod Bateman has been out for weeks and the prospect had a 1.50 YPRR (Yards Per Route Run), just 0.19 behind Duvernay, even with limited usage and targeting. I don’t put much weight on the Raiders going belly up in Week 8, or that the Saints have barely allowed any shutouts this year. They only faced a few good ones, and the Ravens probably need it with or without Andrews.

Fun with ranking! The best Nintendo 64 games!

With the mention of GoldenEye in the Bond movie rankings, someone suggested I rank the best N64 games and you don’t have to ask me twice! The Nintendo 64 is my wheelhouse, as I’ve probably played about half the game catalog, going through at least a dozen controllers (man, that design and quality was crap!) but I never feared the N64 would break since you could throw it off the Empire State Building and still launch it immediately.