Remember how much fun last week was in fantasy land? Points overflowed; it was like 2021. You know, the good ol’ days. Well, we went right back into the statistical doldrums of the current NFL campaign, where points can be just as elusive as Barry Sanders (unless you started Joe Mixon or Davante Adams).
The quarterback position was particularly gross, as backup Baker Mayfield was a top-12 signal-caller heading into Sunday night. He scored more points than Justin Herbert, Matthew Stafford and Aaron Rodgers (which isn’t that hard to do this season). Running backs weren’t much better, either, as Carolina backup Raheem Blackshear outscored all but eight backs before the Titans and Chiefs contest.
Tight end was awful, too, as dudes like Josiah Deguara, James Mitchell, Teagan Quitoriano, Shane Zylstra and Tommy Tremble were all among the top 13 at the position. Who did that group of who-the-hell-is-that players outscore? That list includes starters like Kyle Pitts, Dawson Knox, Mike Gesicki and Evan Engram.
