Hopefully, you survived the Week 8 “bye-mageddon” with minimal indigestion. For most fantasy football managers in single quarterback leagues, the task of replacing players like Matthew Stafford, Sam Darnold, Trevor Lawrence, and even Lamar Jackson wasn’t as stressful as it was at other positions like wide receiver. Most managers simply turned to their backup option, which in many cases was somebody like Jordan Love, Jackson Dart, or even Joe Flacco, and their team didn’t miss a beat. For those of you who play in Superflex or two-quarterback leagues, things were pretty sticky last week. There were many options available on waivers, with players like Michael Penix, Lamar Jackson, Bryce Young, and Jayden Daniels not being able to suit up. As it turned out, their absences created a veritable minefield littered with mediocrity and disappointment that had many owners wishing they had just played a kicker in the position instead. So, if you had to start somebody like Kirk Cousins, Spencer Rattler, or Andy Dalton last week, you have my condolences. None of those names has made their way to our top 10 quarterback rankings for Week 9, but let’s see who did.
Top 10 Week 9 Quarterback Rankings
1) Josh Allen vs. Chiefs
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Allen has been a fixture atop this list all season, and last week was the perfect reason why. The Bills just throttled the Panthers by a final score of 40-9 and were in control throughout the entire game. Most of the damage was done by James Cook, who ran for well over 200 yards and a score. In many cases, the Quarterback of the winning team would have to score his fantasy points via touchdown passes, and his yardage totals would be suppressed. While that did happen to Allen, he was able to put up an elite fantasy day thanks to two rushing touchdowns. The rushing contributions have been a bit spotty this year, as this was only the third game in which Allen has scored using his legs, but he has managed to make those games count, with 2 scores in 2 of those contests. This week will be a hotly contested matchup against the Chiefs, and the Bills are going to need peak Josh Allen if they are going to win this game. When Allen is using both his arm and his legs to keep the Bills offense moving, we get games like he had in week 1 against Lamar Jackson and the Ravens. He’s going to need to play for all 4 quarters in this game, and he should be one of the top scorers in all fantasy for the week.
2) Patrick Mahomes vs. Bills
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs Week 8 NFL Power Rankings
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If the Bills are going to need Allen, then it only makes sense that the Chiefs will need Mahomes to keep pace in what we are hoping will be another exciting shootout like we had in last year’s AFC Championship game. In that game, Mahomes threw for a modest 245 yards with 1 score but added 43 rushing yards and 2 scores on the ground. Considering that Mahomes has run more this year than in years past, that’s an encouraging sign for this matchup with Buffalo. When a quarterback can give you a baseline of 16+ fantasy points without even throwing a pass, you have the makings of an elite day. While I doubt that he replicates those point totals on the ground this weekend, it’s nice to know it’s possible, as we hope for him to extend his streak of throwing for 3+ touchdowns in a game to four weeks. Mahomes has also scored over 24 fantasy points for 5 straight weeks and has been north of 20 points in seven of the Chiefs’ eight games thus far this season.
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