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Tyler Shough threw for 96 yards in Week 5.
Last 4 games: 96, 144, 278, 265 yards
Weeks 1-4: 301 per game, on 45.0 attempts
The last two are trending back up, and Carolina allows 222 passing yards per game to QBs, under the league average of 234.
Travis Etienne Jr. has been out for all four.
Ashton Jeanty:
Weeks 1-4: 66 rushing yards per game.
Last 5 games: 98 rushing yards. Total💔
His work went somewhere. So did a lot of other backfields’ work.
@JimCoventryNFL tracked every big role change at QB and RB heading into Week 10:
The Rams passing game has been running on a lot less.
Matthew Stafford, Weeks 1-5: 43.2 attempts and 314 yards per game
Last 4 games: 222, 195, 157, 228 yards
Terrance Ferguson, Davante Adams and Colby Parkinson have all missed time in that stretch, and Stafford has thrown an INT in 3 straight.
The Cardinals have picked off only 2 of the 9 QBs with 10+ attempts they’ve faced.
So many tough ranking decisions this week. I've got Jordan Love at QB9 this week on the @RotoWire Value Meter rankings - terrible matchup, but he's been so good.
Vikings trading a 2027 third-round pick to the Raiders for Kirk Cousins:
20+ passing touchdowns this season.
99 receiving yards per game for Justin Jefferson with Cousins under center.
Minnesota fixes the 27th-ranked scoring offense to back up the league's top-ranked scoring defense, giving an instant floor back to Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, and T.J. Hockenson. Rookie Fernando Mendoza takes over in Vegas.
Puka Nacua headed to IR with MCL, PCL, and turf toe. (@sportmdanalysis)
📈 The silver lining: Most of these are treated non-operatively with a 4–6 week timeline, leaving the door open for a late-season return.
📉 The catch: His prior PCL history means we have to watch out for any need for surgery.
🚨 Fantasy Football News Updates You Need to Know
• Kirk Cousins was traded to the Vikings
• Josh Downs was dealt to the Chiefs
• Keenan Allen was traded to the 49ers
• Cam Skattebo practiced fully Tuesday
• Fernando Mendoza was named starting quarterback
• J.J. McCarthy was a full participant Tuesday
• Malik Willis was placed on injured reserve
• Tyreek Hill should be medically cleared in "a few weeks"
• Odell Beckham Jr. was released by the Vikings
• Kyler Murray is expected to miss more time
• Gardner Minshew landed on injured reserve
• Chig Okonkwo was upgraded to a full participant
• Treylon Burks went from no practice to limited
• Kendre Miller is joining the Cowboys' practice squad
• Jake Moody is signing with the Falcons
• Amani Hooker was shipped to the Bills
Colts trading Josh Downs to the Chiefs:
5th highest separation rate among all wide receivers.
Dead last in aDOT for Patrick Mahomes.
Kansas City gets a much-needed jolt of twitch for the passing game. Fantasy managers get a floor bump, but Rashee Rice and Travis Kelce still own the underneath work.