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Bills TE Dalton Kincaid posted 100+ yards for the second time over his past three games. Kincaid hit 101 yards vs. the Chiefs, catching all 6 targets while scoring on Josh Allen's only passing TD.

WR Rashid Shaheed drew a team-high nine targets in Sunday's loss to the Rams. That more than doubled the total for his nearest teammates (Chris Olave and Juwan Johnson tied at four). Shaheed also led all Saints in receptions (5) and receiving yards (68). That marked the third straight game in which Shaheed has garnered at least nine targets.

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes entered Week 9 with 29+ fantasy points in five straight. From Week 7 of 2024 to Week 8 of 2025, he accounted for at least one TD in every game. But both streaks ended Sunday against Buffalo, with Mahomes throwing for 250 scoreless yards and 1 INT. He added a brutal 44.1% completion rate, plus only 5 rushing yards.

The Saints have spent the past three weeks supplying their three lowest yardage totals for the season and two of their three lowest scores (the past two weeks). Sunday's loss to the Rams -- rookie QB Tyler Shough's first start -- also found the team setting new lows in total offensive snaps and time of possession ... by wide margins.

Vikings HC Kevin O'Connell said Monday that the team has gotten "positive news early" on RB Aaron Jones' shoulder injury. O'Connell added that Jones is sore but will hopefully be able to ramp up his activity throughout the week. He sounds genuinely uncertain for Sunday's game vs. the Ravens. Jones was playing well ahead of RB Jordan Mason before going down this past week and will be the better fantasy bet if he plays against Baltimore. If not, Mason will be back in the lower-end RB2 mix.

If you hoped the season-ending injury for RB Kendre Miller would rebound Alvin Kamara's touch counts ... then you've been wildly disappointed in the weeks since. Kamara logged his second straight six carries in Sunday's lopsided loss to the Rams. It was New Orleans' third consecutive loss by double digits and the second straight by 20+ points. That would seem like good conditions for Kamara's target volume, at least. But the veteran has seen three targets or fewer in three straight games and totaled 6 catches for 28 yards over that span.

Jets WR Garrett Wilson (knee) will practice this week, HC Aaron Glenn said Monday. Glenn wouldn't commit to Wilson playing vs. the Browns this weekend, but we expect him out there barring a setback. We'll keep you updated on Wilson's status throughout the week.

Patriots WR Kayshon Boutte is "day to day" with the hamstring injury he suffered in the Week 9 win over the Falcons, HC Mike Vrabel said Monday. It sounds like Boutte dodged a serious injury, but Vrabel also said that he won't practice early this week. Fantasy managers should not be counting on Boutte playing vs. the Buccaneers this weekend, but we'll keep tabs on his progress. Rookie WR Kyle Williams is the favorite to soak up most of Boutte's snaps if he sits.

Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty delivered a nice fantasy line in Sunday's narrow loss to the Jaguars. A 5-47-1 receiving line delivered nearly all of that value and masked continued struggles in the Vegas run game. Jeanty ranked second on the team in catches and receiving yards for the game, earning a decent 13.2% target share. Jeanty also rushed 13 times for a mere 42 yards, despite the game remaining close throughout and no other Raiders RB garnering a single carry.

Further testing confirmed that Packers TE Tucker Kraft tore his right ACL in the Week 9 loss to the Panthers. He'll miss the rest of the 2025 season. Kraft will have a little over 10 months to get ready for the start of the 2026 campaign. Assuming this was a relatively clean tear with no additional damage, Kraft should have a good chance to be ready for Week 1.

Browns WR Cedric Tillman (hamstring) has been designated to return from IR. He'll return to practice this week and is eligible to play vs. the Jets on Sunday if he's ready. Tillman should step back into something close to a full-time role opposite Jerry Jeudy. He totaled 18 targets, 10 catches, 100 yards, and two TDs over the first three games of the season, but that came in a pass-leaning offense under QB Joe Flacco. With QB Dillon Gabriel over their last four games, Cleveland has averaged just:

• 34.5 pass attempts
• 153 pass yards
• 1.0 pass TDs

We wouldn't bother adding Tillman outside of the deepest of fantasy leagues.

Sunday's return by Raiders TE Brock Bowers just happened to coincide with the best fantasy day of the season for QB Geno Smith. The QB delivered 284 yards and a season-high 4 TD tosses on 29-of-39 passing in a narrow loss to the Jaguars. Smith enters Monday night's game as the eighth-best fantasy QB for Week 9, by ESPN scoring. And his three multi-TD games this year have come in the past three contests he played with Bowers. Of course, the game ended negatively for Smith when he failed to find a receiver for what would have been the game-winning 2-point conversion late in OT.

Chargers RB Kimani Vidal rushed 12 times for 30 yards in Sunday's matchup with Tennessee. Vidal topped No. 2 RB Jaret Patterson in snap share – 72% to 28% – but the carry distribution was much tighter. Vidal led by only 3 attempts in a 7-point road win.

Brock Bowers' knee seems like it's probably feeling better. The star TE racked up 12 catches for 127 yards, and 3 TDs in Sunday's narrow loss to the Jaguars. That came on a team-high 13 targets, six more than his nearest teammate. It was the first time Bowers had played since Week 4.

Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence enters the Monday night game as the QB11 in fantasy scoring for Week 9 (depending on your format). His two rushing scores -- from 7 yards and 1 yard out -- delivered more than half of that value. They propped up a mere 220-yard passing line with no TD passes and 1 INT. It's worth noting, though, that Lawrence entered the game with an illness that just came on over the weekend.

Titans WR Chimere Dike crashed back to earth in Sunday’s loss to the Chargers. The rookie caught only 1 of 3 targets for 5 yards.

The Jaguars scored all three of their TDs on the ground in Sunday's win over the Raiders, but lead RB Travis Etienne got none of them. QB Trevor Lawrence scored from 7 yards out early in the fourth quarter and then again from a yard out in OT. RB Bhayshul Tuten scored the other rushing TD from a yard out, also in the fourth quarter. And that score came in a particularly bothersome spot. Etienne sound up with 84 rushing yards on 22 carries and a nice 5-31 receiving line on five targets.

Entering Week 9, Panthers HC Dave Canales indicated that RB Rico Dowdle would see an uptick in touches. Canales delivered on that sentiment, feeding Dowdle an 80% carry share on a 74% snap rate. The results? 25 carries, 130 yards, and 2 scores, giving him his third game with 28+ PPR points this season.

WR Parker Washington led the Jaguars across playing-time and receiving categories for Sunday's narrow victory over the Raiders. His nine targets beat his nearest teammate by two. Washington's 8 catches led No. 2 Travis Etienne by three. And his 90 receiving yards finished 35 ahead of the next Jag (Brian Thomas Jr.). Washington also played 70 snaps, trailing only QB Trevor Lawrence among skill-position players. His 90% route rate also marked a team high, beating Thomas by seven routes.

Packers QB Jordan Love completed 26 of 37 passes for 273 scoreless yards in Sunday's upset loss to Carolina. Sunday marked his first outing without a TD pass since the Wild Card Round of last postseason. He added one INT.