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Case Keenum QB | CHI
Broncos' Case Keenum: Keeps slinging it against Texans
Keenum put up 42 pass attempts, completing 26 for 290 yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 19-17 loss to Houston.
The wily veteran was once again calm under pressure, leading the Broncos downfield on a 14-play, 53-yard drive in the final three minutes to set up Brandon McManus with a potential game-winning 51-yard attempt (ultimately, he pushed it wide right). Keenum has been highly prone to the interception in 2018, throwing 10 compared to seven all of last year, with six fumbles put on the turf this season (just one in 2017). His QBR has dipped from 74.3 in his lone season as a Viking to 43.6 in his debut campaign in Denver, working with a downgraded offensive line and a receiving corps lacking Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs. On the bright side, Keenum has multiple touchdowns or 290-plus passing yards in four of his past five games. He and the Broncos reconvene Nov. 18 in Los Angeles, taking on a Chargers defense that has forced 10 interceptions through the first half of the regular season.
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Jared Goff QB | DET
Rams' Jared Goff: Throws three TDs in loss to Saints
Goff completed 28 of 40 pass attempts for 391 yards, three touchdowns and one interception during Sunday's 45-35 loss to the Saints. He also carried three times for 17 yards.
Goff completed 70 percent of his passes as he finished with his second-best yardage output of the season. He played from behind for most of the day, but touchdown passes to Brandin Cooks, Malcolm Brown and Cooper Kupp helped the Rams come all the way back to tie the game before the home team won it late. Perhaps most notably, Goff excelled despite Todd Gurley's inability to take control of the game, running his TD:INT to 20:6 on the season. He has the potential to post elite fantasy totals most weeks and will look to do so next Sunday against the Seahawks.
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Deshaun Watson QB | CLE
Texans' Deshaun Watson: Efficient in win over Broncos
Watson completed 17 of 24 pass attempts for 213 yards and two touchdowns, adding 38 rushing yards on six carries during Sunday's 19-17 win against Denver.
Watson has been held under 240 passing yards in four consecutive games, but he commands a sterling 9:2 TD:INT over that same span. Compared to an output of 324 passing yards per game through Week 5, Watson's average of 192 since Week 6 is underwhelming, but he's avoided committing turnovers of late (one interception in each of his first five games of year, just two interceptions over the past four). The second-year quarterback hasn't demonstrated the "rushing floor" that invested fantasy general managers anticipated entering the season (29.7 rushing yards per game), but he's still managed to exceed 20 points (standard scoring) in six of the past eight weeks. Watson and the Texans roll into a Week 10 bye as winners of six straight, awaiting a Nov. 18 date with a Washington secondary that ranked top-five in yards allowed per pass attempt before trading for Ha Ha Clinton-Dix.
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Russell Wilson QB | NYG
Seahawks' Russell Wilson: Tosses two scores
Wilson completed 26 of 39 passes for 235 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in Sunday's 25-17 loss to the Chargers. He also ran five times for 41 yards.
This marked the most passes Wilson attempted this season, and it was the first time in three games he threw more than 23 times. He wasn't effective with 6.0 YPA, but the offensive line let him down as he was constantly under siege and was sacked four times. Wilson will travel to Los Angeles to face the Rams in Week 10, where he threw for 198 yards and three scores earlier this year.
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Nathan Peterman QB | ATL
Bills' Nathan Peterman: Three more interceptions in blowout loss
Peterman completed 31 of 49 passes for 189 yards and three interceptions while rushing eight times for 46 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 41-9 home loss to the Bears.
Peterman continued to build his case for the worst passer of all time, tossing another pick-six among his three interceptions to bring his career touchdown to interception ratio to 3:12. His line would have looked even worse if not for a one-yard rushing score with his team down 34-3 in the fourth quarter. Up next for the Bills is a Week 10 matchup with the Jets, and they'll certainly be hoping to have at least one of Josh Allen (elbow) or Derek Anderson (concussion) back by then.
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Mitch Trubisky QB | TEN
Bears' Mitchell Trubisky: Throws for a score
Trubisky completed 12 of 20 passes for 135 yards, a touchdown and an interception during Sunday's 41-9 win over Buffalo. He had a 6-yard run during the game.
Trubisky didn't have to do much against a tough Bills defense. Chicago's defense and running game scored four touchdowns on three Buffalo turnovers in the second quarter. He finally got in on the action in the game's final minutes, slinging a quick out to tight end Trey Burton for a 2-yard touchdown. The second-year player has been slowed lately, completing just 54.5 percent of his passes over the past three games against some pass defenses. Next Sunday should offer a reprieve against the division-rival Lions, owners of one of the highest opponent's passer ratings.
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Matthew Stafford QB | LAR
Lions' Matthew Stafford: Held under 200 yards
Stafford completed 25 of 36 passes for 199 yards without a touchdown or interception in Sunday's 24-9 loss to the Vikings. He also rushed five times for six yards and lost a fumble.
Stafford was under siege throughout, taking 10 sacks. His fumble came on a regrettable decision to pitch the ball back to his running back on the outside, leading to a 32-yard Vikings defensive touchdown when the play went awry. If Stafford doesn't get better protection in Week 10 against the ferocious Bears defense, he could be in for another ugly afternoon.
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Kirk Cousins QB | LV
Vikings' Kirk Cousins: Ugly stat line despite high completion percentage
Cousins completed 18 of 22 passes for 164 yards, a touchdown and an interception while rushing twice for three yards and losing a fumble in Sunday's 24-9 win over the Lions.
Cousins set a season high in completion percentage at 81.8 percent despite missing wide receiver Stefon Diggs (ribs), but the quarterback simply wasn't asked to do very much with Minnesota's defense dominating. Despite his efficiency, Cousins still turned the ball over twice to the detriment of his fantasy owners. His lone touchdown was a two-yard pass to Adam Thielen, who finished with only 22 receiving yards after topping 100 in each of his first eight games this season. Look for Minnesota's passing game to rev back up after the team's Week 10 bye.
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Josh Allen QB | BUF
Bills' Josh Allen: Getting closer?
Allen's threw for the second straight Saturday, the first time he's done so on back-to-back days since suffering his elbow injury. Coach Sean McDermott says he has not yet ruled Allen out for next week's game against the Jets and will evaluate the rookie all week, Joe Buscaglia of WKBW.com reports.
After watching Nathan Peterman and Derek Anderson struggle miserably the past three games, Allen can't come back soon enough, though the Bills could always play it safe with a bye coming up in Week 11. We'll know more about Allen once practice starts up for the struggling Bills on Wednesday.
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Patrick Mahomes QB | KC
Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes: Keeps good times rolling
Mahomes completed 23 of 32 passes for 375 yards, three touchdowns and an interception during Sunday's 37-21 win over Cleveland. He added 18 yards on two carries.
Facing off against one of the higher-ranked pass defenses in the league, Mahomes set a career high in passing yards and got things going in the middle of the first quarter with a 50-yard dump-off to Kareem Hunt for the game's first score. Mahomes has now thrown for 300 or more yards in eight consecutive games -- one away from Drew Brees' record -- and has tossed three or more touchdowns in six of those games. He shows no signs of slowing down, and, although a solid Arizona pass defense looms next Sunday, he should have no trouble considering he's bested statistically better pass defenses in Denver, New England and Cleveland.