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Drew Lock, QB, Denver Broncos

If you’ve been rocking waiver wire QB’s all season long but managed not to snag Ryan Tannehill, Drew Lock may be your saving grace this week.

Through two games, Lock has 443 passing yards, five touchdowns, and two interceptions. The Broncos surrounded their passer with weapons in Courtland Sutton, Noah Fant, and a duo of talented backs.

This week Lock and Denver face the Chiefs in a game with a 46.5-point total, top-six on the main slate. The Chiefs have also been soft to opposing passers this season: their 17.4 points allowed is 11th-most for a defense. Fire up Lock if you’re looking to stream this week.

Dallas Goedert, TE, Philadelphia Eagles

Many fantasy teams are starting Dallas Goedert already. He’s the No. 16 PPR tight end and multiple tight ends ahead of him may not play next week. You should be considering him in the flex now as well.

The Eagles entered Monday night without Nelson Agholor and left without Alshon Jeffery. They were down to two active wideouts. They will be signing a veteran or calling up someone from the practice squad to add to their receiving unit but Goedert will be on the field for nearly every snap until the Eagles get healthy.

Goedert is going to run as the de facto No. 3 receiver for Philly. That’s worthy of flex consideration against Washington.

Russel Gage, WR, Atlanta Falcons

The Falcons are going to be without Calvin Ridley for the remainder of the season due to an abdominal injury. Julio Jones is on pace for a seven-year low in receiving yards per game (84.7). Atlanta leads the league in passing percentage (67.4%).

Everything is set up for the second receiver on Atlanta to close out the season strong and Russel Gage is that man.

Gage has been on the field for at least half of Atlanta’s offensive snaps in six straight weeks and that will only rise with Ridley out. 

Adrian Peterson, RB, Washington Redskins

Washington is going to be without Derrius Guice Week 15 and possibly the rest of the season. As ugly as it sounds, that makes Adrian Peterson a viable flex play once again.

With Guice missing most of Washington’s matchup with Green Bay, Peterson saw 20 carries and turned them into 76 yards and a score.

Washington is committed to establishing the run and they did so with Peterson many times while Guice was out earlier in the season. He has six games with 14 touches in his past eight outings. Four of those games came when Guice was out. 

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Odell Beckham Jr., WR, Cleveland Browns

OBJ’s tenure in Cleveland may be short-lived as reports have surfaced that he contacted at least one team in the past month about acquiring him in the off-season. He’s dealing with a sports hernia injury that has been hampering him all season. Finally, Jarvis Landry has been the better receiver all season and that continued on Sunday:

• Landry: 7 targets, 4 receptions, 76 yards
• Beckham: 5 targets, 2 reception, 39 yards

Beckham is checked out for the year and you should be looking for someone to replace him in your lineups.

Kyle Rudolph, TE, Minnesota

One of these Kyle Rudolph stats is not like the other:

• 45 targets - 26th among tight ends
• 312 receiving yards - 27th
• 6 receiving touchdowns - t-3rd

Rudolph wasn’t event the second-most targeted tight end on his team last week. Tyler Conklin (3) and Irv Smith (4) both had more targets than Rudolph (2).

He’s a touchdown or bust tight end who gets no volume.

David Montgomery, RB, Chicago Bears

David Montgomery has gotten enough volume to be a viable fantasy back and he hasn’t come close to that. Montgomery has gone over 15 points three times this season despite logging 172 carries, 14th in the NFL. 

This is mostly because he has been targeted 32 times, 31st among running backs. 

The Bears face the Packers in Green Bay this week in a spot that Vegas expects them to be trailing. They are 7-point dogs.

Montgomery is hardly wort playing as a home favorite. Definitely, don’t play him as a road dog. 

Baker Mayfield, QB, Cleveland Browns

Baker Mayfield reverted to his usual self as of this season on Sunday. He went 11/24 for 192 yards and was intercepted twice.

Because of the numerous mistakes he’s made this year, Baker has had an incredibly capped fantasy ceiling. He has two games of more than 20 points and none over 25.

Even in a good matchup versus the Cardinals, it’s hard to trust Baker.

Lastly, the Browns have really committed to running the ball in recent weeks. They are 24th in pass percentage over the past four weeks. Masking Baker’s shortcomings means taking to the ground and that kills his fantasy value.