Yahoo Ownership: 14%
Joe Flacco is more of a deep-league streamer or two-quarterback-league play, but he's in a nice spot this week against the Browns.
Cleveland is allowing the fifth-most fantasy points to opposing passers, and Brett Hundley just hit them up for 25.7 fantasy points by completing 35 of 46 attempts for 265 yards and 3 touchdowns. Our metrics rank the Browns' defense 25th overall and 29th versus the pass.
Flacco isn't having a good year, but he is coming off two of his best games of the season. He threw for exactly 269 yards and 2 scores against both the Lions and Steelers the past two weeks, putting up 18.66 and 16.76 fantasy points, respectively.
The Ravens' 23.5-point implied total is pretty nice, and they're a 7.0-point favorite, which is a big plus for Flacco's outlook. Throughout his career, Flacco has been significantly better in wins.
| Split | Games | Yards Per Game | Touchdowns | Interceptions | Adjusted Yards/Attempt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 90 | 231.9 | 124 | 47 | 7.67 |
| Loss | 61 | 232.5 | 71 | 82 | 4.98 |
We rank Flacco as this week's QB20, putting him firmly on the radar in two-quarterback leagues, and you could do worse in one-quarterback formats if your waiver wire has been picked clean.