High-Cost Option: Tom Brady $8,500

Back to 505* passing yards and 7 touchdowns to best performance of the season, and he should finally get DeSean Jackson back this week. Washington has thrown the third-fewest pass plays of 30-plus yards this year, a statistic that Jackson has led all receivers in since he joined the league (73 in his career). Cousins will need Jackson's big plays if they want to keep the game within reach, but Cousins could still find a way to be a productive fantasy quarterback. The Patriots have given up the eighth-most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks, and with Cousins getting back a healthy Jordan Reed, he should find a way to surpass 15.3 fantasy points (to hit value), even if most comes in garbage time.