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They're baa-a-a-ack. Joe Burrow finally got a chance to catch his breath in the pocket last week, and as a result the Bengals' passing game came roaring back to life. Unfortunately, this revival might be short-lived, as Ja'Marr Chase picked up a hip injury somewhere along the way to his second straight 130-yard, two-TD game. Cincy seems reasonable confident he might be back soon after their Week 10 bye and haven't put him on IR, but it still leaves a big hole in the offense. Oh well, guess Burrow will just have to target Tee Higgins, and Tyler Boyd, and Joe Mixon, and Hayden Hurst, and ... you get the idea. This offense isn't hurting for options, and the defense has quietly been stout, sitting in the top 10 in yards per play allowed and points per game allowed. The offensive line has been the only real weak spot, and even last week Burrow got sacked three times. Figuring out how to fix that unit might spell the difference between another deep run in the postseason and a quick exit, or maybe even missing out entirely.

That Bengals o-line should get a good test this week too. The Browns have had a brutal start to their season, but Myles Garrett and Jadeveon Clowney are both healthy again for the first time since Week 2. (They've both been on the field since, but Garrett especially

That Bengals o-line should get a good test this week too. The Browns have had a brutal start to their season, but Myles Garrett and Jadeveon Clowney are both healthy again for the first time since Week 2. (They've both been on the field since, but Garrett especially hasn't been 100 percent healthy since his car accident.) That doesn't help their passing game, though. Jacoby Brissett's been fine, I guess? His 6.8 YPA so far would be his best performance in that category since his brief cameo as a Patriots rookie in 2016, but that just highlights the problem. He's been as good as the team could have hoped, and he's still only keeping company with the likes of Davis Mills and Zach Wilson statistically. Nick Chubb's been a warrior and could win a rushing crown, but all that's gotten them is a 2-5 record thanks to a terrible defense that's had injury problems well beyond the pass rush and a quarterback that isn't built for comebacks. Cleveland does get a Week 9 bye but then faces Miami and Buffalo on the road coming out of it, so Deshaun Watson could easily be taking over a 2-8 team when he makes his Browns debut. Not exactly how the front office drew it up in the offseason.

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CLE injuries: QB Watson (out, suspension), TE David Njoku (out, ankle), RG Wyatt Teller (out, calf), LB Anthony Walker (IR, quadriceps), CB Denzel Ward (out, concussion), CB Greg Newsome (questionable, oblique), CB Greedy Williams (questionable, illness)

CIN DFS targets: Mixon $9, 400 DK / $12, 500 FD (CLE 27th in rushing DVOA, 32nd in rushing TDs allowed), Mike Thomas $1, 200 DK / $5, 500 FD (CLE 28th in DVOA vs. WR2)

Head-to-head record, last five years: 7-3 CLE, average score 27-25 CLE, average margin of victory 12 points. CLE has won four straight meetings, and four straight home games in the series

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The Scoop: Mixon bangs out 100 combined yards and a touchdown. Burrow throws for 290 yards and three TDs, hitting Higgins (who tops 100 yards) twice and Thomas once. Chubb gallops for 120 yards and a score. Brissett throws for 200 yards and finds Harrison Bryant for a TD. Bengals 31-17

I made it very clear to that monkey's paw last week that there were to be no more Broncos standalone games. Sigh. There was apparently in-flight entertainment on the way to London, as Russell Wilson got the zoomies or something, but honestly, I'll take Russ' try-hard weirdo routine over the bitter old man stink coming off Aaron Rodgers these days. Denver's season is probably over already after this current four-game losing streak — only the Lions are farther back from the lead in their division — and there could be a sell-off coming before the trade deadline, so while this is far from a fun team to watch on the field, there should be plenty of behind the scenes drama. Will Nathanial Hackett survive the season? Is Melvin Gordon one more fumble away from losing his starting job for good? How the heck does Patrick Surtain and the secondary stay focused amidst all this chaos, anyway?

I don't count this as a home game for the Jaguars, even though they've played across the pond so much it's basically their home away from home, but given how their last two home games went (13-6 loss to the Texans, 23-17 loss to the Giants where Christian Kirk was inches away from a winning score as the clock ticked down to zero) that's probably just as well. Not that their last two road games went much better. Jacksonville's lost four straight too, so something will have to give, but that something might end up being the interest in watching American football among English fans. Trevor Lawrence had his first 300-yard game of the year last week but barely completed 50 percent of his passes. In fact, in the three games in which he's attempted 40 or more passes this season, he's failed to reach a 60 percent completion rate. In the four with 39 attempts or less, he's got an aggregate 73.7 percent rate, as well as an 8:1 TD:INT and semi-respectable 7.3 YPA. Basically, he's been OK when he hasn't felt the pressure to win the game himself. That's maybe not a great quality if you're hoping he develops into a true franchise QB, but it's fantastic if you have fantasy shares in Travis Etienne. The second-year RB has the backfield pretty much to himself after James Robinson got flipped to the Jets, and Denver's front seven was on its way to getting steamrolled by Breece Hall last week before he suffered the knee injury that forced New York to trade for Robinson.

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DEN injuries: RB Javonte Williams (IR, knee), RB Mike Boone (IR, ankle), WR Tim Patrick (IR, knee), LT Garett Boles (IR, leg), RT Cameron Fleming (out, quadriceps), RT Tom Compton (PUP-R, back), EDGE Randy Gregory (IR, knee), CB Ronald Darby (IR, knee)

JAC DFS fades: Lawrence $10, 000 DK / $15, 500 FD (DEN third in passing DVOA, second in passing yards per game allowed, first in YPA allowed, first in passing TDs allowed), Kirk $9, 000 DK / $13, 500 FD (DEN third in DVOA vs. WR1), Evan Engram $5, 000 DK / $8, 000 FD (DEN fifth in DVOA vs. TE)

The Scoop: Latavius Murray leads the DEN backfield with 60 yards and a score. Wilson starts and throws for 230 yards, but a strip sack by Travon Walker results in a fumble return TD for the other Josh Allen. Etienne busts out for 120 scrimmage yards and a touchdown. Lawrence throws for less than 200 yards but limits his mistakes. Jaguars 17-13

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That didn't really just happen, did it? The Panthers didn't actually beat Tom Brady without Christian McCaffrey, and with an ex-XFL guy under center? The simulation must be glitching again. PJ Walker's numbers were good enough to earn another start, but he also managed a stunning 3.8 YPA the week before, so this QB situation is far from settled. The Carolina backfield at least seems to be in good hands post-CMac, with D'Onta Foreman and and Chuba Hubbard both going off against a normally stout Tampa Bay run defense, and the defense has been solid, ranking 10th in yards per play allowed. They've just been on the field too much — 31st in total plays against, while the offense is 29th in plays runs. If they can find a little more consistency on the attacking side of the ball ... it would be entirely in keeping with Chaos Season (TM pending) if the Panthers wound up winning the division with, like, an 8-9 record after sacking Matt Rhule.

They'll have to get through the mighty Falcons to do it, though! Yes, that was sarcasm. Atlanta got Burrowed last week, but the real issue is that the offense is starting to sputter without Cordarrelle Patterson, failing to top 17 points in two of the three games he's missed. Tyler Allgeier has a 3.3 YPC during that stretch, and he's very much looking like a continuation of the legacy of Qadree Ollison, Brian Hill, etc. — Day 3 draft picks who prove pretty quickly they are not the answer. The Devonta Freeman era was a long time ago now in football years. Patterson's aiming for a Week 9 return, for what that's worth, but I still think this team needs to do what the Steelers did. Rip off the Marcus Mariota band-aid and see what Desmond Ridder can do. Mariota's kept them afloat only because the AFC South's been so feeble, and if the Bucs

DEN injuries: RB Javonte Williams (IR, knee), RB Mike Boone (IR, ankle), WR Tim Patrick (IR, knee), LT Garett Boles (IR, leg), RT Cameron Fleming (out, quadriceps), RT Tom Compton (PUP-R, back), EDGE Randy Gregory (IR, knee), CB Ronald Darby (IR, knee)

JAC DFS fades: Lawrence $10, 000 DK / $15, 500 FD (DEN third in passing DVOA, second in passing yards per game allowed, first in YPA allowed, first in passing TDs allowed), Kirk $9, 000 DK / $13, 500 FD (DEN third in DVOA vs. WR1), Evan Engram $5, 000 DK / $8, 000 FD (DEN fifth in DVOA vs. TE)

The Scoop: Latavius Murray leads the DEN backfield with 60 yards and a score. Wilson starts and throws for 230 yards, but a strip sack by Travon Walker results in a fumble return TD for the other Josh Allen. Etienne busts out for 120 scrimmage yards and a touchdown. Lawrence throws for less than 200 yards but limits his mistakes. Jaguars 17-13

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That didn't really just happen, did it? The Panthers didn't actually beat Tom Brady without Christian McCaffrey, and with an ex-XFL guy under center? The simulation must be glitching again. PJ Walker's numbers were good enough to earn another start, but he also managed a stunning 3.8 YPA the week before, so this QB situation is far from settled. The Carolina backfield at least seems to be in good hands post-CMac, with D'Onta Foreman and and Chuba Hubbard both going off against a normally stout Tampa Bay run defense, and the defense has been solid, ranking 10th in yards per play allowed. They've just been on the field too much — 31st in total plays against, while the offense is 29th in plays runs. If they can find a little more consistency on the attacking side of the ball ... it would be entirely in keeping with Chaos Season (TM pending) if the Panthers wound up winning the division with, like, an 8-9 record after sacking Matt Rhule.

They'll have to get through the mighty Falcons to do it, though! Yes, that was sarcasm. Atlanta got Burrowed last week, but the real issue is that the offense is starting to sputter without Cordarrelle Patterson, failing to top 17 points in two of the three games he's missed. Tyler Allgeier has a 3.3 YPC during that stretch, and he's very much looking like a continuation of the legacy of Qadree Ollison, Brian Hill, etc. — Day 3 draft picks who prove pretty quickly they are not the answer. The Devonta Freeman era was a long time ago now in football years. Patterson's aiming for a Week 9 return, for what that's worth, but I still think this team needs to do what the Steelers did. Rip off the Marcus Mariota band-aid and see what Desmond Ridder can do. Mariota's kept them afloat only because the AFC South's been so feeble, and if the Bucs

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