Fantasy Football Week 9

Booms & Busts

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Evan Whitt, Reporter

Boom: Joe Mixon

Joe Mixon had one of the best games of his career this weekend. Mixon gathered 55.1 fantasy points on Sunday in the Bengal’s 42-21 win over the Panthers. Mixon scored 4 touchdowns on Sunday which is more than he has had the entire season. Mixon is definitely proving to be the Bengal’s RB 1.

 

Bust: Amon-Ra St. Brown

Amon Ra St. Brown didn’t have the greatest game as he only gathered 4 receptions in the game. Even though he hasn’t had many good performances over the last couple of weeks, he has still been Jared Goff’s favorite target and the Lions’ number 1 wide receiver. Amon-Ra hasn’t scored a touchdown since week 2 but next week’s match-up against the Bears looks promising to end that streak.

 

Boom: Justin Fields

Justin Fields had a record-breaking performance this past week in his match-up against the Dolphins. Fields broke the single-game rushing yard record with 178 rushing yards, previously held by Michael Vick. Fields didn’t have a great start to the season as everyone expected him to but in the last three weeks, he has been very hot. He has a total of 92.02 fantasy points just in the last three weeks. The Bears play the Lions next week in a match-up that looks very promising for Fields to continue his hot streak.

 

Bust: Mike Evans

Mike Evans and the Buccaneers have been nothing but disappointing so far this season. For the third straight game, Evans saw double-digit targets but still managed to set a season-low in receiving yards. The Bucs are currently 4-5, while at the beginning of the season most people projected them to be Super Bowl hopefuls but now they may be out of a playoff spot. Evans and the Bucs have a tough game ahead of them when they play the Seahawks next week but hopefully, they can shock the world and get things back on track.