Fantasy Football: 5 bold predictions for Week 9
By Nick Villano
Bold Prediction #3: Chase, Higgins, and Boyd all get double-digit fantasy points
The Cincinnati Bengals offense did not lead to the destruction of the New York Jets that most people hoped for in Week 8. In fact, the Bengals lost. It was an embarrassing result, although one that led to a great prediction by this blog not to go all in on the Bengals defense. This week, look the other way.
The Bengals passing offense is going to have a banner day on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. These two teams are preparing for a slugfest, and that will lead to a lot of points from both sides. Myles Garrett is having a great season on the defensive line, and he will get to Joe Burrow here and there, but for the majority of plays, enough people will get open to get points for the receivers.
The last time the Browns faced a receiving core this good was against the Arizona Cardinals. The Browns allowed Christian Kirk, DeAndre Hopkins, and A.J. Green to all score touchdowns that day. Expect something similar here. While Ja’Marr Chase will lead them all, Burrow was targeting Tyler Boyd in the red zone last week and Tee Higgins was getting open at a pretty consistent clip. This will continue this week in a divisional matchup coming off an embarrassing loss.