Week 10 of the NFL season has arrived! Thursday Night Football is always hit-or-miss from a fantasy perspective, you can either make or break your week in the first game of the slate.
Let’s highlight my start/sit fantasy football picks for Ravens vs. Bengals on TNF.
TNF Must-Starts
- Ja’Marr Chase
- Lamar Jackson
- Derrick Henry
- Zay Flowers
Start ‘Em: Mike Gesicki
Gesicki put up monstrous numbers in Cincinnati’s last outing against the Raiders, catching five balls for 100 yards and a pair of touchdowns. A journeyman his last few years, the 29-year-old may just have the most underrated hands in the league, as it seems like he hauls in at least one absurd catch every couple of weeks.
Gesicki has now been heavily involved in back-to-back weeks and will no longer have to contend with Erick All Jr. for targets, as the rookie unfortunately tore his ACL last Sunday. Even if Tee Higgins returns to action, I expect Joe Burrow to look his tight end’s way early and often against Baltimore.
Sit ‘Em: Mark Andrews
Andrews’ touchdown streak ended last week, and as a result, so did his fantasy production.
The veteran was targeted just twice, hauling in both balls for 26 yards while receiving just a 49% snap share. There are just too many mouths to feed in this Ravens offense, which means Andrews will have to make the most of his targets to stay relevant from a fantasy perspective. While he’s more than capable of finding the end zone, I would pivot to a tight end who is more heavily featured in his team’s game plan.
Check out my full Week 10 start/sit article with picks at each position here!
Start ‘Em: Chase Brown
It’ll be a quick turnaround for Brown after suffering a bruised rib last Sunday, so monitor his progress through practice.
Assuming the second-year back is ready to go and Zack Moss remains sidelined, he’s a virtual must-start this week. Brown exploded as the featured back against Las Vegas, racking up 26.7 PPR points on a whopping 32 touches. When you see that type of workload in a high-powered offense, the matchup doesn’t matter. Get the versatile back in your starting lineups on Thursday.
Sit ‘Em: Diontae Johnson
Johnson’s days of consistent volume appear to be over.
Now, there’s always a chance that changes if Zay Flowers goes down with an injury, but as I mentioned in my section on Mark Andrews, there are too many viable options in this Baltimore passing attack.
After scoring at least 19 PPR points in three of his last five outings as a Panther, Johnson wasn’t targeted in his Ravens debut. I would expect him to be more involved this time around, but this still feels like a touchdown-or-bust situation. That’s not a game I like to play at receiver with other strong options out there.
Those are my start ’em, sit ’em fantasy football picks for Thursday Night Football! Stay tuned for more fantasy advice later this week.
All views expressed are my own. I am an employee of DraftKings and am ineligible to play in public DFS or DKSB contests.
