Dak Prescott leads the league with 3,637 passing yards while attempting the most passes (484). Drake Maye has the highest completion percentage at 71.5% while Matthew Stafford has thrown the most touchdowns (35). Tua Tagovailoa and Geno Smith have thrown the most interceptions (14) while Cam Ward and Smith have taken the most sacks (49). Stafford has completed the most passes over 20 yards (50) while Sam Darnold and Prescott lead the league with 11 completed passes over 40 yards. Finally, Stafford has the longest completion at 88 yards.
Here are my favorite QB/WR stacks for Week 15.
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5. Marcus Mariota ($5,000) & Terry McLaurin ($5,400), Commanders at Giants
This game has a healthy total of 46.5 and a tight spread of 2.5 points, so points will likely be scored in this one. Much of the production could come on the ground, though, as the Giants have allowed the highest EPA per carry, a whopping 5.8 yards per carry and 17 rushing touchdowns. The Commanders aren’t too far behind with the fourth-highest EPA per carry, 4.7 yards per carry and 13 rushing touchdowns.
That said, it’s not like Mariota isn’t going to throw the ball at all. In every game he’s started this season, he’s thrown at least 20 times and there’s always the chance this game turns into a shootout. Mariota threw 50 times in Week 13.
Mariota had a penchant for throwing to Zach Ertz, but he’s done for the season. John Bates has a total of 12 targets on the season. He will move up the totem pole, but I have doubts he soaks up all of the vacated Ertz targets. As a result, McLaurin and Deebo Samuel should benefit. Two weeks ago with Mariota under center, McLaurin garnered a whopping 13 targets. There should be plenty of seams in the Giants secondary to make plays for McLaurin.
4. Patrick Mahomes ($6,500) & Rashee Rice ($7,700), Chiefs vs. Chargers
Mahomes is coming off a game in which he went 14-of-33 for 160 yards and three touchdowns, good for 9.3 FPTS, the lowest output on the season. At home! The Houston defense is legit, though. The Chargers defense ain’t bad either, mirroring the Texans with 12 passing touchdowns allowed while notching 15 interceptions. Houston has the lowest EPA per dropback while Los Angeles is seventh-lowest. But Mahomes carved up this defense in Week 1, going 24-of-39 for 258 yards and a touchdown.
Rice is the alpha receiver for Kansas City. In seven games this season, he’s garnered at least seven targets in every contest, with three of those double digits. He finished with over 20 FPTS in four of those games.
3. Joe Burrow ($6,600) & Ja’Marr Chase ($8,100), Bengals vs. Ravens
This will be the third game back for Burrow since returning from injury. In the first game, which was against Baltimore, Burrow went 24-of-46 for 261 yards and two touchdowns. Last week, against a tough Buffalo Bills pass defense, Burrow went 25-of-36 for 284 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. He’s baaaaack!
Baltimore has allowed the 14th-highest EPA per dropback, the pressure rate is eighth-lowest and the 19 sacks are the third-fewest.
Chase is one of the best receivers in the game. He leads the league in targets and has 40 FPTS upside. Against the Ravens two weeks ago, Chase caught seven of 14 targets for 110 yards. Tee Higgins has been ruled out for this one. Chase was already going to eat. Now, he may be a glutton.
2. Jared Goff ($6,100) & Amon-Ra St. Brown ($7,900), Lions at Rams
This game has the highest total on the slate at 54.5. There will be no concerns of weather, both teams have explosive offenses and both teams have excellent run defenses. The Rams are posting the fifth-lowest EPA per carry while allowing 3.9 yards per carry and only four rushing touchdowns. The Lions are right behind with the sixth-lowest EPA per carry while also allowing 3.9 yards per carry and nine rushing touchdowns. Things will likely tilt toward air from both sides.
Goff has put up double-digit FPTS in every game this season with four over 20 and a high of 37 FPTS.
St. Brown truly is one of the toughest players in the league. After suffering an ankle injury in Week 13, he returned in Week 14 and caught six of nine targets for 92 yards. He has six games with double-digit targets and has gone over 20 FPTS six times this season with a high of 42.2 FPTS.
1. Matthew Stafford ($7,000) & Puka Nacua/Davante Adams ($8,700/$7,200), Rams vs. Lions
As mentioned, this game has the highest total on the slate at 54.5. Both squads have explosive offenses and stout run defenses.
Stafford has finished with double-digit FPTS in every game this season. He’s gone over 20 FPTS seven times with a high of 30.4 FPTS. The passing game is highly concentrated for the Rams, with Nacua and Adams both over 100 targets on the season. No other player has over 35 targets.
The only game Nacua failed to put up double-digit FPTS was the one in which he got injured. He’s gone over 20 FPTS six times with two over 30 FPTS. Adams has been a little more volatile, posting single-digit FPTS four times, but he’s gone over 20 FPTS five times.
