Week 9 at Carolina Panthers
Gardner Minshew had 213 yards, a pair of touchdowns, and a pick in a loss to the Saints last week. It was a curious stat line, because he attempted 41 passes, but completed only 56.1% of them, easily the lowest percentage in a game this year. Minshew is more accurate than that typically, and he should see better efficiency moving forward.
Minshew has a tough matchup against a sneaky good Carolina defense that ranks eighth in aFPA to opposing quarterbacks this season. Minshew gets enough volume and is volatile enough in matchups to be worth considering as a low-end QB1 this week, given the bye week and injury situations around the league, but it’s scary to trust him. We have him as a solid streaming option.