Patrick Mahomes

Week 10 @ Las Vegas Raiders

Patrick Mahomes had another off game last week, finishing with just 166 yards and a touchdown. It's the fewest pass yards he's had in a game with at least 15 attempts, and the third straight game he's had without multiple touchdowns. The fact that it's his third straight game with struggles is concerning as we can no longer pass it off as a bad stretch. He could have another down game this week against a tough Raiders defense. Las Vegas is fifth in the fewest pass yards allowed (207.1) to opposing teams and seventh in schedule-adjusted fantasy points allowed to quarterbacks. Mahomes should still be viewed as a top 10 option at QB because of his crazy ceiling, but he's not as an automatic must-start as he has been in the past.

Week 8 vs. New York Giants

Patrick Mahomes had one of the worst games of his career last week as he had a rare no-touchdown game. On top of that, he finished with 206 pass yards, which is the sixth-fewest he's ever had in a game, and turned the ball over twice (one INT, one FUM). While Mahomes has had his on-field struggles this season, this is the first time it's really translated into a poor fantasy performance. And the weird part is that it came in what was supposed to be a favorable matchup. Considering we rarely see Mahomes have such a bad game, we would expect him to bounce back this week vs. the Giants. It's a middle-of-the-road matchup as New York is 14th in schedule-adjusted fantasy points allowed to quarterbacks. Despite the bad game last week, Mahomes should still be viewed as a must-start QB1 in Week 8.

Week 6 at Washington Football Team

Patrick Mahomes had his worst game of the season from a playing standpoint last week, but he still turned in a solid fantasy performance. Mahomes threw the ball a season-high 54 times, finishing with 272 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. He also ran eight times for a career-high 61 yards. Mahomes has been incorporating more runs into his game this year, averaging a career-high 30.6 rush yards per game. He's struggled somewhat as a passer (at least by Mahomes standards) as he's already matched his interception total from a season ago (6). But even with his "struggles" he's still averaging nearly 300 pass yards per game, and has scored at least twice every week with an average of 3.2 pass TDs. He's already a must-start option, but expect big numbers from him this week in a favorable matchup against Washington. Washington is 32nd in schedule-adjusted fantasy points allowed to quarterbacks.