Russell Wilson

Week 16 at Baltimore Ravens

Russell Wilson and the Steelers offense were completely off against the Eagles last week. Pittsburgh only ran 41 offensive plays, letting Wilson drop back to pass 22 times. The offensive stat lines were even uglier than you'd expect against a top defense, but without WR George Pickens, it was rough.

Things should be a bit easier as far as the matchup as the Ravens are 23rd aFPA against quarterbacks, but the situation won't be much better as the Steelers are without Pickens again this week. Wilson is a back-end option in superflex and not in consideration for standard leagues.

Week 14 at Cleveland Browns

Last week, Russell Wilson played his best game of the year and one of the best of his career against the Bengals. Arthur Smith opened up the playbook and, dare I say, let Russ cook? It won't be like that every week, obviously, but at least we know Smith trusts Wilson and the passing game enough to go off.

That said, this week could be a bit more difficult against the Cleveland Browns. The Browns are 7th aFPA against quarterbacks, but we just saw Bo Nix and the Denver offense have a decent night through the air. Wilson is outside of QB1 consideration, but he's viable in superflex.

Week 12 at Cleveland Browns

After disappointing in one of the best matchups in the league, it's certainly going to be tough to trust Russell Wilson again this week. While not the worst matchup, Cleveland is still 15th aFPA against quarterbacks this season. Combine the downgrade in the matchup with the prospective weather, and this has a recipe for a ground-and-pound attack for Pittsburgh in Cleveland. Currently, Cleveland is supposed to get rain during the game and have sustained winds around 17mph with gusts up to 35mph. I don't usually worry about weather but it is right on the cusp (20+ mph sustained winds) where it actually starts to impact things for fantasy.

UPDATE: The wind will be lower than expected, around 9-11mph sustained during the game. It will be a mix of snow and rain, which isn't the worst, but something to note.