Yahoo Sports fantasy analysts Matt Harmon and Tera Roberts look ahead to this week’s action and pick a pair of players who can lift fantasy managers to victory. Hear the full conversation on the “Yahoo Fantasy Forecast” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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Let’s toss it to our keys to winning, presented by Toyota, the official automotive partner of the NFL.
And for week nine, our keys to winning as it always is, is picking those guys, those players that are gonna make the difference in your flex spot.
So with that being said, Tara, who is your keys to winning player this week?
Heading into week nine?
Uh let’s talk about a guy who I don’t think gets enough respect.
It’s Tony Pollard, he has been the dominant force in that Titans offense despite all these challenges with the quarterback and craziness over there in Tennessee Pollard has had a very dependable floor and a decent ceiling, but I feel like this is finally the game where we finally see that high ceiling for him.
He is facing the new England Patriots defense.
This is the week here.
I like the matchup.
The volume is going to be solid.
I feel like this is a matchup where he could get um easily over 20 touches and be very productive with them and give us true actual top five upside this week.
I’ll tell you what I got a fancy team where Tony Pollard is one of those guys that I I’m counting on in the flex over some of these wide receivers.
So I’m hoping that you’re right about this one.
Tara Roberts.
I will just go with the lay up here.
It’s gotta be Josh down.
So again, it’s, it’s just the layup option for a segment like this.
Now that Joe Flacco is starting for the Indianapolis Colts against the Minnesota Vikings in week nine in the three games, Joe Flacco took the most quarterback snaps for the Colts.
Downes was targeted on 33.7% of his routes run, which is just fantastic volume overall.
He also tied Michael Pittman for a team high five red zone targets in that span.
He scored twice.
Downes has clearly been the best Colts receiver this season.
He’s also as I’ve highlighted a nightmare separator in the slot against man coverage.
I think you can lock Josh Downs into your lineups this week.
And frankly, as long as Joe Flacco’s out there, which they say is gonna be the, you know, the foreseeable future, we’ll see how long, but I don’t care how long it is however long, Joe Flacco is under center for the Colts.
I’m locking Josh downs into my lineups and you should be too