The Week 10 storylines are fun and have something for gamers in leagues of all sizes. One of the most notable stories is in the week’s first game, an AFC North battle between the Ravens and Bengals. A matchup between rookie quarterbacks should be eye-catching, and the week’s final game should have fireworks.

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Will Tee Higgins Return for an AFC North Battle on Thursday Night Football?

Tee Higgins was out the first two weeks of the season, and he’s missed Cincinnati’s past two games. Sadly, he opened the week as a non-participant on Cincinnati’s estimated practice report. Higgins is a worthwhile dice roll against Baltimore’s dreadful secondary if the veteran wideout can progress to practicing and suit up on Thursday night. In Week 5, Higgins torched the Ravens for nine receptions, 83 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.

Interestingly, Ja’Marr Chase‘s production has dipped substantially without Higgins, but Mike Gesicki‘s has exploded. The following table has the splits for Chase and Gesicki, with Higgins in and out, and the stats are via the data suite at Fantasy Points.

Obviously, gamers shouldn't bench Chase, even if Higgins is out. The more important takeaway is Gesicki's excellence without Higgins. The veteran tight end is a top-10 option at the position if Cincinnati's No. 2 wideout is inactive.

Predictably, Joe Burrow has played better with Higgins in the lineup than without one of his top-shelf weapons. The following table has his stats from Pro Football Focus (PFF) in Weeks 1, 2, 8 and 9 without Higgins and Weeks 3 through 7 with Higgins.

In four games without Higgins, Burrow was the QB29 in Week 1, QB10 in Week 2, QB23 in Week 8 and QB1 in Week 9. In five games with Higgins, Burrow was tied for the QB6 in Week 3, the QB10 in Week 4, the QB2 against the Ravens in Week 5, the QB13 in Week 6 and the QB16 in Week 7. Burrow's range of outcomes is wider without Higgins, but he's still a fantasy starter in a mouthwatering matchup against a team he already carved up, even if Cincinnati's No. 2 wideout is out.

Who Will Shine the Brightest in the Battle of the No. 1 Versus the No. 3 Pick?

The media, fans and fantasy gamers were salivating at the matchup between Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels in Week 8, and the latter earned a victory with a memorable hail mary. Williams's matchup with Drake Maye isn't generating as much excitement, but it will still be interesting.

Williams had flashes of excellence in plus matchups before Chicago's bye, scoring 23.6 fantasy points in Week 5 and 29.6 in Week 6. Sadly, Williams's struggles since Chicago's Week 7 bye are a perfect example of development not being linear.

Meanwhile, despite a comical collection of skill-position talent, a pitiful offensive line and an uncreative offensive coordinator, Maye has been a fantasy asset. Maye had over 20 fantasy points in two of his three starts when he didn't leave early with a concussion. New England's rookie quarterback had over 17 fantasy points against the Titans in Week 9. Frankly, Maye has been the better fantasy option than Williams.

The Bears are 6.5-point favorites at home this week. Furthermore, Chicago has allowed the fewest fantasy points per game to quarterbacks, and New England is in the middle of the pack. Despite the betting info and the matchup favoring Williams, Maye is the more enticing fantasy option.

Can the Dolphins at the Rams be the Fantasy Bonanza of the Year?

I hate hyperbole. I loathe when people overhype something that recently happened because they're prisoners of the moment. Having said that, I genuinely believe the Rams versus the Dolphins could be the fantasy bonanza of the year.

Miami has posted a season-high for points (27) in back-to-back games and exceeded 350 yards of offense in all four of Tua Tagovailoa's starts. Meanwhile, Miami's defense is lousy. They've coughed up 28 and 30 points in back-to-back games. According to FTN Fantasy, Miami is also 28th in defense Defense-Adjusted Value Over Average (DVOA).

Los Angeles is in a similar boat, with a much better offense than their defense. In their three games this year with Matthew Stafford, Kyren Williams, Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp, the Rams have posted 387, 386 and 366 yards of offense and 20, 30 and 26 points. Yet, according to Pro Football Reference, LA's defense has allowed the sixth-most yards per play (5.8) and is tied for the 10th-most points allowed per game (24.3). The Rams are also 24th in DVOA.

Gamers don't need to be instructed to start De'Von Achane, Kyren Williams, Tyreek Hill, Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp. Yet, gamers can get excited about them potentially reaching their ceiling outcomes.

The game's scoring environment also thrusts Stafford and Tagovailoa into low-end QB1 territory. Moreover, Jaylen Waddle is intriguing this week despite his underwhelming showing in 2024. Jonnu Smith is also a dart throw for tight end-needy gamers, and I'd start him over Jake Ferguson sans Dak Prescott. Finally, Demarcus Robinson is a viable flex in deeper formats after back-to-back multi-touchdown games.

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