Carolina @ Kansas City
Team Totals: Chiefs 31.25, Panthers 21
Although the potential high-scoring nature of Panthers-Chiefs elevates Teddy Bridgewater’s two-QB-league outlook, his QB1 streamer appeal is limited with top-12 fantasy outcomes in just 2-of-8 starts visiting a Kansas City team that defends Carolina’s offensive strength – wideout play – stingily and has held 6-of-8 enemy quarterbacks to weekly finishes of QB13 or worse. Playing pass-funnel defense, the Chiefs have yielded the NFL’s second-fewest yards per pass attempt (6.6) and third-fewest touchdown passes (9). … Carolina’s coaching staff expressed supreme confidence this week in Christian McCaffrey’s return to health, and fantasy leaguers should be encouraged the Panthers never rushed McCaffrey back from his high ankle sprain, one of the most debilitating injuries any skill-position player can suffer. As of Sunday, McCaffrey will be a full eight weeks removed from going down. Even if Mike Davis maintains a change-of-pace/breather-back role, CMC shouldn’t struggle to flirt with 20 touches on 70% or more of Carolina’s offensive snaps in Week 9’s friendly draw.
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