Sunday Night Football
New England @ Denver
Team Totals: Broncos 20.5, Patriots 14
On Sunday night, the Patriots visit the Broncos averaging a league-low 13.3 points per game while missing stud LG Cole Strange (knee) after LT Trent Brown (ankle/hand) sat out Week 15. Conor McDermott, who started in Brown’s place last week, was concussed against the Chiefs. Bailey Zappe’s fantasy finishes through three 2023 starts are QB25 (vs. LAC), QB8 (@ PIT), and QB28 (vs. KC) on the “strength” of 55-of-84 passing for 561 yards (6.7 YPA), four touchdowns, and two interceptions. In Week 16’s lowest-totaled game, Zappe is a scary two-QB/Superflex-league dice roll. … Ezekiel Elliott logged 16 touches on a 73% playing-time clip in Week 15’s loss to Kansas City. No. 2 back Kevin Harris punched in an 18-yard scoring run but touched the ball only four times against the Chiefs. This week, the Patriots draw a Broncos defense surrendering the NFL’s second-most fantasy points to running backs, including last week’s 190 total yards and two TDs to Lions RBs. Elliott remains in borderline RB1 contention here.
Zappe’s 2023 target distribution: Elliott 20; Hunter Henry 19; DeVante Parker 16; JuJu Smith-Schuster 15; Pop Douglas 13; Tyquan Thornton 11. … On fire with Zappe under center, Henry parlayed 12 targets into 10 catches for 106 yards and three TDs over New England’s last two games.
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