The Baltimore Ravens AFC North three-game stretch ends with a Fantasy Football goldmine vs. the Cincinnati Bengals in Charm City.
The Baltimore Ravens will face the Cincinnati Bengals for the first time this season at home. Cincinnati is win-less thus far in 2019, and they aren’t likely going to get their first win against Baltimore. However, this is an enticing Fantasy Football match-up for both teams.
Neither team has a great defense, as the Bengals host the 30th ranked defense in terms of total yards allowed per game to the Ravens 21st ranked (via nfl.com). Baltimore will likely get off to a fast start and force Cincinnati to throw their way back into the game; something the Ravens have had a bad habit of allowing in 2019.
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Honestly, there’s very few players you shouldn’t start during this game, but we’ll break it down anyways…
Start:
Everyone for the Ravens
Remember week one vs. the Miami Dolphins? Get ready for a repeat, because the Baltimore Ravens are going to have a field day against this Cincinnati Bengals defense.
Lamar Jackson will have another MVP caliber day thanks to spectacular performances from Marquise Brown and Mark Andrews. I predict the former to top 100-yards and record a long touchdown, while the latter picks up a ton of receptions and close to 100-yards. Both Brown and Andrews are must-starts.
In the backfield, Mark Ingram will have another strong afternoon and score a touchdown or two. He and Jackson will get the team over the 100-yard mark combined; maybe even over 150-yards.
Bottom line, this Baltimore Ravens offense is Fantasy Football gold this week.
Andy Dalton and Tyler Boyd:
Similarly to Lamar Jackson and Marquise Brown, Andy Dalton and Tyler Boyd will feast on their oppositions secondary this Sunday. Dalton has been far from spectacular, but he’s putting up numbers through the air. Dalton already has nearly 1,500 passing yards, with 406 of those belonging to Tyler Boyd. The two are a mean duo.
Baltimore will likely be leading for most the game and force Cincinnati into throwing the ball a ton. The Ravens aren’t forcing turnovers and are giving up the fifth most passing yards per game this season. Don’t be shocked to see Dalton top 300 passing yards and Boyd cross the century mark; these two are sneaky good Fantasy Football starts this week.
Sit:
Joe Mixon is really the only guy you shouldn’t start in this game, outside of the obscenely bad Cincinnati Bengals defense. The Baltimore Ravens host the 10th best rushing defense this season, and Mixon has a putrid 3.7 YPC. His zero rushing touchdowns are another cause for concern for Fantasy Football purposes… it’s best to just leave him on your bench this week.
While you may be surprised to not see the Baltimore Ravens defense under the sit list, it’s because the Cincinnati Bengals have been so bad that it wouldn’t be surprising to see them put up a great game for one of the few times this season. Their Fantasy Football upside is there, but I don’t know how safe I feel about them right now…