Lance's 2022 Week 7 Predictions

Every week I’ll be putting out my predictions, they will include my winner for each game with a brief explanation, and 1 start and 1 sit for each fantasy football position. As usual, I’ll start with my picks:

Overall Record: 43-34-1

New Orleans over Arizona
With Brown out, Hopkins just returning and Anderson yet to have any real time in the playbook or working with the offense for that matter, the Cardinals won't have a whole lot of options in the pass game. That's an area the Saints have struggled in defensively, so that works out for the Saints on the road.

Cleveland over Baltimore
I see Cleveland running the ball efficiently and controlling the clock, minimizing the impact Jackson can have on the game.

Tampa Bay over Carolina
Carolina is spiraling toward the #1 pick, so despite Tampa's struggles they shouldn't have any problem this week.

Cincinnati over Atlanta
Surprisingly a tough game to choose between, I gave the home team the edge.

Dallas over Detroit
I'm curious to see if Detroit, coming out of their bye, will get the offense back on track with how it looked in weeks 1-4. I doubt this will be the week they do that going against a very tough Dallas defense.

Jacksonville over NY Giants
The Giants are 5-1 and as cool as it's been, it really is too good to be true. Barkley has done most of the heavy lifting so far, but the Jags are allowing just 3.6 YPC. The Jags should be able to get back to running the ball well against one of the worst run defenses in the league, and with Lawrence playing smart football I don't see the Giants getting the Jags off the field easily.

Indianapolis over Tennessee
The Colts had a hard fought win over a division rival last week, and they'll roll into this one ready to get the job done again. Ryan also looks like he's found something of a groove which is perfect timing considering Tennessee is tied for last in YPA allowed and is tied for second to last in passing touchdowns allowed (even though they just had their bye week).

Green Bay over Washington
I like Heinicke, especially as a high end backup needed to fill in, so Washington definitely has the potential to continue the shocking losses for Green Bay. However, Washington doesn't have the same defensive prowess as the Jets and Giants.

NY Jets over Denver
Both of these defenses are playing good football, the difference lies in the offenses. Specifically I'm referring to Denver's lack thereof and the Jets running the ball at will lately.

Las Vegas over Houston
With both teams coming off their byes I'm taking the team with more talent.

LA Chargers over Seattle
Herbert and company should find it a whole lot easier to move the ball this week.

Kansas City over San Francisco
The Niners are banged up in all the wrong places which is going to allow the Chiefs to dominate.

Miami over Pittsburgh
I'm really not sure how to explain Pitt's massive win last week. I'm just going to focus on the fact that Tua looks like he will be back this week and Pittsburgh's Corner situation will allow Waddle and Hill to have another big game.

New England over Chicago
Chicago couldn't get past Washington, I don't see them taking down the Pats with the way their defense is rolling right now.

Fantasy Starts and Sits

Record for QBs, TEs, and Ds is based off if they finished top 12 or not

Record for RBs and WRs is based off if they finished top 24 or not.

QB Record: 9-1

QB Start: Matt Ryan at Tennessee
Taylor being on the field would only help Ryan out more, but with Taylor still seemingly beat up, Ryan coming off a 58 pass attempt game and the Titans ranking top 5 in points allowed to QBs this season, it's a great matchup to stream Ryan in.

QB Sit: Russell Wilson vs NY Jets
If you've been clinging to the hope that the next week will be the week Wilson gets it figured out, now is as good a time as any to stop that and find someone else to start.

RB Record: 6-4

RB Start: Kenyan Drake vs Cleveland
He's coming off that monster game, so chances are he's already been grabbed on your waiver wire, but if he hasn't and you're hurting this is the perfect week for him to fill in for you. Dobbins is a little banged up, and the Browns are allowing 5 YPC and have given up 11 rushing touchdowns this year.

RB Sit: Clyde Edwards-Helaire at San Francisco
The Niners' defense has struggled with injuries lately but almost exclusively in areas that help the opposing passers. They're bottom three in points allowed to RBs this year, so this should be another Mahomes friendly outing.

WR Record: 3-7

WR Start: Romeo Doubs at Washington
Rodgers needs a get right game and this matchup is coming at just the right time. Washington's pass defense is weak, and Doubs has seen 8 or more targets in three of his last four games.

WR Sit: Christian Kirk vs NY Giants
The Giants are keeping opposing Receivers relatively in check (Lamb and Cobb are the only ones with 12+ points on them this season), and Kirk has seen his targets dip recently (just 3 targets two weeks ago and 5 last week).

TE Record: 6-4

TE Start: Hayden Hurst vs Atlanta
Atlanta has allowed 7+ points to a Tight End in every game this season. He'll need more than the three targets he saw last week, but with this being a particularly weak area for Atlanta I could see the Bengals trying to exploit it. Bonus, it's a revenge game!

TE Sit: Robert Tonyan at Washington
I've seen a few articles recently listing Tonyan as a waiver target. That's the right move with the Cobb injury, but starting him this week is the wrong move. Washington is allowing bottom five point totals to TEs this season.

Defense Record: 5-5

Defense Start: Miami Dolphins vs Pittsburgh
Miami's defense has the ability to pop-off for large amounts of points and the Steelers are currently top ten in fantasy points allowed. Bonus, the Dolphins also get Detroit and Chicago over the next two weeks, so you can hang onto them for a little bit longer.

Defense Sit: Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland
It's always tough on a defense in fantasy when going against a run heavy offense that's smart with their pass attempts. That's what Cleveland has been this year and it shows with them ranking bottom five in points allowed.