PIT — Week 10 at CIN, who allow the 10th-most points to TEs — recently Josh Cuevas put up 3.5 on them (W7), Gunnar Helm put up 9.6 on them (W8).
12.4 PPR points against CLE on 3/5 rec, 94 yd — beat his 6.1 projection by 6.3. The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Darnell Washington projects 6.7 PPR points in week 10 at CIN — the 10th-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 10.8 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at TE — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.
The week 9 angle vs CIN: 261 passing yards a game allowed (7.58/attempt) · 1.1 TDs/gm through the air · 0.6 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 10th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how CIN defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 8 games): 64.6% offensive snaps · 3.5 targets/game, 10.8% target share · 8.5% air-yard share (aDOT 5.4) · 2.4 catches for 31.8 yards/game, 3 TD. 2025 baseline (13 games): 57.3% offensive snaps, 3.3 targets/game, 11.2% target share, 11.9% air-yard share (aDOT 5.6), 2.4 catches for 28 yards/game, 1 TD. (2026) TD luck: 3 scored vs 2.5 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W10 | @ CIN | Sun, Nov 15 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 10th |
| W11 | @ PHI | Sun, Nov 22 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 29th · tough |
| W12 | vs DEN | Fri, Nov 27 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 9th |
| W13 | vs HOU | Sun, Dec 6 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 28th · tough |
| W14 | @ JAX | Mon, Dec 14 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 23rd |
| W15 | vs BAL | Sun, Dec 20 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 15th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | CLE | 3/5 rec, 94 yd | 9.4 | 10.9 | 12.4 |
| W7 | NO | 1/1 rec, 4 yd, 1 TD | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.4 |
| W6 | TB | 4/6 rec, 25 yd, 1 TD | 8.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 |
| W5 | IND | 2/3 rec, 12 yd | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| W4 | CLE | 3/5 rec, 27 yd, 1 TD | 8.7 | 10.2 | 11.7 |
| W3 | CIN | 3/4 rec, 67 yd | 6.7 | 8.2 | 9.7 |
| W2 | NE | 1/2 rec, 7 yd | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| W1 | ATL | 2/2 rec, 18 yd | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 |