Josh Allen QB

BUF — Week 9 at MIN, who allow the 32nd-most points to QBs — recently Daniel Jones put up 4.6 on them (W7), Jared Goff put up 10 on them (W8).

Week 8 recap: Josh Allen

27.6 PPR points against BAL on 21/34, 289 pass yd, 2 TD, 1 INT · 7 car, 30 yd, 1 TD — beat his 24.5 projection by 3.1. The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Josh Allen this week?

Josh Allen projects 22.4 PPR points in week 9 at MIN — the 32nd-ranked matchup for QBs, averaging 25.8 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at QB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 9 angle vs MIN: 180.1 passing yards a game allowed (6.21/attempt) · 0.6 passing TDs/gm · 3.6 sacks and 1.1 INTs/gm · a soft spot for rushing QBs — 11.6 QB rush yds/gm — all of it adding up to the 32nd-most fantasy points allowed to QBs. Receipts and the full profile: how MIN defends QBs, linked under The matchup below.

→ Holding steady
→ snaps/gm 66.7 → 67.3 (+1%) · → carries/gm 7.9 → 7.3 (-8%)
Week 8 vs BAL: 27.6 pts · 7 car · 78 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 9 proj
22.4
PPR · 22.4 std
Matchup
32nd
MIN vs QBs
Trade value
6,192
#15 overall · +177/30d
Form
25.8
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played
Vegas, week 9
22.3
market pts (fair lines)

What Vegas expects (week 9): 236.5 passing yards · 1.41 passing TDs · 31.5 rushing yards · 53% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 7 games): 99.3% offensive snaps · 29.3 attempts/game, 65.9% completions, 8.7 yards/attempt, 256.1 passing yards/game, 11 TD to 5 INT · 7.9 carries/game. 2025 baseline (16 games): 92.2% offensive snaps, 28.8 attempts/game, 69.3% completions, 8 yards/attempt, 229.3 passing yards/game, 25 TD to 10 INT, 7 carries/game. (2026) Passing-TD luck: 11 thrown vs 13.2 expected. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 10.4 · median 22.1 · ceiling 33.7 — 91% chance of 10+, 79% of 15+, 60% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W9@ MIN Mon, Nov 9 22.422.422.4 32nd · tough
W10@ NYJ Sun, Nov 15 24.824.824.8 16th
W11vs MIA Sun, Nov 22 27.527.527.5 3rd · soft
W12vs KC Thu, Nov 26 23.023.023.0 28th · tough
W13@ NE Sun, Dec 6 23.723.723.7 22nd
W14@ GB Sun, Dec 13 24.924.924.9 27th · tough
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The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W8BAL21/34, 289 pass yd, 2 TD, 1 INT · 7 car, 30 yd, 1 TD 27.627.627.6
W6LV23/33, 255 pass yd, 2 TD · 5 car, 1 yd 18.318.318.3
W5LAR12/19, 210 pass yd, 1 TD, 1 INT · 10 car, 121 yd, 1 TD 31.531.531.5
W4NE23/33, 253 pass yd, 1 TD, 1 INT · 5 car, 4 yd, 1 TD 19.519.519.5
W3LAC16/26, 204 pass yd, 2 INT · 8 car, 22 yd, 2 TD · 1/1 rec, 1 yd · 1 fum 18.519.019.5
W2DET20/31, 248 pass yd, 3 TD · 14 car, 69 yd, 2 TD 40.840.840.8
W1HOU20/29, 334 pass yd, 2 TD · 6 car, 23 yd, 2 TD 35.735.735.7
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.