BAL — Week 8 at BUF, who allow the 8th-most points to TEs — recently Tyler Higbee put up 8.3 on them (W5), Michael Mayer put up 9.5 on them (W6).
5.5 PPR points against CIN on 2/3 rec, 35 yd — beat his 1.8 projection by 3.7. The week 8 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Josh Cuevas projects 1.7 PPR points in week 8 at BUF — the 8th-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 8.2 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 8 angle vs BUF: 298.7 passing yards a game allowed (7.4/attempt) · 2.5 TDs/gm through the air · 0.5 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 8th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how BUF defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 5 games): 22.6% offensive snaps · 2.2 targets/game, 7.3% target share · 4% air-yard share (aDOT 4.5) · 1.8 catches for 23.8 yards/game, 1 TD. (2026) TD luck: 1 scored vs 0.7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | @ BUF | Sun, Nov 1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 8th · soft |
| W9 | vs JAX | Thu, Nov 5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 19th |
| W10 | vs LAC | Mon, Nov 16 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 23rd |
| W11 | @ CAR | Sun, Nov 22 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 13th |
| W12 | @ HOU | Sun, Nov 29 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 28th · tough |
| W14 | vs TB | Sun, Dec 13 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 9th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W7 | CIN | 2/3 rec, 35 yd | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| W6 | CLE | 4/5 rec, 44 yd, 1 TD | 10.4 | 12.4 | 14.4 |
| W5 | ATL | 2/2 rec, 26 yd | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| W3 | DAL | 1/1 rec, 14 yd | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 |