BUF — Week 8 vs BAL, who allow the 9th-most points to WRs — recently Jerry Jeudy put up 6.9 on them (W6), Tee Higgins put up 20.8 on them (W7).
Joshua Palmer projects 3.0 PPR points in week 8 vs BAL — the 9th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 5.8 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at WR — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.
The week 8 angle vs BAL: 235.1 passing yards a game allowed (7.25/attempt) · 1.3 TDs/gm through the air · 0.4 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 9th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how BAL defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 4 games): 37% offensive snaps · 2.8 targets/game, 9.5% target share · 23.6% air-yard share (aDOT 23.5) · 1 catches for 29.3 yards/game, 2 TD. 2025 baseline (12 games): 48.3% offensive snaps, 3.1 targets/game, 10.2% target share, 14.2% air-yard share (aDOT 11.5), 1.8 catches for 25.3 yards/game, 0 TD. (2026) TD luck: 2 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 | vs BAL | Sun, Nov 1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 9th |
| W9 | @ MIN | Mon, Nov 9 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 29th · tough |
| W10 | @ NYJ | Sun, Nov 15 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 18th |
| W11 | vs MIA | Sun, Nov 22 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 30th · tough |
| W12 | vs KC | Thu, Nov 26 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 31st · tough |
| W13 | @ NE | Sun, Dec 6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 14th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W6 | LV | 1/2 rec, 37 yd | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| W4 | NE | 1/4 rec, 3 yd | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| W2 | DET | 1/3 rec, 43 yd, 1 TD | 10.3 | 10.8 | 11.3 |
| W1 | HOU | 1/2 rec, 34 yd, 1 TD | 9.4 | 9.9 | 10.4 |