BAL — Week 8 at BUF, who allow the 1st-most points to WRs — recently Puka Nacua put up 20.7 on them (W5), Tre Tucker put up 21.7 on them (W6).
2.5 PPR points against CIN on 1/1 rec, 15 yd. The week 8 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
LaJohntay Wester projects 0.2 PPR points in week 8 at BUF — the 1st-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 2.8 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 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 1st-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how BUF defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 8): 5% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 7 games): 15.4% offensive snaps · 0.7 targets/game, 2.6% target share · 0.7% air-yard share (aDOT 3.2) · 0.6 catches for 6.3 yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (14 games): 6.2% offensive snaps, 0 catches for 0 yards/game, 0 TD. (2026) TD luck: 0 scored vs 0 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1st · soft |
| W9 | vs JAX | Thu, Nov 5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3rd · soft |
| W10 | vs LAC | Mon, Nov 16 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 20th |
| W11 | @ CAR | Sun, Nov 22 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 28th · tough |
| W12 | @ HOU | Sun, Nov 29 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 6th · soft |
| W14 | vs TB | Sun, Dec 13 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 25th · tough |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W7 | CIN | 1/1 rec, 15 yd | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| W2 | NO | 1/2 rec, 14 yd | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| W1 | IND | 2/2 rec, 15 yd | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 |