Dominate your Week 15 fantasy football matchups with these favorable WR matchups.
Adam Thielen vs. DAL
Thielen has been great since returning from a hamstring injury in Week 12. During this three-game stretch, Thielen is averaging a target share of 25%, but that includes his first game back from injury, where he was limited and earned just 13% of the win. goals. Over the past two games, Thielen has run more routes and earned 30% of the Panthers targets. This had led to consecutive top-12 finishes at the position where he averaged eight catches for 100 yards and 17.3 fantasy points per game.
The entire Panthers offense has been playing better lately. According to PFF, Bryce Young has been a top 10 QB for the past four weeks. Young and Thielen have found success even in tough games against the Eagles and Chiefs in recent weeks. This week, however, Carolina will have a much easier task against the Cowboys. Dallas is allowing the fourth-most passing yards per game this season, having just given up 369 yards and three touchdowns to Joe Burrow on Monday Night Football. In that game, Ja’Marr Chase erupted for 177 yards and two touchdowns. Continue with Thielen this week.
Jordan Addison vs. CHI
Addison has been on fire for the past month. Over his last four games, Addison is averaging 20.6 fantasy points per game, which ranks fourth among all WRs. Only Ja’Marr Chase, Puka Nacua and Jerry Jeudy have been more productive than Addison since Week 11. Addison is averaging an elite target share of 29% during this period, which leads the Vikings – ahead of Justin Jefferson. After a slow start to the season hampered by injury, Addison is finally coming along just in time for the fantasy postseason.
This week he faces the Bears for the second time this season. In their first matchup just a few weeks ago, Addison posted 162 yards and a touchdown. He finished as the overall WR1 that week, catching eight of his nine goals from Sam Darnold. In that game, Chicago spent a lot of resources shutting down Justin Jefferson, leaving Addison in a number of favorable matchups. It seems unlikely the Bears will do this again since it went poorly the first time, but it’s still a good fit for Addison. According to NFL Pro, Chicago allows the third most passing yards per game. I probably don’t need to tell you this, but make sure Addison is back in your lineup this week.
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Courtland Sutton vs. IND
Sutton returns from his retirement and has quietly put together one of the better WR seasons in fantasy this year. Sutton is the only receiver in the NFL to gain at least 70 receiving yards in six consecutive games. During this six-game stretch, Sutton ranks fifth in WR points per game, averaging 16.5 points, which is ahead of Cooper Kupp, CeeDee Lamb and just behind Puka Nacua. He’s been an alpha receiver and I’m not sure many people see him that way.
Sutton dominates fantasy cheat code targets. The WR fantasy cheat codes, as I like to call them, are your ability to earn red zone targets and deep targets of 20+ yards. According to Player Profiler, Sutton is in the top five in both categories. These targets lead to explosive play and create a strong floor and ceiling for fantasy receivers.
This week, Sutton and the Broncos face the Colts. Indy is allowing the seventh-most receiving yards per game this season. According to Vegas betting odds, the Broncos are expected to score 24 points this week. In four games with a team total of more than 24 points, Sutton is averaging 94 yards on 7.3 catches per game. This is really a matchup that Sutton can exploit in Week 15.
Calvin Ridley vs. CIN
There were high expectations for Ridley entering his Week 14 match. He faced the Jaguars who allow the most yards per game, and it was a revenge spot for Ridley. He ultimately produced 59 yards on seven catches and finished with 9.4 fantasy points. It was an overall good day, but it certainly didn’t live up to the high expectations fantasy managers had for him. But most importantly, Ridley once again dominated the targets for Tennessee. He earned a whopping 38% target share in Week 14 and has now earned 30% of Titan targets since DeAndre Hopkins was traded away before Week 8.
Ridley will continue to see favorable games for the rest of the season, including this week against the Bengals. Cincinnati is allowing the sixth-most receiving yards per game and the fourth-most receiving touchdowns this year. The Bengals just gave up 93 yards and a touchdown to CeeDee Lamb in Week 14 and 74 yards and a touchdown to George Pickens in Week 13. Expect Ridley to bounce back with a strong day this week; start him in this favorable matchup.
Ladd McConkey versus tuberculosis
McConkey missed his Week 14 game against the Chiefs due to knee and shoulder injuries. This left fantasy managers in a difficult situation as the Chargers played on Sunday Night Football with a limited number of players to rotate to. But if you can survive this dilemma and make your fantasy playoffs, you’ll be rewarded with a great matchup in Week 15. Assuming he can play, McConkey will face the Bucs, who have the third-highest receiving team this season allow yards per play.
McConkey has been a star for the Chargers all season. He leads the team with a 26% target share and ranks ninth in the NFL in yards per route this season. This is an efficiency metric that shows how productive and efficient a receiver has been. We usually see elite rookies in the 20s or 30s in this metric, but McConkey is in the top 10 through 14 weeks; he’s been that good.
McConkey has been able to practice on a limited basis this past week, so he is moving in the right direction going into Week 15. Keep a close eye on the injury reports, but if McConkey is active, he should be in your lineup this week.
