Quarterback
Biggest Winner: Caleb Williams (Bears)
A date with the Bengals league-worst defense granted Ben Johnson the freedom to deploy Caleb Williams in a variety of ways and the gameplan worked like a charm. Williams' statline in the shootout victory for the Bears was so busy that it almost reads as a joke: 280 passing YDS/3 TD's, 5 CAR/53 YDS and 2 REC/22 YDS/TD. While he certainly won't be able to repeat this incredible outing, Williams should remain a viable QB1 play for this week's showdown with the Giants 28th ranked scoring defense.
Honorable Mentions: Joe Flacco (Bengals), Justin Herbert (Chargers), Josh Allen (Bills)
Biggest Loser: Jordan Love (Packers)
Following his brilliant performance against the Steelers in Week 8, the Jordan Love pendulum harshly shifted back in the other direction as he put together a dud (273 YDS/0 TD/INT, A 1 YD Rushing TD) against the Panthers that contributed to a shocking upset home loss. Love has a date with the Eagles in Week 10.
Dishonorable Mentions: Patrick Mahomes (Chiefs), Dak Prescott (Cowboys), Daniel Jones (Colts)
Running Back
Biggest Winner: Christian McCaffery (49ers)
After a pretty quiet showing against the Texans in Week 8, McCaffery returned to driving the 49ers offense in style with a dominant workhorse outing (173 scrimmage YDS and 2 TD's on 33 touches) against the Giants on Sunday afternoon. The potential return of Ricky Pearsall to the lineup this week against the Rams could cut into his target share a bit, but CMC should remain locked into his elite RB1 role as long as he avoids the dreaded 49ers injury bug.
Honorable Mentions: Rico Dowdle (Panthers), Kyle Moanagai (Bears), Josh Jacobs (Packers)
Biggest Loser: Jahmyr Gibbs (Lions)
Brian Flores sold out to contain Gibbs and it worked beautifully as the Lions explosive back had his worst game of 2025 so far by a wide margin (28 scrimmage YDS on just 12 touches) in a loss to the Vikings. Gibbs should have no problem bouncing back gracefully as the Lions are set to square off against a completely depleted, dejected Commanders defense in Week 10.
Dishonorable Mentions: Jonathan Taylor (Colts), Alvin Kamara (Saints), Javonte Williams (Cowboys)
Wide Receiver
Biggest Winner: Drake London (Falcons)
The Falcons may've narrowly lost to the Patriots in heartbreaking fashion, but the best player on the field all game long at Gillette Stadium was Drake London. The star wideout stacked up highlight reel plays and the souls of every DB the Pats deployed against him in coverage as he posted 9 receptions for 118 YDS and a career-best 3 TD's. London will be hoping for another busy day with a more favorable outcome for his struggling Falcons this week when they travel to Berlin to take on the Colts.
Honorable Mentions: Tee Higgins (Bengals), D.J. Moore (Bears), Davante Adams (Rams)
Biggest Loser: Rome Odunze (Bears)
It's genuinely mind-boggling that on a day where the Bears torched the Bengals for 576 YDS of total offense and had 3 players (Colston Loveland, D.J. Moore, Olamide Zaccheaus) clear 50 YDS receiving Odunze couldn't even manage a single catch. The Bears WR1 was only the target on 3 of Caleb Williams' 34 pass attempts, which was a new season-low and well below the average of 8 per game he had coming into Week 9. He'll undoubtedly be extra motivated to take advantage of this week's plus matchup against the Giants.
Dishonorable Mentions: D.K. Metcalf (Steelers), Jakobi Meyers (Raiders), Xavier Worthy (Chiefs)
Tight End
Biggest Winner: Brock Bowers (Raiders)
Bowers' return to the lineup went unbelievably well as he posted 12 receptions for 127 YDS and 3 scores and a 6-YD carry in an OT loss against the Jaguars. With Jakobi Meyers being traded to the Jaguars today, Bowers' already robust target share should only get higher in the Raiders pass-happy offense.
Honorable Mentions: Dalton Kincaid (Bills), Sam LaPorta (Lions), Mark Andrews (Ravens)
Biggest Loser: George Kittle (49ers)
It was another quiet day for Kittle as a fantasy player against the Giants, as he caught just 4 passes for 32 YDS and got stuffed in the backfield for a 3-yard loss on his only carry of the day. He's got a pretty tough matchup with the Rams-who've allowed the 11th fewest fantasy points to tight ends this season-in Week 10.
Dishonorable Mentions: Tyler Warren (Colts), Jake Ferguson (Cowboys), Evan Engram (Broncos)
Defense/Special Teams
Biggest Winner: Steelers
If you exercised patience with the Steelers D/ST after their horrendous showing against the Packers in Week 8, you were rewarded big time. Teryl Austin's group put the Colts through absolute hell in their 27-20 upset victory on Sunday, picking up 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries against one of the best offenses in football right now. They'll have another chance to make some magic happen this week when they go against a Chargers offense who is horrendous in pass-protection and has turned the ball over 11 times through their opening 9 games.
Honorable Mentions: Ravens, Rams, Seahawks
Biggest Loser: Patriots
The Patriots D/ST 5-game streak of posting 10+ fantasy points came to a halt with their worst performance of the year against the Falcons in Week 9 as they mustered just a single sack and zero takeaways in a fortunate 24-23 victory. They'll face a Bucs offense that has surrendered 7 sacks and turned the ball over 3 times over their past 2 games in Week 10.
Dishonorable Mentions: Chiefs, Jaguars, Packers
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