Quarterback Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Tips for Fantasy Football Week 7

It's week 7, people! Time to set up those fantasy lineups! Start 'Em, Sit 'Em is the ultimate look at a week's best and worst matchups in fantasy football leagues. Each week I examine the quarterbacks who may or may not exceed expectations based on their weekly opponent…like Caleb Williams and Jared Goff in Week 6!

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1. Lamar Jackson at Buccaneers (Mon.)
2. Jalen is hurting the Giants
3. Jayden Daniels vs. Panthers
4. Josh Allen vs. Titans
5. Baker Mayfield vs. Ravens (Mon.)
6. Jordan Love vs. Texans
7. Joe Burrow at Browns
8. Sam Darnold vs. Lions
9. Jared Goff at Vikings
10. CJ Stroud at Packers

Complete Week 7 Quarterback Rankings (Coming Soon!)

Bye: Bears, cowboys

beginning of the week

Baker Mayfield vs. Ravens (Mon. 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN): Mayfield has become one of the best quarterbacks in fantasy football, averaging 22.5 points per game. He will undoubtedly need to be featured in surprising lineups in the future, and that includes this week's game against the Ravens. Their defense struggled against quarterbacks, giving up a total of 11 touchdown passes and the second-most fantasy points per game in 2024.

Start them

Jordan Love vs. Texans (1 p.m. ET, CBS): Fantasy managers “love” Jordan as he is averaging more than 20 fantasy points in his four starts this season. I would keep him active this week against the Texans in a potentially high-scoring game at Lambeau Field. Their defense has allowed three quarterbacks to beat them by more than 19 points after six weeks, a list that includes rookie Drake Maye in his first NFL start last week.

Sam Darnold vs. Lions (1 p.m. ET, Fox): Darnold has been solid for the most part this year, scoring 19+ points in three of his last four games. Next up is a match against the Lions, in a game that opened with a total of 51 players, so Vegas is expecting a high-scoring game. Their defense held Dak Prescott to just 3.2 points last week, but Detroit has also given up more than 18 points to two quarterbacks since Week 2 and will be without Aidan Hutchinson.

Jared Goff on Vikings (1 p.m. ET, Fox): Goff has been hot lately, scoring 25+ fantasy points in each of his last two games. He has also thrown for multiple touchdowns without a single interception in each of his last three contests. I would use him in a Minnesota shootout, even against a Vikings defense that was pretty tough on opposing quarterbacks. So in this case I'm going with fantasy rather than matchup.

Kirk Cousins ​​vs. Seahawks (1 p.m. ET, Fox): Cousins ​​was a disappointment last week as he only scored 12.5 points despite a great match in Carolina. Still, he's worth a look when the Falcons host Seattle in Week 7. Their defense allowed three different signal callers to beat them and score more than 22 points, including Daniel Jones. Additionally, all three of these quarterbacks beat Seattle and scored more than 22 points in each of their last three games.

QBs with good matchups

Seat of the week

Justin Fields vs. Jets (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC): Fields is a tough player as he has put up 18+ points in three of his last four games, including two of 23+ points. Still, this week's matchup against the Jets isn't favorable at all. Their defense has given up four touchdown passes and the third-fewest fantasy points per game to quarterbacks. There have also been reports that Fields could lose his starting role to Russell Wilson.

Set them

Patrick Mahomes at 49ers (4:25 p.m. ET, Fox): Mahomes has been very mediocre this year (and really since the second half of last season), averaging 14.2 points per game. I would still use him if you have a viable alternative this week, as Mahomes faces a 49ers defense that only allows two quarterbacks to beat them for more than 12.8 fantasy points. Additionally, only one of them has thrown more than one touchdown against them.

Kyler Murray vs. Chargers (Mon. 9 p.m. ET, ESPN+): Murray, who was last week's Sit of the Week, scored just 11.9 fantasy points in a loss to the Packers. I would also keep an eye on him this week as he faces a Chargers defense that is allowing just five touchdown passes and an average of 13 fantasy points per game to opposing quarterbacks this season. Additionally, Murray could be without his best wideout, Marvin Harrison Jr., who suffered a concussion.

Deshaun Watson vs. Bengals (1 p.m. ET, CBS): You might look at Watson's matchup against the Bengals and think it's favorable (and it is). But as we saw last week, he simply cannot be trusted, no matter the opponent. Watson hasn't scored more than 12.2 fantasy points in each of his last three games, and he hasn't managed to throw for 200 yards in a single game as a member of the Browns! At this point, Watson is likely a waiver claimer in 2024.

Aaron Rodgers at Steelers (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC): Rodgers hasn't scored more than 15.1 points in all but two of his first six games this season, and a matchup against the Steelers this week makes him a sit-'em player. Pittsburgh's defense has not allowed an opposing quarterback to beat them for more than 16.4 fantasy points in a game this season, and only two opposing field generals have thrown multiple touchdowns against them.

QBs with bad matchups