Jameis Winston leads the NFL in interceptions with 23, a whopping seven more than Baker Mayfield has accrued this season. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 6-7 and are eliminated from postseason play.
Jameis Winston is also, per ESPN, the sixth-highest scoring quarterback by fantasy points. He may be helping you win a fantasy football championship.
That split is exactly what makes fantasy football so fun and weird. Winston keeps piling up the points for owners in fake football and may be signing elsewhere this offseason in the real version.
It’s because he’s third in the league in passing touchdowns with 26, second behind Dak Prescott with 4,115 yards, eighth among quarterbacks in rushing yards and second behind that Tom Brady guy with 512 attempts, a reminder that volume accounts for a lot in fantasy.
Games in which he’s thrown multiple interceptions are erased because he’s a 300-yard machine — he’s totaled that yardage mark nine times in 2019, with two of those games at 400 or more. For what it’s worth, the Bucs are 4-5 in those games.
Can anyone explain how Jameis Winston throws so many interceptions but still puts up 44 fantasy points🙄🙄
— Nate Rodgers (@rodgers66) December 9, 2019
We got bad Jameis today and yet he’s been unbelievable for fantasy. And the Bucs somehow are leading this game.
— Matthew Berry (@MatthewBerryTMR) December 8, 2019
This means Winston is basically Blake Bortles.
Bortles, you see, was a mediocre quarterback while starting for the Jacksonville Jaguars, but because he ran a bunch (310 yards rushing or more while with the Jags) and had a high amount of attempts, he’d be a decent fantasy pick.
And funny enough, they share a something in common. Here’s a stat from September:
This is Jameis Winston's 17th career game with multiple interceptions, passing Blake Bortles for most in the league since Winston entered the NFL in 2015. pic.twitter.com/2jiXnz9E8w
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 8, 2019
So here’s to you, Jameis Winston and your wild split between real life and fantasy football skills.
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