Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston enters Sunday’s Week 12 showdown with the Atlanta Falcons having thrown 18 interceptions on the year, matching his career-high for a season.
With Tampa Bay at 3-7 and his future with the team in doubt, Winston will need to play near-perfect football from here on out to make his final case to the team that he deserves a new deal. But, given how well the Falcons defense has been playing of late, it might be hard to get back on track against Atlanta.
Fantasy expert Michael Fabiano foresees trouble for Winston on Sunday and advises any fantasy owners with the Bucs QB on their roster to sit him.
Here’s Fabs’ reasoning:
“Winston is coming off a four-interception game against the Saints, and now he’s tasked with facing maybe the hottest defense in the league when the Bucs visit the Falcons. In their last two games, Atlanta has put up 11 sacks, four interceptions and held Drew Brees to fewer than 12 fantasy points. I’d beware of Winston this week.”
You’d be hard-pressed to find many people jumping at the chance to start Winston. The guy can put up big yardage, that’s for sure, but his turnover problems have been his ultimate downfall.
For what it’s worth, Fabiano says you should start Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan against the Buccaneers.
“Ryan has put up a couple of stinkers in a row, but you have to like this week’s matchup against the Buccaneers. Their defense has surrendered four straight top-10 quarterback performances, and the position has averaged a 102.1 passer rating and more than 23 fantasy points per game. Ryan is a good bet to post top-10 totals this week.”
I feel like Tampa Bay’s defense is poised for a breakout game, much like the Falcons had against the Carolina Panthers last week, when their defense had five sacks and four interceptions. I’m not saying the Bucs do the same to the Falcons, but as Ndamukong Suh said on Instagram earlier this week, beware the quiet man.