Welcome to Week 15 of the NFL season! It’s my favorite time of the NFL season: fantasy football playoffs and games on Saturday. That’s right, we don’t have to wait until Sunday this week! Three games are set to kick-off on Saturday in Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Detroit before the busy Sunday slate, and I’ve found several touchdown scorer best bets from both Saturday AND Sunday’s slate. Make sure to check out all of our
Saturday, December 16
It's easy to identify which player has benefited the most from Joe Burrow's unfortunate injury. Joe Mixon has 40 carries in his last 2 games and has found the end zone 3 times in that 2-game span. He's also recorded his 2 best-receiving games in the last 2 weeks, so he's been a lot more active in every facet of Cincinnati's offense. Once the Bengals get in the red zone, Browning will be looking for Ja'Marr Chase, but that's exactly what Minnesota will plan for. Instead, the Bengals have been giving Mixon more opportunities in the red zone, and based on his several touchdowns in the last few weeks, it's been a smart idea. That should continue on Saturday afternoon in Cincy.
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Detroit's touchdown machine lost his 4-game touchdown streak in Week 14. David Montgomery had scored 10 times in 9 games before last week's game against the Bears. Although he is splitting time with the rookie Jahmyr Gibbs, his role in the red zone has not diminished in the slightest. The primary reason for Montgomery not finding the end zone in Week 14 was that the Lions allowed a few early scores and had to play from behind. That forced Jared Goff to throw more and limited Montgomery and Gibbs' role in the game.