Week 17 at New England Patriots
Ryan Fitzpatrick dominated last week, finishing with 419 yards and four touchdowns. He's oddly been a great option in recent weeks with 3+ touchdowns in three of his last five games. Unfortunately, the FitzMagic is likely to end this week in a brutal matchup against the Patriots. New England is giving passers nightmares, allowing the fewest fantasy points to quarterbacks this season. Fitz may have helped you get to this point, but it's time to rely on someone else in Week 17.
Week 16 vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Ryan Fitzpatrick had another solid outing last week, finishing with 279 yards and two touchdowns while also adding 33 yards on the ground. He now shockingly leads Miami in rushing this year with 219 yards. Fitzpatrick has been a valuable option down the stretch for those that needed his services, and could be valuable again in most people's championship week (Week 16). He faces a soft Bengal defense, which puts him at the lower-end of the QB1 range.
Week 15 at New York Giants
After a few really good outings, Ryan Fitzpatrick cooled off last week with a zero touchdown performance. He wasn't terrible, finishing with 245 passing yards and a season-high 65 rushing yards, but it's not what you wanted in Week 14 of fantasy. He could rebound this week in a favorable matchup against the Giants who have given up the seventh-most fantasy points to quarterbacks. We wouldn't replace Fitzpatrick over a trusted option, but if you need a weekly streamer then Fitz is a solid option in Week 15.
Week 14 at New York Jets
Ryan Fitzpatrick has suddenly emerged as a viable fantasy option after back-to-back three-touchdown games. He also set a season-high in passing yards with 365 last week, making that two of his last three games with at least 300 yards. His success should continue this week against the Jets as we've already seen him have success against this team. Earlier in the season, Fitzpatrick finished with 288 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. He's not an elite option this week, but you would not be crazy if you started him.
Week 13 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Ryan Fitzpatrick was surprisingly productive last week, finishing with 214 passing yards and two passing touchdowns. On the ground, he led Miami in rushing with 45 yards and a score. Despite the productive day, he's still not a great option as the two games before that performance he had zero passing touchdowns. And he gets a difficult matchup against an Eagles defense that's been tough on quarterbacks lately. Fitzpatrick should be viewed among the worst QB options available for Week 13.
Week 12 at Cleveland Browns
Ryan Fitzpatrick had an odd game last week, finishing with a season-high 323 passing yards, but no touchdowns. He's now had two straight games with no passing touchdowns as it appears the loss of Preston Williams has taken its toll. This week he'll face a Browns defense giving up an average of 18.18 fantasy points to quarterbacks this season. You can likely expect a little less than that from Fitzpatrick, making him a below-average option at QB.
Week 11 vs. Buffalo Bills
Ryan Fitzpatrick wasn't great last week as he finished with 169 passing yards, no passing touchdowns and an interception. He did run in a score, but those aren't too reliable moving forward. He faces the Bills this week, a team he faced earlier in the season. In that game, Fitzpatrick finished with 282 passing yards (his second-highest total on the season) and two touchdowns (one rushing, one passing). Despite the decent outing last time, it's hard to recommend Fitzpatrick moving forward. He has a weak receiving corps and a bad offense overall to work with. We recommend you don't play him.
Week 10 at Indianapolis Colts
Ryan Fitzpatrick was ... good? The Dolphins QB had a solid fantasy outing last week, finishing with 288 passing yards and three touchdowns against the Jets. Miami couldn't get anything going on the ground, which led to more passes. It's difficult to buy into Fitzpatrick being a great fantasy option moving forward, though. Not only has he been bad all year before that game, but Miami just lost Preston Williams for the season. He faces a Colts defense this week that's allowing an average of 15.66 fantasy points to quarterbacks, and you can expect slightly worse production from Fitzpatrick this week. He's in the bottom tier of quarterback options.
Week 9 vs. New York Jets
Ryan Fitzpatrick had an OK game last week, for his standards, finishing with 190 passing yards and two touchdowns. But he also had three turnovers, so it wasn't that great of a game overall. Fitzpatrick has five touchdowns and seven interceptions in six game appearances this season. It doesn't really matter what the matchup is, honestly. He's a bad play every week and you shouldn't even be reading this.
Week 8 at Pittsburgh Steelers
Ryan Fitzpatrick was ... not terrible last week. He finished with 282 passing yards with one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown. It was one of the rare games where a Dolphins quarterback wasn't useless. But don't expect that to continue. He gets a tough matchup against the Steelers this week who are allowing an average of 14.85 points to quarterbacks this season. And considering the Dolphins are worse than your average team, you can expect production below that number. Fitzpatrick would be a bad start this week.
