Aidan O'Connell

Week 16 at Kansas City Chiefs

Well that was fun! Aiden O’Connell tore apart the Chargers defense last Thursday night, throwing for four touchdowns and 248 yards in an extremely lopsided victory that resulted in the Chargers firing both their GM and Head Coach the next day. O’Connell has been a fun story, but it was only the first game of his young career with multiple touchdown passes, and the Chargers are a wreck defensively.

This week, expect less production against a stingy Chiefs defense that ranks 13th in aFPA to opposing quarterbacks. O’Connell rarely runs the ball, so he’ll have to rely on his arm to put up fantasy points, and it’s unlikely we see a repeat performance in a tougher matchup. We have him ranked outside of starting territory - even in 2QB formats - once again, despite his magical Week 15 performance.

Week 14 vs. Minnesota Vikings

Don’t look now, but Aiden O’Connell doesn’t look like a terrible quarterback. He’s certainly not lighting the world on fire, but he’s won two of his last four starts and he kept the team competitive against the Dolphins and the Chiefs before the bye last week. Okay, he had three picks against Miami, but still! O’Connell has a long way to go for fantasy relevance, but he’s at least looking reasonably competent, which is a good sign in Las Vegas. Don’t start him against the Vikings this week - who rank fifth in aFPA to opposing quarterbacks - but keep monitoring his progress. In deep leagues, he could have some streaming potential in Week 15 against the Chargers.