Schultz reports the Vikings called on Herbert, but the Chargers had no interest in moving on. It’s hard to understand what Herbert’s market value would have been — this has been one of the most disgusting outlier seasons for a previously good quarterback in recent memory — but the Chargers appear ready to move forward with him as their franchise quarterback.

In other words, Kirk Cousins could immediately slide in as the starting quarterback. As for Murray, he appears safe to drop in most formats. Call of Duty released on October 23. Not sure why that appeared in this post, but we seem to be unable to backspace it.

And where did that bring you? Back to me. Cousins will likely take over as Minnesota’s starting quarterback in the near future, if not immediately. When that happens, Kyler Murray will head back to the bench for a second straight season — he’s droppable in most leagues at this point. Fernando Mendoza will take over as starting quarterback for the Raiders. Mendoza is best approached cautiously at this point in fantasy leagues. Cousins’ value likely remains stagnant — Klint Kubiak was already getting quite a bit out of him — but he provides the Vikings with a better floor at quarterback than what they were getting so it’s obvious after watching Carson Wentz play last night why this is happening.

Just what the 49ers needed: To get older at the skill positions. With Christian Kirk gone, Allen figures to fill a role for the 49ers and could still be fantasy relevant depending on Mike Evans’ health. It does seem unlikely he’ll draw the same sort of targets as he had been handling for the Colts, but the targets should be more effective. The Colts signed Allen off the street in August and flipped him for something as they realized they were going nowhere, so they’ve done well for themselves here. The wideout vacuum in Indianapolis may draw players like Ashton Dulin into fantasy consideration, especially if Josh Downs also moves later today.

Fowler said the Jacksonville front office has told other teams they will not part ways with Thomas before today’s 4:00 eastern trade deadline. Thomas, 24, has been an afterthought in the Jaguars offense for much of the 2026 season after a down 2025 campaign. He’s run a route on 47 percent of the team’s drop backs while accounting for 9 percent of the team’s targets and 16 percent of the team’s air yards. Thomas has seen a target on 17 percent of his pass routes, the sixth highest rate among Jags pass catchers. Stuck in Jacksonville, Thomas will have some deep league value as a big play dependent wideout.

With Josh Jacobs out with a broken finger, Johnson led the Packers with 14 carries for 68 yards and a touchdown in the team’s Week 9 drubbing of the Patriots. Forty-four of those yards came on explosive rushes. Pierre Strong, meanwhile had eight carries on the day. MarShawn Lloyd was sidelined with a knee issue but could be back in the Green Bay lineup soon. Lloyd’s shocking lack of production this season could, according to Schneidman, give Johnson a real chance to seize lead back duties. Head coach Matt LaFleur after the team’s Week 9 win seemed to imply there are some pass protection concerns for Johnson. That would probably mean Chris Brooks, who’s expected to return from an ankle injury in Week 10, gets the third-down role while Jacobs is sidelined. The Packers this week take on an elite Minnesota offense that teams have run on in recent weeks.

It was a game to forget for Jefferson and the Vikings, who gained only 178 yards of total offense on just over 17 minutes in time of possession. Jefferson also failed to secure what was initially ruled on incomplete pass on a screen attempt in the first half, later overturned to a Carson Wentz fumble after being ruled a backwards pass. Furthering the pain for Jefferson’s fantasy managers is the fact that 19 of his yards came on the team’s final possession with Max Brosmer under center, leaving arguably the most talented wide receiver in the league completely bereft of a viable option at quarterback considering Wentz’s struggles. His fantasy contingency are best off saying their prayers that the team decides to address the quarterback position in the next 17 hours ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline. Jefferson would be a middling WR2 if the position remains unchanged ahead of a Week 10 meeting with the Packers.

Kincaid was asked to block at an increased rate against a Minnesota defense that currently holds the NFL record for highest blitz rate, heavily influence both his route rate and volume. Normal TE3 Keleki Latu caught his first professional touchdown on a broken play near the end of the first half, which was the only touchdown thrown from quarterback Josh Allen. Kincaid has been one of fantasy’s biggest disappointments considering his lofty draft capital this summer, now held to four receptions or fewer in five of eight games to start the 2026 season. He’ll be a high end TE2 against the Jets in Week 10.

Cook struggled to 2.7 yards per carry through the first three quarters but made his mark felt in the final frame, adding his lone rushing score in the fourth quarter to bring his season total to eight. The yardage total also pushed him over 5,000 career rush yards, doing so in the same game as Josh Allen to become the first quarterback and running back duo to achieve 5,000 career rush yards in the same season. Cook has now scored in seven straight games as he continues his bid for one of the top fantasy running backs in the league. He remains an elite RB1 ahead of a Week 10 meeting with the Jets.

The career accolades continued to pile on for Allen, who became the fifth quarterback in NFL history to rush for 5,000 yards in his career with 15 yards on the ground against the Vikings. Furthermore, in one of the more wild statistics you will ever see, Allen and running back James Cook each surpassed 5,000 career rush yards on the same drive, becoming the first quarterback and running back duo to achieve 5,000 career rush yards in the same season. The Bills surge to 7-1 with the win and extend their lead on in the AFC East following the loss by the Patriots on Sunday. Allen and company earned every bit of it in this one, fighting through consistent pressure from the aggressive and tenacious Minnesota defense, the latter of whom kept the game within reason deep into the fourth quarter. Allen remains the top overall fantasy quarterback ahead of a Week 10 meeting with the Jets on the road.