The New York Jets will face the Arizona Cardinals in Week 10. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding QB Aaron Rodgers.
Is Aaron Rodgers Playing in Week 10?
The body tends to heal a little slower at age 40, and Aaron Rodgers is no exception. The New York Jets quarterback does not appear to be in danger of missing any time, but he was listed on the team’s Week 10 injury report with both knee and hamstring injuries.
The good news is that he was a full participant all week and doesn’t have an injury designation for Sunday. Rodgers was listed with the same two injuries last week and was actually limited for the first practice, so his ability to practice in full every day this week suggests progress.
We’ll continue to monitor the Jets’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Aaron Rodgers in Week 10?
Aaron Rodgers posted his second-best QB+ grade of the season on Thursday night, and it came in about as goofy of a way as you can imagine.
In the first half, he matched a career low for passing yards in a half (minimum 10 attempts) with 32, and the Jets’ fans wanted the franchise to be sold. In the final 30 minutes, however, he had as many touchdowns as incompletions (three) on his way to his best second-half passer rating (147.7) since being perfect in Week 11, 2021.
Rodgers was getting the ball out of his hands in a hurry and to the right guys — Davante Adams and Garrett Wilson accounted for 65.6% of his targets and a mind-boggling 85.8% of his passing yards. It goes without saying that rates like that aren’t sustainable, but I’m encouraged by his willingness to put his best players in a position to determine the outcome of the game (and his fantasy day).
The Cardinals’ defense ranks in the bottom quarter of the league in passer rating, yards per attempt, and pressure rate. Could this just be the beginning of an epic Rodgers run? Could the nation handle that?
I’m not sure the answer to either of those questions, but I can tell you that the four-time MVP is back inside of my top 10 this week and trending in an awfully optimistic direction given the upcoming schedule (Cardinals, Colts, Seahawks, Dolphins, Jaguars, and Rams).
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 10 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Aaron Rodgers’ Fantasy Points Projection in Week 10
As of Sunday, Rodgers is projected to score 12.3 fantasy points in Week 10. This includes 168.3 passing yards, 1.3 passing touchdowns, and 0.4 interceptions. It also includes 1.3 rushing attempts for 3.9 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
PFN Insight on Cardinals Defense
We saw the Arizona Cardinals’ best defensive performance of the year. They finished first in Week 9 by restricting the Chicago Bears to nine points. It was an impressive all-around performance, topped off by stopping the Bears from scoring on any of their red-zone trips and making it hard to convert on third down.
The Cardinals have struggled to string good performances together, with five in the bottom 10 compared to just three in the top 10. Their biggest struggle has come against the pass, but they have also ranked 31st on third down and in the bottom 10 against the run. The schedule has been tough to start the season, but it gets easier from here, so they will hope to build on their good Week 9 performance.
Do you want more insight on all other defensive units across the NFL? Head over to our PFN Defense+ Rankings for analysis on all 32 teams.
Aaron Rodgers’ Week 10 Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.Â
Conference Championship QB PPR Rankings
1) Josh Allen | BUF (at KC)
2) Jalen Hurts | PHI (vs. WAS)
3) Jayden Daniels | WAS (at PHI)
4) Patrick Mahomes | KC (vs. BUF)
New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals Insights
New York Jets
Team: New York is allowing the second-fewest yards per pass after the completion this season (4.4, league average: 5.3).
QB: The Jets own the highest red zone pass rate in the league this season (59.3%, league average: 34.2%).
Offense: New York is making minor strides in converting third downs. In Weeks 4-5, they picked up just 26.5% of their third downs, a rate that rose to 31.8% in Weeks 6-7 and to 40.9% over the past two weeks.
Defense: A league-high 45.6% of yards gained against the Jets come on the ground (league average: 35.6%).
Fantasy: Garrett Wilson’s aDOT is 35.2% higher when Davante Adams is on the field than when he’s not – something that adds both upside (like what we saw on Thursday night against the Texans) and downside into his fantasy profile.
Betting: The Jets have failed to cover three straight road games (cumulative cover margin in those games: -38) and eight of their past 10.
Arizona Cardinals
Team: Arizona is 5-4 this season after winning just five of their previous 27 games.
QB: Three times over the past month, Kyler Murray failed to rush for 20 yards (prior to this stretch, 49.4 rush yards per game).
Offense: Arizona averages 4.78 runs per game of 10-plus yards, a figure that sits behind only Lamar Jackson’s Ravens through nine weeks.
Defense: The Cardinals have the second-worst third-down defense in the NFL (48.2%, only one-tenth of a point ahead of the Panthers).
Fantasy: James Conner continues to be a good story, but be careful – his fantasy points per touch is pacing to decline for a third straight season (every year of his Arizona career) and this is still ap layer who has missed multiple games in every season entering 2024.
Betting: The Cardinals are 2-5 ATS (28.6%) in their last seven games when their opponent enters on extended rest (the Jets beat the Texans last Thursday night).
