The Cincinnati Bengals will face the Cleveland Browns in Week 7. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding QB Joe Burrow.
Is Joe Burrow Playing in Week 7?
Joe Burrow has been listed with a right wrist injury all season as a residual effect of his season-ending injury from 2023. He popped up with a new shin injury on the report this week but was a full practice participant all week and doesn’t have a designation for Week 7.
Cleveland has been a house of horrors for Burrow, who is 0-3 while averaging 5.0 yards per attempt in his career at the Browns. But he’s been on a roll with a healthy Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins in the lineup this season, ranking as the QB5 overall in fantasy PPG this season. If you look at just since Week 2 to remove the season-opening horror show vs. the New England Patriots, Burrow is QB3 in fantasy.
That makes him an obvious must-play against a Browns defense that doesn’t quite have the same bite as last year’s league-leading unit. Cleveland ranks 17th in defensive EPA per dropback this year after ranking first in that category last year.
We’ll continue to monitor the Bengals’ 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 Joe Burrow in Week 7?
Burrow has finished as a QB1 in five straight games, though his path to getting there on Sunday night was … odd.
- Weeks 1-5: 4% of fantasy points came on the ground
- Week 6: 58% of fantasy points came on the ground
I don’t think what we saw against the Giants is even remotely predictive, but he’s now planted the seed in the heads of opposing defenses, especially Cleveland, which has been victimized by mobile signal callers (Jalen Hurts, Jayden Daniels, and Daniel Jones all cleared 19 points).
The one thing the Browns have done well this season is get to the quarterback. Through six weeks, they’ve applied pressure on 41.1% of dropbacks, the third-highest rate in the league. In most walks of life, that’s a valuable trait, but not here — Burrow is the proud owner of the highest pressured passer rating in the league (106.9).
I’m starting Burrow with confidence in this divisional spot and have him ranked as QB7.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 7 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Joe Burrow’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 7
Burrow is projected to score 19.3 fantasy points in Week 7. This includes 257 passing yards, 1.9 passing touchdowns, and 0.6 interceptions. It also includes 3.2 rushing attempts for 11.6 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.
Joe Burrow’s Week 7 Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 2:30 PM on Friday, November 8. If you're in a Superflex league, make sure you check out our Weekly Consensus Superflex Rankings.
Week 10 QB PPR Rankings
1) Jalen Hurts | PHI (at DAL)
2) Lamar Jackson | BAL (vs. CIN)
3) Josh Allen | BUF (at IND)
4) Jayden Daniels | WAS (vs. PIT)
5) Joe Burrow | CIN (at BAL)
6) Sam Darnold | MIN (at JAX)
7) Kirk Cousins | ATL (at NO)
8) C.J. Stroud | HOU (vs. DET)
9) Brock Purdy | SF (at TB)
10) Jared Goff | DET (at HOU)
11) Kyler Murray | ARI (vs. NYJ)
12) Patrick Mahomes | KC (vs. DEN)
13) Baker Mayfield | TB (vs. SF)
14) Matthew Stafford | LAR (vs. MIA)
15) Tua Tagovailoa | MIA (at LAR)
16) Bo Nix | DEN (at KC)
17) Caleb Williams | CHI (vs. NE)
18) Russell Wilson | PIT (at WAS)
19) Drake Maye | NE (at CHI)
20) Justin Herbert | LAC (vs. TEN)
21) Aaron Rodgers | NYJ (at ARI)
22) Daniel Jones | NYG (at CAR)
23) Joe Flacco | IND (vs. BUF)
24) Derek Carr | NO (vs. ATL)
25) Mason Rudolph | TEN (at LAC)
26) Cooper Rush | DAL (vs. PHI)
27) Bryce Young | CAR (vs. NYG)
28) Will Levis | TEN (at LAC)
29) Mac Jones | JAX (vs. MIN)
30) Jacoby Brissett | NE (at CHI)
31) Anthony Richardson | IND (vs. BUF)
32) Andy Dalton | CAR (vs. NYG)