The Kansas City Chiefs will face the San Francisco 49ers 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 Patrick Mahomes.
Is Patrick Mahomes Playing in Week 7?
Mahomes is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.
We’ll continue to monitor the Chiefs’ 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 Patrick Mahomes in Week 7?
The Chiefs are one of four teams returning from a bye this week, and their franchise signal-caller has looked an awful lot like a veteran QB also coming off of a bye but happens to be off of fantasy radars completely:
Matthew Stafford:
- 1,238 pass yards
- 67.4% complete
- 1.0 TD/INT rate
- 16 deep completions
Mahomes:
- 1,235 pass yards
- 69.4% complete
- 1.0 TD/INT rate
- 13 deep completions
Malik Willis, Tua Tagovailoa, and Deshaun Watson are three names on the long list of quarterbacks with a higher peak weekly finish this season than Mahomes. The future Hall of Famer hasn’t been a top-15 QB since the first week of the season and has been intercepted in every game this season and yet …
The Chiefs are unbeaten.
That’s great for fans of Kansas City but disheartening for his fantasy managers. While the Chiefs can win in a multitude of ways, options like Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, and even Jared Goff are asked to wear the cap for their respective teams, something that allows them to have access to a weekly fantasy ceiling that Mahomes just doesn’t.
Of course, counting out Andy Reid is dangerous and the odds are good that if you drafted Mahomes, you don’t have a reliable option that I have ranked ahead of him this week. That said, you need to adjust your expectations — as a football fan, you naturally lump Mahomes in with the best in the game, but that’s not the case in 2024 for fantasy purposes.
The only QB to reach 20 fantasy points against the 49ers this season is Kyler Murray (Week 5) — and he did so courtesy of 14.3 points as a runner (Mahomes has 8.3 this season). He’s a low-end QB1 for me this week and until I see a statistical reason to adjust.
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.
Patrick Mahomes’ Fantasy Points Projection in Week 7
Mahomes is projected to score 15.7 fantasy points in Week 7. This includes 213.8 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns, and 0.7 interceptions. It also includes 3.3 rushing attempts for 16.4 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.
Patrick Mahomes’ Week 7 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)
