As the fantasy football season reaches its midpoint, Week 9 presents a challenging slate with several teams on bye, injuries reshuffling depth charts, and marquee players facing tough matchups. Dave Richard's Week 9 PPR cheat sheet assigns confidence scores on a 1-10 scale to help managers decide who to start or sit. The higher the number, the more confident Richard is that a player should be in lineups. Scores are not projections but confidence indicators. All relevant players for the week are listed; if a player is absent, the recommendation is not to start him.
Key matchups include the Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys at Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints, New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams at Washington Commanders, Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers, Green Bay Packers at New England Patriots, Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Raiders at San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears, and Buffalo Bills at Minnesota Vikings. Notable high-confidence players include Jahmyr Gibbs (10.0), Bijan Robinson (9.3), Ja'Marr Chase (8.7), Puka Nacua (9.5), Christian McCaffrey (9.4), and Jaxon Smith-Njigba (9.6). Defensive units such as the Jaguars DST (9.2), Texans DST (8.9), and Seahawks DST (8.7) also receive strong marks.
Managers can search for specific players using the cheat sheet's find function. For real-time updates on Sunday, CBS Sports' weekly rankings are recommended. Richard invites questions via @DaveRichard and the #AskFFT hashtag.
