Fantasy football Week 15 quarterback preview: Best players to start/sit

For the vast majority of you, the Fantasy Playoffs are approaching. Congratulations. Now the age-old question needs to be answered: do you start with the guys who got you here, or do you play matches and predictions? Nowhere is this issue more polarized than in the case of Jacoby Brissett.

Brissett has made eight starts this season and scored at least 20 Fantasy points in each. In seven of those eight starts, he scored at least 23 Fantasy points. Only from the 6th week Josh Allen, Matthew StaffordAnd Drake Maye overtook him. Brissett caught 40 passes in six of those starts and scored two touchdowns in seven of them. He also added a cool 2.5 points per game thanks to his quickness. In other words, he appears to be a bulletproof QB1. Enter Houston Texans.

The Texans have surrendered a league-low 12.23 Fantasy points per game to opposing QBs. They just kept Patrick Mahomes until five. Josh Allen scored eight two weeks ago. Only three QBs have scored 20 Fantasy points against them all season, and none have scored more than 23. SeahawksPackers and Ramsneither of them were on par with the Texans in shutting down opposing QBs.

It may seem like a draw, and if so, we may have won the tiebreaker. Star tackle Paris Johnson sprained her MCL and is playing week after week. If he's against that pass rush, he'll have an easier time justifying sitting Brissett. There are two QBs on waivers that I would start over Brissett. Of course, you may have to contend with Daniel Jones manager above them. Read more about these players below.

Let's move on to the rest of the Week 15 preview:

Week 15 QB Preview

• 12.62 — Chargers are the Texans' only defense within a point in terms of preventing Fantasy points. They will face Patrick Mahomes this week.
• 7.5 — Sheader Sanders7.4 yards per pass attempt leads all rookie QBs.
• 405 — Patrick Mahomes leads all QBs with 405 yards.
• 49.0 — Since Week 6, Jacoby Brissett has led NFL with 49 returns per game. Joe Burrow the second at 43 years old.
• 4 — Jackson Dart in Week 13, he had a season-low four rushing attempts. We'll keep an eye on whether this is an event or a trend.
• 8.1% — Matthew Stafford leads the NFL with 8.1% TD rate. That should signal regression, but perhaps not, as he also leads the league in red zone pass attempts and deep-10 pass attempts.

My complete set for week 15 Fantasy football forecasts for each position now available on SportsLine. Find out which of my favorite games are projected to score better than the consensus rankings and which ones won't live up to the draft hype, at least in Week 15. Projected stats for all starting quarterbacks are available, so be sure to check out SportsLine's full set of projections.