Analyze Dj Moore's matchup for week 9
Daniels is a must-start if active — the matchup is elite, his rushing keeps the floor above 18 fantasy points, and the Panthers funnel everything through the air, making the only real risk the rib injury.
The Commanders are 9.5-point road favorites in Carolina, where the Panthers are the league’s most generous defense to fantasy QBs, coughing up 24.4 points per game and a league-high 15 total TDs. Carolina’s 20+ yard completions are on pace for the most in PFF tracking history, and no team has generated fewer pressures (21.3% pressure rate) while giving up the most designed-run success rate (75% success vs QB runs).
Over his last three healthy games (Weeks 2-4) Daniels has averaged 21.3 FPPG on 254 total yds/gm and 3 total TDs; he left Week ’t practice all week.
The Saints allow the second-most fantasy points to QBs (25.7 per game) due to their Cover-ride attack is matchup-proof because he leads NFL with 7 completions 20+ yards on throws 20-plus air yards. matchup. A banged-up Saints secondary is allowing 0.79 fantasy points per drop-back and has allowed multiple TD passes in three straight games. With Derek Carr ruled out, expect a pass-heavy game script from Sean Payton and a high-paced shootout. Even with limited mobility, expect 250-plus yards with a floor of 2 total TDs and a ceiling closer to 15 carries for 80 yards and 40-plus fantasy points if he plays. If he sits, Marcus Mariota offers similar rushing upside but a lower ceiling. In single-QB redraft, Daniels is a top-3 play if active; in superflex/2-QB, lock him in as a high-end QB1.