Fantasy football analyst Ray Garvin shares his thoughts on Week 10's most noteworthy action.
Matthew Stafford keeps the Rams rolling
What a performance from Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams. This was the fifth game this season where the Rams topped 400 yards of offense, and Stafford was once again flawless. He became the first quarterback since the merger to throw four touchdown passes and zero interceptions in three straight games. That’s MVP-level stuff from a player who now leads the NFL with 25 passing touchdowns on the year.
Stafford was surgical in this one, completing 24 of 36 passes for 280 yards and four scores, carving up a San Francisco defense that looked lost all afternoon. The Rams offense was in total control. Kyren Williams handled business on the ground with 14 carries for 73 yards and two touchdowns. If you were forced to start a tight end, Colby Parkinson rewarded you with four catches for 41 yards and a score. Both Davante Adams and Puka Nacua found the end zone as well, Adams posting six catches for 77 yards while Nacua went five for 64. Stafford was simply dealing.
For San Francisco, Mac Jones actually had a strong day statistically — 33 of 39 for 319 yards, three touchdowns and one interception — but the 49ers defense never gave him much of a chance. It’s going to be interesting to see what the Niners do moving forward. You’d have to think they’ll turn the reins back over to Brock Purdy if healthy after this loss, but you can’t pin this one on Jones. He was excellent, ranking as the QB6 on the week in fantasy scoring heading into primetime; he did his job.
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Christian McCaffrey struggled on the ground with 12 carries for just 30 yards but stayed active in the passing game with eight catches for 66 yards. George Kittle came alive again with nine catches for 84 yards and a touchdown, while Jauan Jennings added six grabs for 71 yards and a score.
Instant Reaction: This Rams offense looks unstoppable. Stafford is locked in, Kyren Williams and the passing game are humming and Sean McVay has this unit firing on all cylinders. Stafford is a must-start fantasy quarterback moving forward.
Jonathan Taylor, 2025's Fantasy Football MVP
There’s no other way to say it — Jonathan Taylor was HIM in Germany. The Colts outlasted the Falcons 31-25 in overtime, but this was Taylor’s show from start to finish. This wasn’t just a good fantasy day, this was a historic one. The Colts' star running back turned 32 carries into 244 rushing yards and three touchdowns, including an 83-yard house call that broke the game wide open. It was his longest run of the season, and it perfectly summed up what Taylor’s done to defenses all year — run through them, around them and right past them.
Taylor finished Sunday morning as the RB1 overall with 48.1 half-PPR points, a mark that may not be touched this week. He now sits at over 1,100 rushing yards and 15 total touchdowns through 10 weeks, leading the league in both categories. It’s the kind of dominance that wins leagues, plain and simple.
Daniel Jones threw for 255 yards and a touchdown while taking seven sacks behind a struggling offensive line. Tyler Warren was once again his most reliable option, leading the team with eight receptions for 99 yards on 10 targets. Alec Pierce stayed hot with 84 yards and a score. For the Falcons, Drake London went over 100 yards and found the end zone, while Bijan Robinson ran well with 84 yards on the ground — but it was Tyler Allgeier who had both rushing touchdowns, keeping Bijan managers frustrated.
Nonetheless, the Colts are 8-2, they’re balanced and they’ve got the most unstoppable force in fantasy football leading the charge.
Instant Reaction: Jonathan Taylor is the fantasy football MVP through 10 weeks — and looks every bit like a real-life MVP candidate, too.
The TreVeyon Henderson Breakout Game
Fantasy football fans, rejoice. We finally got it — the TreVeyon Henderson breakout we’ve been waiting on since draft night. New England went into Tampa and escaped 28-23 to move to 8-2, and the rookie was the reason why.
After weeks of flashes in limited work, Henderson detonated. He handled 14 carries for 147 yards and two touchdowns, ripping off house calls of 55 and 69 yards that flipped the game. The burst is real, the vision is clean and the finish through contact is exactly what made him a Day 2 pick. Drake Maye did his part with 270 yards and two passing scores, but this was TreVeyon’s show.
Terrell Jennings got injured in this one, leaving the backfield to Henderson. He should never give it back. Heading into Sunday night, he sits top five among running backs in half PPR with 27.5 points on just 15 touches. That is difference-maker efficiency.
The bigger thing is what this means going forward. If Henderson keeps stacking trust with Josh McDaniels and Mike Vrabel, he can hold a featured role even when Rhamondre Stevenson returns. The schedule offers chances to keep the arrow up with the Jets next, then a run of Bengals, Giants, Bills and Ravens. If New England leans into the most explosive player on its offense, fantasy managers get a playoff hammer right when it matters.
Instant Reaction: TreVeyon Henderson looked like a bona fide league-winner down the stretch.
Rome is the One
I told you on Data Dump and I’ll tell you again here — Jaxson Dart is a fantasy superstar. The Giants rookie did it again, piling up 66 rushing yards with two rushing touchdowns, adding 242 passing yards with zero interceptions, and becoming the first quarterback in NFL history to score a rushing TD in five straight games, breaking Cam Newton’s mark. Tank stuff. Let's hope his apparent concussion doesn't keep him out too long.
But this blurb is about Chicago’s pass catchers, because a lot of you spent the week panicking and calling Rome Odunze a bust.
One week after he went for 100 against Baltimore, then put up a goose egg in that 47-42 Week 9 track meet versus the Bengals, Rome answered. Six receptions, 86 yards and a touchdown on a team-high 10 targets. He won on slants, he won on digs, he won at the catch point. This is the alpha.
The rookies behind him did their jobs, too. Colston Loveland posted four for 55 while working the seams. Luther Burden III popped chunk gains of his own with three for 51. D’Andre Swift was back and handled the majority of the RB touches while Kyle Monangai found the end zone once on his seven touches. DJ Moore was a dud this week; he finished with zero receptions on four targets and dealt with a shoulder injury during the game. I know that stings, but it also proves the bigger point.
With Caleb Williams under center, this passing game is going to be volatile week-to-week, but the hierarchy remains clear. Odunze is the No. 1. The staff is trusting the young guys and the young guys are growing. Loveland is settling in as the safety valve. Burden is the shot-play merchant. Moore is still dangerous, but the volume baton has shifted, and Sunday was the latest reminder.
Stop stressing the one-week blips and follow the usage. Ten targets don’t lie.
Instant Reaction: Rome Odunze is the Bears WR1 and should be in lineups every week. Loveland and Burden are ascending streaming options in deeper leagues. Expect some bumps with Caleb Williams, but the arrow for Chicago’s young pass catchers is pointing up.
Breece Hall drags Jets to a win
We’ve been here before with this Jets offense. They beat a struggling Browns team 27-20 in Week 10 despite getting almost nothing from the passing game. Justin Fields completed six passes for 54 yards with three sacks and an interception. That would sink most teams. It didn’t sink the Jets though, because they won every hidden-yardage battle — and because they still have No. 20.
New York cashed a kick-return touchdown and a punt-return touchdown to flip the game script. Then Breece Hall slammed the door. He housed a 42-yard catch, ran 21 times for 83 hard yards and never came off the field when it mattered. No other Jets back topped three carries. Fields was second on the team in rushing with 28 yards, which tells you everything about how this offense works right now.
Garrett Wilson returned and did nothing. Three targets, zero catches, zero yards, before suffering another injury. The perimeter timing isn’t there, the pocket isn’t clean and Fields isn’t finding answers. It’s ugly.
But Hall is the eraser. Through contact. In space. In crunch time. He goes into Sunday night as a top-five running back in half PPR with 19 points and he earned every bit of it against one of the league’s most physical fronts.
The Jets may be waiting on the future at quarterback — Fernando Mendoza maybe? — but the present is Breece Hall.
Instant Reaction: Start Breece Hall every week without hesitation. Everyone else on the Jets is a bench stash or a fade until the passing game shows signs of life.
Woody Marks sparks a changing of the guard
What a win for Houston. No C.J. Stroud. A backup quarterback throwing it 45 times. On paper, that’s a loss. On the field, it was a statement. Davis Mills did exactly what the situation demanded — feed your alpha. Nico Collins saw a monster 15 targets and turned them into seven grabs for 136 yards. That is how you support a fill-in quarterback. Give him a clear plan and let your best player cook.
The other headline was the backfield flip we’ve been waiting on. For weeks, Nick Chubb has led this team in carries. Not Sunday. Rookie Woody Marks took over the run game with 14 rushes for 63 yards and a touchdown, plus two catches for 18 yards. The numbers are solid. The burst was the difference. Marks hit the alley with juice, finished runs and gave Houston's backfield what it's been missing. Chubb is a proud veteran who still has a role, but Marks is the one who adds octane.
Jacksonville offered little resistance. Trevor Lawrence completed 13 passes for 158 yards, took five sacks and lost a fumble. No Travis Hunter. No Brian Thomas Jr. Recently-acquired receiver, Jakobi Myers, was quiet. The lone bright spot was Parker Washington’s touchdown in the red zone (he also scored a punt-return TD). This Jags' passing game looked out of sync from the jump.
When Stroud returns, the ceiling rises for everyone in Houston. What Sunday showed is that this roster can fight through adversity now. You have a bully-ball target in Collins, and you might have found your pace car in Marks.
Instant Reaction: Woody Marks should be treated as the lead back in Houston moving forward. Add where available and needed, start as a flex with upside and expect an even bigger lift once Stroud is back under center.
De’Von Achane reminded everyone who he is
Did not see this coming. One week after Josh Allen looked like the MVP frontrunner, Buffalo went down to Miami and got worked, 30-13. The Dolphins set the tone from the opening snap and never let up.
Tua Tagovailoa didn’t need volume to control the game. He went 15-of-21 for 173 yards with two touchdowns and two picks, took zero sacks and kept the offense on schedule. The hammer here was De’Von Achane. Healthy and unleashed, he ripped 22 carries for 174 yards and two scores, including a 59-yard dash that broke the Bills’ back. He also caught six passes for 51 yards, piling up chunk gains in space. Jaylen Waddle delivered five catches for 84 yards and a touchdown. Malik Washington had a touchdown as well. Miami looked balanced, fast and prepared.
Buffalo looked disjointed. Allen threw for 306 yards with two touchdowns but added a pick and lost a fumble. James Cook III also put one on the ground. Keon Coleman finally popped with a long touchdown and gave them a spark, yet the offense never found rhythm, especially with Dalton Kincaid banged up. When Allen can’t put on the cape every drive, this team looks painfully mortal.
Credit Mike McDaniel. He leaned into his speed and played to the matchup. We know that Achane and Waddle are must-starts every single week; the speed and explosiveness are just too much to even consider benching. If the Dolphins play like this weekly, we may eventually have an additional streamer emerge.
Instant Reaction: Let’s see if Tua can build on this performance. The two interceptions were bad, but he showed command, confidence and control. He’s got the Commanders and Saints coming up — two matchups that could help him stack wins and fantasy points.
JSN makes history while Seattle rolls
This one was never close. Seattle came out sharp and never looked back, dismantling the Cardinals 44-22 in a game where everything clicked for the Seahawks. The defense set the tone early with Demarcus Lawrence returning not one but two fumbles for touchdowns, completely suffocating any life from Arizona’s offense. Seattle didn’t need heroics from Sam Darnold, who was fine but far from spectacular. He only threw the ball twelve times, losing two fumbles and tossing an interception, but the Seahawks didn’t need him to do much. This was about the team around him.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba continues to look like one of the best wide receivers in football. He opened the game with a 43-yard bomb from Darnold and finished as efficient and dangerous as ever. With another 75-yard performance, JSN joined Hall of Famer Michael Irvin and Antonio Brown as the only players in NFL history to record 75 or more receiving yards in each of their first nine games of a season. That’s elite company, and he’s doing it with ease. When a five-catch, 93-yard, one-touchdown day feels underwhelming, you know exactly how good he’s been this season. Cooper Kupp was efficient as always, and the run game continued to be a problem for opposing defenses. Both Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet were productive, showing how balanced this backfield is. It’s becoming clear that Walker’s true breakout season may have to wait until 2026, because Charbonnet is simply too good and too involved to fade from this offense.
On the other side, this was another reminder that Trey McBride is the best thing the Cardinals have going right now. He’s the engine, the go-to weapon and the player who makes this offense even watchable. His route running and toughness over the middle make him the heartbeat of this team. While many hoped for some carryover from Marvin Harrison Jr. after his strong showing against Dallas, it’s becoming clear he’s not that dominant, take-over-the-game type of wide receiver — at least, not yet. This passing offense runs through McBride. He’s the one who moves the chains, provides reliability and gives Arizona any sense of consistency through the air.
Instant Reaction: The Seahawks are balanced, confident and dangerous. Their defense is scoring points, JSN continues to make history and the offense is built to win in multiple ways. For Arizona, McBride is the one — the clear No. 1 weapon and the only player worth trusting in this offense.
Jameson Williams finally gets the feature treatment and Jahmyr Gibbs joins historic company
We’ve been waiting on a real Jameson Williams game, and we got it. After the coaching staff admitted they hadn’t prioritized him enough, Detroit fed Williams against an injury-riddled Commanders defense and he delivered. Six catches, 119 yards and a touchdown, second on the team in targets — this was the version of Williams the Lions thought they were getting when they drafted him. He looked confident, explosive and involved in every phase of the offense.
Jared Goff threw three touchdowns and kept the ball moving, but the real story was Jahmyr Gibbs, who continues to carve his name into NFL history. Gibbs matched David Montgomery with 15 carries yet doubled him in yardage, 142 to 71, flashing the burst and creativity that make him one of the most dangerous players in football. He added three catches for 30 yards and another touchdown, giving him 45 career touchdowns before turning 24 — the fourth-most in NFL history, including playoffs. The only players ahead of him? Randy Moss (51), Emmitt Smith (48) and Barry Sanders (48). Right behind Gibbs sits Jim Brown (43), Maurice Jones-Drew and Rob Gronkowski (42). That’s the type of company he’s keeping.
And the crazy part? Gibbs doesn’t turn 24 until March.
When Detroit’s offense is humming like this — Amon-Ra St. Brown commanding coverage, Sam LaPorta working underneath and Williams finally adding that vertical element — this team looks unstoppable. Gibbs has become the heartbeat of the Lions offense, a home-run threat every time he touches the ball.
Instant Reaction: The Lions offense looks elite. Williams has arrived as a fantasy starter, and Gibbs is writing his name alongside legends — a superstar back doing historic things before his 24th birthday.