It was a bittersweet Week 9 for those who love tight ends, as Tucker Kraft’s season ended after a great stretch of football to start the season and Brock Bowers season just took flight after returning from a long absence due to a knee injury. These aren’t the kinds of trade offs we like to make for our tight end fandom!
We did get a big game from first round rookie TE Colston Loveland, as he went over 100 yards and caught two touchdowns, including the game winner for the Bears to eke out a win in Cincinnati. The hope that Loveland would follow in the footsteps of Sam Laporta under Ben Johnson is starting to look like a much better bet than it did just a couple weeks ago.
Week 10 byes
Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys
Tight ends on bye
Travis Kelce, Noah Fant, Chig Okonkwo, Jake Ferguson
TE injuries
Tucker Kraft, Packers
Kraft is out for the season with a torn ACL. Luke Musgrave should take over the lead role in his absence, but he won’t be as efficient. We’ll see how much they incorporate him into the offense, but he is worth a pickup in case he can step up in a big way.
Cole Kmet, Bears
Kmet suffered a concussion in Week 9, which ended up helping rookie Colston Loveland to his breakout game. Loveland may have won more snaps moving forward, but as long as Kmet is healthy enough to play, he will continue to cut into his upside.
Daniel Bellinger, Giants
Bellinger suffered a neck injury in Week 8 and was doubtful and didn’t play in Week 9. Keep an eye on the news this week, especially if you’d like to use Theo Johnson as a tight end streamer once again.
Week 10 odds
Highest point totals
Rams at 49ers (49.5)
Lions at Commanders (49.5)
Patriots at Buccaneers (48.5)
Giants at Bears (48.5)
Falcons at Colts (48.5)
Lowest point totals
Browns at Jets (37.5)
Jaguars at Texans (38.5)
Saints at Panthers (39.5)
Highest implied individual team totals
Bills (29.5)
Lions (29)
Colts (27.5)
Rams (26.5)
Lowest implied individual team totals
Raiders (16.5)
Saints (17)
Browns (18)
Jaguars (18.5)
Largest point spreads
Bills (-9.5) at Dolphins
Raiders at Broncos (-9.5)
Lions (-8.5) at Commanders
Falcons at Colts (-6.5)
Cardinals at Seahawks (-6.5)
