Andy Dalton had a very Andy Dalton game Sunday, tallying 282 yards and two touchdowns to go with two interceptions as the Bengals fell to the Bears, 24-21.
Andy Dalton has a run-of-the-mill fantasy day
Andy Dalton did about what you’d expect him to do Sunday, notching a couple of interceptions to go with two touchdowns. We break down the fantasy implications.
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Both of Dalton's touchdown passes went to the Bengals' top weapon, A.J. Green, as he went 26-of-33 through the air. Both of the interceptions came in the first half, as Dalton tried to feed Green even more.
Fantasy impact: Dalton remains occasionally productive while generally untrustworthy for fantasy owners. He’s owned in 81 percent of Yahoo! leagues, though was started only in about ten percent - which seems about right, as Dalton is little more than an injury or bye-week fill-in at this point.
There is some worry that Dalton starts to rely too heavily on Green, somewhat like Jay Cutler has done with Brandon Marshall in Chicago. He targeted Green 13 times; no one else had more than five. Defenses already know Green is Cincinnati's best weapon; if they know Dalton is scared to even look elsewhere, it could temper Green's value as well as Dalton's.
