There are players who have some apparent home-road splits and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is one of them. His passer rating at home is 117.7 compared to 76.2 on the road. Ryan's numbers are basically worse in every department and the Falcons look like one of the worst teams when they're away from home.
Fantasy football start/sit advice, Week 8: Matt Ryan
Matt Ryan is awful away from the Georgia Dome. He is “home,” but the game is in London, so should you still start him in fantasy?
Rob Carr
This week is a bit tricky. They are the "home" team, but they will take on the Detroit Lions at Wembley Stadium in London. Sure, it'll probably be more like a home game than a road game because they won't have a lot of crowd noise like in most road games.
However, the matchup is a disaster. The Lions are the toughest matchup in the league for a quarterback and it’s not going to be a fun day for Ryan. His offensive line won’t be able to protect him, so it won’t be easy for him to get the ball to receiver Julio Jones. Plus, most quarterbacks tend not to play well in London.
Fantasy impact: There are just too many factors against him here and he should be on your bench in 12-team leagues. Even lesser owned quarterbacks like Ryan Tannehill, Joe Flacco or Kyle Orton may be better options.
