The Houston Texans and star quarterback Deshaun Watson will face their toughest test of the season in Week 8 as they hit the road to face the surging Seattle Seahawks.
Fantasy football start/sit Week 8: What to do with Deshaun Watson
Is this the week to finally put Deshaun Watson on the bench?
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Watson has been nearly unstoppable this season, as he currently ranks sixth in fantasy points scored by quarterbacks. Ever since he became Houston’s starter in Week 2, he’s been a worthy fantasy start every week.
However, we shouldn’t expect that to continue when Watson faces the toughest challenge of his rookie season in Seattle. The Seahawks are once again among the NFL’s elite defenses, and few passers have done much damage to them.
It also helps that Seattle has multiple games worth of film to game-plan for Watson with. His torrid pace should slow down now that defenses are better equipped to build a game plan around stopping him.
Fantasy advice: Watson will face a Seahawks defense that’s allowed the second-fewest fantasy points to quarterbacks this season. Stick him on the bench this week.
