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The Sleeper Broncos, Marquise Brown Regret, COVID-19 Adjustments, and Week 9 Bold Predictions

A rundown of coronavirus and injury updates, bold predictions, and fantasy regrets

By Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck
Baltimore Ravens Training Camp Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images

We discuss some potential preventative measures to take in light of the overwhelming number of COVID-19–affected games this week before we look back on our Week 8 predictions and offer up our gut calls and bold predictions for Week 9. Then we build our million-dollar daily fantasy lineup and finish the show with a beer-pong-themed edition of Fantasy Court.

COVID-19 Update (00:34)
Jerry Jeudy, Broncos (19:10)
Noah Fant, Broncos (22:10)
JuJu-Smith Schuster, Steelers (24:15)
Marquise Brown, Ravens (25:30)
Jonathan Taylor, Colts (28:10)
Jordan Howard, Dolphins (29:30)
Will Fuller, Texans (32:50)
Jamison Crowder, Jets (35:00)
Mike Gesicki, Dolphins (36:35)
Matthew Stafford, Lions (40:30)
Million-Dollar Lineup (45:30)
Fantasy Court (49:30)

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