The Patriots come into Week 13 on a nine-game winning streak, tied with the Denver Broncos for the season-high. They look to enter the bye week with another win to help them face the Giants, who have lost their last six contests. New York’s defense has collapsed in the fourth quarter in several games. They allowed 190 points (31.7 per game) in their losing streak.
Quarterback on Monday Night Football Week 13
Drake Mays, New England Patriots (DK: $11,800)
Heading into Week 12, Mayes was the top-rated quarterback by many brokers due to his favorable matchup against the Bengals. Unfortunately, 11 quarterbacks passed for a season-high 295 yards despite beating them in fantasy points (19.90). He threw only one touchdown in back-to-back contests, leaving eight games in nine weeks with at least two touchdowns. His last rushing score came in Week 4. Mays has scored over 20.00 fantasy points in two-thirds of his starts.
The Giants have allowed the second-most fantasy points to quarterbacks (280.70), highlighted by a disaster performance against Bo Nix in Week 7 (327 combined yards with four touchdowns). In the game, New York’s defense held the Broncos to no points in the first three quarters. Six of the last seven quarterbacks scored at least 20.00 fantasy points.
The Patriots will be without their young, stud left tackle, which will potentially force Mays to run more in this matchup. His consistency factor puts him in the mix to be the captain on this showdown slate, assuring him of a flexible option in this encounter.
Jackson Dart, New York Giants (DK: $10,000)
In his last five starts, Jackson Dart has been a better fantasy option (25.55, 32.25, 21.35, 29.15 and 29.70) than Daniel Jones, while he has extended his streak of 20.00 fantasy points to seven starts. New York expects Darts to play this week after missing Week 11 with an injury. He has scored impressive touchdowns in five consecutive games (six touchdowns) while keeping an excellent TD to INT ratio (10:3).
Russell Wilson had an impressive day in Week 2 (473 combined yards with three touchdowns), and Jameis Winston was the best fantasy quarterback in Week 12 (366 passing yards with two touchdowns, while also scoring a 33-yard TD via one pass). His success (36.90 fantasy points) gave the Giants quarterback his fifth Impact Day of the year.
· Jackson Dart (32.25, 29.15, and 29.70 fantasy points)
The Patriots rank 21st in quarterback defense (231.50 fantasy points) in four-point passing touchdown formats. They have allowed over 20.00 fantasy points in 50% of their matchups, three of which came last month (Michael Penix, Baker Mayfield, and Justin Fields).
Due to his added value in the run game (57/317/7), Dart has been a high-floor player in his rookie campaign. Barring injury, he should be ticketed for a winning performance on Monday night.
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