8 Fantasy Football Sleepers for Week 15

Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills

Going back to rushing quarterbacks, Josh Allen has posted absurd rushing numbers over three games since returning to the starting lineup, with yardage totals of 99, 135 and 101, scoring twice on the ground in that time.

If we were to only take Allen's rushing numbers, his last three games would have seen him drop 15.9, 13.5 and 16.1 fantasy points. If we add in his modest passing numbers, those marks climb to 26.3 (QB4), 28.7 (QB2) and 18.3 (QB15). That's an average of 24.4 per game.

Now we can't completely ignore the five starts he made from Weeks 2 to 6, where he fell below 10 fantasy points in three of five starts, but he still showed upside in that time as well. In Week 3 he went off for 27.7 fantasy points, and if we take all of his starts for the year, he's still averaging a reasonable 16.3 per game.

We've seen consistently now just how high his rushing upside is, and that ability to contribute on the ground goes a long way to boosting his floor as well. And against the Detroit Lions this week he's positioned to do more damage through the air than usual as well.

Our models have the Lions as the second-worst pass defense in the NFL, and they've allowed two 350-plus passing yard performances in their last five games, giving up 3 passing touchdowns in both of those.