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Brett Rypien: on bye in Week 10

‹ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 10 fantasy outlook

Backup quarterback

Next game

Week 9 @ CHI · Sun, Nov 8 · 8:20 PM

Updated Tuesday, Nov 10, 6:27 AM ET

Week 9 outlook

@ CHI ·

Backup quarterback

No projection this week

Not the expected starting quarterback, so no projection.

2026 season

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No offensive snaps yet

2026 regular season through Week 9. Ranks among QBs who have played; per-game ranks need 2+ games.

Season so far

Overall 2026 regular season

Game by game

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Last seasons Game QB1/QB2 Season avg Next game

QB1/QB2 lines: the per-game level of the 12th, 24th QB this season (12-team league). Last seasons = that season's per-game average.

Season summary

No projection for Week 9 at the Chicago Bears: Not the expected starting quarterback, so no projection.

Average starter = the top 12 QBs by PPR points per game (2+ games). Difference: green = 10%+ better, red = 10%+ worse. Updated with every data refresh.

Schedule strength

Next 3 games

Easy · 4th

18.4 PPR allowed to QBs / game · DET, CAR, LAC

Rest of season

Easy · 3rd

17.7 PPR allowed to QBs / game · 8 games

Fantasy playoffs

Middle · 14th

16.9 PPR allowed to QBs / game · Weeks 15–17

WeekOpponentPPR allowed to QBs / gameDefense rank
W11@ DET22.2Easy · 1st
W12vs CAR16.7Middle · 20th
W13vs LAC16.2Middle · 21st
W14@ BAL17.6Middle · 15th
W15vs NO17.9Easy · 11th
W16@ ATL17.1Middle · 18th
W17vs LA15.8Tough · 23rd
W18@ NO17.9Easy · 11th

Rank of 32 by PPR points allowed to QBs this season.

Game log · 2026

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WkOppResultPtsProjCmpAttPass ydsPass TDINTRush attRush ydsRush TDSnap%
W4vs GBL 14–17Did not play——————————
W5@ DALW 24–16Did not play——————————
W6vs PITL 19–26Did not play——————————
W7@ CARW 43–13Did not play——————————

Season by season

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SeasonTeamGPtsPts / gCmpAttPass ydsPass TDINTRush attRush ydsRush TD
2020DEN311.311.311.3QB593.83.83.82740295240-50
2021DEN10.00.00.0QB760.00.00.002000000
2022DEN418.018.018.0QB564.54.54.5QB50538848324370
2023LA24.84.84.8QB692.42.42.41838172010190
2025CIN10.00.00.0QB740.00.00.000000000

Regular season. The tag under each number is his rank at the position that season (PPR; per game: 4+ games). Green = top 12, blue = 13–24.

How these numbers are made
Player ID
00-0034955
Projection made
Data snapshot
Season stats
nflverse play-by-play and player stats (CC-BY 4.0)
Fantasy scoring
Standard rules: PPR, half PPR (0.5 per catch), standard. Scored points use the official stats, including 2-point conversions and return touchdowns. Projections leave those two out: they are rare and not modeled.

Methodology

More QB rankings · Usage report