Who Should I Start? Kirk Cousins or Trevor Lawrence

Tuesday, December 30, 6:28 PM

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins led the team to another upset victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Monday Night Football to close out Week 17 action. Most of the heavy lifting was done by star running back Bijan Robinson, though, who finished just shy of 200 rushing yards with a touchdown on 22 carries. Robinson also caught five passes for 34 yards and a second touchdown. Cousins, meanwhile, continued to play a game-manager role at QB, going 13-for-20 passing for 126 yards, a touchdown, and no interceptions. The 37-year-old veteran signal-caller shouldn't attract a ton of fantasy interest as a streamer going into the Week 18 regular-season finale on Sunday against the division-rival New Orleans Saints. Cousins has gone over 200 passing yards just twice in the last five games. In the first game against the Saints, he threw for 199 yards, two TDs, and a pick on Nov. 23.

Saturday, January 3, 1:29 PM

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is in the midst of the best stretch of his career. Over the past five games, the 26-year-old signal caller has completed 61.1% of his passes for 1,345 yards, 12 touchdowns, and one interception with a 109.7 passer rating while adding 26 carries for 138 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. He's totalled 138.6 fantasy points during that time, by far the most in the league, with Brock Purdy being next closest at 115.1. Lawrence has run for a touchdown in three straight games, including two last week in Indianapolis, and projects favorably again in a soft Week 18 matchup against the Tennessee Titans. Lawrence is ranked as RotoBaller's QB2 for the regular season finale.