Who Should I Start? Patrick Mahomes or Tua Tagovailoa

Saturday, October 4, 8:14 PM

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was listed on the injury report with a groin injury this week, but practiced fully and does not have an injury designation heading into Monday night. The Chiefs will take on the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday night in Week 5. Mahomes completed 25 of 37 pass attempts (68%) for 270 yards and four touchdowns in last week's win against the Baltimore Ravens. His Week 4 performance was easily his best of the season as a passer, reaching new season-highs in completions, completion percentage, passing yards, and passing touchdowns. The 29-year-old will look to build on that impressive performance against the Jaguars, who are middle-of-the-pack in fantasy points allowed to opposing quarterbacks this season. The Kansas City superstar's best game of the year coincided with the return of Xavier Worthy, so maybe the duo can keep the good times rolling in a game with the sixth-highest total this week. Mahomes is ranked QB2 in our RotoBalller rankings, making him a must-start QB1 this week.

Sunday, October 5, 7:44 PM

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa completed 27 of 36 pass attempts for 256 yards, three touchdowns, and zero interceptions during Sunday's Week 5 loss against the Carolina Panthers. He also rushed for five yards and took three sacks. Tagovailoa played well early in the game, pulling out to a 17-0 lead. However, Miami's offense eventually stalled and lost to the Panthers after a fourth quarter that saw three different lead changes. Fortunately for Tagovailoa's fantasy managers, his fantasy score doesn't factor in whether the Dolphins won or lost. As long as Miami is playing in close games or trailing, Tagovailoa will be passing a lot, which gives him plenty of fantasy upside going forward. He's a high-end QB2 in fantasy football heading into Week 6 against the Los Angeles Chargers.