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The fantasy football playoffs have finally arrived, placing even more importance on matchups and setting lineups. Starting the right quarterback is more important now than ever with everything on the line.
At this point in the fantasy football campaign, most managers have a quarterback they trust with their seasons. That can often make benching them a difficult decision, but sometimes it is the necessary move.
Winning requires risk, and sometimes that means trusting players off bad games and benching others who seemingly have the hot hand. The fantasy football championship will all come down to making the right lineup decisions, beginning in NFL Week 15.
Before matchups begin, take a look at which players to start and which to sit in our Week 15 fantasy football quarterback rankings.
Lamar Jackson has not been impressive lately, but his Week 15 matchup is too juicy to begin doubting him now. Jackson surprisingly has just one double-digit fantasy performance in the last month, making it seem like he might be worth benching down the stretch.
Jackson now faces the Cincinnati Bengals, against whom he was ineffective in Week 13. The numbers and history still suggest backing the 28-year-old is any Jackson owner’s best bet.
Not only has Jackson historically thrived against Cincinnati — throwing eight touchdowns and zero interceptions against the Bengals in 2024 — but their defense has still been a fantasy football gold mine against quarterbacks in 2025. The Bengals have been better as a team with Joe Burrow back in the lineup, but their defense still ceded 37.8 fantasy points to Josh Allen in Week 14.
The Bengals have successfully stymied one quarterback all season, and it happened to be Jackson. Expect the two-time MVP to rebound and regain control of the NFC North in Week 15.
If there were official fantasy football awards, Drake Maye would win the Most Improved Player award by a landslide. He has arguably been the most consistent fantasy quarterback all season, but his managers might still need to look elsewhere in Week 15.
As good as Maye has been all year, his production has dipped over the last month. He is averaging just 17.28 fantasy points per game since Week 9, lowering his season-long average to 20.0.
Maye’s worst performance of the season came against the Buffalo Bills in Week 5. He was sensational on the field, completing 22 of 30 passes for 273 yards in a win, but his failure to reach the end zone hurt his fantasy football box score.
Considering Maye’s recent slump, he does not appear to be in line for a redemption performance against the Bills, who have allowed the fifth-fewest fantasy points per game to quarterbacks. Temper expectations with Maye, even if he is the reason you are in the playoffs.
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