Case Keenum (QB, DEN) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Denver Broncos quarterback Case Keenum shredded the Seattle Seahawks defense for 329 yards and three touchdowns in week 1. He did toss three picks, but he still scored 22.16 fantasy points thanks to the yardage and touchdowns. Keenum only threw seven interceptions all of last season and had a 2.1% interception rate for his career prior to this game, so the three picks can be forgiven this time. The Seahawks allowed the fifth fewest passing yards in the NFL last season. They did lose Richard Sherman and Justin Coleman in the offseason, but there is still lots of talent that Keenum bested in this game.

Keenum certainly benefited from a huge performance by Emmanuel Sanders, but it’s not as if Sanders is going anywhere and Keenum has a solid core of talent around him in Denver. He takes on the Oakland Raiders at home next week, and the Raiders gave up the seventh most passing yards last season. They also had the fewest interceptions last season with only five, so we won’t have to worry as much about the interceptions with Keenum. He has solid matchups in three of his next four weeks against Oakland, Kansas City, and the New York Jets. Only Baltimore in week three presents a tough opponent during that stretch, but Baltimore won’t have Jimmy Smith for that game. He’s a streamer or two-QB option for the next few weeks.