Baltimore Ravens vs. Los Angeles Chargers Fantasy Football Matchup Breakdown For Week 10
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Baltimore Ravens vs. Los Angeles Chargers Fantasy Football Matchup Breakdown For Week 10

John Laghezza rounds out Week 10 with a fantasy football breakdown of the Monday Night Football matchup between the Ravens and the Chargers.

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Looks like an early Monday Night on deck at the Laghezza household when this made-for-condensed-viewing matchup wraps up Week 10. Baltimore trots out its fourth QB in seven weeks, yet is still taking on sharp money as a 4.5-point favorite against the winless Chargers at home. I still can’t believe Los Angeles lost to Arizona and Las Vegas … when do we blow this up?

Ravens vs. Chargers Matchup Breakdown For Week 10 Fantasy Football

*Fantasy Football Rankings listed are Fantasy Life's half-PPR consensus ranks at the time of writing.

LAC_chargers-logo.svgLos Angeles Chargers Fantasy Preview For Week 10

In the words of the inimitable Popeye the Sailor Man, “I’ve had all I can stands, and I can’t stands no more”, when it comes to these Chargers. Blame an understandably hard schedule all you wish; this is honestly crazy. Talk about stretching our understanding of outcome range — the Bolts, once a preseason favorite for the Super Bowl, rank dead last in scoring (15.1 PPG), turnovers committed (19), plays/drive (5.2), and EPA/play (-0.20), as well as bottom-3 grades in just about everything else that matters. Somehow we’re eight games into 2026 and not only does Justin Herbert have nearly double the number of INTs than TDs as the QB37 in points/game, but he’s also responsible for a single top-20 finish … when he was the QB19 on 9.6 fantasy points in a low-scoring week. Yikes. No, double yikes. Even the dip-buyers are broke at this point.

Drafted as a consensus third-round pick by ADP, Ladd McConkey was supposed to buoy the pass attack as a reliable underneath target with enough talent to break out … and literally none of that happened. In fact, drafters got more fantasy salt rubbed in the wound when pregame back spasms knocked Ladd out of Week 9’s lineup before kickoff. Pure pain. McConkey’s off our current projection list yet to practice, leaving Tre Harris and Quentin Johnston as full-time players who no one cares about. Again, both of these players are talented enough with sufficient playing time to produce; it’s just not happening between the failed O-line and constant turnovers. Slight positive regression to even a below-average offense would boost both players into flexworthy range against a Ravens secondary allowing the sixth-most yards/game to WRs (172.4) — I’m just not sure I’ve got the guts to pull the trigger.

Bye weeks bring utter desperation to fantasy RB depth charts and even with that in mind, starting any Chargers’ backs is a tall task. It’s now been six contests straight without a single LAC running back to crack the top-22 ranks. Meanwhile,  the last three entries into the top-25 belong to three different players anyway. In other words, it’s a nightmare fuel scenario of low floor plus low ceiling mixed into a full-blown three-man committee. Omarion Hampton will continue projecting highest, as he still commands all the goal-line work, but a 50% backfield share on the season with fewer than two targets a game all but kills any chance for a breakout. 

  • Start: Omarion Hampton (RB31), Quentin Johnston (WR34)
  • Sit: Justin Herbert (QB21), Keaton Mitchell (RB45), Oronde Gadsden (TE28)
  • Sleeper: Charlie Kolar (TE31), Tre Harris (WR45)

BAL_ravens-logo.svgBaltimore Ravens Fantasy Preview For Week 10

Respect to the Ravens for pushing through adversity and trying to finish building this boat in the middle of the ocean without Lamar Jackson at the helm. Mired in a four-game losing streak with zero chance of a turnaround if rookie Joe Fagnano is under center, Baltimore traded for veteran Jacoby Brissett to right the offense. Granted, this year’s analytics aren’t pretty (-0.06 EPA/dropback, 63.3% completion, 79.7 passer rating, 5.6 yards/pass attempt), no denying it. Regardless, the move’s definitely an environmental upgrade, and Brissett did average 16.9 fantasy points and +280 passing yards/game across 12 starts last year. There’s a chance, though small, this works out swimmingly for BAL by the time it’s said and done. Not to mention the Chargers’ defense also stopped holding up its end of the bargain this past month, ranking bottom-3 in PPG (30.0), yards/play (6.8), and EPA/play (-0.09).

Baltimore, as a listed favorite, is the only data point that matters to Derrick Henry drafters. The King commands a whopping +83% backfield opportunity share when the Ravens are tied or ahead, and the Chargers lead the NFL with a 73.1% trailing rate. Considering Jesse Minter is likely looking to protect Brissett, plus get him acclimated in rhythm, I’m boosting Henry’s rush attempts to the moon this Monday. It’s been a month since Henry’s posted a top-12 finish — that streak ends here.

Part of Brissett’s charm last season came from understanding the assignment. It’s simple: force-feed the ball to your best weapons. Trey McBride and Michael Wilson accounted for +51% of all team targets from Week 6 on, and I’m expecting something similar for the Ravens. Here’s the tricky part, outside of Zay Flowers, of course, who’s back to WR1 rest-of-season status ... Who’s the next man up? With zero inside information, my gut says it’s a combination of Mark Andrews and Rashod Bateman in the interim before both get replaced on the depth chart by Ja’Kobi Lane and Josh Cuevas, respectively. I’d love for it to be the younger, more explosive pairing out of the gate, but I think the vets get first crack. Avoid starting secondary pieces for Baltimore until we see some chemistry, but in the meantime, I’m adding them both while no one’s looking.

  • Start: Derrick Henry (RB10), Zay Flowers (WR12)
  • Sit: Jacoby Brissett (QB19), Rashod Bateman (WR59)
  • Sleeper: Ja’Kobi Lane (WR66)

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