Teddy Bridgewater (QB, MIA) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 2% of Leagues

ANALYSIS: First things first, here's hoping Tua recovers nicely from his injuries. He entered last Thursday's game having sustained a neck injury the weekend before and the sack-and-slam on TNF that forced him out of the game was the cherry on top of his pile of bad luck--not to mention the immediate aftermath looking hella scaring.

Teddy Bridgewater, who got signed by Miami this spring to back Tua up in case something like this happened, got his first big moment of the year playing two-and-change quarters off the pine. He was rather mediocre, not going to lie about that, but he avoided putting up a putrid outing all things considered.

Bridgewater finished the day completing 14 of 23 passes for 193 yards and one touchdown against one interception. He also added 11 yards rushing on a single scramble over his time on the field. Of course, Bridgewater is definitely not Tua. And for the Dolphins' skill-position players, the upside will get cut down a bit going forward and as long as Tua has to remain on the shelves.

That said, Bridgewater is a proven and tested veteran who knows what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. That alone has Teddy-B as one of the better streaming options going forward now that he is (at least for a while) established as the QB1 of his team without any threatening option coming for his role as a starter.

Bridgewater started 14 games for the Broncos last season averaging 15 FPPG and finishing 11 weeks inside the top-24 players at the position. He topped 19 FP in five of those 11 games, and in three of those, he entered the top-12 realm. Again, don't lose your head chasing Teddy crazily, but consider him one of the best options out there available in nearly all Yahoo leagues entering Week 5.

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