Fantasy Football: Five Kansas City Chiefs To Play Vs Denver
By Ben Almquist
Cairo Santos – K
Projection: 3/3 FGs (Long of 40+); 2/2 XPs
The single best Fantasy Football performer for the Kansas City Chiefs this season has been kicker Cairo Santos. The Brazilian kicker has been extremely reliable for both the Chiefs and his fantasy owners. Kickers are often underrated in Fantasy Football, but can provide a reliable source of points if you pick up a good one.
This week against the Broncos is a mix for Cairo Santos. The Chiefs may struggle to move the ball on offense. However, the Denver altitude is known to add an extra 5-10 yards to the range of most kickers. That could put Santos is a position to add a few extra kicks where the Chiefs would normally decide to punt.
As a fantasy league option, Cairo Santos is probably one of the best in the NFL. His BYE week is behind him, he’s reliable, has good range, and the offense doesn’t score a lot of touchdowns. That makes Santos a pretty heavily used scoring option. As a DFS player, I won’t ever tell you not to use him. There may be better options, but not many.