GenoSmith

News: 2 days agoSmith completed 31 of 47 pass attempts for 369 yards and two touchdowns while adding 13 rushing yards on one attempt in Sunday's 29-26 win over Washington.

Spin: Last year's Comeback Player of the Year was forced to make another mini-comeback Sunday after stinking up the joint in last week's 37-3 loss to the Ravens. Smith wasted no time righting the ship with a pristine passing display from the jump that can only be rivaled by his dominant Week 2 performance against the Lions in an overtime thriller. The 33-year-old boosted his season totals to 2,171 passing yards with 11 touchdowns to seven interceptions through nine weeks. Smith will attempt to avenge an earlier loss to the Rams this season when the two NFC West foes meet in Los Angeles next Sunday.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: It's not often that we come across an age-31 breakout season, but that's what we saw from Smith in 2022. After attempting a total of 196 passes during the prior seven seasons, Smith led the NFL in completion percentage (70%), posted the seventh-best QBR (60.8) and tossed the fourth-most TDs (30). Also a difference-maker with his legs (eighth at QB with 366 rushing yards), Smith finished fifth among QBs in fantasy points -- the first finish better than 20th in his 10-year career. Smith's resume suggests a return to earth could be in order, but that's not a lock, especially since he'll still be throwing to one of the league's best WR duos in DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett, as well as first-round rookie Jaxon Smith-Njigba. He's best viewed as a good QB2.