I feel like a broken record, but here we go again with the injuries…and they keep happening at a certain position on the offensive end.

We saw four more superstar wide receivers go down in Week 9, and one of them may have lost their quarterback, too. Speaking of receivers, we also saw that one of our heroes continued to struggle on the stat sheets while the tight ends went right back into the basement.

With that in mind, here are my Fabs' five storylines from Fantasy Football Week 9 that stood out the most. For the latest news and fantasy advice, be sure to check out Fantasy Dirt five days a week!

The Cowboys' offense is collapsing

It's bad enough being a Cowboys fan these days (believe me, I know better than most), but now their poor play on the field is accompanied by injuries – serious ones at that.

Dak Prescott, who had a very mediocre game against the Atlanta Falcons in terms of stats, suffered a hamstring injury that will require an MRI this week. He left the game, was unable to return, and finished the game with a meager 12.3 fantasy points. (Let's go, Cooper Rush!) Ugh.

As if that wasn't bad enough, the Cowboys saw CeeDee Lamb miss time with a shoulder injury. Although he returned for a two-point conversion, he was clearly uncomfortable. Reports after the game suggest he will undergo an MRI scan for a right cruciate joint sprain. Lamb finished the game with eight catches for just 47 yards and 16.2 points. The superstar wideout, who scored 403.2 points last season, is only at 314.5 points in 2024… and if he misses time (probably?) or catches passes from the backup rush, Lamb's current pace could still be worse.

Ouch.

More and more well-known wide receivers are getting injured

Lamb wasn't the only receiver out this week. Chris Olave (concussion), Drake London (hip) and AJ Brown (knee) were also injured and did not return. Olave's concussion was his second of the season, so there is concern for his continued health.

This continues the terrible trend of valued fantasy wideouts getting hurt. Fantasy fans had to wait for Brown (who already missed games), Malik Nabers, Nico Collins, Chris Godwin (IR), Cooper Kupp, Puka Nacua, Rashee Rice (IR), Deebo Samuel, Mike Evans, DK Metcalf and Stefon Diggs (IR ) waive ), DeVonta Smith, Davante Adams, Tee Higgins, Brandon Aiyuk (IR), Josh Downs, Rashid Shaheed, Amari Cooper, Jauan Jennings, Diontae Johnson, Keenan Allen, Christian Kirk (IR), Jameson Williams (SSPD), Hollywood Brown (IR), Jordan Addison, Brandin Cooks, Quentin Johnston and Adam Thielen for at least one or more games.

(Did I miss any…is that crazy or what?)

This season has shown that running backs aren't always the most injury-prone players at the skill positions, and it proves that the zero-RB strategy was a massive failure.

Is Tyreek Hill really a bust this season?

Hill looked like the fantasy superstar we all picked early in the season, scoring 26 points in a win over the Jaguars. Little did we know that this would be his best game (by far). next two months. While we forgave him for his lack of production without Tua Tagovailoa (he scored single-digit points in four of his next five games), the Cheetah hasn't been particularly good since Tua's return. In fact, he averaged just 12.6 points without a touchdown. What else is there? Hill hasn't found the end zone since Week 1! With eight games in the books, he's on pace to finish with 187.5 points… that is less than half the 376.4 points he had last season.

Joe Burrow throws five touchdowns

Burrow had a great game against both the Bengals and fantasy managers, throwing for 251 yards with five touchdowns to secure a blowout win over the Raiders. The performance was good for 29.1 fantasy points and was his second game in five weeks with five touchdown passes.

Surprisingly, Burrow's great stat line didn't benefit Ja'Marr Chase. Although he finished the game with seven catches, he only had 43 yards and did not score. The touchdowns went to Mike Gesicki (2), Chase Brown, Drew Sample and Andrei Iosivas. However, Burrow and Chase are both expected to thrive in Week 10 as they contend with a poor pass defense by Baltimore on Thursday night.

Tight ends give, tight ends take away…

Remember how happy we all were last week when 18 tight ends scored at least 10.8 points, nine scored at least 16.8 points, and five went over 21 points…on National Tight Ends Day? Well, every Sunday should have this label. The position was down massively in terms of fantasy points, as only 11 scored in double figures before Sunday night and only one (Mike Gesicki) had more than 20 points.

Additionally, six of the tight ends who scored in double figures (Gesicki, Taysom Hill, Theo Johnson, Ja'Tavion Sanders, Drew Sample, Nick Vannett) did not start in most leagues. In fact, only Hill and Gesicki were tied obsessed in a double-digit percentage of leagues. So we can complain about bottlenecks again!