Momentum is a hotly debated principle as it relates to sports.
Do players really get “hot” and go on a tear? Or is every game, every quarter, every down an outcome independent of all others? No matter the answer (if you’re interested, people have written about this topic at great lengths), momentum is at least perceived by us in the fantasy football community when we extrapolate player performance over a number of weeks.
Did you know Sam Darnold was the QB5 from weeks 1-4 last season?
How about that Elijah Moore was the WR7 from weeks 7-11?