22 October 2024
The Commanders, per Rapoport, are going to be “more cautious than anything” in handling the rib injury Daniels sustained in Week 7 against Carolina. Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said Daniels is “week to week,” adding the team hopes he can suit up Sunday against Chicago. Fantasy managers should assume Daniels misses at least one game. Marcus Mariota, who had 205 yards and two scores in Week 7, would get the call against the Bears if Daniels is sidelined.22 October 2024
Godwin suffered a frightening ankle dislocation near the end of the Bucs’ Monday night loss to the Ravens and was carted off the field. His season is over. It’s a giant blow to the pass-heavy Tampa offense, along with Mike Evans’ apparently serious hamstring injury that could keep him sidelined for a while. Jalen McMillan and Sterling Shepard are set to be the team’s top two wideouts for the time being.22 October 2024
McBride led the team in targets but was out-gained by running back James Conner. While the third-year tight end continues to display elite athleticism on a weekly basis, offensive coordinator Drew Petzing’s pass offense remains unimaginative and flat, most notably constraining McBride to low upside routes over the middle of the field and to the sideline. Until that changes, McBride unfortunately feels restricted to low end TE1 production.22 October 2024
Oof. A would-be touchdown clanked off his hands in the end zone as well. McMillan in theory is poised to have a big role going forward due to Chris Godwin’s certain absence and Mike Evans’ likely absence. He has five catches in five active games despite 15 targets. The volume is projectable and intriguing, but it’s not like he’s been scorching defenses in this small sample.
22 October 2024
Harrison Jr. has all the talent in the world but continues to be restricted by his offensive coordinator, with a pass game design that fails in providing an environment conducive to upside-generating routes for the primary pass-catchers. Considering his lone eruption game this season came with quarterback Kyler Murray making plays happen out of structure, we could be continuing to share in Harrison Jr.'s visible frustration for as long as Drew Petzing is calling plays in the desert. Up next for ...22 October 2024
Dortch got the Cardinals on the board with a touchdown in the second quarter, taking a lead they would not surrender until under two minutes remaining to play in the fourth quarter. An eventual last-second field goal would send the Cardinals to 3-4, just one game back of the division-leading Seahawks as the midway point of the season approaches. Dortch does not see enough time on the field to be counted on in fantasy formats of all sizes.22 October 2024
Quarterback Kyler Murray attempted only 26 passes in a game the Cardinals controlled with their defense and ground game, playing with a lead from five minutes left in the second quarter until the two-minute warning. A last-second field goal would eventually send the team to 3-4, just one game back of the division-leading Seahawks. Up next for Wilson and the Cardinals is a Dolphins team expecting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa back from his most recent concussion.22 October 2024
McConkey was victimized by two uncharacteristic drops as the Chargers were forced to the air 39 times against a Cardinals defense that emphasized stopping the run. While the seven targets were nice, the short-area role of McConkey in a typically low pass volume offense leaves a lot to be desired as far as fantasy expectations moving forward are concerned. Up next for McConkey and the Chargers is a reeling Saints team in Week 8.22 October 2024
The running back split was as disgusting as was rumored, with White splitting time with Bucky Irving and Sean Tucker. White’s trump card was holding a majority of the snaps due mostly to Tampa Bay’s negative game script and his role as the receiving back. The Ravens lost him out of the backfield multiple times on screens, including his final touchdown in garbage time where both Ravens linebackers chased a crossing route and left White wide open. He will be hard to trust against the Falcons n ...22 October 2024
Reagor snuck free behind the Arizona defense in the first quarter for a 41-yard gain down the left hash but was chased down from behind and lost a fumble at the Arizona three yard line. That play would set the tone of the game for both teams, with the Cardinals holding the Chargers out of the end zone and forcing five field goals. Reagor remains a fantasy long shot moving forward.22 October 2024
Irving got two of three Tampa Bay goal line carries, if you want to read into that. He did play in the two-minute drill, and he seems well trusted. The touchdown bailed out the fact that he was second place in a three-back race. Irving will be a hard-to-trust FLEX play against the Falcons in Week 8.22 October 2024
In what seemed like a reenactment of his celebration at the 40 yard line on a long touchdown run a few weeks back, Murray broke free off the edge in the second half and took a 44-yard run to the house, holding the football up to the crowd at the 30 yard line on his way to the end zone. Murray and the Cardinals struggled to get much going through the air against the stout and zone-heavy Chargers defense, making up for the lack of aerial production with 181 total yards on the ground. The Cardinals ...22 October 2024
He was the clear third banana as he took an early-downs only share and the Buccaneers spent most of the game trailing. That doesn’t mean he can’t have fantasy value going forward, but it is hard to predict that a big game is coming next week against the Falcons without some affirmative words from the coaching staff about his role.22 October 2024
The only thing Conner failed to do in this one was find paint after functioning as the primary point of emphasis for a Cardinals team that pulled off the upset at home. Most notably, a timely fumble recovery after a 41-yard reception from Jalen Reagor at the three yard line allowed the Cardinals to control the flow of the game on the ground, keeping the ball away from the elite run offense of the Chargers in the process. Conner continues to see reliable volume for a Cardinals team suddenly just ...22 October 2024
Down 34-10 as the fourth quarter started, Otton was the hot hand against Baltimore’s prevent defense, racking up eight targets and 83 yards and getting punished heavily by Ravens defenders for the privilege. Otton would seem to be a real beneficiary of Chris Godwin’s absence going forward, and could make for an interesting waiver wire target now in our TE-starved timeline.22 October 2024
Todd Bowles would later call the injury a “dislocated ankle.” He had seven catches for 65 yards and nine targets before leaving. His leg was trapped under Roquan Smith’s body weight and ESPN refused to show the replay and immediately speculated that Godwin would likely miss the rest of the season as he was aircasted and carted off. With both of Tampa’s top two receivers leaving Monday night with injuries, the fantasy pecking order is suddenly wide open for the Buccaneers.22 October 2024
Of course he did. Andrews was left free to roam in a zone hole on his first score, a nine-yarder. He added a four-yarder in the third quarter where Jordan Whitehead completely lost track of him. Perhaps we all should have listened when the Ravens said he’d have big games. He’s back on the TE1 radar against the Browns, though this year should tell you he’ll be hard to trust until we see more volume.22 October 2024
Likely has been targeted four times in each of the last two games, but has largely remained a hard-to-trust, touchdown-or-bust option since Week 1’s 9/111/1 line.22 October 2024
The Chargers clearly struggled in the red zone after managing just five field goals and no touchdowns, but the bigger story was an ineffective run game that averaged only 2.7 yards per carry against a Cardinals defense that had allowed 153 yards on the ground per game during the first six weeks. Herbert turned to his tight ends against the zone-heavy Cardinals defense, feeding Will Dissly 11 targets on the evening. The 3-3 Chargers fall another half game behind the Chiefs in the AFC West and nee ...22 October 2024
He added a 19-yard carry. Really helped you out, didn’t he? Flowers also had a fumble clank off his helmet when he was in motion in the second quarter. This was largely about Rashod Bateman winning deep routes and Lamar Jackson rewarding Bateman rather than anything Flowers did wrong. Flowers falls back into the WR3 ranks with Bateman’s recent emergence, even if he is the more consistently-targeted player.
