Winners:
- Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers
Aaron Rodgers and HC Matt LaFleur may have just found their chemistry. Yesterday was a vintage Rodgers performance, absolutely terrorizing the Raiders defense all game to the tune of 430 total yards and 6 TDs. The crazy thing is Packers were still without top wide out Davante Adams. After some uncertainty during the first 6 games, Rodgers’ 44 point fantasy performance should give owners optimism as to what’s to come.
- Darren Waller, TE, Oakland Raiders
After signing a contract extension this week, Waller was huge for the Raiders in their loss against the Packers. The emerging TE hauled in 7 REC for 126 Yards and 2 TDs. Waller has been one of the best TE so far this year, and his connection with Derek Carr is only growing with time.
- Marvin Jones, WR, Detroit Lions
Who could have predicted a 4 TD explosion from Marvin Jones against one of the best secondaries in the NFL? Jones seemed to pull down everything especially in the red zones on perfectly thrown fades and outs by Matt Stafford. With Jones and Golladay, it’s somewhat of a week-to-week dilemma, as opponents coverage’s dictate the game plan and who will receive more targets.
Losers:
The Atlanta Falcons have been the epitome of underwhelming this season. With a defense that can’t stop anyone, there offense has been forced to play catch up almost every week. But it wasn’t just the defense this week as the offense was lifeless, showing no capability of moving the ball downfield and converting drives. They didn’t have a touchdown until backup Matt Schaub led the team to a garbage time TD, after replacing Matt Ryan who sustained an injury.
- David Johnson, RB, Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals had David Johnson active for the game in New York, he took the first carry, then didn’t enter the game again. Post game Kliff Kingsbury claimed Johnson was ‘only to be used in an emergency’. Why they didn’t release this BEFORE the game is beyond me! If you started DJ in fantasy, you got screwed. Nothing you can do.
- Damien Williams, RB, Kansas City Chiefs
You would assume in a game when the Chiefs roll to a 30-6 victory that Damien Williams would at least fall into the end zone. Nope. How about 9 rushes for 7 Yards while getting his snap count significantly decreased from LeSean McCoy and Darrel Williams. The Kansas City backfield is such a crowded mess right now that you can’t feel confident starting any of them, especially with Mahomes possibility missing time due to injury.
Waiver Wire Advice:
- Chase Edmonds, RB, Arizona Cardinals (31% Rostered)
The one beneficiary of David Johnson’s absence this Sunday was Chase Edmonds. He put on a show from the start, rushing for two TDs in the first quarter of the game. He ended the game with 126 yards and 3 TDs. With David Johnson banged up, Edmonds is a fantastic handcuff and needs to be rostered immediately.
- Kirk Cousins, QB, Minnesota Vikings (39% Rostered)
With lots of teams heading into the BYE week, Kirk Cousins is a very viable streaming option at the QB position. The Vikings have a Thursday Night showdown against the Redskins this week, and as long as game flow doesn’t completely take the passing game away, Cousins should be in for another solid week.
- John Brown, WR, Buffalo Bills (66% Rostered)
The fact that John Brown is still not rostered in ⅓ of leagues is crazy! He has had over 4 catches and 50 yards in every game and he is clearly one of Josh Allen’s favorite targets. As if it couldn’t get any better, Brown has Philadelphia on the schedule next week, who deploys the league’s worst secondary.
