Fantasy Football Matchups
In our weekly Fantasy Football Matchups series, Dan Croop will analyze all of the NFL games on the slate that week and rate the fantasy players in each matchup. Look for this series Friday of every week, with the Thursday night game getting its own analysis every Wednesday.
Bye: Dallas, Detroit, Oakland, Tampa Bay
Arizona at St. Louis
Cardinals: Now the passing game is rounding into form, too? Watch out, NFL. The Cardinals are no joke. They face the Rams this week, who have an underrated defense so far. Look for Arizona to establish the running game more than they did in week four and try to exploit a St. Louis defense that gave up 179 yards on the ground to Seattle last week. Ryan Williams is definitely worth a flex play, and he'll be a low-end number two for me. Kevin Kolb hasn't done enough to make me consider him as a viable backup yet, but he could be on his way if he keeps this up. Larry Fitzgerald is an obvious must-start. Andre Roberts is starting to creep into third wide receiver territory and would be worth a start as a bye week fill-in this week.
Kevin Kolb **
Ryan Williams ***
Larry Fitzgerald *****
Andre Roberts ***
Todd Heap *
Jay Feely ***
Arizona DEF *****
Rams: The first team have some real success against the Cardinals' pass defense was... Miami? What? Considering the Rams' inability to establish a consistent running game thus far into the season, it's reasonable to expect to see lots of Sam Bradford airing it up to try to do his best Ryan Tannehill impression. Scary. Danny Amendola remains the only Rams receiver you want to own right now. He's a low-end number two or high-end number three receiver this week. Sam Bradford still has a lot to prove before even being considered a legitimate fantasy backup yet. Steven Jackson is a risky flex play considering that he's still nursing a sore groin, and it shows. You don't want any part of anyone else in this offense.
Sam Bradford *
Steven Jackson **
Danny Amendola ***
Brandon Gibson *
Lance Kendricks *
Greg Zuerlein ****
St. Louis DEF ***
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