Evan Silva’s Matchups: Dolphins at Rams

Monday Night Football

Miami @ L.A. Rams

Team Totals: Dolphins 24.5, Rams 26

It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for if rostering any Dolphins ahead of Monday Night Football: Following in Raheem Morris’ footsteps with a blend of zone coverage (73.9%, ninth) and in particular Cover 3 (39.9%, fourth), Rams DC Chris Shula is about to be cornered by Tua Tagovailoa, who’s completed a league-best 79% of his passes for 8.0 yards per attempt against said scheme (per Fantasy Points Data). While Los Angeles’ pass rush has improved in three games out of their bye with a 38.1% pressure rate (fourth), Sam Darnold and Geno Smith combined for 10.2 yards per attempt and five touchdowns the past two weeks. … Boasting target shares of 19.4%, 18.9%, 21%, and 29.6% as the overall RB2 (behind Alvin Kamara) in Tua’s four starts, De’Von Achane’s two carries inside the 10-yard line (including one from the 5) in Week 9 arguably gifts him the highest matchup-proof ceiling of any RB in fantasy moving forward. Further complicating matters behind him, Raheem Mostert’s sixth fumble in his last 16 games during the third quarter against Buffalo forced fourth-round speedster Jaylen Wright onto the field for five touches to Mostert’s one down the stretch. I do not expect Mostert to be boxed out completely, but Wright — 26/155/0 (5.9 yards per carry) over his last four games with a 4.38 forty and the second-longest broad jump (11’2″) of any RB in NFL Combine history — should be stashed in 12-/14-team leagues ahead of any increased usage.