L.A. Rams @ Dallas
Team Totals: Cowboys 26, Rams 19
Even while Matthew Stafford has played like a legitimate top-10 real-life quarterback, he’s yet to exceed 17.2 standard-scoring fantasy points in an individual start, and enters Week 8 ranked 20th in per-game QB scoring. Fresh off its bye, Dallas is allowing the league’s seventh-fewest fantasy points to signal-callers. … Darrell Henderson operated as L.A.’s Week 7 lead back versus Pittsburgh, out-snapping Royce Freeman 39 to 29 and out-touching him 19 to 12. Rookie Zach Evans didn’t play at all. I expect a similar usage distribution at Dallas, which has yielded the NFL’s ninth-fewest fantasy running back points. … A certified every-week WR1 even with Cooper Kupp back healthy, Puka Nacua ranks No. 6 in the league in yards per route run (2.7) and has a higher target share (33%) than Kupp (28%) over the past three weeks. … Tutu Atwell reeled in a 31-yard scoring bomb from Stafford against the Steelers on a pass that looked like it was intended for Kupp. Atwell’s target share is a microscopic 9% since Kupp’s return. … Missing ILB Leighton Vander Esch (neck, I.R.) in the middle of the field, the Cowboys have surrendered the NFL’s seventh-most fantasy tight end points. Tyler Higbee’s 35 targets rank 10th in the league at his position.
Just 21st in fantasy quarterback points per game, Dak Prescott comes off Dallas’ bye playing at a ho-hum QB2 level due to his sharp decline in rushing productivity and the Cowboys’ disappointing passing game. Dak’s Week 8 matchup is middling across the board; the Rams rank 16th in yards per attempt allowed (6.4) and 18th in fantasy QB points surrendered.
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