The Falcons have allowed the most wideout fantasy points by a
significant margin allowing 46.2 points per game. They have allowed
a league-high 11 touchdowns. Moore is the most reliable (read
only) wide receiver on the Panthers worth starting and if you
can’t start him here, you will never start him.
Cooks ranks 48th at 10.4 FPts/G, but this is a wide receiver
friendly defense the Titans put on the field. Tennessee ranks
31st allowing 43.9 FPts/G. Davis Mills looked a lot better after
the Week 6 bye, putting up 302 yards and two touchdowns on a season-high
41 passing attempts. While Cooks targets have dropped each week,
but he should see double-digits in this one.
The Steelers defense is allowing 42.8 FPts/G to opposing wideouts
which should allow for big games from both A.J. Brown and Smith.
They have allowed a league-high 1,467 yards just to wideouts (209
per game). Add in the Eagles are well rested from a bye and the
Steelers on a short week and this could be a fun night for Smith
and Brown. Smith is averaging eight targets per game and 17.4
fantasy points over the past four games.
The Colts have allowed the fewest receiving yards to wideouts
through seven games – 745 or 106.4 per game. Meanwhile,
Curtis Samuel, not McLaurin leads the team in targets (58 vs.
45). Taylor Heinicke is a nice backup quarterback, but he’s
not going to breakout against Indianapolis. No wide receiver has
posted 90 yards against this defense.
IF Metcalf plays, it certainly won’t be at 100-percent
(knee). Coach Pete Carroll refused to rule him out, but he’s
always been overly optimistic of his team’s injuries. Metcalf
has only had two good fantasy games in seven starts this season
even when he was healthy. The Seahawks game plan is likely run
the ball behind Kenneth Walker, not throwing the ball, as the
Giants have allowed the third-most rushing yards this season -
1011. It’s probably best to plan on sitting Metcalf in Week
8.
