Week 7: Fantasy Football Forecast.

With great matchups all around the league, Week 7 looks to be a very good week for Fantasy Football. As of now, there aren't any COVID postponements, so there isn’t that added level of stress we’ve had the last three weeks. We have 4 teams on a bye this week and I know i'm struggling with replacements so I bet some of you are as well. Please find us on Instagram and Twitter @TheUpsidePlay for Fantasy Football advice and Game-Day Highlights.  

TEAMS ON A BYE

- Baltimore Ravens

- Miami Dolphins

- Indianapolis Colts

- Minnesota Vikings

Starts

QB- Kyler Murray, Arizona

Kyler Murray has been incredible this season and now faces a Seahawks team who is 32nd in pass defense. The Second year Quarterback has 10 passing TD’s and 6 rushing TD’s. He has scored over 28 FPTS in every game so far and it doesn’t look like he’s going to slow down anytime soon. Fire him up in all of your lineups and you’ll be just fine. 

RB- Ronald Jones, Tampa Bay

Ronald Jones plays the Raiders. That’s really all you need to know. The Raiders defense is second in the league with 33.6 points per game given up to the RB position only behind Green Bay (34.8), who Jones torched last week. This is a great matchup and Jones is set up perfectly to end the week as a RB1. 

WR- Amari Cooper, Dallas

We all saw Andy Dalton stink on Monday Night Football last week but Cooper still had a great game with 7 catches (on 10 Targets), 79 yards and a touchdown. Cooper has killed the Football team in Washington since being traded to the Cowboys with a stat line of 16, 316, 3 in three games. I know it will be hard to watch Andy Dalton play but it should be great for an Amari Cooper breakout game.

TE- Hunter Henry, Los Angeles

Justin Herbert Has targeted Henry often with 27 looks since the Rookie took over in week 2. Jacksonville allows the 6th most points per game to the TE position. Henry is top 5 in TE receiving yards and we should see Henry continue the solid production (4 Games with double digit points) against a below average Jacksonville defense.

Sits

QB- Drew Brees, New Orleans

Drew Brees will be without Michael Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders against a Carolina team who is actually really good against opposing QBs giving up an average of 13.9 FPTS per game to the position. Brees has been decent without Thomas but it's hard for me to trust him when he’s going to be throwing to Taysom Hill all day. 

RB- Le’Veon Bell, Kansas City

Le’Veon Bell is going to suit up for the Chiefs this week but it's probably a good idea to wait a week (if you can) on starting him. Clyde Edwards- Helaire is coming off a great game and we just don’t know how involved Bell will be. 

WR- Juju Smith-Schuster, Pittsburgh

The emergence of Chase Claypool has really hurt Juju and it was evident against The Eagles and Browns where he only scored a total of 9.4 PPR points. With Diontae Johnson back and going up against the Titans defense Juju is an easy sit for me 

TE- Robert Tonyan, Green Bay

Tonyan is Questionable to play with an ankle injury and even if he plays he should be looked at with the TD dependent streaming options. Tonyan is only playing on 60-65 percent of the TE snaps and If he doesn’t get into the endzone his floor is really low. Davante Adams is back so we should see the majority of the Targets go his way. 

Sleepers

QB- Joe Burrow, Cincinnati

Joe Burrow played Cleveland in week two and went off for 316 yards and 3 TDs. If you need a Bye Week replacement or just need  good streaming Option give Burrow a hard look. Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd, and even AJ Green have all shown that they can be great weapons for Burrow. In a great matchup Burrow is a very good play.

RB- Zack Moss, Buffalo

I know the RB landscape is rough. Zack Moss is a deep play that has upside for a TD in a plus Matchup against the Jets. Devin Singletary is still the lead back but that hasn’t turned in to great numbers. If Moss wants to overtake Singletary on the depth chart this could be a very good game to do it in. If you are in need of a RB replacement this week Moss could be the sleeper you need.

WR- Tim Patrick, Denver

Tim Patrick has been surprising a lot of people these last three weeks. Patrick is looking for his third straight 100 yard game and without Courtland Sutton, Patrick has shown he can handle a bigger target share. Denver should be playing from behind against The Chiefs and Drew Lock could be throwing the ball a ton. Patrick is a nice Flex option this week and looks to go for his fourth straight game with 14+ FPTS. 

TE- David Njoku, Cleveland

Austin Hooper is out this week and we’ve seen David Njoku have monster games before. Njoku is an Athletic freak who can do a lot with limited targets. The TE position is hard to predict but if you were relying on Hooper you should make the pivot to Njoku. 

Deep Sleepers

QB- Kyle Allen, Washington

Dallas’ Defense is really bad and Kyle Allen has shown he can have good games in the NFL. Allen has decent weapons in Terry McLaurin, Antonio Gibson and Logan Thomas so we could see some Fantasy Sleepers on the Washington Side. Starting Kyle Allen is your last resort but it's better than nothing if you are desperate.

RB- AJ Dillon, Green Bay

Aaron Jones is doubtful this week and HC Matt LeFlaur told reporters that he’s confident in Dillon if Jones were to sit. Dillon is a big bodied back but he has the speed and catching ability to make a big impact in the NFL. Just like Moss earlier in the segment he’s a deep sleeper flex that could make an impact this week.

WR- Gabriel Davis, Buffalo

John Brown is out this week and Davis has already stepped into the lineup and produced for them. Davis has 14 catches for 194 yards and 2 TDs. Davis has the size at 6’3 , 213 to win at the line and show that he could be a mainstay in the Bills passing offense. 

TE- Drew Sample, Cincinnati 

Drew Sample has played in 75% of the team's snaps every week since Uzomah went on IR and Burrow targeted Sample a ton in their week 2 matchup against the Browns. 

QB Streams 

• Derek Carr vs TB

• Drew Lock vs KC

• Nick Foles @ LAR

• Jared Goff vs CHI

• Joe Burrow vs CLE

TE Streams 

• Jimmy Graham

• Logan Thomas

• David Njoku

• Drew Sample

• Anthony Firkser

D/ST Streams 

• Washington Football Team vs DAL

• Dallas Cowboys @ WAS

• Cincinnati Bengals vs CLE

• Buffalo Bills @ NYJ

• New Orleans Saints vs CAR

K Streams 

• Carlson vs TB 

• Gould @ NE 

• Badgley vs JAX 

• Fairbairn vs GB 

• Myers @ ARI

What to Watch For:

• Jimmy G vs the Pats.

• Steelers WR Target Share. 

• Andy Dalton bounce back. 

• Saints Without Michael Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders 

• Le'veon Bell’s Workload 

• Belichick vs George Kittle. 

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Conclusion Photo: Butch Dill/ Associated Press