Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles

Date/Time: November 1, 8:20pm ET
Odds: Eagles -375
Over/Under: 43 points
Implied Vegas point totals: Eagles 25.5, Cowboys 17.5

Dallas Cowboys

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Philadelphia Eagles

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Quarterback

Dallas: Just no…just…don’t.

Philadelphia: Wentz has turned his season around and is succeeding despite the situation around him. In this matchup, Wentz absolutely belongs in your starting lineup as a top-12 option. It might not be pretty, but he’s going to get the job done for fantasy football.

Running Backs

Dallas: Zeke has been one of the most consistent fantasy options for a long time, but there’s no way you can keep him up at the top of your rankings with the offensive situation surrounding him. He’s a risky low-end RB1 play that you’re hoping gets a ton of volume this week in a tough matchup.

Philadelphia: As of right now, it appears that Sanders is on track to play in this game. He’s being listed as day-to-day by the team, but this is a situation that is worth monitoring. If he does play, Sanders is an automatic low-end RB1 with the matchup. If Sanders sits, Scott becomes an intriguing option to plug into your lineup as a high-end RB2.

Wide Receivers

Dallas: Every single Cowboys receiver gets a massive downgrade this week. Cooper should still see enough volume, but he has the QB situation to worry about and a tough matchup against Darius Slay. Cooper’s a low-end WR2 this week. No one else has taken a massive nose dive in the rankings like Lamb has this past week. Lamb slots in as a low-end WR3 in my weekly rankings. Gallup’s off the redraft radar in this offense and can be dropped to your waiver wire.

Philadelphia: Fulgham has emerged as one of the better fantasy WRs in this offense and should be viewed as a smash play this week. Against the porous Cowboys defense that is currently mailing it in, Fulgham should be viewed as a high-end WR2 this week with tremendous upside. Ward continues to get it done for fantasy football and he absolutely belongs in your starting lineup if you’re in need of WR help. In this matchup, Ward should see his 5+ targets and he has the chance of finding the end zone yet again. He’s a solid low-end WR3.

Tight Ends

Dallas: Schultz is off the redraft radar with the way this offense is performing. He can be dropped to your waiver wire, if needed.

Philadelphia: Rodgers absolutely belongs in the streaming conversation if you need a fill-in option. Against the Cowboys defense that is the 6th easiest matchup for opposing TEs, Rodgers is certainly someone that you can plug into your lineup as a high-end TE2 with upside.

FantasyProjection Buster: Can we be fully confident that Zeke can hit those numbers that I’ve projected for him? In this offense, with Dinucci at QB, it’s possible that he falls short.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New York Giants

Date/Time: November 2, 8:15pm ET
Odds: Bucs -625
Over/Under: 45 points
Implied Vegas point totals: Bucs 28.75, Giants 17.25

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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New York Giants

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Quarterback

Tampa Bay: Brady has been on fire recently. While he does get a slight downgrade with Chris Godwin out of the lineup for this game, he should still be viewed as a rock-solid QB1 start in this matchup.

New York: Jones always has the chance to pick up fantasy points with his rushing ability, but there’s no chance I’m playing him against this Bucs defense. He should be avoided this week.

Running Backs

Tampa Bay: Jones had been looking terrific on the ground the past several weeks, but his deficiencies in the receiving game reared their ugly head yet again last week. Jones now has four drops on 26 targets this season. With Fournette healthy now and right behind him on the depth chart, he can’t afford to continue to drop the football. Jones is hanging on by a thread to this job and one more drop, or missed blitz pickup, and Jones could be riding the bench for a very long time. He’s still worth rolling out as a mid-range RB2 due to the other available options, but he absolutely comes with risk. Fournette stepped in last week and was heavily involved in this offense. He was explosive on the ground, averaging 4.5 yards per carry, and was also heavily targeted out of the backfield. Fournette is in strong FLEX consideration this week, or could even be rolled out as a low-end RB2/high-end RB3 if you’re in need of a fill-in option. There’s also the slim possibility that Fournette just simply outright wins this job sooner than later.

New York: Freeman does not appear like he’s on track to play in this matchup, which means that Gallman will get the nod here. However, that doesn’t exactly mean that you should be rushing out to start him in an extremely tough matchup. Gallman’s a mid-range RB3 that should struggle to get things going on the ground, but could see some work through the receiving game to provide a safe floor. However, you almost certainly have better options available on your roster.

Wide Receivers

Tampa Bay: When Godwin is in the lineup, Evans is essentially irrelevant. However, now that Godwin is out and Antonio Brown is not yet able to join the active roster, Evans is back in the WR2 conversation. He should see plenty of targets in this matchup and he can be viewed as a solid WR2 with upside. Miller has been pulled in and out of the starting lineup all season and there’s a possibility that we never see him on the field again once AB joins. However, he is looking like an extremely solid play this week with Godwin out. Miller will line up against Ryan Lewis and Miller should be able to win that matchup regularly. He’s a low-end WR3 play with upside this week.

New York: Shepard entered back into the lineup last week and immediately saw a large percentage of the targets go his way. He’s always soaked up targets in this offense, but his health has been the main concern for his long-term fantasy outlook. In this offense, it’s hard to trust any one receiver, but Shepard should be the Giants WR that we’re looking to start this week. It’s not going to be pretty, as the Giants offense is projected to struggle mightily, but Shepard should see enough volume to be viewed as a mid-range WR3. Slayton takes a huge hit with Shepard coming back into the lineup. While he can always hit the big play, he’s an extremely risky option to plug into your lineup this week. Slayton should draw coverage from Jamel Dean, who has been solid all season. Slayton’s a boom-or-bust FLEX option in week eight.

Tight Ends

Tampa Bay: Gronkowski is back to the Gronk that we’ve come to know and love. He’s seeing a consistent amount of targets in this offense from Brady and he always has the chance of finding the end zone any given week. Gronk can be plugged into your lineup as a solid TE1 this week.

New York: Engram was heavily featured by the Giants last week, but it still didn’t amount to much from a fantasy perspective. Engram’s a low-end TE2 in this matchup against the Bucs defense that is only allowing 7.3 fantasy points on average to opposing TEs.

FantasyProjection Buster: x

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