Golden Tate

With Sterling Shepard seemingly out of the picture for a bit, Tate should continue to eat up targets, as he did versus the Patriots last week. His nine targets ranked as the second-most by a Giants receiver this year, while his 102 yards were the most by a Giants receiver. The Cardinals playmaker returning on defense (Patrick Peterson) doesn't cover slot receivers. That means Tate will see a lot of Tramaine Brock, a journeyman in the league who's struggled while defending the slot. He's seen 12 targets and allowed six catches for 115 yards and a touchdown on them. He hasn't been targeted a lot, which has kept some numbers down in the matchups against him, but that won't be the case with Tate, as he's the No. 1 option in the passing game and should be locked into eight-plus targets. Tate should be in lineups as a high-floor WR3 for this matchup.

Golden Tate tops 100 yards, finds the end zone Thursday

Giants wide receiver Golden Tate caught six of his nine targets for 102 yards and a touchdown in Thursday's loss to the New England Patriots.

Fantasy Impact

Many of New York's playmakers were inactive on Thursday, including Saquon Barkley, Evan Engram, Sterling Shepard, and even backup running back Wayne Gallman, so Tate was the clear-cut number one option on Thursday. He responded with a solid performance that was boosted by a 64-yard catch and run for a touchdown.