Week 7 Takeaways: Bo Nix, Jonathan Taylor, A.J. Brown + another Jayden Daniels injury

Summary

Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry

Episode: Week 7 Takeaways: Bo Nix, Jonathan Taylor, A.J. Brown + another Jayden Daniels injury
Date: October 20, 2025
Hosts: Matthew Berry, Connor Rogers, Jay Croucher

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Overview

This Week 7 recap episode dives into dramatic fantasy football developments, breakout stars, and injury updates from a wild NFL Sunday. The crew breaks down standouts like Bo Nix’s fourth-quarter heroics, Jonathan Taylor’s dominance, A.J. Brown’s bounceback, mounting QB injuries (highlighting Jayden Daniels), and provides candid fantasy advice on values, usage trends, and waiver pickups—always trading in Berry’s signature wit and group banter.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Denver Broncos’ Wild Finish & Bo Nix’s Late Explosion

• Fourth Quarter Magic: Broncos’ offense under Bo Nix came alive after a sluggish three quarters, producing a fantasy “40 burger.”
  • Bo Nix: 174 passing yards, 2 TDs (plus 2 rushing TDs just in Q4); finished QB1 heading into MNF.
  • "Bo Nix drinks for free at the happy hour today." – Matthew Berry [05:18]
  • Offense inconsistent; defense less stout than expected.
• Locker Room Pulse: Despite eking out a win, team and coaching staff see “plenty of work ahead.”
  • "Sean Payton was just like… look, I’m glad we won, but… we got work to do, which is rightfully so." – Matthew Berry [02:21]
• Fantasy Takeaways:
  • Bo Nix: Back-end QB1 for fantasy, mainly due to rushing.
  • Courtland Sutton: Reliable starter.
  • J.K. Dobbins: Low-end RB2; usage decent but not converting at the goal line.
  • Schedule: Two of next three games “pretty nice”—expect more volatility.
• Other Notes: Wild sequences included tipped TDs and busted Giants coverage; "thought somebody was behind the scenes pressing buttons" – Jay Croucher [03:26]

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2. New York Giants Offense & Jackson Dart’s Development

• QB Debate: Many benched Jackson Dart due to Denver’s reputation vs. mobile QBs; regretted it as Dart delivered.
  • "What’s exciting about Dart is that 75% of his points in Week 7 did come as a passer." – Matthew Berry [08:52]
• Supporting Cast Emerges:
  • Cam Scatteboo: At least 90 scrimmage yards in all four starts; “borderline RB1.”
  • Wan’Dale Robinson: 6/80 in back-to-back games.
  • Theo Johnson: Fluky, highlight-reel TD.
• Play Sustainability: Questions remain whether Dart's passing numbers will hold without Malik Nabers.
  • "He was very inaccurate overall… I’m still wary of him putting up passing numbers all season without Malik Neighbors." – Connor Rogers [09:40]
• Trading For a WR? Hosts float the idea of upgrades before the trade deadline.

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3. Indianapolis Colts Offensive Juggernaut: Jonathan Taylor & Daniel Jones

• Dominant Attack: Colts' offense dubbed “real and spectacular” by Connor.
  • Top-tier O-line play (Bordellini, Gonzalez); Shane Steichen’s creative play calling.
  • “I think he’s the number one guy the rest of the way because of this insane touchdown production.” – Connor Rogers on Jonathan Taylor [14:12]
• Taylor’s Touchdown Machine: Three games with three TDs and 30+ fantasy points.
  • “Couldn’t he have done two touchdowns? Did it have to be three?” – Matthew Berry (in anguish over facing Taylor) [14:28]
• Daniel Jones’ Strong Home Play: Criticized as Daniel Jones–Sam Darnold comparisons are shot down.
  • “Daniel Jones has basically been really good at home this year and not great on the road from a fantasy perspective.” – Matthew Berry [15:05]
• Schedule Outlook: Titans, Steelers, and Falcons up next—favorable rushing matchups.
• Other Playmakers:
  • Tyler Warren: OROY candidate, standout performances.
  • Michael Pittman: Scores; continued volume.

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4. Chargers, Cowboys, and Fantasy Values

• Chargers RB Kamani Vidal’s Opportunity Despite Modest Output:
  • 13 of 16 RB carries, 65% snap share, 100% goal-line work. "The usage was [there]. Make a low ball offer." – Matthew Berry [19:34]
• Cowboys Explode: Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, Jake Ferguson, and Javonte Williams feast against the Commanders’ battered defense.
  • “He was fergalicious, the ferglar.” – Matthew Berry (re: Jake Ferguson) [20:51]
  • Marshon Lattimore’s rapid decline is lampooned.

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5. Commanders’ Collapse and Jaden Daniels’ Injury

• Washington’s freefall: Secondary, offensive skill positions decimated.
  • “They didn’t put up a fight against one of the worst defenses in the NFL.” [22:32]
  • Daniels re-injures hamstring, likely to miss time.
• Startability:
  • Terry McLaurin, Deebo Samuel: Only “maybe” flexes if healthy.
  • Jaquori Krosky Merritt: Touch-dependent, losing value.
  • “For a team that we thought had so much fantasy goodness, I’m despondent.” – Matthew Berry [25:21]

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6. Eagles Resurgent Passing Attack: Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith

• Offensive Shakeup:
  • More snaps from under center; aggressive deep shots.
  • Both WRs combine for 304 yards.
  • “That might be the best game I’ve seen from Hurts as a pure passer.” – Connor Rogers [27:00]
  • Hurts notches perfect passer rating.
• Saquon Barkley’s Plunge:
  • Usage/game script makes him TD-dependent RB2. “He’s running back 34 on the week… there’s no way two ways around it. Fantasy wise, he's been a disappointment…” – Matthew Berry [28:32]
• A.J. Brown Sell-High?
  • Consensus: Only if managers can get true WR1 value, but market is wary.

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7. Bears & Saints – RB Trends

• Bears Ground Game Shines:
  • DeAndre Swift: Continues producing despite groin injury; schedule softens next week.
  • Monongai: High-value handcuff but no current standalone value; could ascend if Swift is managed (workload/injuries).
• Saints’ Kamara in Decline:
  • RB31 on the week, outside the top 20 next week.
  • “Just to the eye test, kind of looks done.” – Matthew Berry [34:49]
  • Kendre Miller’s injury could briefly boost Kamara’s touches.
  • Discussion of Kamara’s legacy, likely career-long Saint.

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8. 49ers, Falcons, and Star Usage (McCaffrey, Kittle, Drake London)

• Christian McCaffrey’s Return to Explosiveness:
  • “Looked pretty healthy to me. 5.4 ypc...” – Matthew Berry [38:07]
  • Kittle’s role as elite blocking TE highlighted; negates Falcons’ run D.
• Falcons’ Passing Woes:
  • Drake London: 10 targets but just 4 catches (usage throttled by poor OL/QB play and questionable play-calling).
    • “When you have good players, you know what you do with good players? You get them the ball… It helps.” – Matthew Berry’s coaching rant [42:29]
  • Penix looks unsteady; need for reliable WR2 remains.
• Coaching Critique:
  • “That’s bad coaching, Zach Robinson… You know what Kyle Shanahan did? Chris McCaffrey, you're our best player. Let's give you the ball 31 times.” – Matthew Berry [42:29]

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9. Weekend Warriors & Sunday Scaries (Standouts & Duds)

• Top Performers:
  • Matthew Stafford: 5 TDs, “most efficient outing” (despite just 182 yards).
  • Devante Adams: 3 TDs; "He's a killer. That's what killers do. They go out and kill." – Connor Rogers [46:58]
  • Drake Maye: Near-perfect day; dual-threat dynamo.
  • Rashee Rice: 2 TDs on high target share.
  • Travis Hunter: 100+ yards, massive target share, LJ Cohen “making him the first read.”
  • Trey McBride: Back-to-back big games with Jacoby Brissett (praying he remains starter).
• Busted Plays:
  • Ashton Gentry: Only 7 touches, high-end flex/low RB2 going forward.
  • Breece Hall: Back-to-back sub-8 pt games; usage/health a concern.
    • “I also had Breece Hall on the love list this week and yeah, that was bad.” – Matthew Berry [52:00]
  • T-Mac, Jalen Waddle: Tough sledding in bad offenses/matchups.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Matthew Berry on Bo Nix:
  • "Bo Nix putting up a 40 burger. Bo Nix drinks for free at the happy hour today." [05:18]
• Connor Rogers on the Colts:
  • "I think he's the number one guy the rest of the way because of this insane touchdown production. They just run it every time..." (on Jonathan Taylor) [14:12]
• Jay Croucher on pessimism:
  • “The chat does think you are quite the pessimist.” [12:52]
• Berry’s Coaching Rant:
  • “When you have good players, you know what you do with good players? You get in the ball… It's not tough. I'm no genius.” [42:29]
• Berry on Saquon Barkley:
  • “He’s been a touchdown dependent RB2… there's no way two ways around it. Fantasy wise, he's been a disappointment this year despite his greatness.” [28:32]
• Connor Rogers on fantasy “handcuff” value:
  • “I have Swift on a lot of teams. I picked up Monongai… as a premium handcuff. I don't think he has standalone value right now.” [32:42]
• Matthew Berry, ever the comedian:
  • “He abandoned the Giants for the Saints and then he abandoned the Saints for the Colts.” [12:26]

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Injury Updates & Outlook (43:03+)

• Jayden Daniels: Left with a hamstring injury.
• Bryce Young: Seen in walking boot.
• Kendre Miller: Knee, needs monitoring.
• Brian Thomas Jr.: Shoulder.
• Dontayvion Wicks: Calf.
• Darren Waller: Pectoral.
• Cole Kmet: Back.

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Fantasy Start/Sit & Waiver Insights

• Broncos: Start Nix (fringe QB1), Sutton, Dobbins (RB2 at best).
• Giants: Dart playable for rushing, Scatteboo RB1/2, Wan'Dale rising.
• Colts: Taylor locked in as RB1, Jones streamable at home, Pittman and Warren as reliable options.
• Chargers RBs: Vidal worth a buy-low for future weeks given workload.
• Saints: Kamara fading, only in play due to injuries.
• 49ers: McCaffrey every-week start, Kittle boom/bust.
• Eagles: Hurts, A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith back to must-start status; Barkley only if needed.
• Bears: Swift more valuable, Monongai stash.

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Broncos/Giants Recap, Bo Nix Q4 Heroics: [01:45]–[07:59]
• Dart, Giants Skill Players Emerging: [08:01]–[11:42]
• Colts as Fantasy Bonanza – JT, Warren, Pittman: [13:03]–[16:49]
• Chargers RBs, Vidal’s Usage: [18:08]–[19:34]
• Cowboys Offensive Outburst & DC’s Collapse: [20:34]–[25:44]
• Eagles’ Passing Revival, Hurts/Brown/Smith: [26:04]–[29:53]
• Bears’ Backfield, Kamara’s Decline: [30:19]–[35:14]
• 49ers Power Football, Falcons WR Usage: [36:24]–[42:59]
• Top Performers/Weekend Warriors: [46:47]–[51:06]
• Biggest Flops/Sunday Scaries: [51:06]–[53:16]

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Tone & Banter

• Classic Matthew Berry blend: Real fantasy analysis with sharp wit, self-deprecating humor, and playful jabs among hosts.
• Plenty of real talk about managerial pain—as when Berry faces JT, or rants about coaching decisions.
• Chat and social responses included, highlighting real-time engagement.

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Conclusion

This episode offers sharp, actionable fantasy analysis and entertaining group debate—from why Bo Nix exploded and what’s real with the Colts, to concerns about Kamara and Saquon Barkley’s value, and the critical Monday Night Football storyline. Injury updates abound, buy-low candidates emerge, and the waiver wire gets scout’s-eye attention—wrapped in Berry’s trademark candor.

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Transcript

[Matthew Berry]

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[Connor Rogers]

We got the job done.

[Matthew Berry]

That's all that matters. Big dog, baby. Undeniable. Undeniable. Let's go. Fantasy Football Happy hour with Matthew Berry. Happy Monday.

[Jay Croucher]

Welcome to the Fantasy Football Happy Hour. Connor Rogers, Matthew Berry, Jay Croucher, and a very fired up Denver Broncos at the start.

[Matthew Berry]

Why wouldn't they be?

[Connor Rogers]

I go the other way. I don't think you should be fired up.

[Matthew Berry]

You went by one point.

[Connor Rogers]

You're a seven point favorite. If you don't cover, you don't celebrate.

[Jay Croucher]

You know, NFL teams really love the spreads.

[Connor Rogers]

Beat the Giants by one.

[Matthew Berry]

They talk about the locker room, right? Cover on three. One, two. Well, I will say this. Sean Payton shares your feelings. And not necessarily about the spread, but like I watched the post game press conference and Sean Payton was just like, listen, I'm glad we won. And I'm paraphrasing here, but he's basically like, look, I'm glad we won, but.

[Jay Croucher]

Like state of the team.

[Matthew Berry]

We got a lot of like I told. He said something like I told the team, like, hey, enjoy this moment. But you know, we got work to do, which is rightfully so. Like, they.

[Connor Rogers]

They weren't good.

[Matthew Berry]

They were not good. I mean, like, a week after, you know, you know, barely beating your jets, the offense didn't do anything. Like, they're lucky that they didn't go to Tyrod Taylor. The jets didn't go to Tyrod Taylor to get, you know, another 25 yards.

[Jay Croucher]

Yep.

[Matthew Berry]

Then they come in and they get their ass kicked by the Giants for three and a half quarters. I mean, basically. And, like, you know, they got lucky that, you know, they did make the nice interception, but they, you know, like, they had a, you know, a touchdown go off of Cortland Sutton's hand that Troy Franklin winds up with as well. And, you know, and then, you know, the Giants missed an extra point at the end after an unbelievable drive by Dart. So, yeah, I mean, the Broncos, I don't want to say they got away with one because.

[Connor Rogers]

They got away with one.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, a little bit.

[Connor Rogers]

But.

[Matthew Berry]

But listen, they were. They were great, too. And they, you know, listen, Giants had one of their own where, you know, Theo Johnson, you know, manages to.

[Jay Croucher]

Oh, there's some plays in this game that was just like, you thought somebody was behind the scenes pressing buttons.

[Matthew Berry]

It was. It was just bonkers. But. And it's weird because Knicks and Dart both have great fantasy days. Scatterboo gets into the end zone again. Sutton does his normal Cortland Sutton type thing. The Theo Johnson play was sort of crazy. Wando Robinson continued to be the number one for the Giants here. Tough game for J.K. dobbins in a game in which, you know, the Broncos put up so many points. J.K. dobbins. And they were close a lot, and Dobbins ran well. They just couldn't get him the ball in close. Nice to see Evan Ingram show up in the box. Score for once in a game where.

[Jay Croucher]

Bo Nix really did nothing for you in fantasy for the first three quarters. He explodes in the fourth, ends up as QB1. Going into the Monday Night Football double header, we got to hear from Bo Nix on the Broncos offense coming alive as at the end of the game.

[Bo Nix]

We just saved all our good ones for the fourth quarter, and, you know, they just.

[Christian McCaffrey]

They worked.

[Bo Nix]

We just kept running them, and, you know, we found some momentum and our defense found some stops. We got a huge turnover, and all of a sudden, we just got some life back. There's a time of the game, you know, where me and the boys are over there, and I see one of them kind of. Kind of counting. I'm like, you Know what? It's probably best we don't do that because a lot of numbers you're going to have to count to. Let's just play one play at a time. And sure enough, we all smiled and nodded and just went on to the next play and went on to the next drive and we went out and scored. And it just was. You just kept making plays and kept making plays. And kept making plays.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, those numbers are pesky. Who wants to count those numbers, right?

[Jay Croucher]

Just go play and play and see what happens.

[Matthew Berry]

And play well. Play. He did 174 yards and two passing touchdowns. He, in the fourth quarter, also runs for two unbelievable 35.6 fantasy points. In just the fourth quarter, Bo Nix finally used. You know, we've seen, we saw him use his legs a lot last year. Feels like it hasn't been nearly as much this year, but obviously this year he did. And Bo Nix putting up a 40 burger. Bo Nix drinks for free at the happy hour today.

[Jay Croucher]

Full undertaker meme. Like, you were probably watching your team be like, I can't believe I started Bo Nix this week.

[Matthew Berry]

Oh, and he's been. He hasn't been great. He hasn't delivered what you drafted him to be. He was drafted, I'm sure.

[Jay Croucher]

Yeah.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah. A reckoning is coming, though, for the Broncos. They're like the rich man's Panthers. They're a lot better than the Panthers. The Panthers are 4 and 3. The Broncos are 5 and 2. The Broncos shouldn't be 5 and 2. The defense, look, here's the thing. Coming back from Europe, just kind of weird stuff happens. Like the Browns, when they came back from Europe, they just did nothing against the Steelers at all. So give him a little bit of a pass for that. But this offense hasn't been that good all year. It's great to come back and get the win, to chalk up the W. But beyond that, I wouldn't take too many Dolphins.

[Matthew Berry]

The defense doesn't seem as strong as we thought it was able to. Teams are able to move the ball against the Broncos somewhat. So. Yeah. And then you combine that with the fact that the Chiefs look otherworldly and you're sort of like, the Broncos once again, looks like you're playing for a wild card.

[Connor Rogers]

I just like week 17, Chiefs host Denver. It's like a Thursday night or something. It's like that's going to be for the division chief's going to be seven point favorites.

[Jay Croucher]

I don't know if it comes down to that.

[Connor Rogers]

Well, I mean, they're a game clear Right now. And so. And I mean, they're a good, they're a solid team, the Broncos, so. But it just feels like it's going to be builders for the division and then the Chiefs will win by 14 and win the AFC west like they always.

[Jay Croucher]

This game totally changed, though, when Paulson Adibo came out and Taye Banks came in for the Giants. And Bo Nix was like, okay, I'm going to attack the backup corner who's a former first rounder, but he doesn't play up to that standard. And you know, that's not sustainable every week. But credit to Bo Nix in the offense for recognizing that and fully capitalizing.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah. And by the way, I mean, so if there's a positive here, I mean, so they, they played Dallas next week. They're at home. So you feel like Bo Nix sort of. Again, it was, it was crazy. That all came in this fourth quarter. This is such a weird game to take anything away from it, but it does. I do feel like as we'll, we'll get talking about this as the week goes on, but like you feel better about this Broncos offense coming off of that fourth quarter, now hosting Dallas at home. I know Dallas played well. We'll get into that game. But ultimately, I do think, you know, two of the next three are pretty nice, right? They're home to the Cowboys, they're at the Texans. That'll be a tough one. Home to the Raiders in week 10, then home to the Chiefs in week 11. Before. Before a buy. Yeah, they get, they get, they get two weeks to prepare for my commanders. Thanks. NFL schedulers.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah, I think from a fantasy perspective.

[Jay Croucher]

Schedulers.

[Connor Rogers]

The schedulers. Yeah, the elusive schedulers. I think from a fantasy perspective, like you're starting Colin Sutton, you're starting Bo Nixus like a fringy QB1 because of the rushing, and then you're starting J.K. dobbins, a sub RB2 type. There's not a, there's nothing super inspiring, but these guys have, for the most part, fairly high floors. Fantasy.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah. I mean, look, I think the bigger takeaway is on the other side of the ball with the Giants. Again, people probably bench Jackson Dart. We talked a lot about look and I was clear. I had him low in my ranks. Denver so good against rushing quarterbacks. So we didn't expect a lot from Dart. And look, the, you know, the Daniel Bellinger, you know, there was like broken coverage there in the Daniel Bellinger play. And then of course, the Theo Johnson play was a sort of fluky. The Cam Scatter Boo touchdown. Like, he threw it two yards and Scatterboo did the rest. So there's definitely some, like, luck is probably too strong a word, but there's definitely some good fortune in terms of his fantasy points. But I think what's exciting about Dart is that 75% of his points in Week 7 did come as a passer. Right. And so, you know, that was the question was like, if he's not running, can he produce fantasy points? And between Scatterboo, who has now had at least 90 yards from scrimmage in all four of dart starts, and Wando Robinson, 6 for 80 now in back to back games, like, they're starting to find some pieces. And yes, it was a fluky play, but still, Theo Johnson still did make the catch and still did run to the house after it bounced up in the air. So, like, I don't know, I think, you know, I said it when he, when he was drafted that Jackson Dart was going to be. And during the preseason, certainly, like whenever he becomes a starter, this guy's a top 12 guy.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah.

[Matthew Berry]

The rest of the way.

[Connor Rogers]

So it's very impressive. He was able to put up these numbers against the Broncos defense that did come in to this game as, you know, one of the top two, three defenses in the league. Also, I think that, like, a lot of this was extremely fluky. The fact that his three touchdowns, one comes on a comically blown coverage where just the guy's balance is wide open 20 yards in front of everyone else. Another one, the tip pass, and then another screen pass like it wasn't anything like super sustainable. He was very inaccurate overall, I think. Dot, again, what's the takeaway? Like, he's still going to be pretty comfortable starting him because of the rushing value. It's just I'm still wary of him putting up passing numbers all season without Malik Neighbors.

[Jay Croucher]

Yeah, maybe they make a move for a wide receiver at the deadline. That makes you feel a little better about it. But we still have a couple weeks for that to actually take.

[Matthew Berry]

It's. I mean, I would have said yes, definitely. If they win this game right there, 2 and 5 versus 3 and 4 is really different.

[Jay Croucher]

You almost have to. If you win this game because it goes to show you after beating them in the Chargers, I feel like you could play with anybody for sure. But.

[Matthew Berry]

And the Eagles.

[Jay Croucher]

And the. Of course, the Eagles.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah. I mean, like, you know, they would have won if you're the Giants, if you win this game, you're like, hey, we're three and four commanders look awful. No one's scared of the Cowboys and we've already beaten the Eagles head to head. We've got a shot here, you know.

[Connor Rogers]

And so they play the Eagles this week coming up and they can clinch the tie break. But now two and five a little. A little far back.

[Matthew Berry]

Right.

[Jay Croucher]

And Shane Bowen's defense could fall apart at any moment. That keeps start trying to score points. They don't really kind of even the interception. I know a lot of people have hindsight on that but they can't just.

[Matthew Berry]

Hard to sweep a series.

[Jay Croucher]

Series.

[Matthew Berry]

And they're at Philadelphia and we'll get to the Eagles. But they looked a lot better then home to San Francisco at Chicago, you know.

[Connor Rogers]

So I will say one thing about Dart, and that goes against the point of neighbors just crippling his value in the passing game is that you are more immune to a lack of talent in your receiving court if you can create outside of structure. Right. If you can extend plays consistently because then it just gives guys more chance to get open. They don't have to beat coverage in two seconds or whatever. So Dart will have that. He's always going to be able to move around and create out a structure.

[Matthew Berry]

And Scatterboo now is like bordering. I mean like he's. We added him to Monday Night Football. He's the ninth best running back in fantasy on this one. Again, another 90 yards from scrimmage game. He catches the touchdown. ScatterBoo is borderline RB1 material at this point. Tyrone Tracy is literally just an insurance back.

[Jay Croucher]

He did have the free touchdown though. He would have loved to have Scatterboo got that one.

[Matthew Berry]

I know, I know.

[Jay Croucher]

How many people on the street could have scored that touchdown wide open?

[Matthew Berry]

Me and you. Probably not jay.

[Jay Croucher]

Stuntman Chuck, 85 actually has a thought here about Jay. He says Jay never should have abandoned his Giants. Yeah, no, it actually looks right now.

[Matthew Berry]

Oh, that's a. Yeah, exactly. That's a good call, Stuntman Chuck. Yeah, exactly.

[Connor Rogers]

Do you know how I abandoned before though?

[Matthew Berry]

The Saints?

[Connor Rogers]

No, no.

[Jay Croucher]

The team we have to talk about now. Powerhouse Indianapolis Cults.

[Matthew Berry]

Absolutely not. Don't let him rewrite history. He abandoned the Giants for the Saints and then he abandoned the Saints for the Colts.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah, the Saints were just a little fling though on the side. There was nothing ever material.

[Jay Croucher]

It was like a three day thing.

[Connor Rogers]

There was no third day. Didn't mean anything.

[Jay Croucher]

They would go to a second date.

[Matthew Berry]

He was killing time.

[Connor Rogers]

The Saints were just there.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Connor Rogers]

He calls it the true love of Marvel.

[Jay Croucher]

Here comes Scataboo.

[Connor Rogers]

Boo.

[Jay Croucher]

I would love to watch Jay coach a kid's soccer game. Bobby, that goal shouldn't count for us. You only scored because your defender fell down.

[Connor Rogers]

Oh my goodness.

[Jay Croucher]

The chat does think you are quite the pessimist.

[Matthew Berry]

Jay, I have this. The chat is correct, by the way.

[Jay Croucher]

Somebody, I can't find it now, but somebody said that you're the type of person that thinks everything in life is a scam.

[Matthew Berry]

Hold on.

[Connor Rogers]

Let's talk about the Adelph's cults. Then I can speak some optimism into the world.

[Matthew Berry]

They're not a scam. The cults are not a scam.

[Connor Rogers]

The cults are not a scam.

[Jay Croucher]

No, this was a fantasy bonanza.

[Connor Rogers]

It's a fantasy bonanza and I just think it's real and sustainable. I think it's real and spectacular. It's Indianapolis offense. I don't know why this won't just sustain. They have an awesome play caller and Shane Steichen who is just cooking like he has a five star Michelin star restaurant at the moment where he has an awesome offensive line. The interior of the offensive line has been so much better than expected with Bordellini and Gonzalez who are doing amazing work run blocking. He's got I think the best running back in football. And Daniel Jones, a lot of people have compared to, to me, at least Daniel Jones to Sam Donald last year and they're like, oh, this could fall apart at any time. I don't think so because Sam Donald did not have this offensive line. He did not have this run game to lean on. And so the Colts, the thing is, is that they're not just winning these games, they're killing everyone. They just destroy everyone. And this is one of the most efficient offenses in NFL history. They've punted like 11 times in seven. It's completely insane. Like, I just think that fantasy wise Jonathan Taylor, I think he's the number one guy the rest of the way because of this insane touchdown production. They just run it every time they get into the red zone.

[Matthew Berry]

He's already had three games this season with three touchdowns and 30 or more fantasy points. Of course it happened to me this week because Lawrence is playing me in the league of assholes. And of course he has Jonathan Taylor. So no surprise. Of course I could have told you.

[Connor Rogers]

Jonathan Taylor.

[Jay Croucher]

Stunning performance from Jonathan Taylor.

[Matthew Berry]

Couldn't he have done two touchdowns? Did it have to be three? Couldn't the Chargers have shown some sort of fight? Come on, Joe.

[Connor Rogers]

Look at that. Beautiful man.

[Matthew Berry]

Oh yeah.

[Connor Rogers]

Sad that our Hands aren't holding together like so you guys have to hold that.

[Matthew Berry]

Jonathan Taylor. Now, I'm surprised that you didn't because usually about half my face is in this. I know I'm somewhere in this photo.

[Jay Croucher]

Yeah, you're in the radius, that's for sure.

[Connor Rogers]

So I'm gonna. I'm gonna tweet that photo after every cold swim. The previous version had half of your face in. And then yesterday I was like, no one. No, I just want me and John. Yeah, and John today. And. And like this is the healthiest that he's looked in a while. That's great. Like he's just housing these runs as well. He just gets downhill and it's all over.

[Matthew Berry]

Daniel Jones, I thought it was really impressive. Now again, the Chargers defense hasn't been all that, but like Daniel Jones has basically been really good at home this year and not great on the road from a fantasy perspective. He actually had a nice fantasy performance here as well. Tyler Warren continues to make his case for offensive rookie of the year. He's my vote, especially with Emeka Abu. We'll see if he ends up playing tonight. But with Abuka a little bit banged up. Yeah. Tyler Warren has been nothing short of spectacular. And Michael Pittman gets in the end zone in this one.

[Connor Rogers]

So the Colts played Titans next week with Jeffrey Simmons and Legerius Snead. I don't think they're going to play. Colts are 14 and a half point favorites. You might have another three touchdown Jonathan Taylor game coming up.

[Jay Croucher]

What scares you though, you might not have to give him carries in the second half.

[Connor Rogers]

That's the thing is that's how bad.

[Jay Croucher]

Things look for the Titans.

[Connor Rogers]

Right. JT's value so far is getting suppressed because he's not playing these fourth quarters.

[Jay Croucher]

He's beating everyone Fresh. They got bigger games ahead.

[Matthew Berry]

It's crazy part is that they're 6:1 and they should be 7:0.

[Connor Rogers]

Yes.

[Matthew Berry]

AD Mitchell doesn't make, you know, the boneheaded play of the year. Yeah, they're undefeated.

[Connor Rogers]

A lot of people as now I'm an avatar for Colts fandom. People saying, oh, the Colts haven't beaten anyone. They haven't beaten any defense. They've lit up the Broncos, they lit up the Rams. It's just that A.D. mitchell cost them two different touchdowns. This team is just a force at the moment. It's Titans, Steelers, Falcons coming up. Like they're going to run the ball down those teams throats. The real test will come after the buy where it's at Chiefs home, Texans at Jags at Seahawks, Niners on Monday Night Football, which could be the coach of the year Bowl. Steichen v. Shanahan. But I think this team right now, I think they're minus 230 to win the division. They're the most heavily favored team in the NFL to make the playoffs. So the Colts, I think they're very.

[Jay Croucher]

12 at the Chiefs AFC title game preview.

[Matthew Berry]

Very possibly they'll be coming up there by. They'll have two weeks to prepare for Mahomes and company.

[Connor Rogers]

I think right now the only team that I know for sure is better than the Colts is Kansas City.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah.

[Connor Rogers]

And I think Detroit, when they're healthy, I think those. The Colts, I think have a. The packers that much better than the Colts.

[Jay Croucher]

The other team when healthy and they're far from healthy is the Bucks.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah. We'll see with the Bucks. Yeah.

[Connor Rogers]

Bucks are six and a half point dogs tonight.

[Jay Croucher]

Well, they're running out of people.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah.

[Connor Rogers]

That's the problem. You need people.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah. The hue do in fact need people. Who says you're not a good fit football analyst?

[Connor Rogers]

People fired up about the Colts.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah.

[Connor Rogers]

It's such a joy to watch this thing. I just love watching stockings offense.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah.

[Jay Croucher]

Even in a loss.

[Connor Rogers]

Very happy.

[Matthew Berry]

Yes.

[Jay Croucher]

A lot to dissect with the Chargers.

[Matthew Berry]

He's just excited because finally he's got a bunch of money on a team that actually cash for him.

[Connor Rogers]

So good. I love it. I just settle down, watch the Colts, tell the kids to clear out. I just want to be alone with Shane and John for a few hours. Just watch magic happen.

[Matthew Berry]

It's great. There you go.

[Jay Croucher]

I'm rooting for you. You need one.

[Matthew Berry]

I love that. That's your excuse to get the kids out of the room as opposed to.

[Jay Croucher]

Just saying, I need to be alone.

[Connor Rogers]

With Shane and John on the other.

[Jay Croucher]

Side of this game.

[Matthew Berry]

You just say to the kid, when you say it, you just say, hey, kids. You don't like individually named by name because then you'd have to remember each one of their names.

[Connor Rogers]

This is the collective, the vague collective.

[Jay Croucher]

I like that my rundown says Vidal turns into a pumpkin. Not a great week if you spend a lot of fab on Kymani Vidal, but if you somehow are rostering Aranda Gadsden, you hit a bonanza.

[Matthew Berry]

Well, we've talked about Ronda Gadsden a number of times in terms of the waiver show, like Diesel league ads. We've talked about him, that we like him. I'm a Syracuse guy. I loved him at Syracuse last Year. I know you talked him up. You liked him.

[Jay Croucher]

Great receiver.

[Matthew Berry]

I remember saying this on this show last week. I'm like, even though Will Disley was out there, they still use Gadsden quite a bit. And so I don't think any of that is a surprise. We'll get more into Gadsden tomorrow on the waiver wire show. But back to back games now with at least a 75% route participation for Arande Gadsden the second, it was nice to see Keenan Allen, you know, even with Quinton Johnston back and, you know, Keenan Allen, who had sort of been trending down a little bit, he had a. He had a big game here. The issue was here, guys. They got down so big. You know, they're already. They're already a pass, you know, pass rate over expectation. Massive team, right? Like, they leave the NFL and pass rate over expectation. And so when they got down big, continues to go. But fine with us. It's a bunch of fantasy points.

[Connor Rogers]

It is. And I think it's going to start like Justin Herbert's just under siege every play like he has right now. Like, Joe will come back, if not Thursday, then the following week. But I think, like, right now they've got five below average offensive linemen. The way they're playing, even some of.

[Jay Croucher]

Their backups are getting banged up.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah, they're down to sixth and seventh string tackles.

[Jay Croucher]

Right.

[Connor Rogers]

Like, it's completely insane what's going on there. Herbert is still able to compile yards because he's just that good. But yeah, the run game I just think is not going to be there until old comes back and they get a semblance of health.

[Matthew Berry]

I actually. You're going to think I'm crazy here, but I actually think I was encouraged by Kymani Vidal's performance. And you're like, what are you talking about, Barry? Like, he just didn't do anything. Okay, fine. Seven and a half fantasy points, not great. But by the way, running back 23 as we head into Monday Night Football. Okay, so he was a flex this week. Again, not great. But The Chargers had 16 running back carries in this game. Kamani Vidal got 13 of them. Right. He played 65% of the snaps. He got 100% of the Chargers running back, red zone touches. So again, like, while the production wasn't there, the usage was. We like this offense. They're going to be in scoring position more often than not. He's not something that needs to come off the field when they get to third down when they're pass heavy because he is their passing down back as well. I actually am encouraged by Vidal's performance after last week. I know the numbers aren't there, but the usage was. And if somebody in your league is like panicking or whatever, like make a low ball off, right, because he's going to be their guy. And it looks like unfortunately that Hampton's going to miss more than just the four week minimum. That's the current reporting.

[Jay Croucher]

It seems like our next game, guys. Dallas, sorry, Matthew. They handle your commanders. This offense is insanely explosive. It was kind of a match made in hell for the commander secondary. Dak continues to be great. CD Lamb makes a very loud return. And Jake Ferguson and Javonte Williams kind of do what they've done all season.

[Matthew Berry]

He was fergalicious, the ferglar.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah.

[Matthew Berry]

Williams had great look. They were all awesome. Even Pickens, I mean, you know, below average game for George Pickens, but still double digit fantasy, still playable. Yeah. I mean, yeah. Can I do quick impression? Can I just do a quick impression? You know me, I love my impressions.

[Connor Rogers]

Is your Emmanuel Forbes?

[Matthew Berry]

No, no, no. This is the sequel Marshawn Lattimore. This is Marshawn Lattimore. Just my impression of Marshawn Lattimore.

[Connor Rogers]

Wow. Great. Unbelievable. Great sequel. Cornerback 2 Judgment Day. Yeah, very good.

[Matthew Berry]

That was on me. That was on me. That was my bad, my bad. That was my bad.

[Connor Rogers]

At least he was good in the playoffs though last year. Unbelievable.

[Matthew Berry]

Like what happened to Marshawn Lattimore?

[Jay Croucher]

He lost his legs. He's old, he can't run anymore.

[Matthew Berry]

He's like me out there.

[Connor Rogers]

You know how the aging process works.

[Matthew Berry]

I'm familiar.

[Connor Rogers]

You were out on the field at, AT and T. You weren't fast either. I looked on too.

[Matthew Berry]

I looked like Marshawn Lattimore out there on the football night in America pod. We had to do a speedrun and one of the speed round questions was, you know, bad game or bad sign?

[Jay Croucher]

Right.

[Matthew Berry]

So just is this a blip? Is it just, you know, is this just one bad game or is it a bad sign? And we came to the commanders and every single person, Coach Jason Garrett, Deb McCourty, Mike Florio, Maria Taylor all said, eh, bad game. I said bad sign. Bad sign. We have no secondary, we have no defense. Daniel Daniels hurt again. Yes, I know. We didn't have Terry McLaurin, we didn't have Deebo Samuel, but we also didn't put up a fight against one of the worst defenses in the NFL.

[Jay Croucher]

Game was over quickly.

[Matthew Berry]

Yes. Like, oh, that bad Bad game. Stop it.

[Jay Croucher]

We're.

[Matthew Berry]

Do you know who we play next week?

[Connor Rogers]

Kansas City Chiefs.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, we're going to get boat race.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah. To be fair.

[Matthew Berry]

What's the line? What's the opening line?

[Connor Rogers]

It's like nine and a half.

[Matthew Berry]

Give me the over. God.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah, it's actually. I think it's going to, like, Jaden's probably going to miss and it's going to end up like 13 or something. Yes.

[Matthew Berry]

It's terrible.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah. To be fair, if he was going to miss a game, may as well be Chiefs on the road.

[Jay Croucher]

Why does it matter?

[Matthew Berry]

Right? That's all right. But then, but then. But then you're. Then you're three and five at that point. You know what I mean? Like, again, this is why that. That's why that Bears loss was so absolutely brutal.

[Connor Rogers]

Seahawks and lions, the next two. All right, your team's done. It's over. They are plus 350 to make the playoffs.

[Jay Croucher]

Then you get the free bingo space against the Dolphins before the buy. But then you have Broncos, Vikings and the Giants, who are going to be much better this time around.

[Connor Rogers]

You haven't played the Eagles yet.

[Matthew Berry]

We got two against the Eagles as we head down course.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah.

[Matthew Berry]

What season's done.

[Jay Croucher]

Well, at least you get the Cowboys in between both Eagles games. My God.

[Matthew Berry]

Let's go back to back in week 16 17. But, man, just. Yeah, it's done. We're done.

[Connor Rogers]

Just get through the year healthy. Reload for next year.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, we're going to have to. I mean, you know, it's just upsetting. The one takeaway, other than the fact that my commander is just like, ugh, awful. At least my fantasy team's going well. What I'll say here is that Jaquori Krosky Merit has now had under 11 fantasy points in five of the last six games. He's averaging just three yards per carry over the last two. And so what's concerning here is that, like, he had. He's not involved in the passing game. So you're really counting on the volume here. Now, coming into this game, the Commanders were one of the best teams in the NFL in terms of running the ball. Like their yards per carry average were way up there. And we thought that Koski Merritt, that Bill Crosby Merritt had real burst. And it just. I don't know if it's because the offensive line, I just. They also got down big, big in this game, but it just, you know, Chris Rodriguez and Jeremy McNichols are being used enough to SAP the value from JCM he was somebody that was on the love list that you know, you and I talked about on pregame that we liked quite a bit. Yeah, I bet him to hit the over on his. On his rushing prop. I did a ladder bet that did not cash. I mean just it. Is there a. Is there a player on the Commanders? Take Jaden Daniels out of it. Let's assume Jaden Daniels is not playing next week. Is there a player in the Commanders you feel comfortable starting next week?

[Connor Rogers]

Are we assuming that McLaren and Debo like. It's not Debo.

[Matthew Berry]

Everyone's healthy except for Jaden Daniels. And it's Marcus Mariota who's been fine, by the way. I mean again, he didn't look. He didn't look good there, but he probably didn't practice all week. He'll be fine.

[Connor Rogers]

I think McLaren and Debo of flex.

[Matthew Berry]

Guys if they're back.

[Jay Croucher]

If they're back.

[Connor Rogers]

If they're back.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, probably. Probably. Right.

[Connor Rogers]

But you know and maybe JCM is still probably a flex ish. I mean it's a lower.

[Matthew Berry]

The vision for jcm Ertz has been fine. Actually. Ertz is a low end compared to.

[Jay Croucher]

The tight end landscape is right now.

[Matthew Berry]

You probably still like for a team that we thought had so much fantasy. Goodness. I'm. I'm despondent.

[Connor Rogers]

J Crowd, you need Jaden Daniels back. If Jayden Daniels isn't going to play, then it's a complete and also like JCM yesterday, yes, it was a great matchup against Dallas, but I think what we saw is that like if you have no receiving options at all, it's a lot easier to stop the run. And I thought that the Commanders might just overwhelm them anyway, but they didn't. And then gamescope just got out of hand.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, I mean credit to the Cowboys played good defense. I mean that was the first time the Cowboys have looked good on defense. Like Cowboys just ass kicked us. We just got you know, like not even. It was. It was what it was like whatever the. It was like 44, 22 I think. And it wasn't that close.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah.

[Jay Croucher]

And the Cowboys total in this game was 27 and a half. They blew through that quickly.

[Matthew Berry]

Through it.

[Connor Rogers]

All right.

[Jay Croucher]

Eagles Minnesota in what was sad.

[Connor Rogers]

Sorry man. Now we can talk about the Eagles winning.

[Jay Croucher]

Yes, a great game for former rider die Jalen hurts getting both receivers going here. Matthew. We've been waiting a long time for this. They combined for 304 yards and they had to throw.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, they made a clear effort to not only to throw to Change up their offense. But by the way, Jalen Hurts also took a lot of snaps from under center. He's normally entirely shotgun but like it was clear that they were. We can't just keep doing the same old same old. We've got to change some things up. And they did. He looked good, by the way. 12.3 average depth of target. That was a season high. A couple of bombs, you know, some of them were on. I don't want to say broken plays, but where he just where they, they brought pressure and he was able to be like, you know, get. He was able use his leg. He was using able use his legs to extend the play, be off schedule and get the ball down the field. And they took some shots and you know, listen, A.J. brown and Devon Smith were able to get open.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah, that might be the best game I've seen from Hertz. As a pure passer like Jalen Hurts just had a perfect passer rating against one of the best pass defenses in the NFL.

[Jay Croucher]

He didn't really miss.

[Connor Rogers]

He didn't miss. The deep ball was there which had been lacking through the first six weeks. I think the key thing is, is that Devontae Smith and AJ Brown, they look like the guys from last year. Like they just seemed all the way back. They seem revitalized. I thought my best guess was going to be that they were going to come out of this mini buy and their identity was going to be leaning more into Saquon and the run. Trying to get that going the other way completely. They leaned into the pass. They were hyper efficient in the passing game and that's, that's bad news for Saquon Barkley because again, Saquon is just. He hasn't had any good games this year.

[Matthew Berry]

No, no, they bottled up now maybe now if they continue their passing ways, maybe that starts opening some stuff up for sake.

[Jay Croucher]

So.

[Matthew Berry]

But you know, 42 yards from scrimmage, he's been under 95 total yards in every game this season. He's basically been a touchdown dependent RB2. It's one of the reasons why I was lower on him in my preseason ranks than consensus was because I'm like guys like he's not involved in the passing game teams, you know, he basically. And he's somebody that gets vultured at the goal line a decent amount. He needs these long runs which I think those are unsustainable and so far they have been as well. He's unbelievable. He's an incredible talent. But as we head into Monday Night Football, he's running back 34 on the week and it's not like he's been awesome all year. Relative to adp, you likely spent a top five overall pick on Saquon. Not if you use my rankings, but regardless, I mean there's no way two ways around it. Fantasy wise, he's been a disappointment this year despite his greatness.

[Jay Croucher]

Johnny Dangerly asks is Brown a sell high candidate now or a hold.

[Connor Rogers]

Don't think he's going to get value.

[Jay Croucher]

I don't think so either.

[Connor Rogers]

I think just one week. I just hope that this is. Hope that this is real.

[Matthew Berry]

But I will say if somebody does buy, if somebody is willing to give you top 12 fantasy wide receiver value for A J Brown, I would take that in a heartbeat. So I think he's a sell high in the sense that if you can sell him, I would do so. But I just think I'm with you. I think most people like feels. Let me see it again before I'm willing to buy in to the Eagles passing game. So. So yeah, but I thought, I thought this was a statement win for the Eagles after the two losses. Like how are they going to come out there, all this chatter, blah blah. And against a tough defense. They're on the road at Minnesota. Brian Flores always calls a really good game and you know, and by the way, they almost lost this. You know, like honestly if. I mean Carson Wentz was not good and their red zone efficiency was just awful. They got to the red zone six times. They got five field goals.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah.

[Matthew Berry]

I mean so they were moving the ball very well.

[Connor Rogers]

It's just defense is not nearly what.

[Jay Croucher]

It was last year when Jalen Carter is back. It's at least.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah.

[Connor Rogers]

Competitive. It's competitive. But yeah, the story was. Hurts like Hertz was just.

[Jay Croucher]

Clay Latham is saquon Barkley and RB1 still. No, not right now. We haven't gotten a single week out of.

[Matthew Berry]

He's an RB2 though.

[Connor Rogers]

Would you rather Saquon Barkley or Quinshaw? Judkins.

[Matthew Berry]

Judkins. Yeah.

[Jay Croucher]

I mean that's. Yeah.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah. Second barcode Cam Scatterboo.

[Jay Croucher]

I'd still. I would still believe in Saquon.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah. So that's probably the gap in there.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah.

[Connor Rogers]

That's wild. Yeah. Between Judkins and Scatterboo. Judkins is going outside the top 110 picks in preseason as in Scatterboo. Similarly.

[Jay Croucher]

I begged everyone to take them.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, well yes you did. But I mean Judkins there was the legal issues also, you know, were a part of why Judkins fell the way he did.

[Connor Rogers]

Indeed.

[Jay Croucher]

All right, our next game, guys. Saints, Bears. I think the Bears are the only. I was reading the Bears are the only team this year to score 21 plus points in every game they played. Ben Johnson has totally revitalized this offense and DeAndre Swift, who we say almost every week Jay is always left for dead, just continues to get the job done.

[Connor Rogers]

Yep. This is a team now defined by its running game. That's what they've really leaned into. Really disappointing game fantasy wise from Caleb Williams. But DeAndre Swift, the capacity for both him and Manung Guy to perform this way in the same game wouldn't have expected at that. Now they're not going up against much in my former flame in the New Orleans Saints we'll also see a lot of this accumulation has been against very suspect defenses and suspect teams overall. And you know, they play in the NFC north. They're going to play the Lions and the Packers a bit going forward. But overall very positive for DeAndre Swift and his schedule the rest of the way is still pretty favorable.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, I mean Baltimore and Cincinnati are the next two, then the Giants at Minnesota. So it starts to get a little bit tougher. But the next two are brilliant. Now listen, DeAndre Swift plays 52% of the snaps and two of his three lowest snapshare games have been each of the last two weeks. Now he came into this game questionable. He had a groin injury. It was sort of a game time decision. Obviously he played, he played well. But maybe that is one of the reasons why managing had a big game here. The most usage he's had all year, 17.4 fantasy points. And Connor, could you see a scenario? We like meninge. We've talked about him quite a bit on this show. Could you see a scenario where. So again, you know, the Bears are sitting there, they're four and two, they're starting to think about like hey, we might have a shot at this thing. Like there's a very real scenario. They're six and two, right? And you know they've got Baltimore and Cincinnati or they split those right? And they're five and three. So thinking about that, do you think there's a scenario where one of the reasons we like Monongai was like, look, this could easily be Jameer Gibbs, Dave Montgomery, you know, the Chicago version of those two guys. Not that Swift is Gibbs or even the Monongay Montgomery, but you know the, the dime store version of those two guys. Right.

[Jay Croucher]

I think down the road they can be the Only thing I look at from this game is Manungai had 13 carries. Six of them were in the fourth quarter when they were just trying to get the game over with because Swift came into the game banged up. He was banged up all week. He's been banged up this season. So this game specifically feels like one where don't react and say, oh, Manungai has standalone value. I have Swift on a lot of teams. I picked up Manungai over the last two weeks when Swift has been hurt as a premium handcuff. I don't think he has standalone value right now.

[Matthew Berry]

He does. He doesn't have it right now, but he could. So that's what I'm asking is that we'll talk it enough, we'll talk about it more tomorrow in the waiver wire show. But I just think, I think he's an interesting grab and stash. Obviously if you have Swift, but even if you don't, because you can see a scenario where he plays himself into a role again, you think about Ben Johnson's time in Detroit. He was very, he was able to effectively use two running backs and the where Swift is getting banged up because he's been used so much. So you could see a scenario where they say like you know what, let's try to get the kid Mangai into more of a rotation so that Swift isn't touching the ball 25 times a game.

[Jay Croucher]

It's good that they trust him. They clearly do for a seventh round pick. Manung guy was getting key reps over summer and now he's getting at least somewhat key reps in real NFL games.

[Matthew Berry]

He's clearly passed Roshan Johnson on the depth chart by a mile.

[Jay Croucher]

It feels like right now on the other side of this game, really the only news around the Saints, you just have to ask yourself, Matthew, is it time to bench Alvin Kamara? I mean he's RB31 going into Monday Night Football.

[Matthew Berry]

I mean if there was a, if there was a positive here, he did get three targets. But yeah, I mean he just look, he's been banged up now. He will be outside my top 20 next week against Tampa Bay. Unless now we're going to talk about this when we get to the injuries but Kendrick Miller got banged up in this game and so like there's a chance that Camaro just has to get massive workload next week because they don't have Kendry Miller against the buccaneers. Since week three he's running back 34 on a points per game basis, he's been held under 13 fantasy points now in five straight games, he's had only two games this year with more than 75 yards from scrimmage. And just to the eye test kind of looks done. He kind of looks, you know, he's definitely not as explosive as Kendra Miller in this offense. And again, he might have been done last year. We just didn't notice or care because he was this PPR cheat code because Rashid Shahid and Chris Olavi were both out and he was in Taysom Hill and like, literally, he was all they had. But now those two guys are healthy. Kendra Miller is starting to pop, and it just, you know, if the passing game usage isn't there, he's never been a big touchdown scorer. The passing game usage isn't there, and the. Just the massive workload isn't there. Again, he had, you know, he got 14 touches in this game and a game in which the Saints were competitive.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah.

[Matthew Berry]

Like, they weren't blown out of this game. Like, they. They had a chance.

[Jay Croucher]

This is what the Saints do every week. Yeah.

[Matthew Berry]

It feels like they hang around.

[Jay Croucher]

That's what's more concerning about Camara. You don't get the scenes going. Oh, they're out of the script again. Camara is now four beers start. If you know, you know.

[Matthew Berry]

That's right. That's right. John Dangerly, good Sunday morning.

[Jay Croucher]

Yeah, I mean, Camara is 30 years old right now with a significant workload. Like, if he's starting to slow down, it shouldn't. We shouldn't be like, oh, my God, it's like Todd Gurley at 25.

[Connor Rogers]

No, he's. He's in the phase where you kind of expect him to be on the Ravens in a year. That's the kind of.

[Jay Croucher]

It really seems like he doesn't want to go.

[Connor Rogers]

No, he doesn't. No, he'll be on the Saints because that's where he wants.

[Jay Croucher]

Right.

[Connor Rogers]

And good for him if he wants to do that.

[Jay Croucher]

Pretty rare nowadays.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah, he's not going to be.

[Matthew Berry]

He's a Southern kid. I believe he went to Tennessee.

[Jay Croucher]

Yes.

[Matthew Berry]

Right. And so he's been with the Saints his entire career. If you're going to live in an NFL city, New Orleans is, you know, top five. It's an amazing.

[Jay Croucher]

We had a great time during the Super Bowl.

[Matthew Berry]

Yes, of course. Like, where's it going?

[Jay Croucher]

We had too much fun.

[Matthew Berry]

Oh, my God. We had a lot of fun. Yeah, we did. Yeah.

[Jay Croucher]

I don't think Alvin Kamara is going anywhere. I think the big running back that'll be moved to the deadline is Breeze hall. And I've said that for the last two weeks, I almost expect that one to happen. We'll see if they get a reasonable pick like a fourth, third round or quarterback.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, hey, sure.

[Jay Croucher]

We'll take Brock Purdy for Breeze Hall. He play Mack Jones the rest of the year.

[Matthew Berry]

Honestly, you should take Matt Jones for Brock. For Frees Hall.

[Jay Croucher]

I would. I'd say sure.

[Matthew Berry]

Or you know what you should do? You say, tell you what, we will give you Breece hall, but you have to take Justin Fields with you. Just eat his contract.

[Jay Croucher]

Yes. And we'll drive both of them there. That's the deal.

[Connor Rogers]

Or Justin Fields.

[Jay Croucher]

We'll pay the gas.

[Matthew Berry]

We'll get there.

[Jay Croucher]

Speaking of the Niners. Niners, the big win over the Falcons.

[Matthew Berry]

Who.

[Jay Croucher]

It felt like the Falcons caught some lightning after beating the Bills, but it all kind of came crashing down in this game. Massive game for cmc. And I think it's no coincidence. Yes, he has a goose saga on the list, George Kittle. But man, was his impact felt in this game. But he did have an apology to fantasy managers and betters after the game.

[Connor Rogers]

Okay.

[Christian McCaffrey]

You know, personally, I thought with the game plan, based on the walkthrough yesterday, I thought I was going to have 150 yards and two touchdowns. So sorry, fantasy coaches and anybody that bet on me. My bad. Blame Kyle Shanahan, not me. You know, I think the Falcons did a really good job. You know, we called a bunch of the plays, we called the plays that we thought I was going to be open on and next thing I know, there's two to three people standing in the wind, so. And then Mac did a great job of not, you know, forcing anything and then just, hey, let's get it to a check down. Let's get it to another guy that's open and just keep the ball moving. You know, like I said, I would love to get the football. I love catching the ball, I love hitting people and I love running in the open space. But like I said, if other guys are taking advantage of the opportunity and they're winning their one on ones, I'll take it.

[Jay Croucher]

Guys. Yay or nay? I think, I think fantasy coaches is great.

[Matthew Berry]

Fantasy coaches, it's better than fantasy owners.

[Jay Croucher]

Ferguson, fantasy coach.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, I'm good with fantasy coach. Exactly.

[Jay Croucher]

He is the man.

[Matthew Berry]

I'm good with anything. George Kittle, friend of the podcast, friend of the show, George Kittle. We love George Kittle here. So, yeah, tough day. But by the way, the Falcons actually pretty good again, to his point. Falcons went into this game as being one of the best teams in the NFL against opposing tight end. So no surprise they were able to shut it down. The Falcons have a good defense, but not good enough to stop Christian McCaffrey, who, you know what, looked pretty healthy to me yesterday.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah. And I think McCaffrey was awesome. He showed a lot of burst. Kittle being back in the run game helped.

[Matthew Berry]

Yes, immensely.

[Connor Rogers]

That helped. Also, like the Falcons, their defense has been very good. It's been a very good pass defense. They're no good against the run. They have a lot of speed, not much heft. So it was a good match up there. But still, even with that, given what, McCaffrey came into this game averaging 3.1 yards per carry on a ton of volume. So I didn't think that he had this game in him, but he does. And that bodes very well for him, for his fantasy managers and for the Niners going forward.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, I mean, they play at Houston next week, which is as good a run defense as there is in the NFL. So that'll be interesting to see how they do against them. But 5.4 yards per carry, to your point, came in averaging three. Kittle gets there. One of, if not the best blocking tight end in the. In the sport.

[Connor Rogers]

Sport of football.

[Matthew Berry]

Yes, exactly. And, you know, look, Chris McCaffrey, we said it at the preseason, like, we think we're in on him staying healthy this year. And so far through seven weeks, he has been on a team where not anyone else has been healthy, but he's.

[Jay Croucher]

Been the one guy with insane volume. That's what I'm personally shocked at, is that he's holding up While getting over 30 touches in this game.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah. It'll be interesting once Pearcell comes back. Once Purdy comes back. Joanne Jennings actually looked a little bit more. Yeah. It wasn't a huge statistic game or anything, but he was out there at.

[Matthew Berry]

A 30% target share, basically, you know, four for 31. It was like they tried to get in the ball.

[Connor Rogers]

Brandon Ayuk is on this team theory. The idea of Brandon Ayuk is also George Kittle concept.

[Matthew Berry]

Yes.

[Jay Croucher]

I don't know if it's tangible.

[Connor Rogers]

And they have so many people on this team, which is kind of because they don't have anyone on defense anymore. They're all gone. But on offense, the team is completely loaded when they're fully healthy. And so this could be the biggest gap between offense and defensive. I mean, the defense, though, was like, good last year.

[Jay Croucher]

Credit to Robert Salah. He had you Know, chicken salad out of chicken. You know what he really did?

[Connor Rogers]

He really did. The one thing about the Niners defense, even though the talent level has just fallen off a cliff without Warner and Bosa, is like, they execute this game and they tackle. They tackle. They won't like. Buffalo were just a complete mess trying to tackle Bijan Robinson. Bijan was not getting much against these guys, just their discipline and they held the tackles.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah. This morning's game for the Falcons, obviously Bijan doing Bijan things. It was nice to. To see Kyle Pitts continue. But, you know, Penix did not look good.

[Jay Croucher]

No, he's just been back, like, up and down all year.

[Matthew Berry]

And it's interesting. Darnell Mooney came back and I. So, you know, my best bet last night on Football Night America was Drake London over on his receiving yards prop. And I felt really good about that. This is somebody who came in with a 33% target share. I'm like, even though Darnell Mooney is there, they'll take a couple shots to Mooney. But, like, against this defense, they should target London early and often.

[Jay Croucher]

They did.

[Matthew Berry]

And I was right. He got 10 targets. He got 10 targets. But did he get to his 70 yards? He did not. He did not get to 72 and a half yards. Did he even get to. Because my parlay my. My draft Kings 3 play last night. Scrish McCaffrey anytime. Touchdown Bijan Robinson over 40 receiving yards. Both those hit in the first half. And like. And Drake London has three targets. I'm like, I got three receptions. I'm like, I got this. Like, all he need because my third leg was five receptions. Literally just five receptions for a guy getting a 33% target share. And does he get it? He does not get it. He does not get it. He gets only one reception in the second half, 10 targets, and he can only come down with the ball four times. Yelling, how bad? Like, I'm sorry. Listen, we love you, Detective Drake London. I don't blame you. I blame Michael Penix. I blame the offensive line of the Atlanta Falcons. Get the ball to Drake London. Why is shy? He, He. He just. But he was badass.

[Jay Croucher]

They need another receiver. Like, Darnell Mooney has been bad this year when he's on the field. Okay, Kyle Pitts, I'll tell you who else I blame.

[Matthew Berry]

I blame Zach Robinson. I blame Zach Robinson. I'll tell you what, get this. Coming into this game, 53% of Drake London's targets were in the slot. You know, easy receptions. Let's get him in the slot. Let's get him moving. Like, like create a mismatch because Drake London is a big dude, but in this game, of his 10 targets, only two came in the slot. That's bad coaching. Zach Robinson. And you went on national TV and you lost. And it serves you right. It serves you right. When you have good players. You know what you do with good players? You get in the ball. You get in the ball. Connor Rodgers. It's not tough. I'm no genius. But you know what? You know what I know? Hey, getting the ball to your best wide receiver, that's a good idea. It helps.

[Connor Rogers]

Helps.

[Matthew Berry]

It helps. You know what Kyle Shanahan, coach of the year Kyle Shanahan did. Kyle Shanahan said, hey, Chris McCaffrey, you're our best player. Let's give you the ball 31 times. 31 times. See how easy it is? Goes back again. Again. Remember when I was coaching girls basketball? I had a girl that was 6 inches, 6 inches taller than everyone else. Hey, girls, get Josie the ball in the paint. We went undefeated. We won the championship because they followed the very easy coaching principle of get your good players the ball off the stage.

[Connor Rogers]

Benicio Del Berri. Let's go. It's all noted.

[Jay Croucher]

Oh, God, the comments. Here's the injuries we're tracking going into week seven. Not a fun list. Jayden Daniels left with the hamstring. Bryce Young was seen in the walking boot after the game. Kendra Miller with the knee. Brian Thomas Jr. With a shoulder. Don Tabian Wicks with a calf. Darren Waller left the game with a pectoral injury. And Cole Comet with a back injury.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, might be. Might be the Red Rifle next week. Wow. For the 43 Panthers, Mr. T is.

[Jay Croucher]

Calling you the preachler.

[Matthew Berry]

Oh, Shine.

[Connor Rogers]

Yes.

[Matthew Berry]

Better the preachler than. Excuse Ler Young.

[Connor Rogers]

Ler. Yeah.

[Jay Croucher]

All right, we're off the break. When we're back, weekend warrior Sunday.

[Matthew Berry]

Mr. T knows the truth, though.

[Jay Croucher]

And an enraged Matthew Barry.

[Matthew Berry]

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[Connor Rogers]

Receiver, has been in this league for a long time, so really happy for his day.

[Matthew Berry]

He did a nice job, you know, obviously getting open, making some great plays in the red zone, you know, putting.

[Connor Rogers]

The ball in the end zone for us.

[Matthew Berry]

So, so we're lucky to have him and, you know, just, just happy that.

[Connor Rogers]

We got it done.

[Matthew Berry]

He's a killer. That's what, that's what killers do. They go out and kill. So it's never easy when you're operating in elements like that. But, you know, we started off a little slow, he and I, and then, you know, but the rest of the office was rolling so we were able to kind of keep the ball moving and then found our opportunities in there and took advantage.

[Jay Croucher]

Weekend warriors Matthew Stafford and Devonte Adams, who you just heard from. They definitely headlined this list, guys. Obviously Stafford with five passing touchdowns and guess who caught three of them. Matthew.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, Devontae Adams, who obviously made the love list. He was my number three wide receiver. The crazy thing is, is that wide receiver three without Puka and given the matchup as we headed to Monday Night Football, he's wide receiver six. Like he scored three touchdowns and yet he's still wide receiver six, which is kind of the crazy day. Just, just five for 35 here. It was a very efficient day for Matthew Stafford. The five passing touchdowns as you mentioned, but only on 182 passing yards. They just. The Jaguars couldn't get a lot going on offense with the exception of Travis Hutcher, which we'll talk about in a second. So. But you know, yeah, I mean, Stafford, by the way, since week four is the fifth best quarterback in fantasy. You need to throw touchdowns at a high rate because you don't run if you're a pocket passer to be good in fantasy. But last four games, 12 touchdowns, zero interceptions, 25 or more fantasy points in three of the past four games. He's unfortunately on a buy next week, but hopefully Puka is back when they get out of the bye to face the Saints at home.

[Jay Croucher]

Well, Jay, I'll tell you who does both. Drake May throws touchdowns and gets it done on the ground. Eight carries for 62 yards after a near perfect passing day.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah, incredibly efficient. 21 for 23. This is what he does in terms of EPA per play. The only quarterback materially ahead of Drake May this year is ironically Sam Darnold of all people. But May has been playing like MVP ballot level. He's running as well, which makes you a little bit nervous. He had to leave the game for Josh Dobbs for a play because he did get his bell rung, so to speak. And so it goes 8 for 62 on the ground and the Patriots have a very favorable Schedule rest of the way.

[Jay Croucher]

Yes they do. Welcome back Rasheed Rice. Matthew, you knew they were going to look for a touchdown for him. Two of them in this game on 10 targets. No slow easing him in at all.

[Matthew Berry]

No he looked like the guy we remember from last year. 29% target share. That was a team high. He was targeted on 52% of his routes and by the way Peter Holmes didn't play in the third fourth quarter. Like if there's. There's no bigger insult than saying Gardner Minshew get on in there like and so that's what the Chiefs did. So he did this all in three quarters. You know listen seven for 42 the two reception touchdowns like only a 48% route participation but again the starters only played for three quarters. So Rasheed Rice back to being like wide receiver one for what is one of not the best offense in football right now.

[Jay Croucher]

Now Travis Hunter J the game we've all been waiting for but maybe not with the results Jacksonville hoped for. But he gets over 100 yards in a throw Heavy Jaguar script looks like.

[Connor Rogers]

A guy that you take second overall right offense the key was 14 targets and that was off of seven targets last week trending in the right direction. He looked very much the part he's making highlight Travis Hunter like this guy won the Heisman for a reason. To your point Connie would have been the number one player a wide receiver receiver drafted if he was only on that side of the ball. And so I think there's a good chance that he is the guy in Jacksonville going forward. Also BTJ banged up. Diamond Brown banged up. We'll see how they pull up but I expect Travis Hunter I think he's going to be a high well it's so much variance with Travis Hunter right Like he could easily be a high end wide receiver to the rest of the way he could be back to being a low end flex. We just don't know. But I'd be betting on the upside.

[Matthew Berry]

I would agree they have a buy next week but 30% target share, 89% rob participation in the stake and what's most important. That's why he made the love list on Thursday. We talked about him. Liam Cohen came out and said like we are designing more plays where he is the first read where you know we're putting that in. So like he made good on his promises. So Duvall. There you go.

[Jay Croucher]

Yeah our last one Matthew Trey McBride who has a nice rapport with Jacoby Brissett.

[Matthew Berry]

Three touchdowns in two games with Jacoby Brissett meanwhile, three touchdowns in his last 21 games with Kyler Murray. 38% target share for Trey McBride. He's now had back to back games. 21 more fantasy points. If you have, if you have Trey McBride, you're hoping Jacoby stays the quarterback for a little while longer.

[Jay Croucher]

Sunday Scaries headlined by Ashton Genty. This was a tough one here, Matthew. Six carries for 21 yards in a game where the Raiders were flat out embarrassed.

[Matthew Berry]

I mean they just got their, they just got their ass kicked. Like you know, thank God for the Raiders. Otherwise my Redskins would be the. Sorry, my commanders. Old habits die hard. My commanders would have been the worst team in the NFL this year. Look, he had seven total touches in this game. They just got blown out. They're in a buy this upcoming week. Things will get better for Ashengenti but honestly I think he's more of a high end flex low end RB2.

[Jay Croucher]

Because of the scripts.

[Matthew Berry]

Because the scripts. We talked about it last week, remember I said sell high on this show last week after the big game we're like this might be his best game of the season. We talked about that. Anyway, this is a tough one. I do have to apologize though for all my back patting and saying you should have sold high on Dash and Genti last week. I also had Breece hall on the love list this week and yeah, that was bad. That was wrong. He was not good. Connor back to back games now with under eight fantasy points.

[Jay Croucher]

Yeah, I think what hurt in this one too is that he got hurt. He left with a looked like an ankle injury. He came back in the game. They asked him after you came back in the game were you feeling. He didn't look right and he said if I'm in the game. But he was. That injury completely derailed his day. But it has been a bad year for Breece hall in terms of usage.

[Connor Rogers]

Good news guys. I benched Travis Etienne. I benched Devontae Smith for Travis Etienne in a league where that cost me Travis Etienne. It's tailed off. He was hugely dependent on big plays earlier in the year. He's not getting receiving work and this offense has largely fallen off a cliff.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, he's on a buy next week. Jets, by the way play Cincinnati next week. If hall were to miss time, Isaiah Davis day might be just Isaiah Davis.

[Jay Croucher]

They really don't have anyone else. T. Mac ran into sauce Gardner island in this one. Matthew only catches three for 33.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, I'm not worried about it. They play Buffalo next week. They're going to have to throw quite a bit. T Mac is fine. Jaylen Waddle again. The Dolphins offense is just such a disaster. Very, very windy game. Questions about this offense. Questions about tua. Hopefully better days ahead for Jalen Waddle, but maybe not because they're at Atlanta next week and that is a very good secondary. Probably more of a wide receiver 2 than the wide receiver 1 he's been since Tyree Kill went down with an injury.

[Jay Croucher]

We're taking one more break when we're back. It's Last Call. We got our Monday Night Football preview right after this.

[Matthew Berry]

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[Matthew Berry]

Is that. I didn't know.

[Jay Croucher]

Oh, it can be yours.

[Matthew Berry]

Can it be mine?

[Jay Croucher]

Yes, unfortunately, because the Falcons offense, it wasn't last night. But you have a shot of redemption right here, Matthew, because we got two great games for Monday Night Football. As we show the most bet player props, Jay usually go off the board.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah, I go a little. Little funky. Baker Mayfield taking his longest completion over 36 and a half yards. He's throwing deep a ton. Detroit have no players in their secondary. They're missing their starting corners and their starting safeties. He has been. If we look at recent games for Baker Mayfield, he's had 45, 57 and 77 yards completions in his past three.

[Matthew Berry]

By the way, I'm going to tag off that because I totally agree. No one in the secondary of the lines, they give up a bunch of deep plays. So giving Mike Evans over 22 and a half yards for his longest reception, they've given up 13 completions of 23 yards or more. They've given up at least one 23 yard completion every game this season. And of course last year Evans had 11 different catches of 23 yards or more. So give me Mike Evans over 22 and a half longest reception.

[Jay Croucher]

You guys are making fun plays. For the high scoring thriller. That will be Bucs Lions. I'll go with the Raiders. Real rock fight. That'll be Seahawks Texans under 41 and a half. The Texans run defense should hold up against Seattle. Seattle's defense will be flying around. I know Sam Darnold's been great, but I don't know, it just feels like both sides will struggle to get over this mark. In this one I could see a slow paced run the football kind of.

[Connor Rogers]

Game feels like 7, 10, 4 10, right?

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah.

[Jay Croucher]

A lot of field goals. We'll see how it goes.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah.

[Matthew Berry]

For Houston, off the bye they've had.

[Jay Croucher]

Two weeks from they had and it's only a three point line despite Seattle playing as well as they have.

[Matthew Berry]

You see all the obvious ranks. Tons of fantasy superstars in this game. If you want something to root for. Lawrence Jackson is up 11 and a half points on me and has Jared Jir Gibbs. I have Mike Evans and Sam Laporta. So I need Evans and laporta to score 11 and a half more points. Let's go Gibbsy than Jameer Gibbs.

[Jay Croucher]

Show us something. Jameer Gibbs.

[Matthew Berry]

Here are the Texans and you know, lesser here. Right, but. So you don't really like any of the quarterbacks here or the running backs, but you're starting Nico and jsn, two of the best wide receivers. I'm curious to see if AJ Barner continues kind of the recent trend of usage here for Seattle. As long as they're talking kind of obscure tight ends along with a Ronde Gadson as well. AJ Barner is my other obscure one. All right, it's closing time. Means you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here. For Jay and Connor, I'm Matthew. We'll see you tomorrow. Good luck with your Monday night miracle. Peace.

[Connor Rogers]

Peace out.

[Matthew Berry]

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