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Thursday Night Football takes us from the AFC East last week to the NFC East in Week 4 as dreaded rivals, the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants, square off on primetime.
Of course, rivalry might be pushing it a bit; the Cowboys have been an NFC East powerhouse for much of the Dak Prescott era, while the Giants have been anything but. Regardless, there are fantasy angles aplenty here — let’s get to the tale of the tape. And speaking of tales …
A tale of two WR1s
CeeDee Lamb was in consideration for the No. 1 pick for much of the summer (and in hindsight, he might’ve been the safest option of all, as Christian McCaffrey has been on the shelf with a serious Achilles injury and Tyreek Hill lost his starting quarterback for the foreseeable future). Malik Nabers was a mid-round pick, with most of the community accepting the foregone conclusion that Daniel Jones would limit Nabers’ otherwise lofty ceiling.
Through three weeks, Nabers is the WR1 in all of fantasy football. Lamb is all the way down at WR19.
My colleague Scott Pianowski predicted the Giants would be targeting Nabers the moment he got off the bus this season. That prediction has rung true thus far; Nabers leads the league in WR targets. This, in my opinion, is what has held Lamb back this season — targets. He only has 24 total through the first three weeks, and just 13 catches. That is nowhere near enough for 2023’s overall fantasy WR1. And considering the Cowboys aren’t exactly flush with pass catchers — not to mention Jake Ferguson has been hampered with injuries — it’s no surprise the Cowboys offense hasn’t found their stride so far (definitely excluding garbage time in Week 3).
The Cowboys, no doubt angry about their Week 3 loss against the Ravens — Lamb himself has apologized for his performance and frustrations in that game — should win this game. If the Giants have any chance at the…
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Publish date : 2024-09-26 14:30:17
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