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Cousins was off the mark throughout the day, often missing pass catchers with high throws and appearing generally uncomfortable against an injury-marred Seattle secondary. Cousins in the third quarter fumbled on a big hit and a Seahawks defender scooped the ball and scored. The next possession, Cousins overthrew Drake London for an interception, essentially ending the game. The Falcons were once again run heavy in this one. That left little volume for Atlanta pass catchers. Cousins will look to bounce back in Week 8 against a generous Tampa secondary in what should be a back-and-forth affair.

Turner’s box score failings are hardly all his own, however, he has yet to prove himself as a NFL starter. He is off the re-draft radar against the Chiefs in Week 8.

That was the same statline Beckham posted in his Week 5 debut. Tua Tagovailoa’s absence is an asterisk, but not even the quarterback’s expected return for Week 8 against the Cardinals is going to make OBJ 12-team league relevant. Keep him on the waiver wire.

Ekeler played well behind Brian Robinson in Sunday’s blowout win over the Panthers. The veteran running back has served primarily as a third-down/change of pace back this season, and the Commanders didn’t find much use for his services in a game where the offense averaged 6.7 yards per play. Ekeler has only one top-24 fantasy finish on the season and shouldn’t be viewed as anything more than an RB3 in next week’s game against the Bears.

Tucker was the passing-game No. 2 weapon with Jakobi Meyers sidelined but did little in the role. He garners deep-league flex consideration next week against the Chiefs, though the bet there is that Tucker simply outruns a Chiefs defender en route to the end zone. He remains a shaky, touchdown-dependent player.

With De’Von Achane back and Raheem Mostert still chugging, Wright reverted to pure change-of-pace/breather work. He still provided the Dolphins’ longest rush of the day. Wright would be a more intriguing option in other backfields, but there are probably zero non-injury paths to him earning a top-two role in Miami. Even with Tua Tagovailoa expected back from his concussion in Week 8 against the Cardinals, Wright lacks 12-team league standalone value.

Bowers extends his double-digit target outings to three in this one, earning a 40.0 percent target share against the Rams. Bowers makes a strong case to be treated as the overall TE1 moving forward, though the Chiefs’ star-eraser, DC Steve Spagnuolo awaits Bowers in Week 8. He is a volatile TE1 for the occasion.

A clear 1B behind a returning De’Von Achane — the second-year pro easily won both the snap and touch battles — Mostert was not targeted in the passing game and lost what turned out to be a game-changing fumble. Bad, though the good news is Tua Tagovailoa’s (concussion) expected return for Week 8. That will keep Mostert relevant as a FLEX back who should see both touchdown and big-play opportunities against the Cardinals.

The most information we have on Daniels’ injury came from his mother, who posted on social media that he was “fine” shortly after he left the field. Things didn’t look too serious on the sideline, as Daniels appeared jovial and in good spirits with his teammates when he returned to the field, but these additional tests will be the real tell as to the severity of his injury. If Daniels is unable to go in Week 8 against the Bears, Marcus Mariota will make his first start of the season.

Minshew gave his team no real chance to compete. Debates will be had as to whether Minshew’s fumble, which was returned for a 33-yard touchdown by Rams S Kamren Curl, or Minshew’s game-sealing, third interception was his worst play of the day. He is an unideal QB2 streamer against the Chiefs in Week 8.

Returning from a concussion, Achane got the start and resumed his 1A role ahead of Raheem Mostert. His 77 yards rushing were by far his most since Tua Tagovailoa’s Week 2 concussion, a promising sign ahead of Tagovailoa’s expected Week 8 return. Tagovailoa’s injury has colored everything, but Achane was lagged disastrously from his 2023 production from both a raw output and efficiency perspective. He will check in as a back-end RB2 against the Cardinals.