The Rams have had some nice fantasy choices this season, most notably Kyren Williams and Puka Nacua (Stafford and Kupp at times, too). But they get about the league's worst matchup for an offense this week, playing in Baltimore.
The Ravens rank No. 1 in scoring defense, allowing under 16 points per game. They're 2nd in yards allowed, behind Cleveland, but they've been more consistently strong -- the Browns have been great at home but shaky on the road.
I have Nacua on a team playing for the championship in an FFPC league this week, and I have Kyren Williams elsewhere. I don't imagine I'll be benching either one, but it would be nice to have some hope for good numbers.
Using the awesome search tools at pro-football-reference.com, I searched for the top performances by quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends against the Ravens this season. Those numbers are shown in the table below, sorted by PPR points. All players with at least 10 fantasy points in Baltimore's 12 games this year are shown. (The Bengals and Browns have played both their games against Baltimore.)
| TOP PERFORMANCES AGAINST BALTIMORE THIS SEASON | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pass | PaTD | Run | No | Rec | TD | PPR |
| Tee Higgins, Cin. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 89 | 2 | 28.9 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs, Det. | 0 | 0 | 68 | 9 | 58 | 1 | 27.6 |
| George Pickens, Pitt. | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 130 | 1 | 26.6 |
| Trey McBride, Ariz. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 95 | 1 | 25.5 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown, Det. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 102 | 0 | 23.2 |
| Joshua Dobbs, Ariz. | 208 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.9 |
| Keenan Allen, LAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 106 | 0 | 22.6 |
| Zack Moss, Ind. | 0 | 0 | 122 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 22.5 |
| Joe Mixon, Cin. | 0 | 0 | 69 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 21.0 |
| Derrick Henry, Tenn. | 0 | 0 | 97 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 19.3 |
| Michael Pittman, Ind. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 77 | 0 | 16.7 |
| Deshaun Watson, Clev. | 213 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 |
| Amari Cooper, Clev. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 98 | 0 | 15.8 |
| Elijah Moore, Clev. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 15.4 |
| Joe Burrow, Cin. | 222 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 |
| Marquise Brown, Ariz. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 15.3 |
| Gerald Everett, LAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 14.3 |
| Nico Collins, Hou. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 80 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Josh Downs, Ind. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 13.7 |
| Joe Mixon, Cin. | 0 | 0 | 59 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Justin Herbert, LAC | 217 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.4 |
| Gardner Minshew, Ind. | 227 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Sea. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 63 | 0 | 12.3 |
| Jerome Ford, Clev. | 0 | 0 | 107 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11.9 |
| David Njoku, Clev. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 11.8 |
| Robert Woods, Hou. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 11.7 |
| Tyler Boyd, Cin. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 11.2 |
| Sam LaPorta, Det. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 11.2 |
| Jaylen Warren, Pitt. | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 10.9 |
| Jake Browning, Cin. | 68 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 |
| C.J. Stroud, Hou. | 242 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 |
I count seven running backs who have scored double-digit points against Baltimore, with Joe Mixon the headliner (he did it both games). Thirteen wide receivers, with eight of those guys scoring at least 15 points. Four tight ends. So it's possible.
Quarterbacks scoring 10 points is nothing special in fantasy leagues of course. Only Joshua Dobbs, with a rushing score, reached 20 points. So don't be starting Matthew Stafford. But Puka and Kyren? I'll probably be taking my chances with those guys.
--Andy Richardson