1) Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs. Cardinals
JSN has been on a roll and has worked his way into the conversation for overall WR1 for the entire season. It doesn’t matter who the Seahawks play; Smith Njigba is going to be targeted by Sam Darnold, and he’s going to pile up catches and yards. Last week, he was held out of the end zone for the first time in 4 weeks, but was still a top 10 scorer thanks to 8 receptions and 129 yards. If you have him, you are playing him and hoping he stays hot and eclipses the century mark for a 5th straight game.
2) Amon-Ra St. Brown vs. Commanders
When the Lions lose, they usually bounce back the following week by getting back to basics. The basics include running the ball and getting the ball into ASB’s hands as much as possible. I expect Goff to find the sun god in the end zone at least once this weekend. The Commanders pass defense is ranked 29th in the league, and I expect Dan Campbell to have John Morton call for kill shots all game long. Even on the road and outdoors, this matchup is just too good for Goff to screw up. Play St. Brown and any other Lions offensive player you may have.
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3) Justin Jefferson vs. Ravens
Week 1 with J.J. McCarthy back under center went about as well as we could have hoped. Jefferson led the team in targets and receptions and scored a touchdown, so we’ll have to get over the fact that he only piled up 47 receiving yards in the process. It seems that Kevin O’Connell doesn’t want to overexpose McCarthy with too many pass attempts, so we will have to settle for efficiency over volume for now. I expect Jefferson to remain McCarthy’s top target and for the yardage to accumulate this weekend against a Ravens secondary that is slowly improving but still ranks 28th in the league against the pass. Baltimore doesn’t have much in the way of a pass rush, so McCarthy should be able to have time to get the ball downfield to Jefferson and Addison. I expect Lamar Jackson and the Ravens offense to put up a solid number, so O’Connell will have to push McCarthy to throw it a bit more than last week. Jefferson just feels like he’s due for a monster game, and this week could be the week it happens.
