{"id":96974,"date":"2020-10-29T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=96974"},"modified":"2021-06-01T07:16:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T11:16:10","slug":"week-8-stream-team-jimmy-garoppolo-sterling-shepard-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/29\/week-8-stream-team-jimmy-garoppolo-sterling-shepard-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 8 Stream Team: Jimmy Garoppolo, Sterling Shepard, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We escaped Week 7 without too many major injuries. The <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/eagles\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>, however, weren\u2019t quite as lucky. They were already down plenty of skill players and lost a couple more, but at least neither was season-ending. Each week this column will analyze a player at each position rostered in 50 percent of Yahoo leagues or less. This group of players is basically a <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">dream<\/span> stream team. For reference, the threshold used for wins and losses in this article will be if the quarterbacks can score 15 plus points and if the rest can score 10 plus PPR points. Here is the Week 8 stream team.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Week 8 Stream Team: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/01\/20\/tom-brady-jimmy-garoppolo-correct-decision\/\" target=\"_self\">Jimmy Garoppolo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/03\/week-4-stream-team-ryan-fitzpatrick\/\" target=\"_self\">Sterling Shepard<\/a>, and More<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Week 7 Recap<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Quarterback<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/25\/fantasy-football-week-8-quarterback-waiver-wire-streams-joe-burrow-teddy-bridgewater-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Teddy Bridgewater<\/a><\/strong> (CAR) @ NO \u2013 19.16 points \u2013 W<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/16\/week-6-stream-team-andy-dalton-mecole-hardman-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Andy Dalton<\/a><\/strong> (DAL) @ WAS \u2013 3.60 points \u2013 L<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/23\/week-7-draftkings-plays-terry-mclaurin-kyler-murray-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Kyle Allen<\/strong><\/a> (WAS) v DAL \u2013 16.86 points \u2013 W<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Totals \u2013 Week: 2-1 \/ Year: 13-9<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Running Back<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/22\/week-7-stream-team-boston-scott-travis-fulgham-more\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Boston Scott<\/strong><\/a> (PHI) v NYG \u2013 18.20 points \u2013 W<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/23\/week-7-draftkings-plays-terry-mclaurin-kyler-murray-and-more\/\" target=\"_self\">Giovanni Bernard<\/a><\/strong> (CIN) v CLE \u2013 20.60 points \u2013 W<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/22\/week-7-stream-team-boston-scott-travis-fulgham-more\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>J.D. McKissic<\/strong><\/a> (WAS) v DAL \u2013 7.10 points \u2013 L<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Totals \u2013 Week: 2-1 \/ Year: 8-11-2<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wide Receiver<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Travis Fulgham<\/strong> (PHI) v NYG \u2013 12.30 points \u2013 W<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/22\/week-7-stream-team-boston-scott-travis-fulgham-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Keelan Cole<\/a><\/strong> (JAX) @ LAC \u2013 2.20 points \u2013 L<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tre\u2019Quan Smith<\/strong> (NO) v CAR \u2013 9.40 points \u2013 L<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Totals \u2013 Week: 1-2 \/ Year: 7-14<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tight End<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/22\/week-7-stream-team-boston-scott-travis-fulgham-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Darren Fells<\/strong><\/a> (HOU) v GB \u2013 0 points \u2013 L<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/08\/10\/eric-ebron-fantasy-football-profile-2020-outlook\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Eric Ebron<\/a><\/strong> (PIT) @ TEN \u2013 11.00 points \u2013 W<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/09\/17\/week-2-stream-team-mike-williams-logan-thomas\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Logan Thomas<\/a><\/strong> (WAS) v DAL \u2013 16.00 points \u2013 W<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Totals \u2013 Week: 2-1 \/ Year: 5-15-1<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Grand Totals \u2013 Week: 7-5 \/ Year: 33-48-3<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Week 8 Stream Team<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Quarterback \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GaroJi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jimmy Garoppolo<\/a> (SF \u2013 32 percent) at SEA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Garoppolo is maddening as a fantasy quarterback. There will be times when he explodes for 30+ fantasy points. There will be times when he posts single-digit fantasy points. Predicting when those great weeks will come is the hard part with Jimmy G. He\u2019s so game script dependent as San Francisco likes to pound the rock on the ground once they grab a lead and that limits his potential. This doesn\u2019t seem like a week they\u2019ll be able to do so. They are traveling to Seattle to face MVP favorite, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/09\/24\/fantasy-football-week-3-wide-receiver-start-sits-russell-gage-kenny-golladay-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Russell Wilson<\/a><\/strong>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/seahawks\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a>. This should be a matchup that Garoppolo needs to throw more than usual to keep up and the Seahawks secondary has given up a lot this year. Don\u2019t be afraid to fire up Jimmy G if you\u2019re in need of a streamer at the quarterback position this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Honorable Mentions \u2013 Teddy Bridgewater<\/em><\/strong><em> (CAR \u2013 47 percent) v ATL,<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/05\/fantasy-football-week-5-quarterback-waiver-wire-pickups-teddy-bridgewater-gardner-minshew-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Kirk Cousins<\/a> <\/strong>(MIN \u2013 29 percent) @ GB<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jimmy Garoppolo used play action on 16 of 26 dropbacks (61.5%, the 2nd-highest rate in a game over the last 5 seasons).<\/p>\n<p>Garoppolo completed 14\/15 passes using play action, with 92% of his yards coming after the catch.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SFvsNE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SFvsNE<\/a> | Powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awscloud?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@awscloud<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u7nWqpWk62\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/u7nWqpWk62<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NextGenStats\/status\/1320511988053716998?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Running Back \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/09\/27\/fantasy-football-week-4-waiver-wire-pickups-jeff-wilson-damien-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Carlos Hyde<\/a> (SEA \u2013 16 percent) v SF<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s 2020 and Carlos Hyde is still a part of our fantasy football lives. This guy just doesn\u2019t go away. It\u2019s a testament to Hyde in that he\u2019s able to continue to be a consistently solid player. Last week, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/23\/week-7-draftkings-plays-terry-mclaurin-kyler-murray-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Chris Carson<\/a><\/strong> left with a foot injury. Hyde took over the lead role in the second quarter and ran the ball 15 times for 68 yards and a touchdown and he also chipped in three receptions for another eight yards. This was good for 16.6 PPR points against Arizona. This week the matchup isn\u2019t great against San Francisco, but it\u2019s hard to turn away from a guy that is likely to see 15-20 touches. That kind of volume is too valuable. Hyde is dealing with a bit of a hamstring issue himself so should he sit out as well; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/06\/09\/dalvin-cook-possible-trade-destinations\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">DeeJay Dallas<\/a><\/strong> would become a recommended option in this spot.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Honorable Mentions \u2013<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/09\/24\/week-3-stream-team-gardner-minshew-joshua-kelley-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Joshua Kelley<\/a><\/strong> (LAC \u2013 43 percent) @ DEN, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/25\/fantasy-football-week-8-running-back-waiver-wire-pickups-jamycal-hasty-j-k-dobbins-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Zack Moss<\/a><\/strong> (BUF \u2013 46 percent) v NE<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wide Receiver \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/03\/week-4-stream-team-ryan-fitzpatrick\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Sterling Shepard<\/a> (NYG \u2013 31 percent) v TB<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shepard played in his first game since a Week 2 matchup against the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/bears\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Bears<\/a> when he returned this past weekend against the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/eagles\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>. He returned in style dropping 17.9 PPR points on Philadelphia by grabbing six balls on eight targets for 59 yards and a score. It was an extremely promising return to inspire confidence that he\u2019s fully healthy again. This has been a banged-up Giants team once again, so having a playmaker like Shepard back is surely a welcome sight. He should be able to continue seeing a healthy target share in this offense moving forward. This week is a matchup against a tough Bucs defense. A silver lining could be if lockdown corner <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/09\/16\/tampa-bay-weapons-kill-philly\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Carlton Davis<\/a><\/strong> spends most of his time shadowing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/23\/week-7-draftkings-plays-terry-mclaurin-kyler-murray-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Darius Slayton<\/a><\/strong>. That could allow Shepard to see an extra target boost this week which should bode well if you\u2019re in a spot where you need to start him this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Honorable Mentions \u2013<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/09\/week-5-stream-team-daniel-jones\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Greg Ward<\/a><\/strong> (PHI \u2013 7 percent) v DAL, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/09\/22\/fantasy-football-week-4-wide-receiver-wavier-wire-claims-phillip-dorsett-nelson-agholor-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Nelson Agholor<\/a><\/strong> (LV \u2013 11 percent) @ CLE<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sterling Shepard&#39;s (toe) return last night:<\/p>\n<p>* 46-of-60 snaps<br \/>* 31 routes on 34 Danny Dimes dropbacks<br \/>* 38 snaps wide, 8 slot<br \/>* 8 targets for a 26.6% share<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Levitan (@adamlevitan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adamlevitan\/status\/1319662224902967298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tight End \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/01\/11\/aaron-rodgers-best-plays-last-decade\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Richard Rodgers<\/a> (PHI \u2013 16 percent) v DAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finally, there\u2019s a tight end option that I can actually feel somewhat good about recommending in this spot. The Eagles were hoping for a healthier 2020 than they had in 2019 but it\u2019s just not coming to fruition. Philadelphia is now dealing with injuries to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/09\/25\/week-3-draftkings-plays-miles-sanders-kenyan-drake\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Miles Sanders<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/02\/29\/jalen-reagor-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jalen Reagor<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/09\/12\/week-1-draftkings-plays-josh-jacobs-desean-jackson\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">DeSean Jackson<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/22\/week-7-stream-team-boston-scott-travis-fulgham-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Alshon Jeffery<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/09\/week-5-draftkings-plays\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Zach Ertz<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/09\/13\/fantasy-football-week-2-tight-end-waiver-wire-streams-dallas-goedert-dalton-schultz\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Dallas Goedert<\/a><\/strong> and that\u2019s just among their main playmakers. This has forced many others to step up in the meantime and Rodgers was a big part of that last week. He saw eight targets and turned that into six receptions for 85 yards against the Giants. This week he\u2019ll be one of the main targets once again and the matchup is as juicy as it gets against the hapless <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/cowboys\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>. Rodgers should be a nice option this week at the tight end position if you\u2019re in a pinch.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Honorable Mentions \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/17\/week-6-draftkings-plays-mike-davis-a-j-brown-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Irv Smith<\/a> Jr.<\/em><\/strong><em> (MIN \u2013 7 percent) @ GB, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/04\/17\/trey-burton-released-by-chicago-bears\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Trey Burton<\/a><\/strong> (IND \u2013 21 percent) @ DET<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"K1Ry9nZDS_JAxVna4jkr9A\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1282718236\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'K1Ry9nZDS_JAxVna4jkr9A',sig:'5A31uKWsqbzhHmB_NtmBLb1LAcXzRLTQvMfm7y6YMF4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1282718236',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 8 Stream Team: We escaped Week 7 without too many major injuries. 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