Coleman ‘figures to have a growing role’ with DEN

Tyler Shough ended up leading the Saints with seven rushing yards. Yikes. Kamara was effective as a receiver out of the backfield, but to say that New Orleans struggled to run the ball is quite the understatement; finishing with 18 yards on 17 attempts. The good news for fantasy managers that used Kamara is that he was effective out of the backfield as a receiver, but it’s a modest day for the 31-year-old. Kamara and the Saints will try and get something going after a bye against the Browns in Week 9.

After having a whopping 15 targets in the Week 6 win over the Bucs, Metcalf was essentially a non-factor in this one. He was able to haul in a 51-yard connection that set up the lone touchdown for the Steelers, but for the second time in three weeks, Metcalf was held under four catches. He’ll be a volatile WR2/3 for Week 8 in a matchup with the Browns.

Dowdle was the clear backup to Jaylen Warren, but he was able to have a solid day thanks in large part to checkdowns from Aaron Rodgers. The 28-year-old had a long rush of 16 yards, and the toe injury that sidelined him earlier in the campaign doesn’t appear to be bothering him. Dowdle is a FLEX option for Week 8 against the Browns, at best.

Warren got off to a hot start with 43 yards on the first drive, with 29 of those coming on a play that set up a short field goal. He totaled 78 yards in the first half, but found the sledding a little tougher in the final two periods with the Saints focused on stuffing the run. He outcarried Rico Dowdle 18-9, although Dowdle did add six catches to make the touches a little more even. Warren will look to impress again in Week 8 against the Browns’ front seven.

Shough’s seven rushing yards led the team, which isn’t ideal. The 27-year-old was mostly accurate and on-time with his throws, but he should have had three turnovers on the first half — one dropped interception, one strip-sack that was overturned and one fumble that luckily went out of bounds — and he threw a costly red-zone interception. It wasn’t Shough at his best, but there were some flashes of brilliance in the loss. Shough will get a bye week before he faces the Browns in Week 9.

Rodgers dinked and dunked for the overwhelming majority of the game with over half of his completions coming to his running backs. He did connect with DK Metcalf for a 51-yard connection on a beautiful deep ball, and he found Darnell Washington for his lone scoring play. Outside of that passing touchdown, the biggest play for Rodgers was a scramble on third-and-six just before the two-minute warning that essentially cemented the game. Rodgers and the Steelers move to 5-2 with the win in Paris, and they’ll face the Browns in Week 8. He’ll be a QB2 for that contest, on paper.

Both defenders were both listed as questionable for the Falcons, but both of them will be able to suit up, which is great news for the Falcons against a really banged-up 49ers offense. It remains to be seen if either player will play a full complement of snaps.

Brian Robinson Jr. (hamstring) was ruled out earlier in the week, and Zaccheaus is dealing with a shoulder injury and will not be able to suit up for this one. That could mean more work in the receiving game for rookie Zachariah Branch, who might be worth a stash in deeper formats in case a solid game today earns him a bigger role moving forward.

Ward missed some practice time this week with a right hand injury. He’ll suit up against Cam Ward and the atrocious Titans passing attack. Browns declared QB Taylen Green, LB Justin Jefferson, CB Noah Igbinoghene, RB Audric Estime, DT Mike Hall Jr., and C Parker Brailsford inactive against Tennessee.

None of these comes as a surprise. All of Bosa, Evans, and Samuel were already ruled out earlier in the week, and Sigle has missed multiple weeks with an ankle injury. Brandin Cooks and Christian Kirk are likely to lead the 49ers’ pass catchers against the Falcons this week, and both are worth adding in deeper formats in case either emerges as a legit weapon while Evans (Achilles) and Samuel (hamstring) are sidelined.