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It was the expected development after Kupp departed in the second quarter against the Cardinals Sunday. It’s at least his fourth ankle issue since 2022, and just the latest injury to keep him off the field since his historic 2021. We would definitely plan on Kupp landing on injured reserve later in the week, which would mean the earliest he could return would be Week 8 against the Vikings. Things are falling apart fast for the Rams. With Puka Nacua already on I.R., the Rams’ top pass catchers are now DeMarcus Robinson, Tutu Atwell, Tyler Johnson and TE Colby Parkinson. Robinson is the only one we would be “counting on” right now, and that’s as a WR4 in this injury-ravaged offense.

St. Brown couldn’t get much going other than a handful of check-downs in this game, but he saved his fantasy backers with an end zone fade for six to close the first half. Despite the quiet showing, St. Brown still led the team in targets, tied with Jahmyr Gibbs at eight apiece. He’s now up to five touchdowns on the season. St. Brown isn’t quite in the WR1 overall mix right now, but he’s not far behind for his Week 4 matchup with Carolina.

Kincaid almost had another big catch over the middle of the field for another 15 or more yards, but he was lit up by a safety and dropped the ball at the end of the play. It was the type of hit where you’re just happy that he wound up healthy and able to stay in the game. The 26-year-old later made a nice catch and broke three tackles as he moved closer to the Chargers’ end zone, but the ball was poked out from behind by a chasing defender. Kincaid still ran the second-most routes of any receiver on the Bills and remains a TE1 in fantasy.

Marks managed just 20 snaps to David Montgomery’s 32 in a game where there was only one hurry-up drive that got off the ground for the Texans, but at least he cashed in with a one-yard touchdown plunge. He remains a volatile FLEX next week against the Cowboys.

Once again, Shaheed didn’t make an impact, with his biggest play being a drop that resulted in a first down because of a questionable personal foul after the play. The 28-year-old also hasn’t made an impact on special teams, and while his big-play ability is almost assuredly still there, fantasy managers can’t count on it right now. A chance to get going comes in Week 4 versus the Chargers at home.

Kupp took advantage of the Commanders double-teaming Jaxon Smith-Njigba and walked into the end zone on the fourth touchdown throw from Sam Darnold. It’s his first score of the season, and it’s a season high in receiving yards for the former star. Kupp will try and build on this in Week 4 in a matchup against the Chargers.

The only official goal-line carry of the game went to Woody Marks in the two-minute drill. Montgomery added one of the dumbest-looking running back passes on first-and-goal in recent memory, though that play was bailed out as something like five different Colts committed DPI on Jaylin Noel in the end zone. Montgomery’s best play of the game was a minus-1 yard carry in his own end zone where he pulled out the entire stop/start arsenal. It’s beginning to give RB3 vibes as we look ahead to Week 4’s game against the Cowboys.

Coleman was questionable to play with an ankle injury, but he was out there for 18 of the team’s 33 snaps, which was the third-most among wide receivers. His lone catch was a busted coverage down the sideline where a better throw from Josh Allen could have led to a touchdown. Coleman is playing better football this season, but he remains just an end-of-bench flyer if either DJ Moore or Khalil Shakir were to suffer an injury.

Tuten has taken control of the Jaguars backfield over the past couple weeks. Against the Patriots he out-carried Chris Rodriguez 15 to eight, with much of Rodriguez’s opportunity coming after the game had been decided. Tuten split pass-catching duties with LeQuint Allen, who also had two grabs on the day. Tuten probably won’t be a 20-touch back most weeks, but he should be a solid RB2 option going forward, including in Week 4 against the Bengals.

It was easily Barner’s best receiving day of the year, although he was unable to find the end zone. His nine targets were second on the team behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s 14, and it’s clear he and Sam Darnold have more of a connection than he did with Drew Lock. Barner will be on the TE1 precipice for Week 4 against the Chargers, but this was encouraging.

The Bills’ offense was totally out of sorts in this game, and Shakir was hurt by their inability to get anything going through the air. Still, he played on 45 of their 62 snaps and ran a route on 23 of their 33 dropbacks, the second-most of any wide receiver. He’ll be in for a better game against the Patriots next week, but he remains just a desperation FLEX play right now unless the Bills are headed for a shootout.