Hampton’s late touchdown that still left the Chargers down by 10 in the middle of the fourth quarter is the only positive of the day. Los Angeles clearly isn’t enamored with the second-year tailback — or at the very best, is concerned about keeping him healthy — right now, and he was clearly in a timeshare again with Keaton Mitchell and Kimani Vidal. He’s at best a FLEX play for Week 5 against the tough Denver defense.
Vidal took a flip pass from Justin Herbert for a touchdown to get the Chargers to within two scores. The 25-year-old saw plenty of reps as Los Angeles is clearly committed to the committee approach — no running back had more than ten carries — but outside of that score, he didn’t do much with them. The Chargers take on the Broncos in Week 5 and Vidal remains off the fantasy radar.
Addison’s box score could have looked a little bit better, had his 21-yard gain on a curl route during the Vikings’ third drive not been erased by a penalty. Regardless, he played sidekick to T.J. Hockenson in this one. For his part, Addison maximized his opportunity, delivering the longest play of the game via a 27-yard catch on a crosser in which he barreled through multiple Dolphins defenders to generate extra yardage. The Vikings also gave him the ball on a jet sweep, but he lost one yard on it. Addison will be a WR3 against the Saints next week if Justin Jefferson (ankle) is still sidelined.
Mitchell, Omarion Hampton and Kimani Vidal were both equally involved in the rushing attack, and that’s not really a compliment to anyone in this group.
Jefferson made “great progress” this week, according to O’Connell, but it is still too early to say whether the Vikings’ star wide receiver will be good to go. Jefferson did not practice at all in Week 4. Hopefully, he is feeling well enough to resume practicing by Wednesday. Stay tuned.
Likely’s 12 targets were a new season high as fill-in QB Jameis Winston finally got a little something going through the air. That included two heinous interceptions, but we were beginning to wonder if Winston was ever going to complete another pass. That he did stabilizes Likely’s low-end TE1 value, though we have no doubt the giveaways will stick in the coaching staff’s mind. This is still an offense that is going to work to hide the quarterback and potentially start trade acquisition J.J. McCarthy at some point this fall. Those variables limit Likely’s upside even if the floor is now looking a little better heading into Week 5 against the Commanders.
With the G-Men and Cardinals trading sacks and turnovers in a sloppy but close contest, Skattebo seemed to be in a 50-50 committee with Najee Harris. That is until Harris got “Peanut punched” at the 11:14 mark of the fourth quarter, losing a fumble. Harris was never heard from again as Skattebo received seven touches from that point forward. The G-Men are understandably hunting for some sort of alternative or caddie for their unexplosive, default lead back in Skattebo, but unsurprisingly, Harris is not going to be the answer in that regard. Skattebo will keep hanging around the low-end RB2 ranks heading into Week 5 against the Commanders.
Harris was playing Cam Skattebo to a usage standstill before his fourth quarter giveaway in a game where the G-Men were clinging to a 27-24 lead. He never touched the ball afterwards, going over 11 minutes without a handle as Skattebo saw seven touches during that timespan. That’s what a fumble benching looks like. Coach John Harbaugh will likely forgive and forget going into Week 5 against the Commanders, but not to the degree a timeshare starts developing. This might have been Harris’ one shot in that regard. Even with injuries mounting and bye weeks beginning, Harris is a tough stash in 12-team leagues.
McConkey didn’t catch either of his targets in the first half before exiting, with one of those a drop. The 24-year-old was questionable to play in this contest, and it seems more likely than not that his day is done.
Jordan Love couldn’t get the deep ball going in this game, resulting in Golden’s worst game of the season by catches and yards. For fantasy purposes, a two-yard score in the second quarter made the quiet day a non-issue. Golden still led the team in targets, tied with Tucker Kraft, so the usage was as strong as ever. He is working his way into the WR2 ranks ahead of his Week 5 matchup with the Bears.
Kincaid had just two targets in Sunday’s loss to the Patriots after seeing three looks last week against the Chargers. He’s cooled off considerably after a hot start to the 2026 season. “There’s no reason Dalton Kincaid should have two targets, especially with the flow of the game and how that goes,” a visibly frustrated Brady said after Buffalo’s Week 4 loss. “Gotta find a way to get the ball in his hands and do a better job of that.” Against the Patriots Kincaid was targeted on just 8 percent of his routes. He’ll look to bounce back next week against the Rams.
Lemon moved up a spot in the targets pecking order with DeVonta Smith sidelined, but it resulted in the same quiet box score he posted the first three weeks of his career. The No. 20 overall pick is now sitting on 10 receptions for a scoreless 65 yards through his first four NFL appearances. There has yet to be any light at the tunnel with regards to either his usage or the Eagles’ overall offensive environment. Even with byes beginning and injuries mounting, Lemon is not a recommended WR4 heading into Week 5 against the Jaguars.
Ertz now has three catches for 22 yards in two games since he was added as a triage option in Dallas Goedert’s (knee) absence. Not that our expectations were high, but today’s statline was certainly underwhelming with DeVonta Smith (hamstring) joining Goedert on the shelf. Goedert has yet to resume practicing, meaning we are likely in for another week of Ertz fill-in status in Week 5 against the Jaguars.
We’re waiting for an official diagnosis on this, but Jeanty appeared to have his leg rolled up on by a defender while being tackled in the backfield. Jeanty was seen walking gingerly to the field after going down and was tended to by trainers. Rookie Mike Washington will takeover in Jeanty’s absence.
Wicks was in theory the Eagles’ No. 1 receiver with DeVonta Smith (hamstring) sidelined, but in reality he does not really have a “scaleable” skill-set. It wasn’t surprising Wicks and Jalen Hurts failed to get anything going down the field with the Rams constantly in Hurts’ grill in rainy conditions. Smith seems to be looking at a multi-week absence, but Wicks will be hard-pressed to rise above WR4 status in 12-team leagues.
McConkey was questionable to play in this contest, and aggravated the injury in the first half. The wideouts next chance to play will be in Week 5 against Denver, but obviously he’s far from a guaranteed go for that game. He finished Week 4 with no catches on two targets.
Doing his best Isaac TesLaa impression, Cooper is now up to three touchdowns on only five catches this season. His first score today was a fluke 18-yarder where he turned a Jalen Hurts end zone interception into six after he wrestled the ball away from the Quentin Lake. His second was a 10-yarder where the Rams somewhat understandably simply stopped covering him in the painted area. Cooper is one of the only Birds stepping up right now, but his paltry targets total through four appearances — 10 — means he’s not about to push for WR4 status even with DeVonta Smith (hamstring) on the shelf.
Surtain went down with a lower leg injury late in the second half and needed help getting to the Denver locker room. It was a non-contact injury. The Broncos also lost starting corner Riley Moss. Extended absences for Moss and Surtain would make the Broncos vulnerable to most opposing passing attacks, including the Chargers in Week 5.
Jeanty exited late in the third quarter with what appeared to be a right leg injury, but was back on the field to take a handoff on the next possession. With nearly a full quarter of play left in the game, we’ll see if Jeanty can finish this one out as the Raiders look to push their record to 4-0 for the season.
Bryant took a big hit over the middle on a second half reception against the Niners and was down on the turf for some time before being helped onto the cart. Looking dejected, Bryant was taken to the locker room. The oft-injured Bryant could be facing yet another extended absence. That would likely boost playing time and targets for Courtland Sutton and possibly Marvin Mims.
After scoring four touchdowns over the first three weeks, Watson finally cooled off with his first quiet game of the year. Jordan Love couldn’t get the deep ball going in this game and funneled the short targets to Tucker Kraft and Matthew Golden, leaving Watson without much to do. For a player known for having a low floor, 47 yards is a stunningly reasonable floor game. Watson is simply too good at picking up chunk gains to have the bottom truly fall out. He remains a boom/bust WR2 for his Week 5 date with the Bears.