Fantasy Football Preview Week 2 for Baltimore Ravens at Oakland Raiders: Amari Cooper, Justin Forsett, Joe Flacco, Latavius Murray

Sep 17, 2015 05:15 PM EDT

Baltimore Ravens

Justin Forsett (Running Back): Forsett has one of the best running back matchups of the week. Forsett will see a bad Oakland defense that would be lucky to slow down the run let alone stop it all together. Forsett is an RB1 and a must start.

Steve Smith SR (Wide Receiver): Smith SR will be going up against a terrible secondary however he has a habit of disappearing in games. If there was one game I would expect Smith to go off that was not Carolina it would be this one.

Joe Flacco (Quarterback): Flacco had a tough week 1 but gets a reprieve in week 2. He is facing one of the worst defenses in the league and has a solid offensive line. He would be a good spot start for a quarterback needy team.

Crockett Gillmore (Tight End): Gillmore is the most likely sleeper to emerge from this game. Gillmore should create some matchup nightmares against this Raiders defense that allowed 33 points the Bengals.

Oakland Raiders

Latavius Murray/ Marcel Reece (Running Back): Murray had a rough game in week 1 but should remain on the bench for week 2. Murray has a bad matchup, even without Suggs the Ravens should plug up the rushing lanes.

Amari Cooper/ Michael Crabtree (Wide Receiver): Cooper will receive the top coverage which will virtually guarantee his absence from fantasy stat lines. Cooper gets the most targets in the offense when Derek Carr is under center however this could prove to be worthless if the Raiders cannot pass the ball. Crabtree had a similar night to Cooper and could easily be viewed as the Raiders WR2 however in such a lame passing attack both players should stay on your bench. 

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