NFL Week 7 Fantasy Preview: Baltimore Ravens at Arizona Cardinals, Carson Palmer, Larry Fitzgerald, Justin Forsett, Michael Floyd, David Johnson, Chris Johnson

Oct 22, 2015 03:17 PM EDT
Larry Fitzgerald #11 of the Arizona Cardinals
Larry Fitzgerald #11 of the Arizona Cardinals celebrates a first quarter touchdown with Michael Floyd #15 of the Arizona Cardinals against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on December 28, 2014 in Santa Clara, California. "

Baltimore Ravens

Steve Smith SR/Kamar Aiken (Wide Receivers): Steve Smith returned from his back injury stronger than ever. He exploded for 137 yards and a touchdown on 7 out of 10 targets in week 6. Smith will see a ton of Patrick Peterson in this game so his numbers may take a hit. Smith is a low WR2 with WR1 upside. Aiken on the other hand should see some fantasy relevance as he will not be blanketed in coverage. When Smith and Gillmore returned Aiken only recorded 3 catches out of 8 targets for 22 yards and a fantasy saving TD.

Justin Forsett (Running Back): Forsett battled an ankle injury in week 6 but still had a productive day from the field. He finished the game with 17 attempts for 62 yards and caught 7 out of 8 targets for 39 yards. Forsett will have a hard time against this Cardinals run defense.

Crocket Gillmore (Tight End): Gillmore was the 2nd target behind Steve Smith but he only recorded 3 catches out of 6 targets for 30 yards. Gillmore will be a touchdown dependent TE2 in his week 7 matchup VS the Cardinals.

 

Arizona Cardinals

Carson Palmer (Quarterback): Palmer had a nice day and could have had a better one if he did not force a pass late in the game to John Brown that was picked off. Palmer went 29 of 45 from the field for 421 yards, 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions. Baltimore is currently giving up the most fantasy points to quarterbacks so this is one of the best matchups of week 7.

Larry Fitzgerald/John Brown/Michael Floyd (Wide Receivers): Fitzgerald continued to be Palmer's favorite target however John Brown and Michael Floyd stepped up to deliver big plays. Fitzgerald finished the game catching 8/10 targets for 93 yards. Brown had a breakout performance finishing week 6 catching 10 out of 14 targets for 196 yards and Floyd went 5 of 8 from the field for 50 yards catching a touchdown. Floyd has been injured but was one of Palmer's favorite targets last year. All 3 wide receivers are must starts against the Ravens.

Andre Ellington/Chris Johnson/David Johnson (Running Backs): Ellington struggled in his week 6 matchup and only had 1 carry the entire game. He managed 2 catches for 47 yards however his value was pretty invisible to say the least. Johnson struggled as he fumbled on his first possession. He had 14 carries for 40 yards and 1 catch for 5 yards. David Johnson was the primary goal line/passing down back and had 3 carries for 9 yards and 1 catch for 8 yards in this week 6 contest. The Johnson's are clearly in the lead for carries in week 7 however the Ravens have a pretty stiff run defense.

 

 

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