NFL Week 8 Fantasy Preview: San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams, Carlos Hyde, Todd Gurley, Torrey Smith, Anquan Boldin, Tavon Austin

Oct 28, 2015 03:37 PM EDT
Todd Gurley #30 of the St. Louis Rams
Todd Gurley #30 of the St. Louis Rams carries the football against Nate Palmer #51 of the Green Bay Packers in the third quarter at Lambeau Field on October 11, 2015 in Green Bay, Wisconsin."

San Francisco 49ers

Carlos Hyde (Running Back): Hyde is facing one of the most dangerous defenses in the league so his upside is not that great to begin with. Combine that with the fact that he has a stress fracture in his foot and Hyde is a clear sit this week.

Torrey Smith/Anquan Boldin (Wide Receivers): The Rams have given up the 6th fewest fantasy points to wide receivers and that includes games against Green Bay and Pittsburgh. Smith and Boldin should struggle mightily for a large part of this game.

St. Louis Rams

Todd Gurley (Running Back): Gurley is just getting started and this week he finally faces a defense that has been gashed for rushing touchdowns all season long. Gurley will be the offense for the Rams make no mistake about it but the 49ers cannot do anything to slow him down. Expect Gurley to find the end zone again in his week 8 matchup.

Tavon Austin (Wide Receiver): San Francisco's defense has been terrible and this could bode well for Austin who has yet to break 200 receiving yards. Austin should be lined up all over the formation when the Rams are not running the ball. Austin is a solid WR3 flex play this week.

 

 

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