St. Louis Rams
Todd Gurley (Running Back): With the Ravens leaning heavily on the ground attack this should be a back and forth contest allowing Gurley to get more carries than he did last week. The main reason the Rams had to resort to the pass was because they were behind most of the game. With 12 carries Gurley still found his way into the end zone. Baltimore may give up the 8th fewest fantasy points to running backs but it is safe to say Gurley is far from your average running back. Gurley should be the first running back to be very productive against the Ravens this season.
Tavon Austin (Wide Receiver): No cornerbacks for the Ravens and a new quarterback for Austin could mean a potentially huge day as he looks to develop more of a role in this offense. The addition of Welker can always hurt Austin's targets but at the very least if Case Keenum could bring some stability to this offense the Rams receivers could be seeing bigger days.
Baltimore Ravens
Kamar Aiken (Wide Receiver): Aiken was targeted 14 times and only had 73 yards. This game was against the Jaguars. Aiken has seen his ceiling and it only happens when Steve Smith is on the field. With Smith off the field double teaming Aiken or just putting him up against a shutdown cornerback makes him absolutely useless as was the case in week 7 against Arizona. Aiken will never put up number 1 type of numbers but his healthy amount of targets should keep his point totals decent. He is a desperate flex play against the Rams.
Justin Forsett (Running Back): Forsett struggled against the Chargers and Jaguars respectively. Against the Chargers he only had 69 rushing yards on 17 carries and against Jacksonville he only had 53 yards on 14 carries. These mediocre numbers are a theme for him this season. He has only gone off against Cleveland who has led the league for most of the year in fantasy points allowed to running backs. St. Louis did just get gashed by Jeremy Langford so it is entirely possible Forsett can find some production.
