NFL Week 5 Fantasy Football Recap: Arizona Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles

• Marquise Brown: 8 receptions, 78 yards, 1 touchdown

• Dallas Goedert: 8 receptions, 95 yards

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NYG@GB | DET@NE | LAC@CLE | HOU@JAX | ATL@TB
PIT@BUF | MIA@NYJ | CHI@MIN | TEN@WSH | SEA@NO | SF@CAR
DAL@LAR | CIN@BAL

Monitor the health of the Cardinals’ running backs: James Conner left the game with a ribs injury and didn’t play in the second half, while backup Darrel Williams suffered a knee injury.

• • Conner played 24-of-38 snaps in the first half, dominating the rushing attempts while splitting passing opportunities.
  • Eno Benjamin played eight snaps in the first half to six for Williams.
  • Benjamin started the second half, with Williams playing only one snap in the half. He took every other snap in the half.
  • Benjamin is worth a waiver wire addition in case either of the injuries is serious. He would be a fantasy starter next week if both players miss the game.

The return of A.J. Green: The Cardinals were the healthiest they’ve been at wide receiver all season, which meant Greg Dortch barely played.

• • Rondale Moore still played more offensive snaps than Green in 12 personnel, with an eight-to-five lead.
  • Moore returned to his usual role of slot receiver, while Green played the majority of snaps in 11 personnel out wide.
  • When Green needed a break, it was Andre Baccellia taking his spot out wide, rather than Moore going out wide and Dortch playing in the slot like last week.
  • Dortch can be safely dropped in all formats. This was also a good sign that Moore will remain third on the depth chart even when DeAndre Hopkins returns, and playing all the time in 11 personnel.
  • Moore caught seven passes for 68 yards and ran the ball twice. He is a waiver wire target.
  • Arizona cut backup tight end Maxx Williams this past week, which led to fewer two-tight end sets. This is also good news for Moore.

Buy low on A.J. Brown: Brown was held to three catches for 32 yards, his worst performance for the Eagles to date.

• • He had caught at least five passes for at least 65 yards in every other game this season. He’s also seen at least six targets in every game.
  • Philadelphia only gets its best players involved in the offense. Just five players were targeted in this game.
  • Arizona had been one of the best teams at preventing fantasy points to wide receivers.
  • The Eagles have the easiest schedule for wide receivers and one of the easiest schedules in general for the rest of the season.

Table Notes

• Snaps include plays called back due to penalties, including offensive holding or defensive pass interference. The other three stats have these plays removed.
• Targets may differ from official NFL sources. The most likely discrepancy would be from a clear thrown-away pass, where the NFL may give the target to the nearest receiver, while this data will not.
• Carries are only on designed plays. Quarterback scrambles won’t count for the total number of carries in the game.