In the battle of ketchup versus mustard, mustard won by a landslide.
The St. Louis Rams, behind two touchdown passes by quarterback Case Keenum, beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23 on Thursday night.
It was a game that didn’t have anything to do with the NFL standings, but the Rams receivers came through in the clutch with some big games in the fantasy world.
Here’s your postgame fantasy advice for these Rams playmakers.
Tavon Austin
When it comes to fantasy production, Tavon Austin is hit-and-miss.
On Thursday, he eclipsed double digits in fantasy points for the fifth time this season. When he hasn’t had good fantasy days, they’ve been bad. Austin has had six games in which he’s totaled five points or fewer.
Tonight was a good game for Austin, but the data doesn’t show that he’ll be able to have back-to-back quality performances. The team is utilizing him more often in the running game, so he’ll get his chances to be a playmaker.
Although he hasn’t had a great season in fantasy terms, he is putting together a good season overall for the Rams, per Chris Wesseling of Around the NFL:
But it’s hard to think he can put together another solid game against the Seattle Seahawks, or even the San Francisco 49ers for that matter. There is no need to play Austin going forward.
Kenny Britt
In another instance of a player having a rare fantasy night, Kenny Britt played well Thursday.
It was the first time Britt eclipsed double digits in points since Week 3, when he scored only 10 points. Since then, it’s been an off year for Britt.
Much like with Austin, the data tells us to not even pick him up. Tampa Bay’s defense is good, but it’s not up to par with Seattle.
This was a good day for Britt, but nothing more. There’s nothing to see here. Move on.
Jared Cook
Another game, another day when Jared Cook didn’t hit the double-digit mark in fantasy points.
The most Cook has scored this year in ESPN.com leagues has been eight points. That was back in Week 1. Since then, Cook’s second-highest total has been seven points. He’s also had a minus-one showing this year.
This has not been a good year for tight ends, but if they gave fantasy points for tight ends who throw blocks, Cook would be among the leaders, as Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch noted:
Cook has the ability to be a great tight end in fantasy, but he needs to be in the right situation for that to happen. That situation is not with Keenum throwing him the football.
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