Week 4 of the fantasy season has been wild! Lions and Seahawks and fantasy points, oh my! Those two teams engaged in an absolute shootout at Ford Field, and many managers benefitted from the offensive fireworks. Jared Goff and Geno Smith both scored over 30 points, and Rashaad Penny had nearly 29 points. Believe it or not, none of those three was even the highest-scoring player in the contest! We also saw injuries to a pair of big-name backs, including the consensus top overall pick, not to mention the statistical returns of a few first-rounders.
Those are among what I believe are the top 10 fantasy football story lines from this week that will no doubt affect your starting lineup decisions moving forward.
Jonathan Taylor continues to flounder for managers. Taylor, the consensus No. 1 overall pick in 2022 fantasy drafts, has looked like a shell of his former self the last three weeks. In that time, he’s scored a combined 22.7 fantasy points, including a mere 3.3 points in a loss to the Titans. Head coach Frank Reich said after the game that Taylor has an ankle injury, but the extent of the ailment is unknown. He’ll have tests on the ankle on Monday. The Colts’ next game is on Thursday night, so Taylor could be in real danger of missing that contest.
