Yahoo Sports fantasy analyst Matt Harmon and NFL analyst Nate Tice preview the upcoming Thursday Night Football clash between the Vikings and Rams, analyzing key matchups and what to expect from both teams. Hear the full conversation on the “Yahoo Fantasy Forecast” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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I am assuming we get Cooper Cup in this game.
69.5 is his receiving yard over under and his catches number is over 6.5 at minus 1, 35.
Like I do kind of think if he’s out there, he’s gonna just get peppered with targets.
Uh like, hey, showcase, look, look at how healthy he is.
Look at how healthy he is.
Don’t you want to trade for him?
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Uh I do like uh Kyron Williams overs.
I think the Rams attack and, and everyone knows me, I love that run play duo.
The Rams are the best at that.
Run them, the Lions, actually them Lions and Cardinals.
Gee three of my favorite offenses.
But they uh got a tight folks.
He’s got a T I do because usually if you do that, you have a kick ass offensive line.
So that’s why I, I typically like those teams but um but with Kyron Williams is that, that run play duo is very good against the Vikings and the Lions got after him with it.
They’ve got him after him with a few different runs.
They’re, I feel like they’re just gonna, like, not try and reinvents the wheel and go.
It’s gonna be a, a heavy run script with gashes through the air.
Watch what the Lions did while the Rams have a, you know, they could do that passing wise, just supercharged because it’s staffer instead of golf and then I think the run game can do that.
It’s not to the level of Montgomery and Gibbs and the Lions offensive line.
It’s still a damn good run game and they’re gonna give Kyron Touches.
Um So I think this is just type type of game script, his, I think also receiving overs for Kyron Williams, I could see him getting a screen or two.
They love giving screens especially against blitz happy teams and I couldn’t find the longest completion, but uh over longest completion for Tutu Atwell, like, you know, they catch him on a blitz and they gash him just with one big play because that’s how you have to get after this Vikings defense.
So, yeah, some of the Rams overs, I’m actually more high on than maybe I initially thought, especially since the Rams defense is weak and the Vikings offense can get after teams too.
So I don’t know if you wanted to say, oh yeah, Justin Jefferson might get a lot too.
Justin Jefferson said, oh, I want to break 100 yards.
He said, I’m so close, so I want to break it.
So you say that publicly for a reason.
So maybe look out for some uh some, a heavy Justin Jefferson script on the other side, which shouldn’t surprise anybody.
18.5 is the longest reception for taking that will take it.
I like it.
I see that, I see that happening because I could see a gash play coming Kyron Williams, his receiving yard over is 16.5.
That’s a little, that’s a little high.
Um, but I wish it was like 12.5 or like 11.5.
You know, it’s just that one screen that you can take.
Yeah, I do love your.
Um, usually I’m a coward and go with the rush attempts, but it’s 18.5 again, pretty high for Kron Williams.
Like there’s a chance the Vikings just get on top of this team and then they’re not really running the ball.
It’s a short week.
Do you want to wear them out?
Like on a short week?
So that I, I, I’m with you on that.