Giants vs. Rams Fantasy Football Worksheet, Week 2

The Worksheet, a comprehensive fantasy football preview by Rich Hribar, breaks down everything you need to know about the Week 2 matchup between the Giants and Rams on Monday Night Football.

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Giants vs. Rams Fantasy Quarterback Preview

Jaxson Dart

Dart was hyper-efficient in his new offense to open the year, completing 23 of 29 passes (79.3%) for 230 yards (7.9 Y/A) with 3 touchdowns.

He rushed 11 times for 54 yards.

Dart produced 1.0 EPA or more on a career-high 35.3% of his dropbacks.

He lost 1.0 EPA or worse on a career-low 2.9%, the best rate in Week 1 of any quarterback.

Ending the week as the QB4 (26.6 points), Dart is now averaging 20.6 fantasy points per game over his 13 career starts.

He has 9 QB1 scoring weeks in those outings.

Yes, Week 1 was against the Cowboys.

He's a road underdog with a lower team total, but Dart should get consistent QB1 treatment.

If Dart adds efficiency through the air while keeping his rushing upside, he has a lot of ceiling here.

The Giants ran a quick-hitting operation against Dallas.

Dart threw the ball within 2.5 seconds on 55.9% of his passes Sunday night, the highest rate of his career.

His rookie rate was 42.3%.

On those plays, Dart was 17 of 20 for 146 yards and 2 touchdowns.

That is the formula the 49ers used in Week 1 against the Rams to negate their expected pass rush.

Brock Purdy threw the ball within 2.5 seconds of the snap on 52.8% of his throws against the Rams, QB7 of the week.

Purdy was 16 of 20 for 104 yards and a touchdown on those throws.

The Rams had zero sacks and got quick pressure on Purdy only 5.6% of the time.

Myles Garrett was placed on injured reserve this week.

The Rams are expected to get Aaron Donald back on Monday, but losing Garrett is a big hit.

Matthew Stafford

Week 1 was rough for Stafford.

He was 15 of 25 (60%) for 155 yards (6.2 yards per attempt), threw no touchdowns, and threw an interception.

We expected regression to hit Stafford this season after a career-high 7.7% touchdown rate, but this was on the extreme end.

He threw at least 1 touchdown pass in every game last season.

This was the second time in as many meetings that a Raheem Morris defense gave Stafford fits.

The 49ers took away the in-breaking routes that are a staple of this passing game.

When forced to throw outside, Stafford went 13 for 22 for 128 yards.

I am not a tinfoil conspiracy theorist who thinks the Rams intentionally threw a division game in a loaded division for full-season rest, but it was odd that they showed no sense of urgency.

The Rams' pass rate was 12.3% below expectations in Week 1, second only to the Falcons (-18.5%).

The Falcons at least had a real excuse.

In 2025, the Rams were third in pass rate over expectations (5.8%).

The Rams are back at home and have one of the highest totals of Week 2, so Stafford still warrants being a fringe QB1 as we leave last week behind and take in their approach here.

Dallas still regularly moved the ball against the Giants and had scoring opportunities, but the Giants limited possessions.

I assume they'll take a similar approach here as road dogs.

Dak Prescott averaged only 5.1 yards per pass attempt, but the Cowboys had a league-high 4 drops, and the Giants also committed a league-high 4 pass interference penalties.

Giants vs. Rams Fantasy Running Back Preview

Cam Skattebo

Skattebo led this backfield with 18 touches for 81 yards and a touchdown in Week 1.

While he did work as the lead ball carrier, a few things from Week 1 were potential red flags for his upside if they remain consistent.

His 60% share of backfield touches ranked RB21 for the week.

Skattebo had 18 touches, but they were all runs.

He ran a route on only 38.2% of the dropbacks (RB27 in Week 1), as Devin Singletary (50% of dropbacks) worked in as the receiving back.

Singletary caught 4 passes for 22 yards and a touchdown.

Maybe the new regime doesn't want him in pass protection (a weak point of his), but Skattebo is a quality pass catcher going back to his college days.

You would think he could still impact the receiving game without being in pass protection.

Skattebo still played at the goal line at least, but we want to see him used in the passing game.

If he remains a rushing-dependent fantasy player, that archetype becomes fragile as a road underdog.

The Rams did have issues slowing down the San Francisco run game in Week 1, allowing 133 yards on 24 attempts (5.5 YPC) to 49ers running backs.

We are still a ways away from treating this running game on the same level, but we have a good idea that the Giants will try to run the football while the game remains in a neutral script.

Kyren Williams & Blake Corum

This backfield was a split on the surface level to the same degree we saw a year ago.

Kyren Williams had 14 touches for 65 yards and a touchdown while Blake Corum turned 10 touches into 54 yards.

But Williams played 63.2% of snaps to Corum's 22.8% because the former plays in all game scripts and passing plays.

The Rams ran the ball 76.9% of the time on Corum's snaps.

Corum ran 2 pass routes compared to 20 for Williams.

This was the same story as last year.

Until Corum starts getting that work, he has marginal standalone appeal.

That is because Williams also played 77.8% of the snaps in the red zone.

In 2025, Williams played 69.2% of red-zone snaps.

The rub is that Corum steals enough rushing share to be a thorn in Williams' weekly ceiling.

This usage hurts both for fantasy and makes Williams need touchdowns.

The Rams provide those scoring opportunities more often than not as an offense (and he is a home favorite here), but Williams is more reliant on reaching the end zone to carry his floor as an RB2.

The Giants allowed 72 total yards and 2 touchdowns to Javonte Williams on Sunday night.

Giants vs. Rams Fantasy Wide Receiver Preview

Puka Nacua

Nacua collected 5 of his 9 targets for 74 yards in the season opener.

While the box score was mild for his standards, Nacua had a rugged 41-yard catch-and-run to anchor his game.

He nearly had a touchdown to boost this line, but his knee was down at the 1-yard line.

Nacua also still sustained his gaudy usage rates and efficiency.

The Rams just chose not to throw the ball.

Nacua had 33.3% of the team targets, 45% of the air yards, and was targeted on 45% of his routes.

He had 3.70 yards per route run.

Another note for Nacua: he played 81% of the snaps when the Rams went to 13 personnel.

In 2025, that was 36.8%.

There should be no hesitation in going back to him as a front-end option here.

The Giants did limit the Dallas passing game in Week 1, but I still have questions about the secondary's quality.

If they show up with another performance this week and make it back-to-back games against high-end passing attacks, then I will recalibrate.

Malik Nabers

Ominous reports surrounded Nabers' status going into Sunday night.

Not only did he play, but he also led the team in targets (9), catching 6 passes for 69 yards.

Coming back from his ACL injury, Nabers was limited to a route on 70.6% of the dropbacks, but he was active when on the field.

He was targeted on 37.5% of his routes, posting 2.88 yards per route.

Even if, by his own account, he is not quite 100% yet, Nabers looked good, and this offense performed better than expected.

Nabers is an upside WR2 as we anticipate a ramp-up to being a full-time player.

The Rams' new secondary had their own issues in Week 1, allowing San Francisco receivers to catch 14 of 17 targets for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Davante Adams

Adams caught 3 of 6 targets for 26 yards in Week 1.

Adams did run 1 more route in Australia than Nacua, but when the Rams got near the end zone, Adams had odd usage.

He only ran 1 route in the red zone and played only 1 of 6 snaps inside the 10-yard line.

Nacua played 100% of those.

This was an underwhelming game for this offense in general and could be an outlier we just throw out, but we already knew that Adams was the most touchdown-dependent fantasy receiver a year ago, something that was due to regress.

If he does have any type of role change near the paint, that is problematic.

Adams played only 19% of snaps in 13 personnel in Week 1, handing those snaps off to Nacua.

Again, it was just one game.

I would still use Adams as a WR2/WR3 option as we get more of a sample size.

Giants WRs

Darnell Mooney ran 26 routes (76.5%), catching 2 passes for 27 yards.

Malachi Fields ran 21 routes (61.8%), saw 4 targets, and caught 2 for 25 yards.

Fields was targeted on 19% of his routes compared to 7.7% for Mooney.

Both are single-game DFS options, with Fields the better long-term hold in deeper formats.

Giants vs. Rams Fantasy Tight End Preview

Isaiah Likely

Likely has become a Week 1 fantasy hero.

In his debut with the Giants, Likely caught all 8 targets for 78 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Could this be the best game Likely has all season?

There's a good chance it is his highest-scoring game, but that doesn't mean we have to completely hide and sell, either.

He was still a limited player beyond the box score.

He ran a route on 67.6% of the dropbacks (TE20), and the Giants ran the ball on just 29.4% of his snaps.

The Giants ran the ball on 50% of Theo Johnson‘s snaps.

But Likely was targeted on 34.8% of his routes (TE3) and led all tight ends with a 57.1% target share on third downs, with a 50% target share in the red zone.

Only Trey McBride had a higher target share (35.1%) than Likely (27.6%) in Week 1.

I think of Likely as similar to Dalton Kincaid, who has a nearly identical usage profile in a better offense.

They'll have down games because of their route participation, but they also have per-target upside that is hard to find at the position.

That makes them upside TE1 plays.

At a low-bar fantasy position, I don't mind some floor since all the non-elites at the position have it.

I would rather take shots on that per-target upside versus a steadier low-ceiling option.

And Likely may have a larger runout than the initial usage suggests.

Rams TEs

The Rams used 13 personnel for 36.8% of their snaps in Week 1, second in the league behind the Bills.

Unfortunately, this offense produced little in Australia.

Colby Parkinson led the tight ends with 18 routes (62.1% of dropbacks), catching 1 of 2 targets for 6 yards.

Terrance Ferguson ran 13 routes (44.8%) and failed to catch a pass on 1 target.

Tyler Higbee and Davis Allen each ran 4 routes.

Ferguson played a lot in the first half, running a route on 72.7% of dropbacks.

If Parkinson and Ferguson can separate as the two leading guys, that makes things easier, but all of these guys are touchdown-dependent TE2 plays best played in single-game DFS.

Parkinson played a team-high 77.8% of snaps in the red zone and remains the best bet for a touchdown.

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