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Before the bulk of the Week 7 slate, fantasy managers will have to set the majority of their fantasy lineups. Below, you can read our Monday Night Football matchups analysis article for the Ravens vs. Buccaneers game to help make any fantasy football lineup decisions for both season-long and DFS.
The first of the two Week 7 MNF games features two offenses that have looked unstoppable at times and two defenses that have given up massive outings this season. There should be plenty of fireworks, which means tons of fantasy production.
Let's waste no more time and dive into the fantasy football matchups for Baker Mayfield, Rachaad White, Bucky Irving, Zay Flowers, Mark Andrews, Isaiah Likely, Sean Tucker, Mike Evans, and more. Read our fantasy football breakdowns for this game -- the recommended starts, sits, and matchups we love heading into the Week 7 matchups. Good luck, RotoBallers!
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Baltimore Ravens at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Spread: Ravens -3.5
Implied Total: Ravens (26.5) vs. Buccaneers (23)
Matchups We Love
Mayfield has a great matchup on his hands in Week 7 against the Ravens. Baltimore has given up the second-most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks while allowing four different quarterbacks to finish top-12 at the position this season. On top of that, this secondary has given up the most pass yards (1,789) and fifth-most pass touchdowns (11) through six weeks. So Mayfield is a top-5 play this week.
Jackson has been the best fantasy quarterback this season and now draws a matchup against a Buccaneers defense that has allowed the third-most fantasy points to quarterbacks. Tampa Bay has also given up the fifth-most rush yards to quarterbacks (187) through six weeks while allowing a league-leading four rush touchdowns to the position. Therefore, Jackson should be in for a strong fantasy day in Week 7.
WR Chris Godwin
Chris Godwin will enter Week 7 as the overall WR1 in fantasy. So you aren't sitting him in Week 7 in a great matchup against the Ravens secondary. Baltimore has allowed the second-most receiving yards (1,122) to wide receivers this season and the seventh-most fantasy points per game to slot wideouts.
Chris Godwin wide open 🙌 A 41-yard TD for the @buccaneers!
📺: #TBvsDET on FOX
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/kxcTAKc9uD— NFL (@NFL) September 15, 2024
WR Zay Flowers
Flowers has finished as a top-15 fantasy wide receiver in back-to-back weeks and gets another strong matchup in Week 7 against the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay has conceded the sixth-most fantasy points per game to wideouts this season. With this game expected to be close, Flowers should see plenty of opportunities in the slot this week. He has reeled in at least six passes in four of six games in 2024.
WR Mike Evans
Mike Evans (hamstring) didn't practice on Thursday, but assuming he plays in Week 7, he is a must-start against the Ravens. Baltimore has allowed the third-most fantasy points per game to opposing wideouts this season, and playmakers like Davante Adams (110 yards and one touchdown), Ja'Marr Chase (193 yards and two touchdowns), and Terry McLaurin (53 yards and two touchdowns) all tore up this secondary.
Update: Evans will play on Monday.
Cade Otton has become a sneaky TE1 option. He has finished as a top-8 fantasy tight end in two of the past four weeks while seeing at least six targets in three of the last four games. With a matchup against the Ravens in Week 7, Otton is a low-end TE1 on Monday. Baltimore has allowed a top-12 fantasy tight end in four of the past five weeks.
Matchups We Hate
Buccaneers RBs
Reports have come out this week that when Rachaad White (foot) returns, the team will rotate three running backs on offense. That is certainly a mess for any fantasy manager who owns White, Bucky Irving, and now Sean Tucker. So all three backs should be avoided in Week 7. Even if White doesn't play, Irving and Tucker will be risky plays. Opposing running backs are averaging only 2.9 yards per carry against this defense this season.
Sean Tucker 36-yard catch-and-run for his 1st career TD!
📺: #TBvsNO on FOX
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/89uZ2hE01c— NFL (@NFL) October 13, 2024
Update: White is listed as questionable for Week 7.
Other Matchups
Henry has been one of the best running back options through the first six weeks. He has already scored nine touchdowns while finishing as a top-10 fantasy running back in four straight weeks. Even though the Buccaneers haven't allowed a top-15 running back finish since Week 2, Henry is still a strong start in all formats this weekend.
Derrick Henry the TD king! (8th TD this season)
📺: #WASvsBAL on CBS/Paramount+
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/b0BLh1ANCb— NFL (@NFL) October 13, 2024
Ravens TEs
Mark Andrews has been better in recent weeks, as the veteran has scored 9.5 PPR fantasy points and 15.6 PPR fantasy points in consecutive weeks. But he remains a risky TE1 option heading into Week 7. He has played under 60% of the team's offensive snaps in four straight games. As for Isaiah Likely, he's too hard to trust as well this week, considering he has totaled under 4.8 PPR fantasy points in four of the past five games.
Notable Injuries
- Rachaad White (foot)
- Mike Evans (hamstring)
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