Rams quarterback Goff gets shot at redemption after ugly week

Week 7 of the fantasy football season will hinge on the health of two WR1-caliber pass-catchers along with an opportunity for a Super Bowl quarterback to redeem himself.

The week also presents one of the league’s best backs facing the worst run defense in both reality and fantasy, and how one trade will make an already productive tight end a bigger threat than the receivers surrounding him.

START: Jared Goff, QB, Rams: Yes, Goff comes off perhaps the worst game of his brief career. However, he gets to redeem himself against a Falcons defense that is thirdworst in fantasy points allowed per game to opposing passers and one that has given up a combined 766 yards and eight touchdown passes the past two weeks. If Todd Gurley is out again, then expect Goff to have a green light to tee off on Atlanta’s defense.

SIT: Philip Rivers, QB, Chargers: Tennessee is 10th-best in fantasy when it comes to stopping opposing quarterbacks and average an interception per game. Rivers has thrown four interceptions the past two games and could also find himself and the Chargers offense thrown off because of the Titans’ slow and deliberate style when they have the ball. That means Rivers could see his streak of at least 20 completions come to an end if he’s on the sideline watching Titans RB Derrick Henry chewing up time.

START: Leonard Fournette, RB, Jaguars: In perhaps the most ideal matchup in Week 7, Fournette — who leads the league in rushing yards after contact per rush — meets the Bengals, who have allowed 193.3 total yards per game against opposing runners. Fournette is on pace for 1,557 rushing yards this season and could exceeded his season-high of 225 that he ripped off in Week 5 against the Broncos. One thing is certain: Fournette will improve upon the one rushing touchdown he currently has so far this season.

SIT: Le’Veon Bell, RB, Jets: At this point of the season, draft positioning is secondary. That’s why it should be easy to sit Bell, who has just one rushing touchdown and averages just 3 yards per carry. Well, that and the fact the Jets meet a Patriots run defense that allows just 73.7 yards per game and only two touchdowns. Bell could make up for it with his pass catching, but his fantasy owners are on a fool’s errand by plugging him in the lineup.

START: Michael Gallup, WR, Cowboys: Gallup averages nine targets per game and has improved his catching percentage from 48.5 percent last year to 66.7 percent this season. He’ll take on an Eagles defense that’s among the worst in fantasy football. Only the Giants allow more than Philly’s 202.3 yards per game to opposing receivers, and there’s every reason to feel good about Gallup continuing the struggles of Eagles defensive backs.

SIT: Demarcus Robinson, WR, Chiefs: Tyreek Hill’s return last week puts Robinson on the fantasy outs. Robinson failed to grab any of his four targets against the Texans and it’s unlikely he gets more than a target or two against the Broncos, who are the league’s toughest fantasy defense against wide receivers.