Start or Sit These Players on Monday Night to Win Week 10 Fantasy

I will be with you every step of the way with recommendations on who to start and who to sit for every Monday Night Football matchup. Without further ado, let’s make the moves required to wrap up your Week 9 victory. This week we take a look at the NFC West showdown between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers.

Quarterback

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Matthew Stafford – Los Angeles Rams Sully’s Rank: QB6

Entering Week 10, Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford is sitting at QB4 with 202.54 fantasy points. Stafford is averaging 22.50 points per game. His points per game average (QB7) includes Week 9’s 15.06 point outing against the Tennessee.

The game against the Titans last week was Stafford’s worst game of the season, and I fully expect him to bounce back this week facing the San Francisco 49ers. Their defense has allowed six quarterbacks to score 19-plus fantasy points, including five with over 20 and two with over 25 points. The Niners are giving up on average 21 points per game to the opposing QB, which ranks 5th worst in the league.

Jimmy Garoppolo – San Francisco Forty-Niners Sully’s Rank: QB22

Jimmy Garoppolo has scored 20+ fantasy points in two straight games. He has George Kittle back, and Brandon Aiyuk appears to have remembered how to play this game as of late.

I wouldn’t bet on much from this 49ers offense in Week 10, and Jimmy G’s 20+ point streak likely crashes back to Earth. The Rams are holding the opponent’s QB to 17.5 points per game (8th best), and now they welcome Von Miller into the fold. Jimmy G is a back-end QB2 this week and should be avoided in all 1QB leagues.

Running Back

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Los Angeles Backfield

Towards the tail end of the preseason, the Rams acquired Sony Michel from the New England Patriots in an attempt to shore up the backfield hole left by the injured Cam Akers. At the time of the trade, it looked like the Rams were setting us up for a committee approach with Michel and Darrell Henderson.

San Francisco is the 12th worst defense this season against the run allowing on average 25.4 PPR points a game. In their 8 games this season, they have allowed a total of 10 touchdowns to opposing running backs.

As we enter Week 10, it has become evident that this backfield belongs to Henderson. Henderson enters the second half of the season as RB12 with a weekly average of 16.5 PPR points. I have him ranked at RB11, and in my opinion, he is a must start.

As for Sony Michel, as long as Henderson is healthy and active, Michel will remain on my bench regardless of the matchup. I have Sony ranked at RB47 in Week 10, and if at all possible, I prefer to keep him on my bench.

San Francisco Backfield

Entering the season it looked like the Niners would be led by Raheem Mostert once again, and there was plenty of preseason hype for Ohio State rookie RB, Trey Sermon. As we roll into Week 10, Mostert is on IR, and Sermon is sitting at RB79 with a total of 21.8 points. The back that has led the way to the surprise of everyone is 6th round rookie Elijah Mitchell.

The Rams enter this week with the 15th stingiest fantasy defense against the running back position. This is a good run defense that has allowed 23.