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Calvin Ridley among Titans ruled out for Week 7

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17 October 2025

The Titans will not have one of their top offensive players when they face the Patriots on Sunday.

Tennessee announced receiver Calvin Ridley has been ruled out with the hamstring injury he suffered during last week’s loss to the Raiders.

Ridley has not been able to practice all week.

One of the team’s most productive offensive players, Ridley leads the club with 290 yards on 16 receptions so far in 2025.

Edge rusher Arden Key (quad), offensive lineman Blake Hance (shoulder), and receiver Bryce Oliver (knee) have also been ruled out for Week 7.

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Giants respond to Broncos trash talk ahead of Week 7 matchup: 'We're going to settle everything Sunday'

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17 October 2025

Even after beating the previously undefeated Chargers and the reigning Super Bowl champion Eagles, the Broncos are seemingly unimpressed by Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart or the team's recent success.

In the days leading up to their Week 7 showdown in Denver, Broncos players publicly spoke about Dart and the Giants. And not everything said was golden.

“He’s a young guy. He’s feelin’ himself a little bit," Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper told the media on Wednesday. "He’s out there running around. He’s got the chain on. He’s dancing. I feel like everybody needs something, you know. ‘We’ve went against QBs who have ran around in the pocket and have tried to do stuff with their legs. So, ain’t nothing we haven’t seen.”

Broncos star linebacker Nik Bonitto wrote in a since-deleted post on Twitter how he felt about the Giants fanbase: "I've never seen such a delusional fanbase."

Dart responded to Cooper's comments to The New York Post on Thursday after practice, saying, "First of all, it’s normal. I think a lot of guys wear chains and dance when they score touchdowns. I appreciate him following my dance touchdowns and stuff. But he’s a really good player, so excited for the test."

While the Giants quarterback took the high road, fans were up in arms, and some of the team's star players reacted in kind. Kayvon Thibodeaux wrote Thursday night, "Hold on what I miss??" before posting back-to-back gifs suggesting he's ready for Sunday. 

Giants head coach Brian Daboll was asked before Friday's practice about the social media tiff and didn't acknowledge it.

"The biggest thing is going out there and playing well on Sunday to play a game against a challenging...good football team," he said. 

When asked directly if he felt the Broncos were "dismissive" of his team, Daboll brought it back to the play on the field.

"I'll just say this: that's a really good football team. None of that really matters. What matters is how you perform during the week and how you play on Sunday. We're in a competitive industry, emotional industry, but the most important thing is doing your job leading up to Sunday and ultimately going out there and playing well on Sunday." 

Giants rookie Abdul Carter got in on the back-and-forth, quote-tweeting Cooper's comments about Dart and writing "put ya 3D glasses on."

He met with the media at his locker following Friday's practice and downplayed the social media banter, and said the game will dictate everything.

"We believe in our guys. I don’t want to put too much into it," Carter said. "We’re ready for Sunday. We’re gonna settle everything on the field."

He later added, "I wasn’t surprised. People say things, but like I said, we play in two days. We're going to settle everything Sunday...Trash talk, no trash talk, we’re gonna be ready regardless." 

The Giants will look to pick up their third win in four games and their first road victory of the season when they take on the Broncos this Sunday.

"We're going to settle everything Sunday"

Abdul Carter on the trash talk between the Giants and Broncos: pic.twitter.com/pNXFZFcIKY

— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) October 17, 2025
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NFL 2025 Week 7 Start 'Em Sit 'Em: Dak Prescott eyes elite fantasy status

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17 October 2025

Week 7 has multiple shootouts on tap, giving fantasy managers some great options to choose from for their FLEX choices. These are my favorite starts and my biggest fades ahead of Sunday's game.

▶ Quarterback

Start: Dak Prescott, Cowboys

The Cowboys and Commanders are squaring off for a “fantasy in bio” game of the year. Washington has given up the sixth-most fantasy points to opposing passers, while the Cowboys lead the league in fantasy points allowed to QBs. Vegas has this matchup with a 54.5-point total, the highest of the season. With CeeDee Lamb making his return, there’s nothing stopping Prescott from a top-five fantasy outing this week.

Start: Jared Goff, Lions

Speaking of shootouts, the Lions play host to the Bucs this week in a game with a 52.5 total. Goff has played in three games that saw more than 50 points scored this year. He has nine passing touchdowns in those contests. Detroit’s 29.5 team total is the highest of the week. The Bucs have given up the 11th-most fantasy points to opposing passers this year and rank 20th in EPA per play allowed through the air. Both Goff and Baker Mayfield are must-starts this week.

Sit: Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins

The great city of Cleveland is giving us our first weather game of the year.

NEW: Dolphins-Browns game in Cleveland could have 50-60 mph wind gusts.

The National Weather Service says this is “certainly a system worth keeping an eye on” as a stronger storm may materialize.

The current forecast: 94% chance of rain, 36 mph gusts, and 65 degrees.

— Andy Slater (@AndySlater) October 16, 2025

The total has dropped from 43.5 at open to 37.5 as of Friday morning. Miami's team total of 17 is the second-lowest of the week. We’re going to see a record-setting number of carries and check-downs in this game. Tua should be avoided, even in Superflex leagues.

Sit: C.J. Stroud, Texans

The road-tripping Texans have a 19.25 team total. That is lower than the Dillon Gabriel-led Browns and the Garrett Wilson-less Jets. They get a Seattle defense that ranks 12th in pressure rate despite blitzing at the lowest clip in the NFL. Stroud has struggled mightily against pressure this year. PFF has him graded as their No. 29 passer when pressured. He has two interceptions and no touchdowns on these dropbacks. The Texans' offense has been sluggish at best this year. Facing Mike Macdonald’s defense in Seattle won’t make a Week 7 turnaround likely.

Philadelphia Eagles v New York Giants
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▶ Running Back

Start: J.K. Dobbins, Broncos

Dobbins busted last week with a grand total of four PPR points, but his role remained the same. He was responsible for 64 percent of the Broncos’ carries and ran a route on 39 percent of the team’s dropbacks. Both marks were slightly above his season-long averages. He out-carried his backups 14-3. The Giants are an above-average matchup for Dobbins in terms of fantasy points allowed, in which they rank 11th. They are even better for him in the advanced numbers. The G-Men rank 27th in EPA allowed on the ground. It’s a clear get-right spot for Dobbins this week.

Start: Rhamondre Stevenson, Patriots

Stevenson is never a fun start, but he has to be considered as a touchdown favorite over the lowly Titans. Tennessee ranks 24th in EPA per rush attempt allowed. More importantly, they are facing more carries from opposing backs than all but one team, the Bengals. The Titans give up 24.5 running back carries per game. Antonio Gibson suffered a torn ACL in Week 5. In Week 6, Stevenson set a season-high in carry share at 54 percent. His role is as good as ever and he gets one of the best matchups in the league for running back production.

Sit: Kenneth Walker, Seahawks

Yardage is nice for fantasy managers, but the easy points come from catches and touchdowns. In five games with Zach Charbonnet active, the latter has out-carried Walker 19-10 in the red zone and 6-0 inside the five. Charbonnet also has a 68-46 routes advantage when both backs are healthy. Even when looking at just rush attempts, Charbonnet holds a slight lead. Walker is the lesser half of a committee and doesn’t see the high-value opportunities. He is more of a weekly FLEX play than an RB2 at this point.

Sit: Chuba Hubbard, Panthers

The Panthers are on track for a true backfield-by-committee in the wake of consecutive explosions from Rico Dowdle. Dowlde currently ranks fifth in rushing yards off the back of 389 in two games with Hubbard sidelined. Hubbard was limited in practice for most of the week and is competing with a top-five rusher for carries. Dowdle is besting him in all of the efficiency metrics this year and Hubbard is coming off a multi-week injury. The risk simply isn’t worth the reward for fantasy managers in his first game back.

Los Angeles Chargers v Miami Dolphins - NFL 2025
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▶ Wide Receiver

Start: Rashee Rice, Chiefs

It’s all systems go for Rice out of the gates. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler wrote point-blank, “The Chiefs won’t be easing Rashee Rice back into action.” That’s about as clear as it gets as far as NFL reporting goes. Rice was on pace for historic numbers last year. His 28/288/2 line through three games in 2024 would have been good for 136/1,632/12 and a WR2 overall finish for the season. Even if he doesn’t get back that pace right away, he’ll do enough to hit the WR2 ranks.

Start: Luther Burden, Bears

This is a conditional start, but one that needs to be mentioned. DJ Moore is banged up and looks to be truly questionable for Week 7. If he doesn’t play, it’s wheels up for Burden. The second-round rookie ranks top-five among all wideouts in yards per route run (3.1) and yards after the catch per reception (7.7). Burden already worked his way into a larger role last week. He ran 39 percent of the routes and earned a 14 percent target share. Neither number makes him worth starting on its own, but his increasing role shows the Bears' desire to get him more involved. Burden is going to the moon if Moore doesn’t play.

Sit: Ladd McConkey, Chargers

As a McConkey stan, this one hurts to write. When Quentin Johnston was on the field for the first five weeks, he was running circles around McConkey. Johnston had a 23 percent target share and a 36 percent air yards share. McConkey was at 20 and 22 percent. Johnston — along with Keenan Allen — had 34 first-read targets compared to 23 for McConkey. The team was treating Johnston and Allen like co-WR1s while Ladd was left to fend for WR3 scraps. With Johnston expected to play this week, it looks like McConkey’s 7/100/1 line from Week 6 will go down as an anomaly.

Sit: Kayshon Boutte, Patriots

I’m not doing this song and dance with Boutte again. He popped up for 103 yards in Week 1 and was held to 105 yards over his next four games combined. Boutte then hit for another big game with two scores against the Saints. The difference between his boom and bust games comes down to which defenses are vulnerable to deep shots. The Raiders and Saints — his opponents in Weeks 1 and 6 — have faced the 11th and 7th-most deep throws this year. His other four opponents have all been below-average in deep targets allowed. The Titans, whom he faces in Week 7, are allowing the fourth-fewest deep targets this year.

Washington Commanders v Atlanta Falcons
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▶ Tight End

Start: Harold Fannin Jr., Browns

While passing production might be scarce for both teams in Cleveland on Sunday, that shouldn’t be an issue for Fannin. The rookie has the third most targets (25), catches (21), and yards (171) on throws 1-9 yards downfield. He leads the Browns in catches and yards. With David Njoku likely out for Week 7, Fannin is going to dominate a check-down-heavy Browns passing game.

Start: Michael Mayer, Raiders

Brock Bowers is out again this week. Mayer drew the start in Week 6 and did his best Bowers impression with five grabs for 50 yards and a touchdown. His advanced metrics were even better. Mayer ran 80 percent of the routes and earned a monstrous 32 percent target share. He managed a 28 percent air yards share despite a running back level aDOT of 2.4. He’s not Bowers, but the fantasy check cashes all the same.

Sit: Travis Kelce, Chiefs

Kelce has come to life in recent weeks with 13 receptions for 139 yards and a touchdown over his past two outings. With Rice back in the lineup, I don’t expect him to stay hot, especially in a game Vegas doesn’t expect to be close.

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Kelce was a non-factor with Rice on the field last year, averaging a pitiful five fantasy points over the first three weeks. Rice operates in a similar part of the field and is far more effective than his aging tight end teammate. I would rather be a week early to sitting Kelce than a week late.

Sit: Juwan Johnson, Saints

The fabled “Juwan Johnson role” is disappearing before our eyes. Johnson posted a 24 percent target share over the first three weeks of the season. That number is down to 11 percent over his past three appearances. His target rate (targets per route) is also down from 24 percent to 12 percent. Chris Olave is still dominating targets while both Rashid Shaheed and Alvin Kamara are getting more involved through the air. Johnson, in turn, is barely clinging to TE2 life.

Washington Commanders v Green Bay Packers
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