Golden Tate

Week 15 at Los Angeles Rams

The defending Super Bowl champs continue to suffer major injuries to starting positions, with the latest in the form of a back injury for Carson Wentz. Insert the Super Bowl MVP against his former team, as Nick Foles comes back to the spotlight. The Rams are just 23rd in aFPA to WRs this season, and this game has an over/under of more than 50, but the Eagles have an implied team total of less than 20. Extreme negative game script could mean high-volume passing. For these reasons, we like Tate as a FLEX option this week.

Week 13 vs. Washington Redskins

The Philadelphia - Washington game has a low over/under of just 45 points. The Eagles are home favorites against a backup quarterback, which could lead to more rushing volume than usual this week. Washington is 22nd in aFPA to WRs, but the trade for Golden Tate has made it tough for any Eagles receiver to post fantasy relevant numbers, including Tate himself. He is being targeted more than Alshon Jeffery, but he's turned 16 targets into just 78 yards over the past two weeks. He cannot be trusted in lineups.

Week 11 at New Orleans Saints

The Eagles are riding the struggle bus lately, but a stop at Superdome station is always a good place to cure what ails in fantasy. A suspected shootout Sunday has the Eagles with an implied team total of more than 23 points, despite being eight-point underdogs. Plus, the Saints are a pass funnel defense, ranking fourth in aFPA to RBs but dead-last in aFPA to WRs. Marshon Lattimore should be covering Alshon Jeffery this week, freeing up Nelson Agholor and Golden Tate in better match-ups against P.J. Williams and Eli Apple, respectively. Agholor could be worth dart throw FLEX consideration in a heavy bye week, but we want to see more consistent usage from Tate on his new team before rolling him back into lineups.