The Green Bay Packers needed everything in their bag of tricks Sunday. They trailed much of the game before a touchdown with three seconds left gave Green Bay a 27-24 win over the Miami Dolphins.
Packers fantasy recap: Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb keep rolling
The Green Bay receivers have to be the league’s best unit right now. We break down the fantasy implications.
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The Packers now sit at 4-2, tied for first in the NFC North, and have won three in a row. We break down the fantasy performances in the game:
Anyone who thought Rodgers was fading after two bad games in his first three has to feel silly now -- he has been fine. Rodgers had 25 fantasy points Sunday, with 264 passing yards and three touchdowns, adding 34 rushing yards. Rodgers remains one of the top three or four quarterbacks in fantasy.
Ugh, Lacy. Week 5 was supposed to be his 2014 turning point, with 24 fantasy points that bested his season total to that point, but he fell totally flat Sunday. Lacy ran the ball 14 times Sunday for only 40 yards, a four-point fantasy day that had to crush his owners. His backup, James Starks, didn't do much more, with 31 rushing yards on eight carries. Lacy is the kind of back you have to use in your lineup every week, but if he doesn't get it together that could change.
There’s not much left to say about Nelson at this point. He had 107 yards and a score on nine catches (16 targets) in Sunday’s game. He has 89 fantasy points in six games, with five touchdowns, three 100-yard games, and 632 total yards. He’s one of the top three or four receivers in the game.
He might not be Nelson, but Cobb has been exceptional this year, as well. He had a touchdown and 58 yards on five catches Sunday, adding a rush for 1 yard. He now has seven scores in six games, and while a 331-yard total isn't anything that special, someone who can score at that rate is still insanely useful. Behind Nelson and Cobb, Davante Adams continued his surge, catching six passes for 77 yards Sunday. What a strong receiving corps.
Quarless still isn’t anything useful for fantasy, but he did catch the game-winning touchdown Sunday, one of two catches he had. The tight end had 11 yards in the game, only his second game of the season with more than two fantasy points. He’s not someone you’re using even in the deepest leagues.
