Ray-Ray McCloud

The Raiders' inability to move the football for more than three quarters limited quarterback Kirk Cousins to just 17 pass attempts. Even then, the veteran quarterback continued to struggle with inconsistent play and numerous off-target throws, something that has plagued Cousins during the second half of the season as the Falcons have slipped out of the playoff picture in the NFC. They currently reside one game back from the division lead and will need to continue to string together wins to punch their ticket to the postseason.

With a cooked Kirk Cousins checking down with increasing desperation and frequency, McCloud actually led the Falcons in targets and receptions. The yards were a new career high. McCloud has been passing some bad PPR checks for a few weeks, but you would still have to be truly desperate to rely on him as a WR4. You can do better for Week 15 against the Raiders.

Falcons WR Drake London had 10 targets against the Vikings, but was only able to haul in 70 yards. He also didn t find the end zone for the fourth game in a row. His teammates had better fantasy days with Darnell Mooney catching six of seven targets for 142 yards while Ray-Ray McCloud caught eight of 11 targets for 98 yards.

The 95 yards were easily a new season high thanks to a 60-yard catch-and-run in the third quarter. McCloud also posted five receptions for the second game in a row after previously going five contests without doing so. Good for McCloud, but not really fantasy relevant with Kirk Cousins' struggles deepening heading into Week 14 against the Vikings.