Who Should I Start? Cooper Kupp or Rashod Bateman

Monday, December 9, 7:54 AM

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp brought in five of his eight targets on Sunday against the Bills and finished with 92 receiving yards. He caught his sixth touchdown of the season with an acrobatic catch at the goal line in the third quarter of the Rams' impressive 44-42 win over Buffalo. It was a nice bounce-back game for Kupp after just 17 yards against the Saints, and he now has four scores in his last four games and is up to 657 yards for the season. He is a solid WR2 with WR1 upside for this week's matchup with the 49ers on Thursday Night Football. He has missed the Rams last three matchups with the Niners but has 40 catches for 441 yards and two touchdowns in his last four games against his division foes.

Monday, December 9, 3:39 PM

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman (knee) returned to the team's unofficial practice on Monday as they come out of their bye week. Bateman played only 18 offensive snaps in the Week 13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles due to a knee injury. The 25-year-old's injury isn't considered serious, though, so with the benefit of a Week 14 bye, he could be ready to play in Week 15 against the New York Giants. Diontae Johnson will be suspended during Week 15, so it would be Zay Flowers, Nelson Agholor and Tylan Wallace serving in three-wide sets for the Ravens if Bateman is held out this week. We'll have a better idea of Bateman's Week 15 status once the Ravens return to official practice on Wednesday. Bateman has had a much bigger role on offense in 2024 but is still averaging only 8.7 half-PPR fantasy points, which ranks him 48th among all wideouts.