The Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Rams hooked up for 86 points the last time they met in 2024, and this Week 5 Monday Night Football showdown brings plenty of fantasy juice back to the table.
The most intriguing captain play here is Dalton Kincaid. His production has cooled after a fast start to the season, which should keep him under the radar in DFS builds.
But the setup still makes sense for a bounce-back shot. The Rams have allowed the fewest fantasy points to opposing tight ends, so this is not a clean matchup on paper.
Even so, Kincaid’s salary opens the door to fitting in more high-end pieces around him, and that keeps him in play at captain.
Buffalo’s coaching staff has already shown it wants to feature him. After the Bills’ Week 3 win, head coach Joe Brady made a point of getting Kincaid the ball. Kincaid then saw only two targets in last week’s loss, so there’s reason to think Buffalo could lean back in that direction after another defeat.
Josh Allen remains the anchor for Buffalo and is impossible to leave out of a showdown lineup. He’s averaging 28.1 FPPG this season and has the kind of dual-threat profile that can swing a slate on his own. Allen leads all quarterbacks with seven rushing touchdowns and also ranks ninth in passing yards per game.
He also has the kind of game log that reminds everyone why he’s such a force in this matchup. Against the Rams last time, Allen delivered 51.8 fantasy points, throwing for 342 yards and three touchdowns without an interception, while adding 82 rushing yards and three more scores.
On the Rams’ side, Puka Nacua comes in after a strong return from injury against the Philadelphia Eagles. He posted 27.7 PPR points on 12 targets in that game, and he gets a Buffalo defense that allows the tenth-most fantasy points to wide receivers. Nacua gives the lineup a high-floor, high-ceiling receiver who can work no matter the opponent.
This build also pairs Nacua with Matthew Stafford for correlation. Stafford has been throwing plenty early this season, sitting tied-third in pass attempts. In the last meeting with Buffalo, he threw for 320 yards and two touchdowns, and he’s already shown enough volume this year to support another productive fantasy outing here.
Stafford has reached 1,000 passing yards this season, with 1,189 passing yards, six passing touchdowns and six interceptions. Over a full-season pace, that would land him at 5,053 passing yards and 26 passing touchdowns.
Tyler Bass is another useful piece in this format. He’s averaging 7.8 FPPG and has been perfect this season. The move to a domed stadium only helps, giving him a better kicking environment and keeping him firmly in play at his salary.
At tight end for Los Angeles, Colby Parkinson is back after missing last week and steps in as the Rams’ TE1 with Terrance Ferguson on injured reserve. In the two full games he has played this season, Parkinson has logged a snap share north of 70 percent, which keeps him on the field and in position for targets on Stafford dropbacks.
That also puts Parkinson in a more appealing value lane than Tyler Higbee, who may draw more attention after posting 20.2 and 11.7 fantasy points over the last two weeks. Those numbers are helped by Ferguson’s absence in those games and Parkinson missing the last one. Parkinson’s playing time makes him the better upside value here.
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