Caleb Williams being out changes the shape of this Monday Night Football showdown, but it doesn’t exactly thin the field. There are still enough fantasy options here to build around, and the clearest place to start is with Jalen Hurts.
Hurts is the most expensive player in the contest, and that price makes sense given what he’s done for the Eagles early in the season. Through the first two games, he averaged 21.45 fantasy points while throwing at least two touchdowns in each outing.
Even with that production, there’s still room for more. He hasn’t punched in a tush push touchdown yet, which means his ceiling hasn’t fully shown up.
Add in the passing volume and the possibility of rushing scores, and Hurts stands out as the captain play.
DeVonta Smith also looks like a strong fit in a Hurts-led build. With Dallas Goedert sidelined, Smith should remain the centerpiece of the Eagles’ pass-catching group.
His 19 targets are already far ahead of the rest of the Eagles receiving options, nearly doubling Dontayvion Wicks’ 10. The matchup helps too.
The Bears have had trouble with wide receivers, and in Week 1 they allowed Jalen Coker to put up 33.1 PPR points for a WR1 finish. Smith should have no shortage of chances to build on his target share.
The Eagles’ backfield picture is also worth leaning into, but from the other side of the matchup. D’Andre Swift is in line for another productive night after running wild against Philadelphia last season, when he finished with 20.8 PPR points in a 24-16 win. With Williams out, the expectation is for a run-heavy approach, and that sets up Swift for a healthy workload.
Kyle Monangai belongs in the same conversation. The lineup here includes both Bears running backs because the projected game script points to plenty of carries for each of them.
Monangai already showed what he can do against the Eagles, leading the game with 130 rushing yards and finishing with 19.0 PPR points. If the Bears keep leaning on the ground game without Williams, both backs have a path to strong fantasy returns.
Wicks is another Eagles piece who fits this build. His big-play profile is easy to see in the numbers, with 21 yards per reception, fourth-best in the NFL.
That kind of explosiveness could play up against a Bears defense that has allowed a fourth-worst 8.7 yards per reception. With Goedert out, Wicks could also see more red-zone chances thanks to his size, making him a useful stacking partner with Hurts.
At tight end, the call goes to Mundt rather than Zach Ertz. Ertz is the more recognizable fantasy name, but the expectation here is that Mundt gets the edge in snaps.
He dominated the Eagles’ tight end snap share after Goedert went down in Week 2. Ertz may draw plenty of attention because of his receiving résumé, but coming off a season-ending injury and without training camp work, it’s tough to project him as the snap leader.
That makes Mundt the contrarian choice.
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