Buffalo Bills DVOA, Stats, & NFL Rankings

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Keon Coleman, one week removed from a career-high 125 receiving yards, won the NFL's Pepsi Zero Sugar Rookie of the Week honor. The seven targets he received in Week 7 are on the high end of what fantasy managers can expect in Week 8. Amari Cooper will command more targets in his second game with the team and Khalil Shakir is further removed from an ankle injury that cost him a game. Those two, plus tight end Dalton Kincaid, place Coleman fourth in the pecking order. He does have three catches of over 40 yards since Week 5. While Coleman's stock is rising, limited opportunities and big-play potential make him a boom-or-bust option in Week 8.

Khalil Shakir's role as one of the most efficient wide receivers in the NFL shouldn't change with Amari Cooper's integration into the offense, but it should take some targets away. Buffalo's slot receiver is catching 96.4% of his targets (just one incompletion) in six games. Shakir has finished between 54-72 yards in four games this season. Seattle defends slot receivers better than they do outside receivers. Shakir rarely lines up out wide and Amari Cooper will command more targets than he did in his debut. That puts Shakir in the WR4 conversation for Week 8.

Buffalo Bills running back James Cook has successfully fended off an enticing rookie running back. When Cook missed Week 6 with a toe injury, Ray Davis exploded, creating fears of a committee. Cook returned in Week 7 and dominated touches before the game became a blowout. The 25-year-old has six touchdowns in as many games this season and failed to score or top 100 yards once (Week 4 at Baltimore). Expect another heavy dosage of touches for Cook against Seattle, a defense that allows the 12th-most fantasy points per game to the position.

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (left hand) is seeking a third straight week as a QB1 and draws a matchup against Seattle that doesn't raise any concerns. The Seahawks are middle-of-the-pack against fantasy football quarterbacks. Allen continues to appear on the Buffalo injury report with a left hand issue but it hasn't limited him and he won't carry a designation into the weekend. With Amari Cooper on the roster, Allen has a clear-cut number-one receiver he didn't have earlier in the season. As has been the case all season, Allen is a QB1 for fantasy football this weekend and should be started in all leagues.

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Joshua Palmer could have some sneaky fantasy value in a Week 8 matchup against the New Orleans Saints. Palmer had by far his best game of the season in Week 7 and with other Chargers pass catchers like Ladd McConkey (hip), Quentin Johnston (ankle), and Will Dissly (shoulder) missing multiple practices this week, Palmer could be asked to take on a much bigger role. Going against a Saints defense that is in the middle of the pack for the season but has struggled since Week 5, Palmer has more upside in Week 8 than he's had all season. There's a small concern about his floor, but his ceiling could be quite high and he's only rostered in 13% of leagues right now.