Monday Night Walkthrough Week 7: When Life Hands You Lemon, Make Goedert-Ade
Welcome to the Week 7 Monday Night Walkthrough.
In this article, I'll outline critical fantasy football context for the seventh glorious football Monday of 2026.
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Cowboys at Eagles, 8:15 PM
Cowboys
Implied Team Total: 24.5
The Eagles defense has been disappointing this year. But that doesn't make them a truly easy matchup. They've actually limited three of four opposing QBs to a sub-40th percentile success rate. The Eagles have been allowing big plays, which is a big issue, but down to down they remain a challenge.
The Eagles' outside CBs are the strength of their defense, with both Riq Woolen and Quinyon Mitchell playing well this year. That also makes them a tougher matchup than it may appear for the Cowboys, whose offense is powered by their outside WRs.
However, the Eagles' pass rush is surprisingly weak. They have a low pressure rate and are very poor at generating quick pressure.
A lack of pressure is always helpful for the opposing QB. And if you're not going to pressure Dak Prescott, he can pick you apart. Prescott, as usual, is profiling as a very strong starting QB.
Between CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens, this matchup clearly favors Lamb, who spends significantly more time in the slot. And playing in the slot likely means facing Cooper DeJean, by far the weakest of Philadelphia's corners.
Even leaving the matchup aside, Lamb has a significantly stronger profile. Pickens plays a critical role in the offense, but Lamb is the true No. 1. He's a high-end WR1 here.
Pickens' profile is both weaker and more boom/bust than Lamb's. He was excellent against the Bucs, in a game where Lamb got hurt, but has been relatively quiet in his other five games. Pickens will also deal with difficult coverage assignments this week. Still, if Prescott has more time to throw, he could connect with Pickens deep. Pickens is a WR2.
Jake Ferguson entered the season as the Cowboys' clear-cut starter at tight end. But he's lost his grip on the role. Considering his efficiency, that's understandable.
Brevyn Spann-Ford has begun to see more playing time and is flashing a bit as a secondary tight end.
For now, Ferguson still looks like the primary option, but he's in a part-time role if we assume he doesn't fall off further from here. Given their relative performances last week, I wouldn't be surprised to see more of Spann-Ford and less of Ferguson this week—although my expectation is ultimately that Ferguson stays in a part-time role. Ferguson is a high-end TE3.
The Eagles' defense has also been surprisingly weak against the run. And here, they don't even have a decent success rate. Teams are running both efficiently and consistently against the Eagles.
The Eagles don't really look like a run funnel, though, which underlines just how unexpectedly vulnerable they are through the air.
The Cowboys lead the NFL with a 71% pass rate, and that is part of their identity. With a 4% pass rate over expected, they trail only the Bengals (6%), Steelers (5%), and Panthers (5%).
The Cowboys are also coming off their two highest pass rates of the year.
The Cowboys are also one of the fastest-paced teams in the league. This offense is trying to put up points, with the understanding that Prescott and his WRs are the most effective way of doing that.
Javonte Williams has been a consistent runner this year, but isn't providing much burst.
And ultimately, that's what we expected of Williams entering the season. His value is as a consistent rushing hammer, attached to a high-end offense. He's a bet on TD equity.
With elite carry shares over the last three weeks and an RB6 mark in carry share this season, Williams looks a lot like he did early last year. In a good matchup, he's an RB1.
