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Guacamole. Beautiful weather. Vibrant culture. Tequila. Mexico owns many redeeming qualities. Though traditional futbol remains the preferred sport, the American version has grown measurably in popularity. When the NFL started playing regular season games in Mexico City a few years back, it was a genius marketing move. The nation’s capital, after all, is the largest city in North America. On the ancient grounds of Tenochtitlan, a matchup between a pair of godlike franchises is only fitting. In a contest with a score possibly higher than the listed elevation, assuming the current dangerous field conditions are remedied, Watkins is near must-start material. He’s battled a nagging foot injury seemingly for years, but well rested after sitting out last week’s triumph over Arizona, he’ll expected to suit up Monday night. Mostly inconsistent when on the field this season, Watkins has tallied the 33rd-best output in .5 PPR formats. On the season, he’s enticed 17.7 percent of the target share, ranking top-20 in yards per target separation, catch rate (72.7%) and average run after catch (5.9 yds). Creatively deployed working outside, in the slot and in motion, he’s a matchup problem for an encumbered Rams secondary that’s conceded 7.7 pass yards per attempt and 14 touchdowns to WRs. Drilling down, LA corners Marcus Peters, Troy Hill and Sam Shields have yielded a combined 13 touchdowns, 134.4 passer rating and 1.83 yards per snap to their assignments. In a contest with a whopping 63 over/under – DIOS MIO! – Watkins finishes well inside the WR top-20.
Josh Rosen, Derrick Henry, Doug Martin, Tyrell Williams, Christian Kirk, Jeff Heuerman, New Orleans
— Joe Goetz (@JGoetz2point0) November 13, 2018
