Cooper Kupp could have ended your fantasy football championship dreams

The 2024 fantasy football playoffs began Thursday night as the Rams faced the 49ers in what should be a high-scoring affair. Unfortunately, based on the incredible lack of statistical success, the fantasy playoffs may already have ended also for countless fans.

More to the point, those who started Cooper Kupp now face an uphill battle.

The Rams’ superstar wide receiver, who was started in nearly 100 percent of leagues across all platforms, did not score a single point in the game. Not one. It’s just the 10th time in his NFL career he’s been held under five points, and it came at the worst time for managers.

However, Kupp wasn’t the only player to have a bad stat line.

The contest did not feature a single touchdown, as scoring was limited to six field goals. Both quarterbacks, Matthew Stafford and Brock Purdy, combined to score 12.2 points. Entering the night, Stafford was averaging 14.7 points, while Purdy was averaging 17.6 points.

Stafford’s 8.2 points are seventh least he has scored in 55 regular season games with the Rams. As for Purdy, his four-point stinker is his third-worst total in his 34 starts with the 49ers. The two kickers, Joshua Karty and Jake Moody, outscored both quarterbacks.

Nor were they the only ones to score fewer points than the two players.

Karty’s 13 fantasy points were more than Isaac Guerendo (11.5), George Kittle (10.1), Jauan Jennings (5.1) and Deebo Samuel Sr. (4.9). Karty nearly matched the fantasy stats of Kyren Williams (13.4), who entered the week averaging more than 17 points per game. match.

Puka Nacua was the lone player who did not live up to expectations. He scored 17.8 points on seven catches and 108 total yards. But overall, the lack of statistical success from nearly every starting fantasy player in this contest (none more so than Kupp’s zero points) has put plenty of fantasy managers in a deep hole heading into the weekend.