Vikings vs. Rams Fantasy Football Takeaways: Matthew Stafford returns to relevance in Week 8

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For several weeks now, the Rams have been a garage band looking for replacement players. On Thursday against the Vikings, Sean McVay finally had his real team back together, and it was glorious.

The Rams posted a 30-20 victory over Minnesota and the big story was the return of Puka Nacua (knee) and Cooper Kupp (ankle) from injuries. Both players were used part-time — Kupp played 42 of 71 snaps while Nacua completed 42 reps — but they were comfortable with that workload. Nacua was involved from the jump, posting a 7-106-0 line on nine targets, while Kupp posted a 5-51-1 line on eight targets.

The Rams are now 3-4 and just one game behind Seattle in a muddled NFC West. It's everyone's business. When Los Angeles was 1-4, trade talks made sense. You can forget about it now.

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✅ With the return of Nacua and Kupp, Matthew Stafford returns to fantasy relevance

Stafford threw for 279 yards and four touchdowns on Thursday – his first multi-scoring game this year – and collected 21.76 fantasy points, by far his best mark of the season. Next week's showdown in Seattle will be an intriguing game.

👑 Kyren Williams continues to be a fantasy king

Williams finished the day with 28 touches, 116 total yards and a score (for the 10th straight game since last season). He should receive his mail in the end zone. Demarcus Robinson is generally a fantasy afterthought with Kupp and Nacua back, but somehow he scored two goals on three goals.

🫡 Sam Darnold had two early scoring passes and scored 16.2 fantasy points, his fifth game in the 16-20 range this year

That's him, a useful player, but not a transformative one. An 8-115-0 line for Justin Jefferson is just another day at the office, and Aaron Jones racked up a credible 95 total yards on 21 touches despite not scoring. The Vikings should move the ball well next week against Indianapolis.