Larry Fitzgerald, John Brown, Michael Floyd's Post-Week 8 Fantasy Reaction

Arizona Cardinals wideout Larry Fitzgerald stormed back into the minds of fantasy owners around the globe while distancing himself from John Brown and Michael Floyd in the process, thanks to a big day in Week 8 against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Be wary of what was the longest play of Fitzgerald's illustrious career, though.

A few minutes into the final frame, Fitzgerald had himself six catches for 155 yards and a score—including one that went for 80 yards. For comparison's sake, Brown had just four catches for 44 yards, and Floyd had no catches on four targets in that same span.

By the end of the game, Brown had caught up in a multitude of ways and made the job of owners even more complicated:

REC	REC	YDS	TD	TGTS	Fantasy Pts.
L. Fitzgerald	7	160	1	10	22
J. Brown	5	119	1	10	17
M. Floyd	0	0	0	4	0

This is important on a multitude of levels. For one, the longest play of Fitzgerald's career is not one owners should throw a ton of weight behind. Keep in mind that he routinely dominates the Eagles for one reason or another too, as explained by Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Inquirer:

Then again, it is critical to point out that Fitzgerald led the team in targets going into the fourth quarter, something that has simply not happened a ton with Carson Palmer under center this season, hence him having just two trips to double digits on the year.

Brown, who is owned in just 2.6 percent of leagues, failed to do much of anything on a day in which his offense passed significantly more than it ran. While it's great he still saw a large amount of targets, he has just one game in double digits this season, and he needed two touchdowns in Week 3 to break the barrier.

Floyd is a more interesting case. He has actually been the most consistent of the three this year with four trips to double digits. But an injury scare and simple inefficiency led to Sunday's poor output, as noted by Rotoworld.com's Adam Levitan:

As long as his health checks out, Floyd is a superb buy-low target, although it should be noted that two of his next three opponents rank well against wideouts. Still, he should come very cheap at this point.

Brown is a risky WR3 matchup-based play for the time being, especially in the face of a tough schedule. That leaves Fitzgerald, who is the toughest call of all. It is impossible to predict whether this new wealth of opportunities is a trend, so owners should feel comfortable selling high if a more consistent producer is on the table.

If not, rolling with Fitzgerald is the way to go. He is a strong matchup-based WR2 who might just return to his old form if Sunday's explosion is any indication of the future.

All scoring info courtesy of ESPN standard leagues, as is points-against info and ownership stats. Statistics courtesy of ESPN.