Fantasy Football Week 8: Ryan Mathews and Must Start Players on Monday Night

With the AFC West rivals San Diego Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs meeting up on Monday Night Football this week, there are sure to be some breakout stars in the prime time affair.

Here's Ryan Mathews and the three stars that could help fantasy owners take their Week 8 matchups.

Jackie Battle: RB, Kansas City Chiefs

After the Kansas City Chiefs star running back went down for the year with a knee injury, running backs Jackie Battle and Dexter McCluster have stepped in and done a good job of splitting the workload.

Battle has gotten 19 and 16 carries the last two games respectively, and should see around 20 carries on Monday night, creating a good chance he'll get a significant amount of yards against the so-so Chargers defense.

Vincent Jackson: WR, San Diego Chargers

The Kansas City Chiefs are ranked the 17th ranked pass defense in the NFL, and Vincent Jackson should have a big time game against the below-average Chiefs secondary.

Jackson struggled mighty last week against Darrelle Revis and the New York Jets, and will be hungry to put up some big numbers to make up for his lackluster performance last week.

Look for Philip Rivers and Jackson to get their magic going once again, and lead Jackson to a 100-yard, one touchdown game as result of them getting their chemistry back.

Ryan Mathews: RB, San Diego Chargers

Ryan Mathews has been unreliable this season from week-to-week, but you can count on Mathews to have a big game on Monday night against the Kansas City Chiefs and their 25th ranked rushing defense.

With Chargers backup running back Mike Tolbert out for Monday night's game, Mathews will be relied upon to take up Tolbert's slack.

Mathews will rush for his second 100 yard rushing game of the season, in addition to a touchdown, making for a big fantasy output.