Is Amon-Ra St. Brown playing today? Lions WR's slow start vs Cardinals frustrates fantasy football managers

Amon-Ra St. Brown's quiet start has frustrated fantasy football managers who expected a strong performance from the star receiver.

Amon-Ra St. Brown is active and playing for the Detroit Lions against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 5.

Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs (0) celebrates his touchdown run with Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL football game in Glendale, Arizona. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

However, the Lions wide receiver has had a slow start. Early in the second quarter, with Detroit leading 14-7, St. Brown had yet to record a catch or receiving yard despite being targeted a couple of times.

The Lions have relied more on their running game and tight end Sam LaPorta early in the game.

St. Brown’s quiet start has frustrated fantasy football managers who expected a strong performance from the star receiver. Even a solid punt return has done little to ease concerns among those waiting for him to produce receiving points.

One fan wrote on X, "Amon-Ra St. Brown is so bad that he has been relegated to returning punts. What a complete bust in every way."

Another added, "Amon Ra St Brown just became my least favorite player in the league for the rest of the week."

A third person commented, "The fact that Teagan Quitoriano is outscoring Amon-Ra St. Brown and Michael Wilson so far just sums up fantasy football today."

One more wrote, "Amon Ra St Brown is not having a good day, these are routine catches for him he doesn’t look like he’s in a rhythm. Normally he would have 150+"

Detroit Lions vs Arizona Cardinals depth chart

Detroit Lions

Offense

QB: Jared Goff, Josh Dobbs

RB: Jahmyr Gibbs, Sione Vaki, Jacob Saylors

WR: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Isaac TeSlaa, Tay Martin, Tom Kennedy

TE: Sam LaPorta, Brock Wright, Tyler Conklin

LT: Penei Sewell

LG: Christian Mahogany

C: Juice Scruggs

RG: Tate Ratledge

RT: Blake Miller (or Larry Borom as backup)

Defense

LDE: Aidan Hutchinson

LDT/RDT: Alim McNeill, Tyleik Williams

RDE: DJ Wonnum / Tyler Lacy

LB: Jack Campbell, Derrick Barnes, Devin White / Malcolm Rodriguez

CB: D.J. Reed, Ennis Rakestraw Jr.

NB: Roger McCreary

S: Chuck Clark, Christian Izien

Special Teams

K: Jake Bates

P/H: Jack Fox

LS: Hogan Hatten

PR/KR: Tom Kennedy / Jacob Saylors

Arizona Cardinals

Offense

QB: Jacoby Brissett, Gardner Minshew II

RB: Jeremiyah Love, Tyler Allgeier, Bam Knight

WR: Michael Wilson, Kendrick Bourne, Jalen Brooks (with Simi Fehoko, Devin Duvernay, Reggie Virgil as depth)

TE: Trey McBride, Elijah Higgins, Teagan Quitoriano

LT: Jayden Williams

LG: Isaac Seumalo

C: Hjalte Froholdt

RG: Jon Gaines II

RT: Elijah Wilkinson

Defense (base 3-4 look)

LDE/NT/RDE: Walter Nolen III, Roy Lopez, Dante Stills / Darius Robinson

OLB: Baron Browning, Josh Sweat, Zaven Collins

ILB: Mack Wilson Sr., Jack Gibbens / Cody Simon

CB: Denzel Burke, Max Melton

NB: Garrett Williams

S: Budda Baker (with Dadrion Taylor-Demerson and others in the mix; Andrew Wingard listed out in some reports)

Special Teams

K: Chad Ryland

P/H: Blake Gillikin

LS: Casey Kreiter

PR/KR: Devin Duvernay