Rashaad Penny Expected To Return In Week 17

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said that rookie running back Rashaad Penny (knee) "should come roaring back this week." Penny has missed the last two games but appears to be on track to play in the regular season finale in Week 17 against the Cardinals. Even though Carroll isn't expected to rest his starters, […]

Seahawks Not Expected To Rest Players

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is not a fan of resting players despite having a playoff spot clinched. Seattle is locked into either the No. 5 or 6 seed in the NFC playoffs, but they aren't expected to rest their starters in Week 17 against the Cardinals. Expect Russell Wilson, Chris Carson, Doug Baldwin, […]

Austin Ekeler Expected To Return In Week 17

Los Angeles Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn said he expects running back Austin Ekeler (concussion, neck) to play in Week 17 against the Broncos. The Chargers are still playing for the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs, so getting Ekeler back as the change-of-pace back to Melvin Gordon would be big. […]

Lamar Miller Has A Chance To Face Jaguars

Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien said that running back Lamar Miller (ankle) has a chance to return in Week 17 against the Jaguars. Miller sat out the Week 16 loss to the Eagles, but he seems truly questionable to return for the regular season finale in a tough draw against Jacksonville. If Miller misses […]

Cowboys Not Planning To Rest Starters?

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones seemed adamant that the team wouldn't be resting their starters in Week 17 against the Giants despite clinching the NFC East title with a win over the Buccaneers in Week 16. “Absolutely. We’re all-out. We’ve got work to do. We’ve got some work to do out here, I think we’ll […]

Christian McCaffrey Could Be Rested

While Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera won't officially say whether running back Christian McCaffrey will be rested in Week 17 against the Saints, he admitted "we need to be smart" and that it could be a good time "to evaluate" their younger players. McCaffrey has already become only the third player in NFL history […]

Todd Gurley May Be Rested In Week 17

Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley (knee), who was a surprise inactive in Week 16 against the Cardinals, may be held out for a second straight game in Week 17 against the 49ers to ensure that he is close to 100 percent for the start of the postseason. With fantasy championships on the line, […]

Leonard Fournette Rushes For Touchdown In Week 16

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette rushed for 43 yards on 18 carries and scored a touchdown in Sunday's win over the Miami Dolphins. He also added 28 yards on three receptions. It was an inefficient day for Fournette, but the touchdown helped out fantasy owners who took the risk on him. Fournette's Week 17 […]

Keith Ford May Be Worth A Streaming Option In Week 17

Buffalo Bills running back Keith Ford racked up 33 rushing yards on seven carries and also brought in two passes for an additional 14 yards in Sunday's loss to the Patriots. The undrafted rookie has performed reasonably well the last two games after being thrust into action last week as a result of injuries to […]

LeSean McCoy Continues To Struggle

Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy racked up a whopping 19 yards from scrimmage in Sunday's Week 16 loss to Patriots. He totaled just nine rushing yards on six attempts, including a long run of five yards, and added 10 receiving yards on three receptions. It was the 30-year-old's third-lowest yardage output of the season […]

Dalvin Cook Posts Useful Line In Win

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook had another productive outing on Sunday, rushing 16 times for 73 yards and adding three catches on three targets for 35 receiving yards in the 27-9 win over the Detroit Lions. As with the entire offense, Cook started this game slowly as the Lions kicked field goals and the […]

Jeffery Wilson Stuffed On 13 Touches

San Francisco 49ers running back Jeffery Wilson handled 11 carries for only 27 yards while grabbing two balls for 11 yards in Week 16. Wilson had the backfield to himself after Matt Breida (ankle) was reinjured but couldn’t get anything going against a stifling Chicago Bears defense. With Breida highly questionable for Week 17, Wilson […]

Matt Breida Reinjures Ankle

San Francisco 49ers running back Matt Breida (ankle) reinjured his ankle in Week 16 against the Chicago Bears. Breida totaled just four carries for 20 yards and caught a six-yard pass prior to exiting the game. The tough second-year player has worked hard to get on the field each week despite the lingering ankle issues […]

D'Onta Foreman Catches Touchdown, Struggles As Rusher

Houston Texans running back D'Onta Foreman saw the field for the first time this season in Houston's Week 16 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. After a torn Achilles ended a promising rookie campaign, there were question marks surrounding when Foreman would see playing time and how effective he would be. On Sunday, he carried the […]

Nick Chubb Tops 100 Yards Against Bengals

Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb carried the ball 19 times for 112 yards while adding two receptions for another three yards in his team's 26-18 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 16. While Chubb didn't find the end zone in the game, he topped 100 rushing yards in a game for the second […]

Jamaal Williams Delivers In Consecutive Weeks

Green Bay running back Jamaal Williams had his second straight strong performance and his best game of the year in a Week 16 matchup against the New York Jets. He ran for 95 yards on 15 carries with a touchdown. He added six catches for 61 yards through the air. Williams briefly left the game […]

Jacquizz Rodgers Vultures Peyton Barber's Day

Buccaneers third-down running back Jacquizz Rodgers stole the production from starting back Peyton Barber on Sunday. Rodgers didn't exactly usurp Barber but certainly was more effective throughout the game. Barber's inability to operate in open-space as a pass-catcher hurts his value. Rodgers is more fit for the 2-minute offense Tampa ran towards the end of […]

Week 16 Start/Sit: Monday Night Football Matchup Analysis

The (6-8) Denver Broncos and (3-11) Oakland Raiders have combined for fewer wins this season than 20-percent of the remaining teams in the NFL; individually. If we were somehow able to fuse quarterbacks Case Keenum and Derek Carr, the resulting Casrek Kerrum would have the same amount of touchdown passes as Andrew Luck and 11 […]

Darren Sproles Plays a Vintage Sproles Game in Week 16

Philadelphia Eagles running back Darren Sproles was vintage Darren Sproles in Week 16, running the ball nine times for 32 yards and adding three catches for 76 yards and a touchdown. Sproles missed a ton of games this season, but he's now scored three touchdowns in his past four games, making him an interesting flex […]

Josh Adams Does Next to Nothing in Week 16

Philadelphia Eagles running back Josh Adams ran the ball 11 times, gaining just 21 yards in Sunday's win. He fumbled in the fourth quarter, nearly losing the game for his team. Adams barely showed up on fantasy scoreboards and has fallen into low-end flex status at best. He is not involved in the passing game […]

Ezekiel Elliott Totals 109 Yards on Sunday

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott totaled 109 yards from scrimmage in a Week 15 win. He ran the ball 18 times for 85 yards and caught five passes for 24 more yards. "Zeke" didn't score in this one after the entire Cowboys offense was shut out last week. They haven't looked great the past […]

Chase Edmonds Disappoints In Week 16

Arizona Cardinals running back Chase Edmonds struggled in a backup role to fellow running back David Johnson in Week 16. Edmonds had four rushes for 20 yards on the night and a one yard reception through the air. Edmonds has minimal fantasy value heading into Week 17.

David Johnson Scores In Week 16

Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson had a decent performance in Week 16. Although he only rushed for 35 yards on 10 carries, Johnson caught a 32 yard pass from wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald for the team's only touchdown. Johnson is a high-end RB2 heading into Week 17.

Jaylen Samuels Scores In Loss

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Samuels carried the ball 12 times for 53 yards in a 31-28 loss to the New Orleans Saints in Week 16. He also added 11 yards and a touchdown on three receptions. While it wasn't a huge day for Samuels, he showed well in a matchup against one of the […]

Alvin Kamara Scores Twice In Saints Win

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara caught four passes for 82 receiving yards but added two rushing touchdowns in the Saints 31-28 win over the Steelers. Kamara managed only 23 yards on the ground but made the most of it as he now has 14 rushing touchdowns this season and 18 overall. The Saints […]

Mark Ingram Rushes For Touchdown In Victory

New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram managed only 35 rushing yards but added his sixth touchdown of the season in the Saints Week 16 win over the Steelers. Ingram got the Saints on the board in the first quarter with a 1-yard plunge for the score and now has seven total touchdowns in 11 […]

Theo Riddick Silenced Against Vikings

Detroit Lions running back Theo Riddick received just three carries for two yards, while also catching four passes for a measly seven yards. This was one of the worst games of the season for the pass-catching back but it doesn't help his case that the offense has been down right awful recently. He typically has […]

Zach Zenner Leads Team With 45 Rushing Yards

Detroit Lions running back Zach Zenner toted the ball eight times for 45 yards in Sunday's 27-9 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. He also caught two passes for 22 yards in the loss. Zenner has been very active since Kerryon Johnson got injured a few weeks back, and has been splitting carries with LeGarrette Blount. […]

Tarik Cohen Musters Only 19 Total Yards In Win

Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen was held to only 19 all-purpose yards in the Bears 14-9 win over the 49ers. Cohen was barely featured early on and it appeared that the speedster was being deployed as a decoy at times to run reverse plays. Cohen has been a dynamic force this season but has […]

LeGarrette Blount Has 13 Touches Against Vikings

Detroit Lions running back LeGarrette Blount took 11 carries for 29 yards and caught just two of four targets for negative five yards. He led the team in carries but it was Zach Zenner that made the most of his opportunities, rushing for 45 yards. Blount isn't a viable fantasy option due to the emergence […]