Ezekiel Elliott (91.2%) had a dominant role with Rhamondre Stevenson
out, handling every running back carry and getting 29 touches.
He’s an easy RB2 with RB1 upside when he finds the endzone.
Upcoming schedule for Zeke: KC, @DEN, @BUF.
The passing offense under Bailey
Zappe isn’t going to be great but we saw an outlier outcome
(240-3-1) against the Steelers.
TE Hunter Henry (87.7%) had 3 targets and caught all three for
40 yards and 2 TDs. Happy Birthday!
The Steelers offense continues to sputter regardless of the OC
or quarterback.
Najee Harris (57.1%) and Jaylen Warren (52.9%) were in their
normal roles despite Harris carrying the Questionable tag. Neither
RB was noteworthy.
Diontae Johnson (68.6%) had a decent fantasy day as he found
the endzone and had a late catch in garbage time to help pad his
stats. George Pickens (85.7%) and the rest of the Steelers receivers
were quiet as Mitchell Trubisky threw for just 190 yards.
Chuba Hubbard (77.5%) maintained his lead-back role over Miles Sanders (21.2%) and handled 25 touches as the Panthers got off
80 plays.
The Carolina passing game continues to be a disaster. Adam Thielen
(81.2%), D.J. Chark (88.8%) and rookie Jonathan Mingo (88.8%)
are the top three wideouts but offer little fantasy upside. Mingo
led the group with a 28.1% target share but caught just 2 of 9
targets.
Alvin Kamara (53.8%) had 17 opportunities and did find the endzone
to save his fantasy day. His 3 receptions for negative 11 yards
was a shocker. Jamaal Williams (44.2%) had 11 touches… the
most he’s seen since Week 1.
Chris Olave (65.4%) led the Saints underwhelming receiving group
with a 22.7% target share. A.T. Perry (61.5%) and Lynn Bowden Jr. (76.9%) combined for 5 receptions.
Juwan Johnson played just 40.4% of the snaps and saw just 2 targets
despite no Taysom Hill.
LAR @ BAL
Offensive Snaps Rams: 77
Ravens: 72
28 touches for Kyren Williams (89.6%) who is one of the few workhorse
backs in the league. Royce Freeman (10.4%) had just 3 touches,
all runs.
The Rams ran a tight three wide receiver group with Cooper Kupp
(97.4%), Puka Nacua (83.5%) and Demarcus Robinson (85.7%). Kupp
and Robinson both had a 26.3% target share. Puka wasn’t
far behind with a 21.1% target share.
No Tyler Higbee for the Rams this week. That left Davis Allen
(71.4%) and Hunter Long (24.7%) to handle tight end duties. Long
left the game early with a knee injury.
The Ravens used a three-headed committee at running back: Keaton Mitchell (33.3%), Justice Hill (41.7%) and Gus Edwards (27.8%).
Mitchell led the group with just 10 touches.
Chase Brown (30.0%) has earned a role behind Joe Mixon (63.3%).
Brown had 11 touches and scored on a 54-yard screen pass early
in the game. Trayveon Williams (1.7%) had just 1 touch and Chris Evans was inactive.
Ja'Marr Chase
(86.7%) and Tee
Higgins (75.0%) saw just 4 targets a piece as the Bengals
only attempted 25 passes and allowed Mixon to do the heavy lifting
in this game. TE Tanner
Hudson (23.3%) caught the other receiving TD.
JAX @ CLE
Offensive Snaps Jaguars: 76
Browns: 76
Trevor Lawrence played every snap despite suffering a high ankle
sprain the week before.
Travis Etienne
(77.6%) now has 4 receptions in each of his last three games but
is only averaging 3.7 yards per carry on the season. D'Ernest
Johnson (26.3%) had six opportunities as the backup RB.
With Christian Kirk out, Calvin Ridley (94.7%), Zay Jones (84.2%)
and Parker Washington (61.8%) were the top three wideouts for
the Jaguars. Jones led the group with a 28.6% target share. Ridley
was not far behind with a 26.5% target share.
TE Evan Engram (89.5%) was the star of the passing show, posting
a 11-95-2 line on 12 targets. His best two fantasy days of the
season have come in back-to-back weeks.
Jerome Ford (56.6%) and Kareem Hunt (36.8%) both saw double-digit
touches with Ford posting a 12-51-0, 5-31-0 line. Hunt was able
to find the endzone but had just 30 total yards.
Amari Cooper (84.2%), Elijah Moore (69.7%) and Cedric Tillman
(60.5%) led the wideouts but it was TE David Njoku (81.6%) who
did the most damage, scoring twice and racking up 91 receiving
yards. Cooper had a 32.6% target share.
DET @ CHI
Offensive Snaps Lions: 65
Bears: 71
Jahmyr Gibbs out-snapped David Montgomery in this game 41 to
23 as the Lions were playing from behind the entire 4th quarter.
However, both had a similar number of touches (14, 13).
TE Sam LaPorta
(86.2%) had six targets but only 2 receptions for 23 yards.
D'Onta Foreman
(54.9%) played the most of the three Chicago RBs and handled 13
touches. Roschon
Johnson (28.2%) and Khalil
Herbert (16.9%) combined for just 4 touches. It appears Foreman
is the lead back for now.
D.J. Moore and Darnell Mooney both played 90% of the snaps but
Moore, who had a 32.3% target share, is the only wideout with
any fantasy value.
TE Cole Kmet (84.5%) had a 22.6% target share and has at least
7 targets in five of his last six games.
TB @ ATL
Offensive Snaps Buccaneers: 68
Falcons: 72
A big workload for Rachaad White (83.8%) who saw 25 carries and
27 touches. Chase Edmonds (17.6%) mixed in for 10 touches as the
Bucs went run-heavy against the Falcons.
Chris Godwin (83.8%) led the Bucs with a 37.9% target share but
had just 5 catches for 53 yards. Mike Evans (92.6%) had just 1
catch for 8 yards on six targets.
It was still a three-headed committee for the Falcons at running
back but Bijan Robinson did play 77.8% of the snaps. He did split
rushing attempts almost equally (10, 9) with Tyler Allgeier (20.8%).
Cordarrelle Patterson (16.7%) only had three touches.
Monster day for Drake London (76.4%) who had a 28.2% target share
and posted a 10-172-0 line on 11 targets. This was easily his
best fantasy day of the season.
TE Kyle Pitts (84.7%) and Jonnu Smith (69.4%) both saw action
as usual. Jonnu had 7 targets while Pitts had 6.
HOU @ NYJ
Offensive Snaps Texans: 56
Jets: 68
It was Devin Singletary (57.1%) back in the lead RB role for
the Texans who lost C.J. Stroud in this game with a concussion.
Dameon Pierce (14.3%) handled just five touches as the score got
out of hand which allowed Dare Ogunbowale to play 28.6% of the
snaps.
Nico Collins (5.4%) left this game early with a calf injury.
His second calf injury of the season. Xavier Hutchinson (73.2%)
filled the void and should be looked at on the waiver wire if
Collins is out for any length of time. Robert Woods (71.4%), Noah Brown (66.1%) and John Metchie (50.0%) were also in the mix.
Breece Hall (61.8%) has seen 9-8-9 targets over his last three
games. He finished with a 10-40-0, 8-86-1 line. Dalvin Cook (23.5%)
had 8 touches for 8 yards.
Garrett Wilson (91.2%) had a 40.0% target share and finished
with a 9-108-0 line. Allen Lazard played 72.1% of the snaps and
didn’t have a target.
SEA @ SF
Offensive Snaps Seahawks: 59
49ers: 54
Kenneth Walker (55.9%) returned from an oblique injury this week
and had 13 opportunities compared to 10 for Zach Charbonnet (42.4%).
This likely the backfield split we’ll see most often from
the Seahawks.
DK Metcalf (89.8%) was ejected late in this game. Tyler Lockett
(81.4%) and Jaxon Smith-Njigba (71.2%) were catching passes from
Drew Lock in this game as Geno Smith (groin) was inactive. JSN
led the group with a 22.6% target share but had just 4 catches
for 25 yards.
The 49ers continue to roll. Christian McCaffrey (88.9%) took
his first carry 72 yards down to the 3-yard line. Jordan Mason
(11.1%) punched it in from there. Elijah Mitchell was out with
a knee injury.
Brandon Aiyuk (90.7%), Deebo Samuel (77.8%) and TE George Kittle
(92.6%) all did fantasy damage this week. Deebo and Aiyuk both
had a 33.3% target share. Deebo has a rushing TD in four of his
last five games.
MIN @ LV
Offensive Snaps Vikings: 72
Raiders: 54
Rough day for the Vikings who scored just 3 points. Joshua Dobbs
(73.65) got pulled for ineffectiveness. Nick Mullens (26.4%) could
start Week 15 against the Bengals.
Alexander Mattison (31.9%) left with an ankle injury which allowed
Ty Chandler (55.6%) to handle 15 touches. Chandler should see
an increased role next week. Kene Nwangwu played 3 snaps.
As if it couldn’t get any worse, Justin Jefferson (18.1%)
left early with a chest, rib injury. Jordan Addison (95.8%), K.J. Osborn (70.8%) and Brandon Powell (50.0%) would be the starting
WRs next week if Jefferson sits.
A really rough day for the Raiders who scored just 0 points.
Josh Jacobs (63.0%) left the game with a knee injury. Zamir White
(9.3%) and Ameer Abdullah (27.8%) would handle the running back
work next week if Jacobs can’t go.
Davante Adams (98.1%) had a 34.5% target share but only averaged
7.6 yards per catch. Jakobi Meyers (98.1%) had a 20.7% target
share.
TE Michael Mayer played 94.4% of the snaps but had just 2 targets.
BUF @ KC
Offensive Snaps Bills: 77
Chiefs: 66
James Cook (44.2%) was a difference maker for the Bills taking
15 touches for 141 yards and a TD. Buffalo also worked in Latavius Murray (32.5%) and Ty Johnson (20.8%). Murray and Johnson combined
for 11 touches.
Gabriel Davis (81.8%) had zero catches on two targets. Josh Allen
failed to look his way when Davis was wide-open for a TD. Stefon Diggs (79.2%) and Khalil Shakir (61.0%) were in their normal roles.
Dawson Knox (46.8%) returned to action but played behind Dalton Kincaid (77.9%). Kincaid had a 22.2% target share while Knox had
an 8.3% target share.
The Broncos stuck with their three-headed running back attack.
Javonte Williams (59.7%) scored his first rushing TD of the season
and handled 20 touches. Jaleel McLaughlin (19.4%) and Samaje Perine
(20.9%) saw 13 combined touches.
The Chargers lost QB Justin Herbert (45.6%) to a fractured finger
on his throwing hand. He won’t play in Week 15. Easton Stick
(54.4%), come on down.
Isaiah Spiller (17.6%) got involved (6 touches) this week as
the Chargers tried to spice up their running game. Nothing they
did affected the usage of Austin Ekeler (72.1%) who posted a 10-51-1,
5-49-0 line. Joshua Kelley (10.3%) had just 3 touches.
A couple bad games in a row now for D’Andre
Swift (50.9%) who posted a 11-39-0 line with zero targets.
Kenneth Gainwell
(45.5%) had four touches for 28 yards.
The Eagles turned the ball over too much which limited their
offensive output. A.J. Brown (92.7%), DeVonta Smith (94.5%) and
Jalen Hurts all fumbled. Brown had a 46.4% target share.
TE Dallas Goedert (83.6%) returned to action and posted a 4-30-0
line which isn’t bad considering the Eagles were light on
play volume.
Tony Pollard (72.0%) grinded out 59 rushing yards on 16 carries
but did have 7-37-0 on 8 targets in the passing game. Rico Dowdle
(28.0%) had 13 touches and found the endzone.
CeeDee Lamb (89.0%) had a 25.6% target share. Michael Gallup
(48.8%) had a big catch that led to a 3-48-1 line.
Jake Ferguson (73.2%) made a couple big plays in this game and
had a 20.5% target share. He’s in the weekly TE1 conversation.
GB @ NYG
Offensive Snaps Packers: 68
Giants: 56
Aaron Jones missed yet another game which allowed AJ Dillon (52.9%)
to handle 17 touches. Patrick Taylor (47.1%) handled just 6 touches
but did have 52 yards.
Christian Watson missed as well with a hamstring injury. As expected,
Romeo Doubs (82.4%) and Jayden Reed (69.1%) played the most snaps.
Reed led the WR group with a 26.3% target share.
TE Tucker Kraft
played every snap and caught all 4 of his targets for 64 yards.
Saquon Barkley (85.7%) scored twice and handled 23 touches for
the Giants.
Tyjae Spears (66.2%) had his best fantasy day of the season on
13 touches, racking up 118 yards including 89 receiving yards.
Derrick Henry (47.9%) scored 2 TDs for the third-straight game.
TE Chigoziem Okonkwo (67.6%) had 6 targets for the second consecutive
game.
Raheem Mostert (63.9%) did most of the damage for Miami in this
game rushing for 2 TDs. He now has 16 rushing TDs on the season.
Devon Achane (45.8%) had 16 opportunities and is the preferred
passing game back.
Tyreek Hill (47.2%) injured his ankle early and sat out a big
portion this game. Jaylen Waddle (81.9%), Cedrick Wilson (55.6%)
and Braxton Berrios (45.8%) got some extra opportunities as a
result. Waddle led all the receivers with a 24.2% target share.